Blurb
Ever since the sudden death of her mother left Emma in charge of caring for her grandmother and the family’s French bakery, she has survived by rejecting change. The last thing she wants is an ex-boyfriend with commitment issues. But while making a delivery to the matchmaker sisters’ café, Emma opens a door and is transported to eighteenth-century Paris, on the eve of the French revolution.
Björn has made a mess of things. He returned from fishing in Alaska believing his relationship with Emma would go back to the way things were, only to have Emma smash a pie in his face. But when Björn learns she is in danger, he leaps at the chance to save the woman he loves, even if she wants nothing to do with him.
Review
In book three in the Matchmaker Café series, Emma and Bjorn have been best friends since childhood, and they finally moved into a romantic relationship a year and half ago. Then tragedy strikes Bjorn’s family. He leaves without a word. Now, a year later, he returns and expects to pick up where he left off with Emma. Only she refuses to give him another chance.
I really enjoyed this story. Of the three audiobooks I’ve listened to in this series, this one was my favorite. Emma and Bjorn were great characters. They were both stubborn and vulnerable but longing to be loved.
I liked the series premise, but I found it strange that the matchmaker sisters—Rosalind, Brigit, and Fiona—weren’t the main characters. Instead, they’re secondary characters with tales of forbidden love and attraction that snagged my attention better than the H/h’s plot. I wanted more with Rosalind and William, and I would’ve loved to have seen what happened with Fiona and Liam when they were stuck in 1745.
Emma and Bjorn’s trip to the eve of the French Revolution in 1789 was awesome. I could clearly visualize the setting, the buildings, the gorgeous dresses, the tension, everything. Those chapters were my favorite of the story.
Though this time travel series is different from the norm, I’m glad I gave it a chance.
4.5 Stars
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