Dining with Joy, Rachel Hauck
Dining with Joy, Rachel Hauck
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Dining with Joy

Author: Rachel Hauck

Narrator: Cici Dee

Unabridged: 10 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/24/2020


Synopsis

"Chef" Joy Ballard longs for a simpler life. But when a good-looking outsider arrives and spices things up, life becomes deliciously complicated.

Host of a regionally syndicated cooking show, Joy Ballard has a little secret: she can't cook. But when her show is picked up by a major network and given a prime time slot, her world heats up faster than a lowcountry boil.

Enter Luke Redmond: handsome, creative, and jobless after having to declare bankruptcy of his Manhatten restaurant. When her producers ask him to co-host the show, Joy sees Luke as her way out. But Luke sees much more than just a co-host in Joy.

Their relationship begins to simmer on and off set. Until Joy's secret is revealed and her reputation is ruined on national television by her rival, Wenda Devine.

But could Devine's cruelty be a divine gift? Losing Luke—and her sister—forces Joy to consider where her worth really comes from. Could God be cooking up an even bigger adventure from the mess? And will Joy hang on long enough to find out?

About Rachel Hauck

Rachel Hauck is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

She is a Christy Award winner and a double RITA finalist. Her book The Wedding Dress was named Inspirational Novel of the Year by Romantic Times Book Club. She is also the recipient of Romantic Times magazine's Career Achievement Award.

A graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in journalism, and a former sorority girl, Rachel and her husband live in central Florida. She is a huge Buckeyes football fan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Casey on November 06, 2010

Let me say right off that I LOVED this book! It will certainly not be the last one I read by the fantastic story teller, Rachel Hauck. The characters of Joy and Luke (along with the minors) are filled with depth and flaws, humor and charm that stand to life on the page. The story is well told with wo......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on June 30, 2020

This was a disappointing end to the series. I really didn’t understand Joy’s character and her actions never made sense. I thought it was unrealistic that she would make it that far in her career as a fake chef 🤷‍♀️ (how was it even a secret? Her family knew and it seemed like her whole town knew as......more

Goodreads review by Kassie on February 21, 2024

This book was not bad, but the narrator’s southern twang grated on my nerves a lot. And then also, the premise of the book- a character who hosts a cooking show but can’t cook- let me down. I was really hoping for a “learn to cook” with the cute love interest kind of story but this was not that. Ult......more

Goodreads review by Becki on September 29, 2017

My favorite of the 3 in the series. I feel like Joy truly experienced some growth. She was a character I could root for.......more

Goodreads review by Tina on December 16, 2010

Original post at One More Page I had a realization when I was reading this book: I like foodie books. I don't mean books about food like cookbooks or anything that talks about food. I mean fiction with food as one of its major elements. I've read two in the past year (The Crepe Makers' Bond and......more