The Carnivore Catastrophe by Meika Mcrae

Bridget Jones Diary meets Steel Magnolias in this quirky and fast-paced second-time-around romance.

With two kids off to college, it’s been a minute since widowed romance writer Baez Quincey experienced any actual romance. A long simmering attraction to dishy diner-owner Bobby seems to offer a remedy, but when Baez inherits a steakhouse, she’s suddenly the competition.

That’s not the only complication with this inheritance; someone is trying to blow the restaurant up and – worse still – Baez doesn’t eat meat. Who’s ever heard of a vegetarian running a Texas steakhouse?

The Carnivore Catastrophe is Meika Mcrae’s debut novel, and the first in a planned series – The Pecan Bay Predicament Series. It revolves around the neighbours on the fictional Soncy Street in Dallas; a colourful cast bound together more by friendship than their shared address.

It opens in a chatty and energetic style that draws you in and enamours you to this book, that’s rife with Southern charm and hospitality, and it’s hardly a surprise that food (and the eating of it) is central, not only to the characters’ lives, but to the story itself.

This is well-crafted a story of second chances and new beginnings; of getting unstuck and stuck in; of trust and friendship; of dealing with change whilst preserving what’s good.

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A very nice debut indeed, and a very enjoyable read. Get your copy on Amazon!

Happy reading, and Happy November, Dear Reader!