Tyler Carter is a healthy-eating gym owner who doesn’t bake. When his employees enter him into a bake-off contest to raise money for Harry’s House, an after school space for kids commemorating local first responder Harry Monroe, he needs to learn–fast! Shy special needs teacher Stacey Allman loves to bake and often dreams of sharing her confections with her uber fit, gorgeous neighbor. So when … neighbor. So when Tyler sets off his smoke alarm and explains his dilemma, she can’t resist the temptation of playing pastry chef tutor. He offers boxing lessons in exchange. More time together? Yes please,
But when Tyler’s ex comes back to Marietta asking for his help, will it derail Stacey and Tyler’s chance at love, or will it make them see that they’re the perfect fit?
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Book 2 of the Bachelor Bake – off was definitely entertaining. The story revolves around two people that in one part of life are confident and proud. In another, they are insecure and constantly doubting their abilities. How true is that to real life! The hiccups along the way for the couple discovering themselves are not too bad and the main “drama” really doesn’t cause too much of a blip. It’s a sweet book with lots of great side characters that I imagine will get their own books. I am definitely going to look for those in the future!
A Spoonful of Sugar by Kate Hardy is book number two in the Bachelor Bake-Off series. This is Tyler Carter and Stacey Allman’s story.
Tyler’s employees sign him up for the Bachelor Bake Off contest. He has a major problem. Tyler cannot cook. Stacey is Tyler’s neighbor and she ends up volunteering to help teach him how to cook. They end up spending a lot of time together. So, are they just friends or is it more. Then Tyler’s ex shows back up. I really enjoyed Tyler and Stacey’s characters and how they interacted with each other.
This is a great addition to the Bachelor Bake-Off series. These are sweet and heartwarming stories.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
A bit too simplistic.
Didn’t like sexual content. Ship that part of book.
Good beach read
Cute story — Enjoyable
I enjoyed this book. Preparing for the Bake-Off when you don’t even cook is quite entertaining, especially when the neighbor is your coach!
A delightful and romantic read
During this stressful CoronaVirus time it’s easy reading was welcomed. It was a definite reminder of the tragedy that created Boston Strong attitude and is now needed again
TERRIBLE! ZERO stars is more appropriate
All the main characters did was question themselves. Boring and pointless. Thank goodness it was free!
Cute story, but the author is a Brit or an Aussie, (I adore their use of words, so much more genteel than we Yanks) no problem there USUALLY, however the characters were both supposed to be from Montana, so the unusual verbage didn’t fit the characters. Also, I’m guessing the author has Never been to Montana. I know no one in Montana who takes a train between cities. (I live in Idaho, not far from Bozeman) I would definitely read more stories from this author, if she set them in a locale that she was better acquainted with & characters who spoke a dialect correct to that locale.
Easy read with not much depth to it.
I normally get a kick out of the Marietta-based books. I enjoy revisiting the town and the characters from previous books. The basic story line in this one is ok, but I gave up on it about halfway through. The British idioms that riddle all the characters’ speech are totally out of place in the American West and utterly undermine any credibility in the story. To U.S. readers, the generic is “go to college” not “go to university” or we “go to THE [specified] University.” And we “sort” clean laundry but not our problems or a ticket purchase. Please get an American to preread your manuscript before publishing if you’re not sure of American usage. To us, our “lot” is not a group of people but usually means the property our house sits on or our (unfortunate) circumstances. And I can’t think of a single American man who would say “a fair bit” when he means “sometimes” or “once in a while.” Oh, and a professional cook would know to mix the baking powder with the other dry ingredients before adding it to the wet ingredients. DNF.