Plots and Pans

by Kelly Eileen Hake

Overview

Order dictates Tucker Carmichael’s life—his orders. On a cattle drive, a moment’s hesitation can mean death. The Chisholm Trail is dirty, dangerous, and no place for women. After years at school, Jessalyn Culpepper has come home and is determined to show everyone that a woman can manage everything from cooking to cattle—whether they like it or not! Tucker tries to manage his partner’s headstrong sister, horrified when she wants to join the cattle drive. But when they need a chuck wagon cook, Jessalyn seems the only solution. Will God stir up love along a trail filled with their Plots and Pans?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630580278
Publisher:	Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,054,830
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Kelly Eileen Hake received her first writing contract at the tender age of seventeen and arranged to wait three months until she was able to legally sign it. Since that first contract a decade ago, she’s fulfilled twenty contracts ranging from short stories to novels. In her spare time, she’s attained her BA in English literature and composition, earned her credential to teach English in secondary schools, and went on to complete her MA in writing popular fiction.

Writing for Barbour combines two of Kelly’s great loves—history and reading. A CBA bestselling author and member of American Christian Fiction Writers, she’s been privileged to earn numerous Heartsong Presents Reader’s Choice Awards and is known for her witty, heartwarming historical romances. A newlywed, she and her gourmet-chef husband live in Southern California with their golden lab mix, Midas!

Editorial Reviews

What a fun story! The characters were well developed, the romance was sweet, and the plot was enjoyable. The author also brought several heavy topics such as racial tension, women's rights, and death into the story. But she handled each subject with care and grace. I was entertained, but also blessed by reading this book. I'll definitely be adding it to my library.

Book Reviews by Tima - Tima Murrell

Ms. Hake is a strong story teller of this plot line and I would encourage her to continue to embrace the ‘Wild West’ as her inspiration. She knows how to spin a great western.

Feathered Quill - Ellen Feld

Plots and Pans is a light, humorous, and enjoyable easy read about laying down the need to prove yourself and becoming who you were always meant to become. It’s about faith and family, finding love and coming home.

Journey Sojourner - Rachelle Sperling

This was a really good book. I found myself laughing out loud, smiling at Jess' antics and loving the way that the characters grew through the trials they faced. Each of them had to work through their own issues. They weren't perfect characters and so they were very relatable. I definitely recommend this book!

Christina Schmidt

A good enjoyable read with likable characters and a decent plot.This was the first book I have read by the author, but am willing to try another book by her in the future.

Bethany DeSelms Blog - Bethany DeSelms

I thought Plots and Pans was a good, clean, quick, easy and sweet read. At times, there were some humorous scenes and found myself laughing out loud. The middle of the book was a little slow and found myself doing some skimming. But it is worth the read! I would recommend it. 4 stars.

Amy Campbell Blog - Amy Campbell

I really enjoyed reading Plots and Pans. I really found the characters to be well-developed and likeable. The pacing was just right and I found it to be an easy read.

The characters in this book are likeable and made me smile a few times. Especially Jessalyn. She’s spunky and quick-witted. Reading her arguments with Tucker made me jealous that she was able to come up with quick comebacks to Tucker’s protests. I’m not that quick! The attraction between these two starts out with adversity and it takes them a while to recognize what’s going on.

Michele Carley