Peter Matheson has accepted his role as a Grim Reaper since his death at 16 years old. Now, he is assigned to collect souls in his hometown, the magical haven of Foxford. Peter's latest assignment however, is to collect the soul of Faye Parker, a high school friend. Faye is married to her high school sweetheart, a vampire named Ian who uses her for feedings and mistreats her. Faye plans to leave Ian and move to an apartment above Stoker's bakery, which she runs. Peter arrives just in time to help Faye escape and set up protections around her apartment. While spending time together, Peter realizes just how much he enjoys Faye's company and decides to bend the role of a Reaper to prevent Faye's death. Faye is just happy to be away from Ian and is rebuilding the life she lost, reconnecting with lost friends and diving into her baking career. With a push from her friends and Peter, Faye accepts an invitation to compete in a baking tournament, even though she suspects that her time is running short.
"Don't Go Baking My Heart" is a paranormal romance set in the magical town of Foxford. While Peter and Faye's love story is amazingly cute, Faye's character deals with incredibly serious issues such as leaving an abusive relationship and the resulting panic attacks. While the pacing of the story was a little slow for me, I did enjoy the setting of Foxford and all of its magical inhabitants. There is a previous book written in Foxford, although I don't believe it's necessary to read them in order. The characters are also very well developed. Faye and Peter each have intense emotional arcs as they realize their emotions for one another and what that means for their unique situations: Faye is a non-magical being and Peter is a Reaper entrusted to collect her soul. I also enjoyed the supporting characters: Peter's family, a powerful coven dealing with the fact that Peter is dead but still around as a Reaper, Faye's friends; and her tiny pet dragon, Scarlet. All these elements added charm to Foxford and provided the support network Faye needed when leaving her relationship with Ian. During Faye and Peter's affectionate and enchanting love story, I almost forgot that Faye was destined to die. While the ending was not surprising, it was a perfect way for Peter and Faye to be together.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
"Don't Go Baking My Heart" is a paranormal romance set in the magical town of Foxford. While Peter and Faye's love story is amazingly cute, Faye's character deals with incredibly serious issues such as leaving an abusive relationship and the resulting panic attacks. While the pacing of the story was a little slow for me, I did enjoy the setting of Foxford and all of its magical inhabitants. There is a previous book written in Foxford, although I don't believe it's necessary to read them in order. The characters are also very well developed. Faye and Peter each have intense emotional arcs as they realize their emotions for one another and what that means for their unique situations: Faye is a non-magical being and Peter is a Reaper entrusted to collect her soul. I also enjoyed the supporting characters: Peter's family, a powerful coven dealing with the fact that Peter is dead but still around as a Reaper, Faye's friends; and her tiny pet dragon, Scarlet. All these elements added charm to Foxford and provided the support network Faye needed when leaving her relationship with Ian. During Faye and Peter's affectionate and enchanting love story, I almost forgot that Faye was destined to die. While the ending was not surprising, it was a perfect way for Peter and Faye to be together.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
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