Connie Calder has two rules for running the best bakery in seaside Fastlemere. Keep the croissants flawless and the chaos under control. She’s built her pastry shop into the town’s gossip hub, armed with nothing but passion, playlists, and a colour-coded inventory system. Life might be messy, but at least her éclairs never are.
Then Elliot Monroe walks in. Smug smile, fountain pen, and the audacity to critique her chalkboard spelling. A novelist with a severe case of brooding landlord energy, Elliot should be just another annoying customer. Except he isn’t. He’s sharp, infuriatingly observant…and secretly the man who holds the lease to her bakery.
Soon, Connie and Elliot find themselves circling each other with insults that feel suspiciously like foreplay, accidental moments dusted in flour, and a battle of wills that might just be mistaken for chemistry. But when Elliot’s inheritance puts Connie’s beloved bakery at risk, their sparring match turns into something far more dangerous. The possibility of love. If only they can stop correcting each other long enough to admit it.
Genre: Romance
Then Elliot Monroe walks in. Smug smile, fountain pen, and the audacity to critique her chalkboard spelling. A novelist with a severe case of brooding landlord energy, Elliot should be just another annoying customer. Except he isn’t. He’s sharp, infuriatingly observant…and secretly the man who holds the lease to her bakery.
Soon, Connie and Elliot find themselves circling each other with insults that feel suspiciously like foreplay, accidental moments dusted in flour, and a battle of wills that might just be mistaken for chemistry. But when Elliot’s inheritance puts Connie’s beloved bakery at risk, their sparring match turns into something far more dangerous. The possibility of love. If only they can stop correcting each other long enough to admit it.
Genre: Romance
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