The Barnes & Noble Review
New York Times-bestselling author Betina Krahn will delight her many fans with this lively addition to the Convent of the Brides of Virtue series. This time, the charming heroine is young Julia of Childress, orphaned and left to the convent, where she has become an acclaimed cook. Julia's golden pies and lamb with pink garlic sauce enthrall the demanding Griffin de Grandaise, who buys her services as a personal cook, vowing to return Julia to the convent in a year, virtue intact. But her cooking drives him wild, her looks drive him wild, and worse yet, Julia herself is determined to drive him wild. Their battle of wits and unlikely romance unfold against the backdrop of feuding neighbors and amid the challenges of medieval cooking, making for a witty and delightful follow-up to The Husband Test and The Wife Test. Ginger Curwen