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FRUITYCAKES: A Christmas Valley Romance, Book 4 (Christmas Valley Romances) Kindle Edition

by Ann Simas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
FruityCakes (A Christmas Valley Romance, Book 4)(48,530 words)

Some presents walk on two legs...

Tate Brewster is stunned when he learns Fruitycakes is faltering this holiday season. Who moves their Christmas-baking business in December, anyway? Envisioning a white-haired old lady falling behind on both her bills and her energy, he takes off for Christmas Valley to find out what’s going on.

Charley Palmer, Fruitycakes CBO—Chief Baking Officer—greets Tate at the Fruitycakes door, dusted in flour from head to toe. The white-haired old lady is there, too, but she supervises from a rocking chair, belting out Christmas songs while knitting red and green sweaters. The baking assistants—six little girls in white T-shirts and jeans, candy-cane striped aprons, and dark ponytails—bop to Granny’s Christmas beat.

Life would be a lot simpler if the visions in Tate’s head concerned only sugar plums.

Charley’s never had happily-ever-after, but if Tate’s kisses aren’t sprinkled with Christmas magic, Santa’s reindeer are doing unauthorized fly-bys, dropping love bombs.

Tate’s certain he’s found the woman he’s been waiting for. Now all he has to do is convince Charley.
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    Christmas Valley Romances
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    November 9, 2017
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076J45M7R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Magic Moon Press
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 820 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 187 pages
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  • Book 4 of 12 ‏ : ‎ Christmas Valley Romances
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Ann Simas lives in Oregon, but she is a Colorado girl at heart, having grown up in the Rocky Mountains. She has been an avid reader since childhood and penned her first fiction "book" in high school. She particularly likes to write mystery/suspense/thriller with a love story and paranormal or supernatural elements. She is a three-time RWA Golden Heart Finalist. Simas currently has 42 books in print. All are available in both paperback and in ebook format.

An award-winning watercolorist and a budding photographer, Ann also enjoys needlework and gardening in her spare time. She is her family's "genealogist" and has been blessed with the opportunity to conduct first-hand research in Italy for both her writing and her family tree. The genealogy research from decade's old documents in Italian, she says, has been a supreme but gratifying challenge.

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  • Terez Lyle
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Christmas Read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2017
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    Tate Brewster is a California Businessman who owns a string of Construction Companies. Every year he Fruity cakes from FruityCakes as gifts to his employees’ and friends. This year he discovers his order hasn’t been fill yet and that the company has relocated to Christmas Valley. He decides to investigate what is going on and spend Christmas there.
    Charley Palmer, her sister Stevie, their mother, and Grandmother runs FruityCakes. Also, with the help of Stevie’s 3 young daughters and Charley’s 3 young daughters. They inherit a house and a store which Charley wants to make into a bakery and mail order business. But the cost is hurting them and they have a huge order to fill.
    When Tate meets her, and realizes the financial trouble she’s in he offers to help with the construction plans and enlists the help of a few friends. He also discovers he’s falling in love with her.
    This is a cute and sweet story to put you in the Christmas mood. I like how the folks of Christmas valley help out. The story is well written and I read it in one sitting. It’s that good. Did I mention the story is also funny? It’s on my list of highly reconvened reads.
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  • SD Wente
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2022
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    Fruitycakes is a delightful take on a holiday romance. All the magic of the Christmas season is rolled up with the hustle and bustle and hard work that goes into making the season special.
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  • Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wanting to Try Fruity Cake!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2017
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    First, I want to thank Ann Simas for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.
    Ann Simas always comes out with the cutest Christmas books every year. So, hen Fruity Cakes came out I knew I had to read it. I am glad that I did. It was so cute!
    I loved how Ann dedicated this book to her friend Geraldine Smith whom bakes the worlds most delicious Christmas cake. I laughed so hard when she mentioned if this doesn’t get her the recipe nothing will. I hope that Ann was able to get it!
    I totally loved the storyline behind this book where Tate Brewster ordered 52 of FruityCakes online for his friends and family. With changes to the company he might not have been able to get them out on time. Fearing he would not be able to get them he set out on a mission-to visit the place himself. What he found there was nothing he ever expected.
    My heart went out to Charley and her Sister for raising two sets of triplets age 10 on their own after their husbands ship capsized at sea.
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  • M Blandon
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is the first book I've read from this author ...
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017
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    This is the first book I've read from this author but it certainly won't be the last. It was something else to learn about Christmas Valley and the quirkiness of the Frutycakes family.
    Who would have thought that a trip on a lark according to Tate would lead to romance in the most unexpected way? This is a must read!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I was provided a review copy by Candid Book Reviews.
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  • lfb68
    5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Valley Does Not Disappoint
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017
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    Christmas Valley is a wonderful place. I love Ann Simas' stories and eagerly await her next publications. This one kept me up until I finished the book at an early morning hour. I love the richness of characters in Ann's writing. She grabs you and keeps your attention throughout with entertaining plots. I love that this has a tease of a secret family recipe for Christmas cake. I vote to share the recipe with the author, Geraldene.
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  • Marialayna Di Lallo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Over the moon about this series
    Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2017
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    I absolutely love this series and fruity cakes did not disappoint at all!
    I love all the characters, all so well written you can imagine each one. The story is just great, a good time love story with witty banter it's like watching a romantic comedy.
    I totally recommend this book and the series to read.
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  • Linda M.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fruitycakes
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2021
    This was a quick-read holiday story that I really enjoyed. I love visiting the Small town of Christmas Valley and catching up with these characters characters. There are some mistakes, not really enough to distract me while reading it though.
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  • Ann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2017
    This is actually the first book I have ever read by this author and I now realize that I have been missing out of some good writing/excellent reading material. I like everything about this book. It gave me such a warm feeling and it also made me laugh. I love how she wrote the love at first sight aspect, it's not one-sided and something as simple as him wanting to gift his employees with her cakes for Christmas had him flying to her door. He is very compassionate to be a rich guy and he just fits right in with all the chaos of her life of running and relocating a business and more importantly raising triplets, the family circle they have surrounded themselves with is unusual but it works great for them. She is very independent and doesn't trust men since she found out her husband was a cheater but when love calls, she can only answer, eventually....:) Love this, couldn't stop once I got started. I hope her sister gets her HEA as well.

    I was provided a review copy by Candid Book Reviews.
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  • TheEndlessUnread
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2017
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    A nice christmas book. Worth a read
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