4.5 stars.

Delectable by Adrianne Lee is a positively charming romance that is incredibly heartwarming. This first installment in the Big Sky Pie series is a fast-paced and engaging novel that is sure to delight anyone who enjoys homespun love stories.

While his four week fishing trip to Alaska helps Quint McCoy deal with his grief over his father's sudden death, he still has to face the mess the he left behind. Determined to resurrect his neglected real estate business, he is shocked to discover his mom Molly has turned his office into a pie shop, Big Sky Pie. But Quint's biggest regret is the damage his behavior inflicted on his two year marriage to Callee. Before he left town, a heated argument with Callee ended with him telling her to file for divorce. When Quint runs into Callee at Big Sky Pie, he is stunned to learn their divorce is not yet final. When circumstances throw them together, will Quint convince Callee to give their marriage a second chance?

Quint and Callee are wonderful characters and the chemistry between them is sizzling hot. Quint is definitely the more flawed of the two and at first, his actions paint him a pretty unflattering light. What redeems him for me is his regret over the damage his actions have caused and his ability to admit that he made mistakes. While Quint runs away just when his mom and Callee need him most, the time and distance provides him the opportunity to reflect on his life. He reaches a few startling conclusions about himself and his marriage and Quint is determined to make some long overdue changes to his life when he returns home.

Although Callee is still in love with Quint, she has no intention of reuniting with him. During their separation, she realized that neither she nor their marriage was a priority for Quint. But the most shocking and hurtful realization for Callee is how little she and Quint really know one another.

Callee and Quint's relationship is definitely uneasy as they set aside their personal problems when they are needed to help launch Big Sky Pie. Callie tries to maintain a physical and emotional distance from Quint, but their simmering passion is pretty hard to resist. Just as their romance heats up, Callie's doubts soon put their reconciliation in jeopardy.

Fully rounding out Callee and Quint's story is a warm and loving cast of secondary characters. Although Quint's father is deceased, his presence is keenly felt and I felt his loss just as deeply as Molly, Quint and Callee. Molly is off screen for much of the novel, but she manages to play a huge role in bringing Quint and Callee together. Supporting both Quint and Callee is their close friend and office manager Andrea Lovette. Will this single mom find love in a future novel? I certainly hope so!

If you are looking a light read that is sweet, sexy and angst free then I highly recommend Delectable. It is a fun first installment in the Big Sky Pie series and Adrianne Lee's brief but intriguing introductions of Quint's friend Nick Tanziano and pastry chef Jane Wilson will leave readers eagerly anticipating the release of their book, Delicious, later this year. ( )

Callee McCoy is just making a quick stop in Kalispell, Montana, picking up her remaining belongings, saying good-bye to her beloved mother-in-law, Molly McCoy, and filing the final papers for her divorce from Quint McCoy. Quint's workaholic ways had put a strain on their marriage from the beginning; it broke apart entirely after the death of Quint's father Jim, as Quint refused to share their grief and disappeared for weeks at a time on fishing trips, letting both his marriage and his business fail.

Callee finds Molly in her new shop, Big Sky Pie, due to open in a couple of weeks. The surprise is that Molly has taken over, not just the part of the building Quint wasn't using for his real estate business, but the whole thing.

Quint is surprised, too, when he gets back from his latest fishing trip, finally ready to get back to work and revive his business before it's dead entirely. He's not happy; in fact, he feels betrayed.

When Molly has a heart attack in the midst of the three-way confrontation, between Quint and Molly and Quint and Callee, the two feuding soon-to-be-ex spouses are trapped by their mutual love for Molly, and her distress and agitation at the prospect of her new business not getting launched on time and missing out on the promotional events she'd committed to. Quint and Callee will have to work together to keep Big Sky Pie on track, at least until they can hire a pastry chef.

This is a fun little romance that nevertheless grapples with some serious issues of communication, mutual respect, and pursuing your dreams. Callee and Quint are both essentially likable, and they both have buried dreams they've hidden for years because of the mockery of others. And in the emotionally difficult situation they find themselves in, Lee does not fall into the trap of subjecting them to slapstick and "let's both be idiots" contrived misunderstandings. Their issues are real, and dealt with in as adult a manner as most real human beings manage when their emotions are running wild on them.

It's an enjoyable, mildly thoughtful, satisfying read.

Recommended.

I received a free electronic galley from the publisher via NetGalley. ( )

People all deal with grief in different ways. Some turn to religion to fill a spiritual void, some to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain, and some run away. That is what Quint McCoy did after the sudden, unexpected death of his father - he ran to Alaska for a month-long fishing trip to try to come to grips with his pain and regret. Unfortunately, this was not before he had taken his hurt and pain out on everyone around him, including his wife Callee. And after a especially fervid argument, he tells her to divorce him and walks out the door.

Upon his return he finds that his mother has turned his real estate office into a pie shop. He also finds Callee there as well, but she was only there to help his mother and to return her wedding ring, as their divorce would be final in a few days. When Quint's mom collapses shortly after his return, he knows that she is counting on him to open the shop on time. And Callee, knowing that Quint won't be able to do it alone, stays to help for Molly's sake.

And so begins Delectable, by Adrianne Lee. Delectable is the first book of the Big Pie Sky series. It is an emotional story filled with grief, sadness and loss, but also with love, commitment, and hope. It shows us how pain can sometimes causes us to make the wrong choices and how we have to find our way back to the place that we really belong. As Quint and Callee work side by side for the sake of helping Molly, will Quint be strong enough to admit he was wrong? Will Callee be able to forgive him? Is it even possible to fix what is broken?

I think Delectable was a good start to what sounds to be an entertaining series. I would recommend it to readers who enjoy a romance without all the evocative details. It was uncomplicated and quick to read, and I look forward to seeing what the rest of the series has to offer.

I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. ( )

*I received this book in exchange for an honest review from Net Galley*

Honestly, I requested a copy of this book because the cover intrigued me. It caught my attention, and I wanted to know if the story line could do the same. I was not in the least disappointed, and would love to read the next book in this series if given the opportunity.

Quint and Callee’s marriage fell apart after the passing of his father, and are in the process of a divorce when his mom suffers a massive heart attack. Callee, in order to protect his mom from any more undue stress, promises to stay in town until she recovers from surgery and help Quint run the brand new bakery she just opened- Big Sky Pie. Although Callee wants to get out of town as soon as possible to start her life over, her heart is telling her otherwise. Afterall, Quint is very easy on the eyes, but he broke her heart into a million pieces and she just can’t forgive him.

Can they put their differences aside long enough for the grand opening of Big Sky pie? And is there such a thing as people changing and second chances?
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Quint is one dumb cowboy. He takes off fishing leaving his new wife alone more times than he should. When he's not fishing he is working on his very successful Real Estate business. Then when his father dies he takes off to go fishing in Alaska without care for his marriage, his wife's feelings or even his mother's pain. He asks for a divorce, and she is ready to give it to him. He's selfish, self centered and about to learn some lessons the hard way.
Callee is Quints wife. She is trying to move on she has registered for a cooking program and is excited to start her new life. She tries to avoid her soon to be ex but when her loved mother in law suffers from a health emergency she is dragged back kicking and squirming into Quints life again.
Quints mother is starting a new business. She turned her wayward son's real estate office into a pie shop. When her health take s a dangerous turn she calls on her daughter in law to run the shop and bake the pies till she is able. One major problem, Callee can't bake and they can't seem to find a pastry chef anywhere.
Quint has some secrets up his sleeve that he uses to help get him back in his future ex's good graces. He wants what he gave up, he wants it all back and this time he is going to be around to enjoy it. With an interfering mother in law, an assistant working in the shadows and their leftover love be enough to bring them back together ?
A sweet predictable romance that will have you craving pie. So stock up on your pie before starting this romantic, sexy story. ( )