It’s Vanilla Cupcake Day and we have sweets on the brain! Looking for that perfect book to enjoy with your cupcake? Check out these titles.
Sweetly, Deeply, Absolutely by Kira Archer
Culinary student Jenny Boyd happily agreed to help at her friend’s bakery while she was on vacation, and working side by side a 6’2” piece of man-candy is the icing on the cake. That is, until he opens his big mouth and agrees to make the wedding cake of the century for a giddy bride in under two weeks. Of course he did. And to think she’d been fantasizing about licking powdered sugar off his muscular shoulders. Now she wants to rap him in the head with her rolling pin.
Graphic designer Jared Crew can’t believe he agreed to help manage his best friend’s bakery—and with her, the hottest baker in three states. She’s smart and sassy and so sexy he accidentally accepted an order to make a twenty-layer baklava wedding cake, whatever that is. One thing is for sure—Jenny might just kill him before he can convince her that desserts aren’t the only sweet thing between them…
Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo
Delicious Temptation by Sabrina Sol
The only thing naughtier than a bad boy is a good girl…
Amara Maria Robles is a good girl. So good that she gave up her dreams of becoming a renowned pastry chef to help her parents with their struggling Mexican bakery. Yet her parents reject any changes she suggests, and refuse to sell her mouth-watering confections. Clearly being a good girl isn’t paying off. So when her brother’s sexy ex-best friend walks into the bakery, Amara’s tempted to be very bad indeed…
After a scandal twelve years ago, resident bad boy Eric Valencia has returned to make things right with his family and friends. One glance at Amara and her wicked curves, however, and Eric finds himself thinking about how she’d feel beneath him—something he promised Amara’s brother he would never think about, let alone do. But this bad boy is deep trouble…because Amara’s determined to have her cake, and Eric, too.
Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo
Tempted in the Tropics by Tracy March
Nothing’s more important to Paige Ellerbee than her struggling bakery, Sweet Bee’s. When Lane Anderson, the temporary new doctor hot enough to rival McDreamy, moves in next door, though, she’s sure things are looking up. Until he threatens her business in their first conversation.
Lane just wants to practice medicine responsibly—not argue with the flighty bakery owner next door. But when he finds himself traveling down to the Caribbean to play guitar for Paige’s best friend’s wedding, suddenly the sight of the blonde in a bikini eclipses the fact they can’t agree on anything. And as their vacation romance grows, his reservations about starting something after getting burned by love are washed away like sand on the beach.
But once Paige and Lane land back home, will these polar opposites be able to forgive their feud and find lasting love?
Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo
A Taste of Trouble by Gina Gordon
When Liv Crawford decided to pursue her dream of owning her own bakery, it was no surprise that she forgot to add “maintaining a serious relationship” to her business plan. Not when she believes a cupcake can fix anything, even loneliness.
Jake Miller isn’t concerned about being lonely. He’s cast aside his playboy lifestyle to pursue something more meaningful, his passion for photography. So, when his boss asks him to pursue a beautiful woman and coerce her to his office for a disguised meeting—no matter what it takes—in exchange for the opportunity to turn his hobby into a career, he jumps at the chance. At first sight, Liv awakens his long-buried desire for commitment, but his secret mission could ruin his hopes of keeping her.
Despite Liv’s commitment to swear off relationships to run her bakery, Jake quickly becomes her number one distraction. Yet, even her misgivings can’t tame the heat as they straddle the line between love and ambition.
Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo
Kissing Kendall by Jennifer Shirk
Kendall Grisbaum is finally taking charge of her life, pouring her heart into opening a new bakery business and even allowing her best friend Georgie to play matchmaker for her. Trouble is, the one guy she secretly wants is Georgie’s older brother, Brad, who is decidedly off limits.
Brad can’t seem to get his little sister’s best friend out of his mind. He and Kendall used to be close friends, too, and as a local policeman, Brad can’t help but play protector, looking out for Kendall. When he offers to help her renovate her new bakery space on the side, their friendship—and their attraction—flares back to life.
Amid the temptation of doughnut muffins and blueberry cobbler, a new temptation draws them both closer. Can they take a chance on love when it means risking their friendship, even when not doing so risks everything?
Amazon | B&N | iBooks | Kobo
About Author
Leave a Reply