Whisked Away is the second book in the Paradise Bay series by Melanie Summers. I did not read the first book in the series and think they can each stand on their own.
At twenty-seven years old, Emma Banks has big plans for her life. After graduating from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, she's ready to take her place as head chef at one of her family’s resort restaurants. But upon arrival at Paradise Bay, she’s shuffled off to the resort’s new private island getaway, where she’ll be stuck catering to the rich and shameless. Her first assignment is to serve Pierce Davenport, an infuriatingly arrogant writer with a palate that’s about as adventurous as a plain boiled potato.Pierce Davenport is living every author’s dream—his critically-acclaimed Clash of Crowns books have been turned into one of the world’s most-watched television series. The only problem is, he has no idea how to end the epic fantasy tale. After two long years, his fans are turning on him, his publisher is panicking, and the network executives have announced they’re hiring a team of scriptwriters to finish (a.k.a. ruin) his legacy for him.In dire need of solitude, he escapes to the Island of Eden for two distraction-free months so he can pull off the impossible—write an entire novel from start to finish. All he wants is peace and quiet, but when disaster strikes, he’s forced to rely on irritating-but-beautiful Emma to deliver more than just three meals a day. Putting Pierce and Emma together is like combining orange juice and toothpaste. Will their differences be their ruin or will they be the secret ingredient to each other’s success?
Whisked Away is a romance that I loved the humor of. The awkwardness, self awareness, and occasional klutziness were my favorite moments of the book. Emma wants to be a head chef, but she wants to earn it. Pierce is an author that has a hard time with the right words in real life- even though he gets it right on paper. he coming together of our couple is well done, and I thought their conflicts were well chosen. I did start to lose interest waiting for the couple to find their way to a happy ending, but there were some really good interactions along the way. I liked the characters, I greatly enjoyed some of the banter and family drama/helping. I liked some of the secondary characters and the settings. I did think that the vague pop culture references- with some changes- were a little over done and result in the story not aging well. Granted some of the references were slight enough that something resent will fit the bill, but I just thought there was too much of it. However, I never really got lost in the book or over eager to read the previous or next book. It was good, an enjoyable weekend read, but it was not a stand out for me.
Whisked Away is a contemporary romance with a nice blend of humor and moments that make you want to kick the characters. I am glad I read it.
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