- Paperback: 386 pages
- Publisher: FeedARead Publishing; 1st edition (Nov 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 190860350X
- ISBN-13: 978-1908603500
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,079,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Between the past and the future there are always strings attached. Caterer George Fraser has a mission. She's going to prove everyone wrong. Ambitious owner of catering firm Finger Food and black sheep of her family, she's determined to succeed in business where she's so far failed in her personal life. Asked to cater for gorgeous rock star Quinn Blake's after-show party her life suddenly takes a turn for the dramatic. Magnetically drawn together, George and Quinn embark on a relationship that no one must know about. But is Quinn everything he seems or is there more to his star life than he's telling her? Things hot up when George is invited to the wedding of the millennium and her integrity very soon becomes compromised. With celebrity obsessed colleague Marisa in the mix and her beloved Adam spending more time in her life can George keep her secrets and hold on to her ambition, or will love finally get in the way? 'a plot twist straight out of Dallas' - Jane Holland - formerly Embrace Books
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Format:Paperback
The journey of how George and Quinn feel about each other doesn't take long to get started and hold our interest.
George is asked to cater for Quinn's after-show party and immediately they have an unexplained bond with each other. George's catering creations are so well received that organiser and PA Michael Lambert wants George to cater for them every night. It is during this time that the feelings they have for each other blossom into something that draws the reader in. You feel George's anxiety and fear underneath those feelings she has no control over.
All the time we are being drawn into their relationship, there are another couple of threads running through the story ... Mandy Baggot subtly drops hints about George's childhood and background so we never know for sure what has happened in the past. Whatever it was has impacted George to her very roots and leads to her becoming the women she is today and affects how she interacts with the world around her. We also find out that there is something in Quinn's past that ties him to his record producer Roger. We don't get many hints of what this could be which leads to intrigue and supposition. You want to keep reading to find out what is holding Quinn back from becoming the person he is meant to be!
The settings at home and in Spain worked really well. I could imagine Finger Food staff busy preparing and presenting the food, the concert that George and Marisa attend and the scenes on the roof. In Spain I could feel the heat and enjoy the food in the out-of-the-way restaurant. I suffered in the heat while preparations went ahead for the wedding.
The characters are brilliantly drawn; Helen and her daughter Marisa who work with George in her catering business - Helen is a stabilising factor while Marisa definitely adds colour! I loved the way Marisa came through in an emergency showing us that how George relates to her is based on the things she did in her own childhood and not the person Marisa actually is. George's family are portrayed really well - her controlling mother and laid-back father. Adam's love of music and chance to practise with Quinn and perform at the start of the wedding is also another added thread to the story.
George and Quinn's is not the only love that unfurls in Strings Attached. It was great seeing two of the other characters finally getting together!
The author writes mainly in the third person but when we share Quinn's thoughts, it is written in the first person. For me this worked really well and gave a depth to Quinn's character that drew me in even more.
There is one surprise I received just over half-way through the story in connection to George's family... that really wasn't something I expected as I didn't see it coming at all!
The things that are gradually revealed keep the readers interest and in my opinion are totally believable. I enjoyed George and Quinn's relationship - the tenderness and the passion, the uncertainty and the secrets. This is a chick lit story that has stayed with me since I've read it.
George is asked to cater for Quinn's after-show party and immediately they have an unexplained bond with each other. George's catering creations are so well received that organiser and PA Michael Lambert wants George to cater for them every night. It is during this time that the feelings they have for each other blossom into something that draws the reader in. You feel George's anxiety and fear underneath those feelings she has no control over.
All the time we are being drawn into their relationship, there are another couple of threads running through the story ... Mandy Baggot subtly drops hints about George's childhood and background so we never know for sure what has happened in the past. Whatever it was has impacted George to her very roots and leads to her becoming the women she is today and affects how she interacts with the world around her. We also find out that there is something in Quinn's past that ties him to his record producer Roger. We don't get many hints of what this could be which leads to intrigue and supposition. You want to keep reading to find out what is holding Quinn back from becoming the person he is meant to be!
The settings at home and in Spain worked really well. I could imagine Finger Food staff busy preparing and presenting the food, the concert that George and Marisa attend and the scenes on the roof. In Spain I could feel the heat and enjoy the food in the out-of-the-way restaurant. I suffered in the heat while preparations went ahead for the wedding.
The characters are brilliantly drawn; Helen and her daughter Marisa who work with George in her catering business - Helen is a stabilising factor while Marisa definitely adds colour! I loved the way Marisa came through in an emergency showing us that how George relates to her is based on the things she did in her own childhood and not the person Marisa actually is. George's family are portrayed really well - her controlling mother and laid-back father. Adam's love of music and chance to practise with Quinn and perform at the start of the wedding is also another added thread to the story.
George and Quinn's is not the only love that unfurls in Strings Attached. It was great seeing two of the other characters finally getting together!
The author writes mainly in the third person but when we share Quinn's thoughts, it is written in the first person. For me this worked really well and gave a depth to Quinn's character that drew me in even more.
There is one surprise I received just over half-way through the story in connection to George's family... that really wasn't something I expected as I didn't see it coming at all!
The things that are gradually revealed keep the readers interest and in my opinion are totally believable. I enjoyed George and Quinn's relationship - the tenderness and the passion, the uncertainty and the secrets. This is a chick lit story that has stayed with me since I've read it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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George Fraser has made a success of her catering business, despite a less than perfect relationship with her family and the fact that she still suffers grief over the loss of her childhood sweetheart, arguably the love of her life.
When she is asked to cater for a rock-star's aftershow party, George's business is catapulted from merely successful to positively flourishing, although George is somewhat disconcerted by her attraction to the rock-star, Quinn Blake, who seems equally smitten with her. Their relationship is complicated by the fact that Quinn is engaged to be married, and despite his feelings for George seems determined to go through with it.
Mandy Baggott's engaging characters, and the twists and turns in the story, make for a very satisfying read. You can't help but care about these people who, by the end of the book, feel like your friends.
When she is asked to cater for a rock-star's aftershow party, George's business is catapulted from merely successful to positively flourishing, although George is somewhat disconcerted by her attraction to the rock-star, Quinn Blake, who seems equally smitten with her. Their relationship is complicated by the fact that Quinn is engaged to be married, and despite his feelings for George seems determined to go through with it.
Mandy Baggott's engaging characters, and the twists and turns in the story, make for a very satisfying read. You can't help but care about these people who, by the end of the book, feel like your friends.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
George Fraser is a responsible, sensible thirty-four year old woman. She is successfully running her own buffet catering company. Right now she is happy on her own, she is in a good place, and she loves her work, finds cooking fun and adores the people that work for her.
When her company `Finger Foods' is given the job of catering for Rock Star Quinn Blake's after show party. George knows this will be the most important event that she has ever catered for. She wants to do a good job and be at her best if people like the food she would get more work from people recommending her and recommendations are the best way to bring in new business and George's company is everything to her.
Things do not go the way George plans when she meets the gorgeous Quinn and he goes to great lengths to get to know her. Quinn is engaged to his record company bosses daughter Taylor Ferraro who is a beautiful actress. Quinn is living the rock star life; he has it all money, a beautiful fiancée, people at his beck and call. He is a star who could have any beautiful glamorous woman he wanted. He could not possibly be attracted to an ordinary jean loving, tom boy of a girl like George could he?
This is an engaging love story from Mandy Baggot that is a lively and witty read. About two unlikely people who are worlds apart been drawn to each other. I really enjoyed reading this book. The plot twist towards the end brings the story to the perfect conclusion. Mandy Baggot has created an impeccable love story.
When her company `Finger Foods' is given the job of catering for Rock Star Quinn Blake's after show party. George knows this will be the most important event that she has ever catered for. She wants to do a good job and be at her best if people like the food she would get more work from people recommending her and recommendations are the best way to bring in new business and George's company is everything to her.
Things do not go the way George plans when she meets the gorgeous Quinn and he goes to great lengths to get to know her. Quinn is engaged to his record company bosses daughter Taylor Ferraro who is a beautiful actress. Quinn is living the rock star life; he has it all money, a beautiful fiancée, people at his beck and call. He is a star who could have any beautiful glamorous woman he wanted. He could not possibly be attracted to an ordinary jean loving, tom boy of a girl like George could he?
This is an engaging love story from Mandy Baggot that is a lively and witty read. About two unlikely people who are worlds apart been drawn to each other. I really enjoyed reading this book. The plot twist towards the end brings the story to the perfect conclusion. Mandy Baggot has created an impeccable love story.
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Like an episode of Eastenders
Strings Attached is miles better than the two Baggot books I read previously. The cover, the writing, the plot, it all seemed to be on a higher level than her other books I've... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Leah Graham
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