The Key to Love

September 1, 2020
When her French bakery in Story, Kansas, is going to be featured in a popular magazine, romantic-at-heart pastry chef Bri Duval cannot wait for the bakery's love lock fence, a small-town variation on Paris' famous Ponts des Arts, to shine. But her plans evaporate with the arrival of Gerard Fortier, a hardened but undeniably handsome writer who is secretly using Bri's feud with a potential buyer to generate traction for his story. As his deadline draws nearer, Gerard cannot ignore Bri's kindheartedness and her faith in forever. But it will take more than a plate of cream puffs to wake them both up to the real cost of real love. Readers will savor the flirty banter, delightful characters, and nods to French culture amidst a Midwest community buzzing with charm. Conventional romance drama is balanced with emotional depth, and St. Amant's deliciously sweet tale bears a fresh message of dispelling the illusion of perfection in relationships in favor of embracing the real.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)