Large, bald, and over-brimming with sarcasm and arrogance, he is unsure what to do about the little “fairy” who refuses to bow before his obvious God like stature. A very talented chef, his controlling nature and inability to delegate is his achilles heel. And if she had to bully the Scot to get there, then so be it.Įlliott made me laugh as well as wanting to smack him around.

While she is not a professional chef, she has an innate sense of what people like and she butts heads with Elliott time and time again to force him to see what his ego blinds him to. Sophia may be small and fragile looking but she is no pushover. Humor, infectious banter, and a touch of the whimsical blends effortlessly throughout the story as we watch this delightful couple spar and quibble with one another. Watson does a fabulous job of introducing and building our protagonists, using the contest and their personality differences to highlight their amusing antagonistic relationship. Yet they still retain their sexuality and desires. They have both loved and lost Sophia is a widow and Elliott is a thrice divorced. Sophia and Elliott are both in their late 40s, well versed in the highs and lows that life holds in store for us. Writing of older heroes and heroines, she invites readers to see that love and sex is not just for the young and beautiful.

Strong, personable heroines, grumpy redeemable heroes, and a sexy emotional love story that is steeped in humor and realism. Penny Watson has a talent for creating stories that appeal to the romantic in all of us. Well written and throughly drenched in humor, romance, and a touch of bittersweet emotions, I found this story to be simply delightful and utterly refreshing. Fear, grief, love, and courage, when combined together, can create a taste of heaven.Ī Taste of Heaven is a delicious bite of romance and humor as a grief stricken widow finds herself competing in a culinary contest with a grumpy Scotsman. And he refuses to let a little Vermont nobody hold him back.Īs Sophia fights and charms her way to victory, she learns that life often hands us no more and no less than we can handle. A professional chef who has burned just about every bridge he has crossed sees this contest as his last chance to dig himself out of debt. Elliott AdamsonĮlliott Adamson is an arrogant, cantankerous, rude Scotsman who thinks Sophia and her ideas are ridiculous. Sophia sees this contest as a chance to start a new chapter of her life. The contest is a televised show that pairs an amateur and professional together with weekly eliminating cook offs.

An accomplished cook and gardener, her daughters enter her in a cooking contest hoping it will help to wake their mother up from her grief. Sophia Brown has lost her husband and her passion for life. Favorite Quote: “Team Scottish Grumpy Bastard.”

A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson