Layla (the resident baker at Lovelight Farms) have given up on finding love while Caleb (former police officer, current Spanish summer school teacher) is very bad at dating. The solution? The two agree to one-month of no-strings dating. The problem? Their fake-dating is creating real feelings.

This is the third (but not last!) book in the series, and it might be my favorite! I liked Layla and I liked Caleb and I liked them together. It was super cute. Big fan!

Berkley is re-releasing this on August 1st - you should preorder it!

A delightful series of books! They originally came out in 2021/2022, but have been grabbed by Berkley and are being republished, with new covers I believe. Her next book in the series comes out sometime in 2024. While all three books have been sweet (not that kind of sweet :) and fun to read, the first chapter of Book 2 grabbed me hard. It had ALL the feels. Looking forward to Book 4.

Mixed Signals, #3, comes out August 1st.

#Berkleyromance #netgalley #mixedsignals #bkborison

I've been waiting for this one and I genuinely thought that it was going to be my favorite of the series because as a baker I obviously love stories where we have bakers as main characters, but I actually think this is my least favorite. I don't even know why exactly except I loved Beckett so much in the last book that it was hard for me to get attached in the same way. I also feel like we went backward and there is less diversity in this one. Despite having a Mexican American main character, it really felt like an afterthought and something done for diversity points.

The best part of this book for me was the beginning like third where they made out their agreement and went on those first few dates. They were hilarious and such a fun part of the story. I wish that level of energy and humor had been continued throughout instead of it just fishtailing into explicit scenes.

I also cannot, for the life of me, wrap my head around how the bakehouse works or looks. My brain cannot comprehend how Layla somehow manages to bake everything but also always be the one at the register and where's the kitchen? Like is it one big open concept what is going on? Are there other employees? How does she not work Saturday mornings? I fear that this is one of those stories where I have latched on to a few small details that don't quite make sense and it dragged my enjoyment of this book down.

So I guess this book is fine. I totally can see why someone would like it and it's an enjoyable read but it's just that. It really wasn't anything special for me.

Also no one pre-assembles strawberry shortcake and lets it sit for hours. That's how you get soggy strawberry shortcake.

The Lovelight series focuses on three friends who’ve committed to creating an agro-tourism business together in idyllic Inglewood. Owner Stella is the visionary, Layla runs the cafe, and Beckett is the farmer. In the first book, Stella is trying to boost the business’s signal and save her Christmas tree farm and enters a contest from a Instagram influencer who focuses on small businesses–winning guarantees her success. Everything has to be perfect for Evelyn St. James’s visit, and sex sells, so Stella accidentally lists her best friend and crush Luka as her business partner and lover, and then has to fake-date her way through Evelyn’s visit. To complicate matters, someone seems to be sabatoging them at every turn.

In book two, Beckett reveals that he and Evelyn had a fling at a conference, and she is the one who slipped out in the morning and ghosted him. He is shocked to discover that his unforgettable two-night stand is Internet famous. Beckett, who is a quiet, sensitive cinnamon roll type, suffers from a sensory disorder, and Evelyn is starting to yearn for a simpler life; are they more compatible than it seems?

In book three, unlucky in love Layla slowly let’s her guard down with regular customer Caleb, who offers her a month of no-strings dating to help her get her groove back. Only thing is, it’s not just her baked goods he is in love with. Layla is in the midst of entering a baking competition, and that adds to the level of stress.

These are solidly written, quick reads full of delicious little details of food, decor, and nature. Each has miscommunication, competition, a third act breakup and grand gesture resolution. The sex is sweet and hot and descriptive. I accidentally read them in the wrong order (2, then 3, then 1), which made it all the more compelling to figure out what was going on. The marketing feels a little discordant: the lovely cover art is all by the same artist and in a fall harvest palette of pumpkin and gold and sage and peach and orange; I’m not sure why these holiday-themed stories are getting released over the summer, but if you’re a Hallmark movie or Christmas in July person, these will be very satisfying reads.

I received free advance reader’s review copies of #LovelightFarms, #InTheWeeds, and #MixedSignals from #NetGalley.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK! This series is soo good and keeps getting better! No complaints! Love it!!

Sweet, fun read. Light without being shallow or cloying, with protagonists I enjoyed following and a great cast of supporting characters in the small town of Inglewild. Would read more about people from this world.

Reading this third installment in the Lovelight Farms series was really a delightful experience. The premise was right out of a rom-com (those dates!), Caleb is a darling and I just wanted to give Layla a hug. Plus, the small town setting of Inglewild and all the individuals who have become familiar to me also made the experience extra lovely.

"Mixed Signals," the third installment of the Lovelight Farms series, is everything I've come to expect of BK Borison: swoony, funny, sweet, and entirely enjoyable. It seems like Borison is flying just under the radar of romance readers and that's truly unfortunate because her stories are delightful.

While technically part of a series, "Mixed Signals" (any of the Lovelight Farms books, really) could be easily read as a standalone.

If you're looking for something lovely with a little heat, this book is definitely worth your time.


Review copy provided by NetGalley, opinion my own.

After another failed date, small-town baker Layla Dupree is about ready to give up on love. Enter local school teacher and cutie pie Caleb Alvarez. In order to encourage Layla to not give up on romance, Caleb suggests a trial period of dating, during which he’ll show her how a man ought to treat a woman. What ensues are rollicking dates, delicious cakes and show-stopping kisses. Mixed Signals is a wholesome love story that will give you butterflies in your stomach and hunger for strawberry cakes.

Thank you NetGalley for another rom-com ARC. This one was different!

It was light, fun, and despite the title, did NOT include the miscommunication trope. Every time there was the typical "rom-com miscommunication that makes everything wonky," interaction, the two characters WORKED. IT. OUT. RIGHT. THEN. AND. THERE.

I mean, really? Is this the first rom-com where I have seen this trope turned on its head? I LOVED IT. It made it more realistic to read.

Highly recommend if you enjoy baking & golden retriever dudes that fall first. Oh, and it's smutty too.

I am forever wanting to live inside B.K. Borison's world of Inglewild and the serendipity I feel while reading.

Layla has dated everyone she thinks her heart can handle. Knowing that her bakeshop is doing amazing, she has ended up feeling that that would be her forever love. Until Caleb Alvarez makes an appearance at her latest date gone wrong.

Caleb is a high school Spanish teacher at the school with a heart of gold. Telling himself he also needs help dating, he proposes to Layla they fake date for one month. No strings attached, no expectations. He wants to help Layla believe in love again and she will help him rate his dating "style." Yet, what sounds perfect at first has NOTHING on the sparkling chemistry they both share. There is no "mixed signals" between Layla and Caleb in Ingewild.

I devoured Mixed Signals, B.K.'s latest, in under eight hours. I couldn't get enough of the small town and Layla's character arc. Layla loves to bake and wants to love everyone, then hate everyone, then love everyone again. Caleb's point of view had me laughing, especially those student scenes. and fist pumping with the love he always wanted to share with everyone. Mixed Signals is one you'll want to have on your shelf and read as the leaves change this fall!

4.5/5⭐️ Thank you to Berkeley Romance for the ARC! I really enjoyed In the Weeds when I read it last month, and I loved this one too, even more actually! As with In the Weeds, this book and the town these characters live in is so homey and the small town vibes you get from these books are some of the best I’ve ever read. Caleb and Layla are both great characters, and i loved their story! The fake dating with a twist was so fun too. I can’t wait to read the 4th book when it comes out!

the characters are the best part of this book! layla and caleb are a great pair, although the circumstances of their love story were a bit confusing. the third act conflict being a miscommunication/the woman being insecure once again (i read this one right after lovelight) was tiring but i could see it coming.

Super cute slow burn between two people who are tired of being "too much" for the dating world. Caleb is just the cutest lil gob of marshmallow, and Layla is also a gob of marshmallow with some burnt sections from her time in the world. Also, Caleb's had a crush on Layla for, like, sooo long. And everyone but her seems to know it. I loved their "practice" dating and the disaster dates and their understanding of each other throughout all of it... at least until the third act, of course. Tiny disappointment about a third act breakup, but Caleb got us through it!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for my thoughts.

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! Layla and Caleb had the sweetest relationship. There were so many quotes in this book that I was obsessed with. I really enjoy Borison's writing. The way that she is able to describe love feels like a breath of fresh air. I loved the combination of sweet characters with spicy scenes. The found family aspect of this series is unmatched!! I love how the town rallies around each other in such a meaningful way. Inglewild feels so magical, I truly wish it was a real place I could visit because I WOULD BE THERE!! This was my favorite so far in the series so far! I can't wait to read Nova and Charlie's story!

there is just something about a man who blushes. caleb....oh man....he would've done anything for her and i loved it. this book is tender and beautiful and deeply earnest and therefore lovable. I'm so so sad to leave lovelight but i can't wait to return later!!

Mixed Signals is one of the healthiest romance novels i’ve ever read. The fake-dating trope is usually hitched with some sort of miscommunication and misunderstanding, and despite the name, Mixed Signals has miscommunication running for the hills. It’s a fun, atmospheric romcom, (with multiple two chapter long spice scenes!) and I adored every bit of it.
Layla and Caleb are so honest and open about themselves and their arrangement, and their communication impeccable. The dual POV, with dual narrators (who are wonderful!!), had me kicking my feet at both of their perspectives and their mutual pining and awkwardness. Layla is the ideal picture of sweetness and cottage-core instagram baker, while also having a heart of gold, and Caleb is the perfect unexpectedly handsome introvert, who truly understands and appreciates his partner.
I read this title without having read the other two installments of the Lovelight Farms series, and while I can tell there are references and crossover characters that would make more sense if I’d read the books in order, I wasn’t left out or missing any crucial information.
I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the Lovelight Farms books so I can get to know the whole cast.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with an ARC of this title.

THE WAY I AM OBSESSED WITH LAYLA AND CALEB AND THIS WHOLE BOOK. This is my first BK Borosin book and I absolutely loved it!! I will now be reading all of her books and recommending them to EVERYONE!! The cutest little romance with the most lovable and real characters and the perfect setting!

I think this has some of B.K. Borison's strongest writing here.

If you haven't read this book or this series yet, I wholeheartedly recommend it whenever you're in a sweet/cozy/lighthearted mood. I'm serious like the moment you start thinking to yourself, "hm I would love a book that feels like a hug" I will show up at your house with this series. And B.K. really does put in some great work like I mentioned.

Out of the three books in this series, this one is certainly the funniest, spiciest and sweetest. I would classify Lovelight Farms and In the Weeds as being cozy, but that's not how I would fully describe this book. It's based on summertime so cozy isn't the right word as much as "so sweet I have cavities now".

Caleb definitely grew on me. At first, I felt that he suffered from nice guy syndrome in my opinion, but as I got to learn Caleb more I found him to be so earnest and so good and I was cheering him on. Caleb is a unique and special MMC and I'm glad she crafted him!

This book is so funny like legit great physical comedy and comedic timing was 10/10 I enjoyed it so much!

And the middle of this book is romance perfection - so sweet and lovely and a great discovery this couple has of each other.

The conflict of this book just doesn't sit right with me. I don't want to spoil, but to me I felt like it kinda came out of nowhere and didn't match how I came to know a certain character. I also had a very similar reaction to the ending of In the Weeds. Unfortunately to me, I don't think the author stuck the landing here, but I still thoroughly enjoyed and I'm glad I'm caught up on the Lovelight series to date!

Yet again, Borison envelopes the reader in a warm hug of a world, with sweet characters and a sweeter place. I really like this, albeit slightly less than books 1 and 2. I'll still keep reading whatever continues in the series though.