Oh Crumbs by Kathryn Freeman
Published: 12th June 2018
Publisher: Choc Lit
Pages: 358
Available on Kindle
Rating: 5/5
Blurb
Sometimes
life just takes the biscuit …
Abby Spencer knows she can come across as an airhead – she talks too much and is a bit of a klutz – but there’s more to her than that. Though she sacrificed her career to help raise her sisters, a job interview at biscuit company Crumbs could finally be her chance to shine. That’s until she hurries in late wearing a shirt covered in rusk crumbs, courtesy of her baby nephew, and trips over her handbag.
Managing director Douglas Faulkner isn’t sure what to make of Abby Spencer with her Bambi eyes, tousled hair and ability to say more in the half-hour interview than he manages in a day. All he knows is she’s a breath of fresh air and could bring a new lease of life to the stale corporate world of Crumbs. To his life too, if he’d let her.
But Doug’s harbouring a secret. He’s not the man she thinks he is.
Abby Spencer knows she can come across as an airhead – she talks too much and is a bit of a klutz – but there’s more to her than that. Though she sacrificed her career to help raise her sisters, a job interview at biscuit company Crumbs could finally be her chance to shine. That’s until she hurries in late wearing a shirt covered in rusk crumbs, courtesy of her baby nephew, and trips over her handbag.
Managing director Douglas Faulkner isn’t sure what to make of Abby Spencer with her Bambi eyes, tousled hair and ability to say more in the half-hour interview than he manages in a day. All he knows is she’s a breath of fresh air and could bring a new lease of life to the stale corporate world of Crumbs. To his life too, if he’d let her.
But Doug’s harbouring a secret. He’s not the man she thinks he is.
Review
I have a few novels by Kathryn Freeman on my kindle sadly
waiting to be read, Oh Crumbs is the first novel of hers I’ve read, something
which needs to be remedied shortly as Kathryn Freeman is a true gem of a
storyteller, I was hooked on Abby and Dou’s story from the very first page.
Abby’s had a tough start in life losing her mum at thirteen
she’s had to help her dad bring up her four younger sisters. Despite all the
extra work and chaos of living with a big family Abby has been determined to better
herself and has finally earned herself a business degree. At a job interview
for a personal assistant to the Managing Director of biscuit company Crumbs,
Abby meets Doug and there’s an instant attraction between them. Abby bumbles
her way through the interview in her clumsy talkative way and is surprised and
over-joyed when she’s offered the job.
Doug hates every working minute being at crumbs and would
much rather be in his studio painting, so he’s taken by surprise when his new
personal assistant turns out to be attractive and fully of enthusiasm and ideas
for the company. He longs to take Abby in his arms and kiss her but somethings
holding him back.
I instantly loved Abby and Doug and the dynamic between them
is so cute to read about, although they are complete opposites. Abby is so full
of love and chatter and expressing her emotions comes naturally to her. She’s
been the mother figure to her four sisters so has learnt to stand her ground
and make her ideas heard. She’s passionate about business and loves her new job.
Doug is shy and reserved and has spent much of his life alone avoiding his
rigid and rich family. He hates his job as although he’s the managing director
his overbearing father ensures his no power and no freedom. Their instant chemistry
and flirty banter mixed with reluctance on both sides makes the perfect mix for
a great romance.
My favourite parts of this story all took place in Abby’s
family home and involved her sisters. Teenage girls are hard characters to get
right and Kathryn Freeman has done a wonderful job with the creation of Sally,
Holly and Ellie. The interaction between them is spot on and I loved their
cross-examinations of Doug, their cheeky innuendo's and Sally’s secret crush.
Oh Crumbs was for me a perfect story with a believable developing
romance between Doug and Abby and enough background dilemmas and complications
to carry the story along. It’s story full of love and laughter that is sure to
put a smile on your face.
Thank you so much to the publishers Choc Lit and to Netgalley
for sending me a copy to review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for organising
the blog tour.
About the Author
A former pharmacist, I’m now a medical
writer who also writes romance. Some days a racing heart is a medical
condition, others it’s the reaction to a hunky hero.
With two teenage boys and a husband who
asks every Valentine’s Day whether he has to buy a card (yes, he does), any
romance is all in my head. Then again, his unstinting support of my career
change proves love isn't always about hearts and flowers - and heroes come in
many disguises.
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Joanne, what an utterly lovely review. Thank you so much for your kind words, and for taking part in the blog tour. I'm so pleased you enjoyed Oh Crumbs 😊
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