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Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes (An Adams Grove Novel Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Nancy Naigle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 2,370 ratings
Welcome to Adams Grove...where the wedding cakes are sweet, but the recipe is murder.

For years, Carolanne Baxter dreamed of a life beyond Adams Grove. Being the daughter of the town drunk was no picnic, so when college offered her a chance for escape, she took it. Now Carolanne has returned home, finally ready to make amends with her father, Ben, and to celebrate the wedding of her best friends Jill and Garrett. Of course, the fact that Connor Buckham, her sexy new law partner and Garrett's best man, happens to be the same guy the town matchmaker named as Carolanne's perfect match...well! That's just icing on the cake.

But Carolanne's hopes for a fresh start are dashed when a dead body surfaces during Jill and Garrett's wedding reception...and Ben Baxter becomes the prime suspect. The murder throws the town into uproar, threatening to destroy the tentative peace between father and daughter--and to derail the budding romance between Carolanne and Connor. Has the matchmaker's perfect streak come to end? Or will the truth finally bring Carolanne the happy ending she's dreamed of for so long?

An Adams Grove Novel ~ Clean and wholesome small town love stories with a touch of suspense from Nancy Naigle.
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    Adams Grove
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  5. Publication date
    July 9, 2013
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“I fell in love with this book from the very beginning…The author did a wonderful job bringing the right amount of romance and suspense. I highly recommend the book to those who like a little murder and mystery in their romance books.” —Night Owl Reviews

“A great romance that is emotionally charged from the first page.” —Harlequin Junkie

“I for one had a hard time putting Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes down. I will definitely have to go out and find the first two and wait for the fourth one to come out.” —Sharon Salituro, Fresh Fiction

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"I fell in love with this book from the very beginning...The author did a wonderful job bringing the right amount of romance and suspense. I highly recommend the book to those who like a little murder and mystery in their romance books." —Night Owl Reviews

"[A] great romance that is emotionally charged from the first page." —Harlequin Junkie

"I for one had a hard time putting Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes down. I will definitely have to go out and find the first two and wait for the fourth one to come out." —Sharon Salituro, Fresh Fiction

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AQ2A872
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montlake Romance (July 9, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 9, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 694 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1612182763
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 2,370 ratings

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USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle whips up small-town love stories with a whole lot of heart. She began writing while juggling a successful career in finance and life on a seventy-six-acre farm. Now happily retired from a career in the financial industry, this Virginia girl devotes her time to writing, antiquing, and spa days with friends.

Several of Nancy's novels have been adapted for television. You can find the complete list of movies and a free downloadable checklist of all of Nancy's books in series order on her website.

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Customers find this book to be a great summer read with enough suspense to keep them engaged. The writing style is well-crafted with short chapters that make it quick to read, and they appreciate the character development, particularly the word play and flirting between the main characters. Customers describe the book as uncomplicated and easy to follow, with one customer noting it's a good all-round entertainment choice.

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138 customers mention "Enjoyment"130 positive8 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable, describing it as a great summer read and a clean Sunday afternoon read.

"...They are so REAL! Their relationship interactions, the push and pulls, makes you really hope they end up happy in the end...." Read more

"...It's a good summer-on the-porch read, but like anything too sweet, may fill you with empty calories" Read more

"...Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes is a must read for all! You can't beat a book with humor, mystery, romance and much more!" Read more

"And I thought her last two books were good! If she gets this much better with each one, I can hardly wait until her tenth novel is released! :)..." Read more

131 customers mention "Suspense"113 positive18 negative

Customers enjoy the suspenseful plot of the book, which combines romance with mystery elements, keeping them engaged with its twists and turns.

"...things you could want in a book, well developed characters, heartache, love, friendship, loyalty, betrayal, murder, suspense and a great ending...." Read more

"...mystery and suspense will thoroughly enjoy the genuinely interesting story around the story." Read more

"...There's enough mystery to get your teeth into and keep things interesting...." Read more

"I liked this book, one in a series by the author. The plot was not overly simple and the characters likeable...." Read more

47 customers mention "Writing style"41 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the writing style of the book, finding it easy to read with short chapters that make it quick to finish.

"...The characters are believable, the writing is excellent and the plot keeps you reading long after you know you should have gone to bed!" Read more

"This book was easy to read and not as emotionally tugging as the others in the series, but I appreciate that...." Read more

"Quick read with enough going on to be good. Nice characters that I would read about again. Too bad this was the 1st one I read in the s" Read more

"This book was very good reading. It was fast and easy reading. I was surprised at it being both a mystery and a love story." Read more

44 customers mention "Character development"41 positive3 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, particularly appreciating the word play and flirting between the main characters, and noting that characters from previous books are included.

"...This one has all the things you could want in a book, well developed characters, heartache, love, friendship, loyalty, betrayal, murder, suspense..." Read more

"...Nancy Naigle's Adam's Grove and its characters are so real it makes you want to go there and stay...." Read more

"...I love this small town in Virginia, and I really like all the characters. They are so REAL!..." Read more

"...The plot was not overly simple and the characters likeable. However, I read another one Sweet Tea and Something Something- and it was too similar...." Read more

41 customers mention "Interest"41 positive0 negative

Customers find the book entertaining and engaging throughout, with one mentioning how enjoyable it is to follow the town folk's adventures.

"...There's enough mystery to get your teeth into and keep things interesting...." Read more

"...They are light and easy and just make you feel good. Glad I discovered them...." Read more

"I would definitely give this enticing book a four star. It kept my attention and when not reading it, my thoughts floated to the characters and..." Read more

"Fun, sweet, intriguing... Love seeing characters from previous books!! A really good book for relaxing with!..." Read more

12 customers mention "Pacing"12 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, finding it light and fun, with one customer noting it includes many facets of real life.

"...They are light and easy and just make you feel good. Glad I discovered them...." Read more

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It had so many facets of real life and was a very believable storyline...." Read more

"Quick read with enough going on to be good. Nice characters that I would read about again. Too bad this was the 1st one I read in the s" Read more

"...They are light, romantic mysteries that are a joy to read...." Read more

9 customers mention "Series"9 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this book as part of the Adams Grove series, with one customer mentioning they are hooked on both the series and the author.

"Good series" Read more

"Just started reading the Adams Grove series and now I am hooked on the series and the author. Never read anything by Nancy Naigle before...." Read more

"Great series. Nancy Naigle keeps the reader on the edge of the seat. This is a series for the ones who love suspense, action, and romance." Read more

"another great book about Adams Grove. Reading about this town makes you want to move there. can not wait to read the next book." Read more

8 customers mention "Ease of follow"6 positive2 negative

Customers find the book uncomplicated, with one mentioning it made their layover less tedious.

"...They are light and easy and just make you feel good. Glad I discovered them...." Read more

"...but I have to admit it did add to the story and made my layover less tedious." Read more

"...I had a had time getting into this book." Read more

"I enjoy all the characters in Adams Grove. It was a quick simple read...." Read more

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  • Cricket
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Nancy Naigle did it again.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013
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    I picked up Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes at the same time I picked up Sweet Tea and Secrets. I have to say I loved every minute of Carolanne and Connor's story. Having a sweet romance connected to a murder mystery is a good thing. I love a good mystery and I appreciate the fact that the story isn't mostly about sex. I love that characters from the previous books are included in this book. I have become a big fan of the Adams Grove series.

    This one has all the things you could want in a book, well developed characters, heartache, love, friendship, loyalty, betrayal, murder, suspense and a great ending.

    I will be recommending this one to my family and friends. I can't wait for the next one in the series.
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  • Barbara Kirkpatrick
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and Suspenseful....
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2014
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    Likely should be five stars. Certainly kept my interest enough to keep me reading way past bedtime.
    Nancy Naigle's Adam's Grove and its characters are so real it makes you want to go there and stay. You feel their sorrows, joys and fears so intensely you are drawn right into their lives.
    Any serious reader who leans toward mystery and suspense will thoroughly enjoy the genuinely interesting story around the story.
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  • Brenda Winslow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this small town!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2013
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    I had this book pre-ordered for months and was SO excited to get it on my Kindle. I couldn't wait to read it and I sure wasn't disappointed. I love this small town in Virginia, and I really like all the characters. They are so REAL! Their relationship interactions, the push and pulls, makes you really hope they end up happy in the end. There's enough mystery to get your teeth into and keep things interesting. I didn't want to put it down and, now, can hardly wait for the next one in the series!
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  • Sheila
    3.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Storytelling
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2015
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    I liked this book, one in a series by the author. The plot was not overly simple and the characters likeable. However, I read another one Sweet Tea and Something Something- and it was too similar. It's a good summer-on the-porch read, but like anything too sweet, may fill you with empty calories
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  • Tobi H
    5.0 out of 5 stars Definite Must!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2013
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    First thoughts after.....
    Omgosh.....I'm so ready for Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies!!!

    How distracted did I get?
    Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes is a fun feel good romantic suspense! Yep all those rolled into one! Carolanne is one determined lawyer who doesn't believe in love or marriage. She's a supportive friend who fights back from her past. Connor is a new book boyfriend we can take home to mom! He wants Carolanne as more than his friend now. The story had me rooting for the hope to be couple and for Carolanne to reconcile with her dad. Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes is a must read for all! You can't beat a book with humor, mystery, romance and much more!
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  • Moira
    4.0 out of 5 stars Partners for life
    Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2023
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    Can partners and lifelong friends become more? You're going to want to read this one to find out. Carolann's mother died when she was young and her dad didn't handle losing the love of his life and turned to alcohol. Her best friend Jill and her grandma Pearl became her lifeline.

    When she returns home to enter a partnership with her college law buddy, their relationship grows. But throw in a dead body at Jill's wedding and her father's arrest, and the suspense grows.

    Small Town love and gossip at it's finest.
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  • Louise
    5.0 out of 5 stars NANCY NAIGLE gets better with each book!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2013
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    And I thought her last two books were good! If she gets this much better with each one, I can hardly wait until her tenth novel is released! :) This is the third in a series about a small town: Adams Grove. The characters are believable, the writing is excellent and the plot keeps you reading long after you know you should have gone to bed!
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  • Pam Reguli
    5.0 out of 5 stars These books are great reads if you don't want something that you have ...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2015
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    These books are great reads if you don't want something that you have to really think hard about. They are light and easy and just make you feel good. Glad I discovered them. I don't know if the Adams Grove series will be ending or if Ms. Naigle will continue them, but I only have two left to read. Guess I will try her other books and hope they are as good.
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  • Sharon Reading
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes
    Reviewed in Australia on May 28, 2014
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    Great novel. I Enjoyed the storyline and the twist at the end. Loved the relationship between the two main characters.
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  • Bota-Jo
    4.0 out of 5 stars It's All About Marrying
    Reviewed in Germany on September 2, 2013
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    There is one thing this book has in common with the famous Jane Austen novels: the main subject is marrying. However, Jane Austen wrote during an epoch where marriage was obligatory due to society, and so finding husbands for their daughters was a real problem for parents. In "Wedding Cake and Big Mistakes", people living in today's USA obviously do not have other problems than marriage as well, at least this seems to be the case in Adams Grove. Jane Austen described the society she lived in with heart and a good sense of humor. Nancy Naigle describes Adams Grove as a place where only happy and/or wealthy people live and where the days go by with earning a lot of money, eating cake, drinking coffee and thinking about marrying.

    The brilliant lawyer Carolanne Baxter returns to her hometown Adams Grove, where two of her best friends are about to marry. Her days in the town where she used to live as a child are filled by her career as a freelance lawyer, living her life as a career woman, trying to come to terms with old wounds of her childhood and reflecting about why she does not want to marry. For her new law partner, i. e. the male freelance lawyer Connor Beckham, no, pardon, Buckham, is nice, sexy, intelligent, wealthy and would be the perfect husband for her (and somehow for anybody else). By the way, Connor Buckham very often thinks about - guess what - marrying.

    Besides marrying, this novel has a plot regarding the lawyer activities of Carolanne and Connor. Carolanne tries to solve the emotional problems she has with her father, who is one day accused of murder, and her - mostly platonic - friendship with Connor is faced with hard times when they are suddenly opponents in court.

    This book presenting a little town in the USA, where everybody is most of the time wealthy and/or lucky makes remember soap operas, where any main protagonist is a good-situated and hard working freelancer, who has nevertheless enough time for friends and family (which is not realistic at all). Furthermore, the way how in every chapter people think or talk about marrying or not marrying is not quite my cup of tea. Nevertheless, I think I still can recommend this novel, because after all Nancy Naigle has a good style of writing.
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  • linda ann Angus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fab
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2014
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    This is not a book that I would normally read but I was having a chic lit day and bought this book a good few months back ,and it has sat in my kindle unread until today.I has everything I like in a book I am so glad I read it .thank you Nancy I read more of your books .
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  • Jaye22
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and so much more
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2020
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    If you like a bit of escapism this one is for you, the characters are so polite and each book centres around a different couple then you are slowly spun a story in the main of love and hate and then you find yourself routing for them and then a sub plot is thrown in that shocks the town and I/you find yourself thinking life is too short get on with it.

    In this particular story two lawyers who should be together fight and cuss and it is dragged out until the very end, I enjoyed it. Great one if you want a story you do not have to concentrate on yet I found i wanted to know what was going to happen next.
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  • Alison
    4.0 out of 5 stars Best friends
    Reviewed in Australia on August 28, 2020
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    Two people that have known each other there whole life. Claire-Anne comes back to town & here Conner are partners in there law firm can they be partners for life Pearl sure thinks so
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