This was so good, I ate this up! It was a delicious romance. I was absolutely vested in this this and could not stop thinking about it.
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Karina works at a cookie company called Singular Cookies. Lacey is the levelheaded CEO of the company. Lacey has started dating someone new, and Karina worries that her new romance is clouding her judgment and causing her to lose focus at work. Lacey and her uncle, Roy, started the company together and Karina has been there since the beginning. Karina was the maid working for Roy at the time that the started the company.

Ian is the hot new mechanic. He and Karina have an immediate attraction and quickly fall into bed together. She wants it to be temporary. She was taught that love is foolish and she should only rely on herself. Karina’s mother made her believe that love was a waste of time and she has held on to that her whole life. Will her feelings for Ian change how she feels about relationships? Or will she be stuck in her ways?

I enjoyed all of the information about making and developing cookies. I love that the author included cookie recipes at the end of the book too. I can’t wait to try some!

The book had some heavy topics, and I appreciated the author’s notes at the end of the book. The notes helped explain her thought process and the intent and research that went into creating the story.

I loved the idea of Karina having a found family at her work, and it helped her to realize that she was capable of doing anything that she put her mind to. She needed to believe in herself and her abilities.

Thanks to NetGalley and Alcove Press for an ARC of this book.