All The Cake And All The Sweet

By Matthew Balleza

You can scream in the face of despair. But is it possible to sing?

In this big-souled story of love, resilience, and show-stopping courage, a family beset by hardship embarks on a daring adventure to outrun a dangerous ex-con and leave behind a life of bitter defeat.

Meet the Renees. Three tormented sisters and their diabetic mother. For years they've been resigned to a life of scraping by. Plagued by sickness, crippled by fear.

Regina's the mother...once strong, but now struggling to keep the family afloat.

Zara's the pretty one...the one who bakes late at night to quiet the voices, but never seems to finish a recipe.

Desiree's the middle child...a Clepto with a taste for Gucci.

Janelle's the eldest, the one who's always pregnant...except the babies aren't real.

Then there's Maxy, Regina's new caretaker, ...a Broadway reject with big dreams but big doubts...

When the Renees receive news that their estranged father is being released from prison, it seems a chance to start over. But as time unfolds, so does the truth, and what they thought was a new beginning, starts to feel like a new nightmare.

A threat building, and desperate to start over, the Renee's must seek help where they least expected it. There's the relative Regina never talks about. And Maxy...but who is he really? And will the chance to help the Renees kill his only shot at a dream?

Tender, heartbreaking, and funny, All the Cake is a stirring portrait of beauty in the face of darkness, trust in the face of betrayal, and courage in the face of despair - with characters that will stay with the reader long after the story ends....

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C9S3HPCJ
• ISBN13: 9798850111779
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"