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Date read: June 10, 2024
Sugar Blitz
1. Fake It Till You Bake It
2. A Legend in the Baking - Paperback | Kindle
Jamie Wesley
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
August Hodges was supposed to be the silent partner in Sugar Blitz Cupcakes. Emphasis on silent. That is until his impromptu feminist rant about how women bakers are the backbone of the industry and baking cupcakes isn’t a threat to masculinity goes viral, making him the hottest bachelor in town. With a new location in the works, August and his partners decide to capitalize on this perfect opportunity to help cement their place in the community. But the hiring of his best friend’s younger sister, the woman who has haunted some of his best dreams for years, was as much of a shock as his new-found fame.Thoughts on A Legend in the Baking: August, the quietest and most reserved of the cupcake shop partners, is up and his special someone is none other than one of his partner's little sister. Which is only minorly awkward in the grand scheme of things.
Social media manager Sloane Dell fell hard for her brother’s best friend the moment she met him more than a decade ago, but that teenage infatuation cost her dearly. Still, she accepts her brother’s request to revamp the bakery’s social media presence to take advantage of August’s newfound popularity, knowing it’s the big break her fledgling career needs. She’ll just ignore the fact that August is still August, i.e. sexier and sweeter than any man has a right to be. And that he drives her crazy with his resistance to all her ideas.
They vow to leave the past in the past. But when an explosive make-out session makes it clear their attraction burns hotter than ever, Sloane and August are forced to reconsider what it means to take a risk and chase your dreams.
As they’re both about to find out, all’s fair in love and cupcakes.
The most awkward is probably that Sloane declared her undying love to August when she was still in her teens and August (rightfully, at the time) turned her down. Except he's never forgotten her and their long conversations and how *right* things felt when they talked. Now he's older and wiser and divorced and she's on his mind A LOT. Given that she's working on the shop's social media and marketing while she's job hunting, they're sort of forced to spend time together and August is having a tough time keeping his like under wraps.
On Sloane's end, she's determined to put the past behind her. Sure, she might still think August is everything she wants in a man, but he made his feelings clear all those years ago and she's going to steer clear of heartache by keeping that firmly in mind. Except, you know, now they're spending all this time together and August is honestly a great person who consistently puts himself before others. And Sloane is having a tough time keeping her heart in line because of that.
Some big career changes, a little pushback against the new shop location, a disastrous date, a fabulous date, a man who needs a push to reach for the things he wants, and a lady who has to stop and take stock of how far she's willing to go to get what she wants. *thumbs up*
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