Gina Mason is a cook and a damn good ethical cook at that. She has a business with her friend? Phoebe Butt doing catering for dinner parties etc. Gina also has a man she has never got over - Matt Hooley. This love that was meant to be was destroyed by Matt and Gina's Conniving mothers (this could be a brilliant story on its own!!). The plot involves accountants, farmers, animals and tv shows, vikings and affairs, non affairs and would be affairs... I didnt warm to Gina at all or Matt, but i did like Phoebe and Adam. Merril in my opinion gives up too easily, which seems strange compared to how she usually persuades the girls to do most things that she wants! I must confess some disapointment in this story, I loved Bumps and Hot Property, but the characters were so believable. I will reccomend this book to Zoe Barnes' most ardent fans, but if you are new to her work try all her other work first. I will keep my fingers crossed the next novel is better...