A Legend in the Baking

Wesley delivers a delectable mash-up of rom-com tropes in her adorable follow-up to Fake It Till You Bake It. August Hodges is a cupcake-baking professional football player who co-owns a bakery with his friends. He finds an unwanted 15 minutes of fame when he calls out a customer’s sexist behavior, a moment that is filmed and goes viral. Now women all over San Diego are crushing hard on the man they’ve come to call “Sugarbae.” Meanwhile Sloane Dell, hardworking social media manager and little sister to one of August’s best friends, is in-between jobs and in need of a project to impress a potential employer. Fate thrusts the two of them into a working relationship as Sloan finds ways to translate August’s sudden boost in popularity into cupcake sales. They’ve avoided addressing their mutual attraction for so long that neither is sure how the other feels, but the more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny their chemistry. Their present relationship is enhanced by flashbacks to past interactions, giving their emotions some heft. Readers will have no trouble rooting for these two to fall in love. (Nov.)