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Showing posts with label Jamie Wesley. Show all posts
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Friday, November 28, 2025

“A Legend in the Baking” by Jamie Wesley

Title: A Legend in the Baking
Author: Jamie Wesley
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Year: 2024    
Genre(s): romance
Part of a Series: Yes. Read my review of Book 1 here.

Why I read it: Because I enjoyed the first book.

Summary: August Hodges never wanted the spotlight, even though he is a professional football player and co-owner of one of the hottest cupcake shops in the city. But when his rant in support of women goes viral, the spotlight finds him. He finds himself needing to navigate his newfound fame as he and his partners prepare to open a second location. Since fame doesn’t come naturally to him, he’s going to need help.

Enter Sloane Dell, the sister of his friend and business partner Donovan. Sloane is building a career as a social media manager and helping to manage her brother’s business will be a great stepping stone toward her dream job. She agrees to help August channel his fifteen minutes of fame toward helping the shop grow. However, working closely with August brings back feelings she thought were in the pass. Will she be able to help August and possibly get a happy ending she never thought possible? Or will they both just get burned?

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Friday, November 10, 2023

“Fake It Till You Bake It” by Jamie Wesley

Title: Fake It Till You Bake It
Author: Jamie Wesley
Publisher:  St. Martin’s Griffin
Year: 2022   
Genre(s):  romantic comedy   
Part of a Series: No

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Why I Read It: Once Upon a Book Club selection

Summary: Professional football player and bakery owner Donovan Dell’s orderly life gets turned upside down when he hired Jada Townsend-Matthews to work at his bakery. She is the most hated woman in America after turning down a beloved bachelor on a reality dating show. When pressed for an explanation, Jada lies that she’s dating someone and ropes Donovan into being her fake boyfriend. But as their relationship continues, things start to change for the better – and their feelings may not be as fake as they thought.