A Batch Made in Heaven

by Kate Harrison

Could the Pudding Lake Bakery reveal the recipe for true love? From the author of the 5:2 Diet, a delicious romance previous published as The Bride Hunter.

Is there a recipe for true love? Becca Orchard believes the ingredients are science, psychology and faultless date planning. It's a formula that's made her one of the most successful match-makers in London.

Craft baker Adam Hill is more interested in recipes for bread than love: at his Pudding Lane Bakery in the heart of the City, he mixes old and new to create irresistible food, from Elizabethan Maids of Honour to flowerpot rolls.

But then Becca the Bride Hunter sets Adam up with one of her most awkward clients - and in the chaos that follows, she begins to wonder if she knows anything about finding the perfect match.

From the author of the 5:2 Diet Book, A Batch Made in Heaven is a delicious romance celebrating love, loaves and London - previously published as The Bride Hunter.

Genres: Chick Lit

296 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 15, 2015

About the author

Kate was born in Wigan, and lived in more than a dozen places when she was growing up, including England, Scotland, and the Netherlands. She trained as a print journalist and then worked for the BBC as a reporter and Education Correspondent, before switching to behind the scenes producing on programmes including Newsround and Panorama. Her final 'proper' job involved coming up with TV programme ideas for the BBC whilst sitting on beanbags. She is a dab hand at writing on white boards.

Reviews

[Stace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rebecca Orchard is a country buff living in London with her Aunt Georgie and running her own professional Match Making business.

Using the knowledge, from her psychology degree, so far she has maintained a 100% track record at fixing up the right man with the right woman.

Now, she has taken on one of the most trickiest clients she has ever had, her first female client, the notorious, stubborn barrister, Sam Ottoway.

liking to keep track of her clients, on their first date, she observes from a distance just so she can get a feel for the couple and whether they are suited to one another.

Whilst keeping tabs on Sam with her first date, Rebecca is approached by good looking and charming Adam Hill, who has been sent over by his friend to chat her up. Rebecca however only sees Adam as a potential date for Sam and arranges for him to meet her.

Something is off though. Rebecca can’t get Adam out of her head. But she has sworn never to mix business with pleasure and anyway, she’s not after a boyfriend, right?

Kate Harrison is very good at bringing together a variety of characters, all with varying personalities and making them work well together.

The story is mainly set in modern day London and the story pans out amongst some of London’s most famous landmarks, including a first date on the London Eye and speed dating, of sorts, at the Tower of London.

Rebecca is full of conflicting emotions, that are played out well. She is a very warm character and one I found I liked very quickly, even if she can’t see romance when its staring her in the face.

Adam is the hotty of the book. He is a perfectionist baker and loves making lots of unusual cakes, including his flower pot cake.

I found myself engrossed and intrigued in the book as it contained lots of believable characters and scenes and although there were few predicable moments, I did find plenty of events that I hadn’t seconded guessed.

The pace of the book is just right and there is something interesting happening on every page. The only negative that I have is that I wanted the ending to last that bit longer so I could find out what happened next.

I must applaud Kate, for once again giving her readers something to enjoy and feel good about, in this Chick-Lit-esque novel which I thoroughly enjoyed from cover to cover.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

A matchmaker who doesn't have her own match is a succesful one, or so Becca beleives. With some tricky clients on her book, a seed of doubt and a wandering mind everything Becca thinks is real turns on around.

Will Becca find the perfect match?

[Bev · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun, flirty quick read - just right for a lazy bank holiday Sunday!