Sweeter With You

Fool's Gold #12.2

by Susan Mallery

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery turns up the heat with this reader-favorite Fool’s Gold novella about food, finding yourself and falling in love

Ana Raquel’s greatest passion is food: she’s a gifted chef with the experience to prove it. Armed with an Airstream trailer-turned-mobile-kitchen, she’s back in her hometown of Fool’s Gold, California, ready to make her dreams of running her own kitchen come true. There’s just one problem—one tall, dark-eyed, utterly exasperating problem: Greg Clary, her archnemesis.

Greg has always one-upped her at everything. He even has a restaurant in Fool’s Gold that’s wildly successful. And when the mayor asks Ana to collaborate with Greg on a cookbook, she’s forced to confront her unresolved feelings for him. Ana can craft the most delicate soufflé, but can she navigate the desire of her own heart?

A Fool's Gold series novella.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Novella, Chick Lit, Audiobook, Adult

45 pages, ebook

First published March 14, 2016

About the author

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery writes heartwarming and humorous novels about the relationships that define women's lives—family, friendship, romance. She's best known for putting nuanced characters into emotionally complex, real-life situations with twists that surprise readers to laughter. Because Susan is passionate about animal welfare, pets play a big role in her books. Beloved by millions of readers worldwide, her books have been translated into 28 languages.

Critics have dubbed Mallery "the new queen of romantic fiction." (Walmart) Booklist says, "Romance novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor, and superb storytelling," and RT Book Reviews puts her "in a class by herself!" It's no wonder that her books have spent more than 200 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.

Although Susan majored in Accounting, she never worked as an accountant because she was published straight out of college with two books the same month. Sixteen prolific years and seventy-four books later, she hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time with Accidentally Yours in 2008. She made many appearances in the Top 10 before (finally) hitting #1 in 2015 with Thrill Me, the twentieth book in her most popular series, the Fool's Gold romances, and the fourth of five books released that year.

Susan lives in Washington state with her husband, two ragdoll cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Her heart for animals has led Susan to become an active supporter of the Seattle Humane Society. Visit Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com.

Reviews

[Sina & Ilona Glimmerfee]

Also das war jetzt wirklich mal nichtssagend. Nicht wirklich schlecht und es hätte sogar gut sein können, aber diese Kurzgeschichte ist echt kurz. Die Liebesgeschichte, obwohl reichlich Zündstoff und im Prinzip eine gute Idee hatte keinerlei Spannung.
Sie treffen sich, sie arbeiten zusammen ohne Reibereien und werden sie ein Liebespaar. Keine Verwicklungen, kein Feuer, kein Funke, der zu mir als Leserin übergesprungen wäre.
Dennoch lang darunter eine Idee und Charaktere über die ich gerne mehr erfahren hätte. Es wirkt wie eine Zusammenfassung einer Geschichte, die ich gerne gelesen hätte.

[Ann Lorz]

For some reason I totally missed Sweeter With You. I think it was because it was first published in the Fool's Gold Cookbook, then in it's own novella. When I was playing around on Amazon and saw it I knew I had to have it.

The story is only 45 pages so it's a real quick easy read. It's about Ana & Greg. I often wondered about them. They aren't really two characters that have been in the forefront of any of the Fool's Gold stories.

But you still wanted to know their story. And you now have it.

I really enjoyed Sweeter With You. I would have liked it to be a little longer even if that longer was only by 50 pages. I think the story would have benefited from it. Not that the story is bad, just a little to short.

This is a very sweet romance about how two people admit finally to loving the other. A must read for those of us that love the Fool's Gold series.

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[Fanny]

Sweeter With You es una de las muchas novelas dentro de la saga Fool´s Gold y tiene como protagonistas a Ana Raquel ( la otra hermana gemela de Dellina ) y Greg.
Leer estas novelas cortas son un placer, no solo estan muy bien escritas sino que tambien son muy dulces, en esta en concreto eche en falta algun capitulo desde el punto de vista del protagonista ( como en Halfway There ) pero aun asi fue una lectura cortita y linda, perfecta para cuando solo tienes una hora para leer ( o menos ).

2.25 Estrellas!

[Monique Pearson]

Short and Sweet

The change of heart from Ana Raquel happened a bit too fast for my taste but the pairing was inevitable. Two chefs sharing a passion for food and each other; I see lots of working out and/or elastic waistbands in their future.

[Maria]

Short formats are difficult for getting any depth into a story, and this one is no exception. Ana Raquel and Greg could have been wonderful characters and the food plot line salivating if they had been further explored. As it is, there is a feeling of racing to a finish line without taking time to look around along the way.

[Kathi]

Küssen nach Rezept von Susan Mallery ist eine Kurzgschichte der Fool's Gold Reihe. Hier geht es um Ana Raquel, welche eine Foodtruck in Fool's Gold eröffnet hat. Als sie an einem Kochbuch arbeiten möchte, erfährt sie, dass ihre Jugendliebe Greg ebenfalls an einem arbeitet und sie schließen sich zusammen. Das Chaos ist vorprogrammiert.

Hier kann man wirklich von einer Kurzgeschichte sprechen. Dieses "Buch" hat nicht einmal 50 Seiten. Finde es etwas schockiert, dass es dann für eigentlich gar nicht so wenig Geld verkauft wird. Habe dafür etwa 2 Euro bezahlt. Das Buch war aber ganz nett. Wieder sehr kurz und knapp gehalten. Es ist nicht wirklich in die Tiefe gegangen. Ana Raquel ist die Schwester von Fayrene, somit gibt es wieder eine kleine Verbindung.

Sehr kurz, eigentlich zu kurz, aber eine nette Geschichte. Freue mich auf das nächste Buch.

[Debbie]

I normally don't read novellas but I love this series so much and was curious to see who Ana ended up with I didn't to give it a try. There's not much for me to say about it. I didn't love it and I didn't hate it. It suffered from the main reason I don't care for novellas in that not much happens. There was a minor conflict in the characters past but that's relatively easily overcome so I didn't feel like there was much growth in the characters. Everything felt just a little to pat for me.

[Mary McFarlane]

Very VERY short, wish I had more of his side of the story but still cute

[Maja]

(Realistic rating: 4.5 or so? But I'm rounding down because I've got to say that putting this in straight up novella form, rather than a bit at the time interspersed with a cookbook, makes it read so much more choppily, especially given how short the "chapters" are?? I feel like Susan Mallery could have fluffed it up a bit more, or at least smushed several chapters together to make it less disjointed-- the content itself is great, it just feels like it jumps from place to place much too quickly!)

Apart from the pacing issues, as stated, what a lovely story. Ana Raquel and Greg are both fun, hilarious and determined and talented, and it's so much fun to watch Ana misinterpreting Greg's every cue and the competition she sort of imagines between them, while what they're actually doing is flirting and collaborating and growing closer and closer. It's a bit of a surface-only story, as these novellas tend to be, but it's still so sweet and earnest and unique (collaborating semi-rival chefs!!), and I'm totally charmed by everything about it.

[Connie N.]

#12.2 in the Fool's Gold romance series

This is another nice episode in the Fool's Gold series, although it felt as though it ended a little abruptly. There was a nice set-up, with Ana reliving the moments when she was competing with Greg over the years, going as far back as elementary school. Oddly enough, she's still kind of holding a grudge, but she's also still mortified over the fact that they ended up in bed together on prom night. Now they are both successful chefs in Fool's Gold--he owns a cafe/restaurant and she owns a food truck. They also have similar thoughts and both propose a Fool's Gold cookbook. Mayor Marcia gets the idea that they should work together on it, and, well, you can imagine what happens. The story was moving along nicely, with bits about their work together on the cookbook, then all of a sudden, the romance happened, they were together, and the story was over. A nice HEA, but I would have liked a few more pages with a bit more story since it was a nice one. Nicely narrated, as always, by Tanya Eby.

[Katie]

What I read: Sweeter with You by Susan Mallery

Why I picked it up: I couldn’t find this one on Libby so I skipped it and read the next three, but then I realized it was on Hoopla. It was originally part of an entire cookbook, but I liked the sweet story.

How I read it: On Hoopla.

What it’s about: Ana Raquel gave her heart to Greg in high school and has called him her nemesis every since. Except now that she’s finally brought her cookbook idea to Mayor Marsha, she’s got to work with him (he had the same idea the week before).

What I liked: It’s a quick story, but I appreciated seeing the missing piece of her story after I’d read the next three where I saw their new relationship being lived out.

What I disliked: I’d like to have seen the cookbook, but alas.

Genre: Closed door, second chance.

Rating & Recommendation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and as part of the series, it fits.

[Rosemarie Grainer]

Cute little story

It seems that this story was part of the Fool's Gold Cookbook. I didn't read that. I wanted to see how Ana Raquel got her man. Having worked on a local cookbook, I was interested in seeing how this went. I may have to get the cookbook to see how the story works in. I liked how nice Greg was.

The storyline is laid back and the characters are realistic, but the pace is very fast. It is as very short story. If that sounds good to you, try it and see.

[mandyfujita]

Short story about Ana Raquel competing against Greg Clary all her life. Whether it was the attention of the audience in a school play in second grade, or selling food to customers in the restuarant, to Ana, Greg was always annoying.

Then the idea of making a cookbook of Fools Gold recipes came up. Mayor Marsha get the two to work with each other.

I enjoy the conflict the two cooks have. The banter is healthy.

[Whitney]

Sweeter With You is a novella in the Fool’s Gold series and I just loved getting to reenter this amazing world. I just absolutely fell in love with these characters and I just couldn’t get enough of them. This was just a wonderful story and I was sad to see it end. I can’t wait to read more amazing books from this author.

[Debbi]

Great sweet novella about Ana Raquel and Greg. Mayor Marsha was at it again. She just seems to know what to do to get two people together. I will miss this series. Fool's Gold was a great getaway to imagine yourself living in.

[Fire]

Short but sweet , the chemistry they have is great. I really enjoyed this book/ cookbook. Inlove Susan Mallory's attention to detail, and how she does little updates of the town and people of Fools gold, cant wait to try more recipes from this book .

[Rose]

Ana Raquel, the maven of the popular food truck in Fool's Gold, has to share her plans for a cookbook with her archnemis and the owner of the Cafe restaurant. Originally published as inserts in the FOOL'S GOLD COOKBOOK.

[Kat Piparo]

Very short sweet story not much to it so I cant say much

[Ashley]

I really wish this story was longer than 40 pages. It was nice to know how the two characters ended up together but I really would have liked more.

[Jennifer]

Cute short story about chefs. Not real substance, angst, and battles. Normal everyday people who fall in love. 3 and a half stars.

[Nancy Morse]

Loved it, but because it was originally part of a larger book, it was too short for me.

[Allison Henle]

A cute little novella, but I don't understand why Greg forgives her so quickly, and I also couldn't figure out the timeline of when her parents died and when Greg got to know her mother...

[Tamara]

A cute story

This is a cute, light addition to the series. I agree with others that it is too short. Moreover, I feel we needed to see the hero’s perspective at least once.

[Dedria]

Cute quick read

This cute novella gives just a new flavor of Fools Gold. Ann Raquel is adorable and Greg is hard to resist. Come and have a taste of something good.

[Debie Miller]

Good

Like all the others fool gold book very good. I did not stop until the end. Keep up with the writing.

[Chrissy]

Adorable :)

[Mum]

A brief look at the Fools Gold food industry. Not much.

[Hayley]

I thought this was a cute short story in the Fool’s Gold series. I love this series whenever I need a good romance. This story was short and sweet and I really enjoyed it.

[Emily]

I liked this one, but I wish it had been a full novel instead of a short novella.

[Kim Otis]

Great read

This book was great! My only complaint was that the was a little short but I can't wait for the next book in the series