Sweet Trouble (The Bakery Sisters)

Name: Sweet Trouble (The Bakery Sisters)
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“A real treat” about first loves, coming home, and chocolate cake from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Sweet Talk and Sweet Spot (Debbie Macomber).

Jesse Keyes has changed her ways. With a steady job and a vibrant son, Gabe, she’s in a far better place than when she left Seattle five years ago, pregnant and misunderstood. Now it’s time to go home and face her demons. But her sisters, Claire and Nicole, aren’t exactly impressed with the new and improved Jesse. And then there’s Matt, Gabe’s father, who makes it clear he hasn’t forgiven her despite the lust that still smolders between them. Jesse doesn’t know if she can make up for all the mistakes of her past. But the promise of sweet nights with Matt might just give her the extra incentive she needs to make it worth the trouble . . .

“Old ghosts come back to haunt in the satisfying conclusion to Mallery’s tough and tender Sweet trilogy . . . This author knows drama!” —RT Book Reviews

“Sweet Trouble is a well written book about reestablishing relationships—family and romantic—as well as finding your way home.” —The Good, the Bad, and the Unread

“The final installment in Susan Mallery’s Keyes sisters trilogy, provides redemption for Jesse, the family bad girl. Despite her checkered past, I found her to be a likable, interesting heroine . . . an enjoyable read.” —All About Romance

Natalie S

4.5 Bookmarks from Wild on Books!

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2008

Some say you can't ever go home again. That might be true but bad girl turned single mom Jesse Keyes is going to test that theory.
Jesse Keyes left Seattle years ago with her tail tucked between her legs. The sister she lived with hated her and the man she was in love with, Matthew Fenner, didn't want anything to do with her. He didn't even care that she was pregnant with his baby. Of course, at the time he didn't actually believe that the baby was his, despite Jesse's protestations to the contrary. Now, years later, Jesse has come back home to the town in which she grew up in order to put to rest some ghosts of her past and possibly make new memories.

Jesse has spent the last five years of her life working to overcome her reputation and be a mom to Gabriel. Gabe has been asking questions about his father and because of this, Jesse decides to return to Seattle so that her son might know his father. She knows that her return will be tough but she doesn't count on the animosity she encounters. Her sister still hasn't forgiven her for sleeping with her now ex-brother-in-law which is funny since Jesse didn't sleep with him. Meeting Matt after so long takes a toll on Jesse's psyche as well, he is livid she has kept his son from him and with his anger comes action. The plan? Matt intends to make Jesse pay dearly for not telling him about his son.

I anticipated SWEET TROUBLE like no other after having read SWEET SPOT. Since Susan Mallery wrote SWEET TROUBLE, I knew I would be in for an emotional roller coaster ride. There is a thin line between love and hate because more than once I found myself hating Matt Fenner. I became angry at him for being unrealistic and hateful to Jesse, notwithstanding the fact that she did not tell him that he had a son. Then, he would do something so sweet for Jesse that I would love him again. Jesse's character was so realistically written she could be anyone who ever made mistakes and tried to pick up the pieces of their life and succeed. The romance and sexual tension between Matt and Jesse was oftentimes heady and explosive. I wanted so much for Matt to love Jesse like she deserved and while he did, finally, I got teary-eyed more than once at the emotion turmoil both characters faced.

Susan Mallery never fails to deliver a highly poignant and ultimately satisfying read. Immersing myself in SWEET TROUBLE for an entire afternoon, I hated to see Matt and Jesse's story come to an end. As with every book she has ever written, Susan Mallery's SWEET TROUBLE is definitely a keeper! ***Natalie S. for Wild on Books***

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Price and all pages clean and intact.

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2023

It was clean with no writing on pages or tears.

E. Yamani

Susan mallery

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024

A great book I enjoyed it very much

mnix

Sweet Trouble

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2009

Jesse Keyes has always been the sister to get in to trouble. It's not always her fault, but no one sees it that way. When Jesse finds out that she's pregnant, her sister Nicole assumes the worst, her boyfriend does to. Matt shoves her out of his life cruelly and her sister hates her, so Jesse decides to make a fresh start somewhere else. It's a struggle, but she manages. Five years later, Jesse and her four-year old son Gabriel, come back to Seattle because Gabe wants to meet his daddy. Matt wants nothing to do with Jesse, until he sees a way to make her pay for breaking his heart. He wasn't expecting to feel something other than hatred for her though. All Jesse wants is to reconcile with her sister and start over with Matt. What she ends up with, is a lot of heartache.

I read the Bakery Sisters novels one after the other. By the time I got to Sweet Trouble I was dying to read Jesse's story! I have to admit, Jesse was not my favorite person at that point, but after reading Sweet Trouble I wanted to throw my arms around her. Susan Mallery had her work cut out for her. I was hard pressed to accept Jesse's point of view. She did it though. Sweet Trouble is a heartfelt and emotional story. Matt and Jesse's feelings are vividly depicted and tangible. You can feel their inner turmoil. Their story is angst-filled, romantic, sensual, and intense. Claire is the innocent and shy sister. Nicole is the strong, capable one, and Jesse is the troublemaker. The tension and drama built more with every book until Sweet Trouble's dramatic conclusion. Sweet Trouble is wonderful, as is each book in the Bakery Sister's series. I highly recommend reading them in order. It makes them that much better!

Nannette
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June1963

so much groveling

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2023

Jesse has come home with her four year old son. She plans to have her son meet his father, the only man she has ever loved. She plans to work with her sister who had thrown her out. Only things are hard and not what she expected.

A great story!

snickers

Great end to the trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024

A great end to the trilogy, exactly what you would expect from this author!! Enjoyed the whole series. Great read.

S T Klink

Tasty Troubles

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2013

All of the Bakery Sisters books were great reading, plots were tasty with description, yummy characters and delectable family dynamics

Nancy L. Wathen

Ann T.

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2020

What a great story about mistakes and forgiveness. The characters and their relationships were fantastic. I just love the two story. Thank you for a great series.

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