 Today's the big day- PASSION AND PASTRIES is now live on all the major book retailers. This small town romance features a couple at Love and War.... Author Sydney Scott tosses two opposites together in the kitchen and those two find themselves fighting it out. Both Louis and Hailey are passionate about baking and want to be the only baker in small-town Sunset Cove, but there can only be ONE bakery (at least in their eyes). This sets up some big clashes between the two as their competition turns to desire. PASSION AND PASTRIES is the first book in the Sunset Cove series and will tantalize you with the delicious foods mentioned and the compelling characters created! Now available in ebook at all major retailers, PASSION AND PASTRIES will be a new favorite! Blurb: Sparks and sugar flies in this delightful romance about a worldly French chef and the small town baker who have more on their mind than their pastries. Hailey Baker has always wanted one thing: to work in her family’s bakery and live in Sunset Cove for the rest of her life. Some people might think her life is simple and small, but Hailey loves it and is determined to enjoy it despite the judgements of others. When a handsome, French pastry chef opens a shop across the street, Hailey’s simple life becomes a lot more complicated. Louis Balardi has always wanted to escape the madness and pressures that came with working for his father in Paris. When he finally opens his own pastry shop, he is determined to see it succeed, but faces two problems. The first being his investor-father’s unreasonable demands, and the second being the beautiful female across the street who is doing everything she can to drive his business away. Two chefs, two bakeries, and two hearts on the line. Can a baker and a pastry chef stop competing long enough to create the perfect recipe together? Fans of sassy small town romances like Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan or Libby Kay’s Buckeye Falls will love Sydney Scott’s first book set in Sunset Cove, a town where neighbors know more than your family and are always willing to lend a helping hand! EXCERPT: Ignoring the ache in his chest for the moment, he cleared his throat. “I have no intention of gloating, ma mie. In fact, if you let me in, I would be more than happy to help you with your macarons.” Her brows nearly touched her hairline. “You would help me? After how horrible I have been to you?” Louis chuckled, admiring her self-awareness and willingness to admit to her behavior. “You have not been so horrible, ma mie. Just a bit . . .” He searched for the right word in English and failed. “Épineux.” Lines appeared on her forehead as her eyes came together. “What does that mean?” Louis tried to think of the best way to describe it, knowing that one wrong word could end whatever peace they’d maintained the last few minutes. “I am not sure of the right word in English, but it is like one of those desert plants that have the little needles and you have to be careful not to wound your finger.” Hailey snorted loudly. “A cactus? Do you mean I’m prickly?” Amusement colored her once-tired voice, the sound buoying his heart. He snapped his fingers. “Oui, that. You have been a bit prickly.” She laughed fully this time, the sound melodious and bright, and he was happy to have provided her with a bit of levity. After the weeks she’d spent showing her dislike, it felt like an incredible victory. “Fair enough.” She opened the door wider and ushered him inside. Buy Links: |
