The Baker's Fake Betrothal
A Cozy Fantasy Romance

About this book:

When a corrupt magistrate threatens to seize The Hearthstone Bakery with an impossible tax, grumpy former monster-hunter Garrick Thorne resigns himself to packing up his ovens and walking away. But his sunshine-bright baker, Pippa Vance, isn't about to let her sanctuary—or her stubborn, scarred boss—disappear without a fight. She finds a loophole in the bureaucratic fine print: the levy vanishes if the proprietor is betrothed. Fourteen days. One fake engagement. What could possibly go wrong?

Between Pippa's enchanted flour sacks, Garrick's surly ember-sprite, and a town full of meddling neighbors who've never seen them exchange a civil word, selling the ruse requires flour-dusted foreheads, suspicious cinnamon rolls, and a surprising number of lingering glances over cooling racks. As the magistrate tightens his trap and a rival baker circles like a vulture, the line between performance and something dangerously real begins to blur—especially when Garrick starts looking at Pippa like she's the only thing in the world worth fighting for.

*The Baker's Fake Betrothal* serves up a delicious helping of cozy fantasy romance: low-stakes magic, high-stakes heart, and a slow-burn love story that rises like perfect sourdough. For readers who like their happily-ever-afters warm from the oven, with a side of grumpy/sunshine banter, found family, and a hero who'd rather face a wyvern than admit he's in love.