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Can I Get Some Cooling Fairies?

A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic: Adenashire, Book One by J. Penner

July 3, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Who wants to be normal when you can be spectacular? In the heart of Adenashire, a world that is divided into those who have magic and therefore matter, and those who don’t, who matter far less, human baker Arleta Starstone works twice as hard to sell her baked goods, dreaming of stockpiling enough to open the bakery of her dreams. So, when Ervash, her orc neighbor (biggest fan, and with his husband Verdreth, Arleta’s erstwhile father figure) secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Langheim […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: baking competition, cozy romantasy, fairies, J Penner

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:86 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: baking competition, cozy romantasy, fairies, J Penner ·
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Delightful Baking Competition Romance

Love at 350° by Lisa Peers

October 8, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

This ended up being a really cute, fun romance. Tori is a single mother, a chemistry teacher, and a home baker. When her twins sign her up for American Bake-o-Rama, she is hesitant but then sees it as an opportunity to prove her abilities and skills, most especially to herself, and if she wins she can take the prize money to finally start the bakery she’s always dreamed of. Kendra is a well-renowned chef but her restaurant of the heart, Gamma Rae’s, isn’t doing as […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: baking competition, baking show, debut author, foodie romance, lesbian romance, Lisa peers, love at 350 degrees, main characters aged 40+, Romance

LB's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: baking competition, baking show, debut author, foodie romance, lesbian romance, Lisa peers, love at 350 degrees, main characters aged 40+, Romance ·
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Recent Comments

  • Dome'Loki
    on Y’all… a delightful break from the stress of life
    This sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks for the review.
  • Dome'Loki
    on Life, love, and sex are better when you reject the idea of cringe and embrace wonder
    I like this concept! Thanks for the review.
  • Tracy
    on Y’all… a delightful break from the stress of life
    I'm not generally into shifter romances, but the title really is awesome.
  • Tracy
    on I don’t know if finding the perfect man is worth all of this
    That is definitely NOT what I am looking for in a romance.
  • Classic
    on The Witch by Fredia McFadden
    Definitely skipping that one. Never read it.
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