Table for Two: An Anthology

by Nora Roberts

Book Overview

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts tempts hungry hearts with Blue Skies, collecting two of her classic, savory romantic novels. Summer Desserts Decadent dessert designer Summer Lyndon... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373285426
• ISBN13: 9780373285426
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Silhouette Books
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Good reading material

I enjoyed the story line and will enjoy passing it on to others.

Double Indulgence of Romance and Food...

This is a two-story anthology both written by Nora Roberts. I will note below what my rating would be for each individual story.SUMMER DESSERTS: Dessert chef, Summer Lyndon, jets all over the world to create elaborate, one of a kind, edible works of art. Being in demand as a freelance chef, she has freedom to do as she wishes. But hotel tycoon, Blake Cocharan, plans to convince Summer to accept the head chef position at his Philadelphia hotel restaurant. Signing a one-year contract to overhaul the establishment's cuisine is only the beginning of Summer's challenges - because Blake may have a more permanent position in mind for her.This was a very enjoyable story, and the chemistry between these two headstrong, independent characters is undeniable. I would rate this selection four stars.LESSONS LEARNED: Publicist Juliet Trent has worked hard to get where she is in the business world. Now she has been assigned an important client whose upcoming cookbook tour will require her personal supervision. Her client, renowned Italian chef Carlo Franconi, expert in food and women, has her a little concerned. Carlo is gorgeous, passionate and can be quite temperamental while creating masterpieces in the kitchen. Juliet has a strict rule against mixing business and pleasure. Carlo finds her fascinating and steadily chips away at her resolve. But what will win Juliet over is the big heart he hides beneath the flamboyant exterior. This was my favorite of the two stories. Carlo was irresistible. Ms. Roberts has a way with creating sexy, passionate, temperamental and exotic male characters that you just can't resist. Definitely a five star read. Overall, I felt this book was well worth reading. Ms. Roberts is undoubtedly a gifted storyteller. I've noticed some criticism by reviewers that these stories are dated. Granted, they were originally published separately as Silhouette Special Editions back in the 80's. However, I felt both had unquestionably stood the test of time. Between the two stories, the average score for this book would be 4 ½ stars. But since I'm unable to do that, I did round it up to 5 stars. Great light romance well worth the time, especially as a summer read.

Ya gotta read this love story!!

The book that I read was called Table For Two, by Nora Roberts. This book was fictional, and the theme was love. Summer Lyndon was a professional dessert chef that would travel all over the world to prepare just a single dish for each client, and charge large amounts of money per trip. Blake Cocharan an owner of the Cochran hotels had heard of Summer Lyndon. He wanted her as a chef, and he would do anything to have her. They made an appointment but at first she would not agree to work for him. He finally convinced her, and soon she had started to make his restaurant wonderful. They continued to spend a lot of time together. Blake wants to get closer to Summer, and thinks he is starting to fall for her, but he is afraid because he knows that she is an independent woman and knows that she is not interested in marriage. This book was very interesting and makes you want to keep reading without putting the book down. The story line catches your attention, and gives and image in your head of the characters. This book raises the question, what will you do for love? How will you deal with it when you're not sure where you're going in your life? These questions come up that are related to real life with real situations. Some people love is a very hard matter for them, and some others it comes naturally. Personally I think this was an amazing book, if I could inspire other people to read this book from this review that would make me happy

Another excellent Roberts read!

I really, really enjoyed this pair of great stories. Both of the female leads were career women, independent and successful, I found myself admiring Juliet especially. Their careers take unexpected turns when they meet the most exasperating men they will ever work with (and love). In the first story, Summer is hired by hotel mogul Blake Cochran to revamp the kitchen of one of his properties. The second story pairs globetrotting chef Carlo Franconi with straight-laced publicist Juliet Trent as they promote his latest book. Carlo is introduced in the first story as a friend of Summer.Both stories were extremely enjoyable and a cool glimpse into a world otherwise unknown to me. And food...always a great topic! Highly recommended!

table for two

Nora Roberts is my all time favorite author. Her books can make you laugh or cry, but most of all they usually just give me a good feeling. Both Summer Desserts and Lessons Learned are feel good stories. I just wish that Nora could write her books just a little faster.