An all new small town, second chance, fake dating romance that is sugar, spice, and slow burn to explosion.
Tess
When tragedy forces me back to Thorn-brook, I tell myself it’s only temporary. Just long enough to catch my breath and figure out what’s next. But life has other plans.
Flour, sugar, and my grandmother’s recipes become my therapy, and before I know it, Sweeten’s Bakery isn’t just a refuge. It’s my second chance.
The last thing I expect is Brady Hawk—Thornbrook’s golden boy turned NFL star, and the boy I once knew better than myself—to walk through my door. Seven years ago, he left this town behind. Left me behind. Now he’s back, stirring up everything I’ve tried to bury. And no matter how much I pretend I’ve moved on, one look from him proves I haven’t.
Brady
I haven’t spent much time back home since the stadium lights got brighter and my name started meaning something. But when a hit during playoffs sidelines me and rumors start swirling about my future, Thornbrook is the only place I can go.
What I don’t expect is her. Tess Sweeten. The girl I left behind. The one who saw the real me before the fame.
When the media threatens to finish what the hit started my agent comes up with a plan to give the media something to really chew on. Start a rumor that I am off the grid because of a new romance.
I never expected that small lie to turn into a fake dating scheme that involves Tess. But as we spend time together at her bakery and the smell of sugar and coffee, and the way she looks at me when she thinks I’m not watching starts to blur every line, suddenly, I’m not sure what I’m fighting for anymore…my career, or the only woman I’ve never stopped wanting.
Genre: Romance
Tess
When tragedy forces me back to Thorn-brook, I tell myself it’s only temporary. Just long enough to catch my breath and figure out what’s next. But life has other plans.
Flour, sugar, and my grandmother’s recipes become my therapy, and before I know it, Sweeten’s Bakery isn’t just a refuge. It’s my second chance.
The last thing I expect is Brady Hawk—Thornbrook’s golden boy turned NFL star, and the boy I once knew better than myself—to walk through my door. Seven years ago, he left this town behind. Left me behind. Now he’s back, stirring up everything I’ve tried to bury. And no matter how much I pretend I’ve moved on, one look from him proves I haven’t.
Brady
I haven’t spent much time back home since the stadium lights got brighter and my name started meaning something. But when a hit during playoffs sidelines me and rumors start swirling about my future, Thornbrook is the only place I can go.
What I don’t expect is her. Tess Sweeten. The girl I left behind. The one who saw the real me before the fame.
When the media threatens to finish what the hit started my agent comes up with a plan to give the media something to really chew on. Start a rumor that I am off the grid because of a new romance.
I never expected that small lie to turn into a fake dating scheme that involves Tess. But as we spend time together at her bakery and the smell of sugar and coffee, and the way she looks at me when she thinks I’m not watching starts to blur every line, suddenly, I’m not sure what I’m fighting for anymore…my career, or the only woman I’ve never stopped wanting.
Genre: Romance