Faded Jeans and Pfannkuchen by Storm Shultz: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

Sometimes coming home means homemade pfannkuchen, matchmaking, and one very judgmental moose.

Jo

Turns out, living someone else’s dream isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Shocking, right?

After six years chasing her mother’s dream of country music stardom in Nashville, Jolene Pearson has called it quits—and come crawling back to Moose Lick, Alaska. Now she’s wondering what her dream is. Could it be as simple as settling down with her best friend’s handsome brother and singing on the church worship team? According to her mother, that dream’s not nearly big enough. . .

Noah

Noah Gromotka has it pretty good. His food ministry is thriving, his soccer game is solid, and he makes a mean German pancake. All he’s missing is someone to share breakfast with.

He did not expect that someone to be his sister’s best friend—the same girl who once got caught stealing her Mamaw’s pie and blaming it on a squirrel.

But Jo’s all grown up, and baking pies of her own. Pies Noah’s mama deems “man-catching”. . . whatever that means.

Between an overly dramatic moose, Jo’s spotlight-hungry mother, and Noah’s matchmaking mama determined for grandbabies, it turns out a small-town romance is anything but simple.

The Author

Storm Shultz is a Kentucky-based author of love stories steeped in faith, Southern charm, and a dash of cinnamon.

Her books feature cozy elements and often a charmingly destructive pet. She is especially partial to themes of forgiveness, but above all, she strives to draw her readers closer to the Lord. When she isn't writing, Storm spends her time baking, thrifting, chasing after her children, and hanging out with her husband. Basically, living her dream life.

Book Review

Faith and country music meet best friend's brother with a meddling mama, animal shenanigans and all the fall vibes in this sweet romance... and I was absolutely here for all of it! All of these aspects on their own? I love them! Throw them together? Even better! Noah and Jo absolutely had my heart right from the start. Best friend's brother is one of my very favorites- and one that I have some experience with in real life too, so I love stories like this one that more closely match my own experience-- where you get that sibling banter (So good! His name for her during their text exchanges? I love it!)... but you also get a super supportive best friend too! This one did that so well. Noah's mom with her meddling ways made me smile throughout... as did the hilarious encounters with a moose and some pesky squirrels. All of these lighthearted moments were the perfect balance to Jo's difficult relationship with her own mother and the insecurities that she has as a result. Their story is tender and sweet with the perfect blend of faith and humor too. This was the first book that I've read from Storm Shultz but will certainly not be the last! 

Faded Jeans and Pfannkuchen is a Christian romance with kisses only and no language. It is part of the Romance on the Menu multi-author series but can absolutely be enjoyed as a standalone or in any order as well. 


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