Baking Up Trouble: A Romance Novelette
Lona Edwins
Daphne Quinn is too busy keeping her small-town bakery afloat to deal with flirty paramedics who smell like trouble and cinnamon. But when a customer collapses in her shop and EMT Jax Miller storms in, tattoos, smirk, and all, Daphne’s world gets flipped faster than a pancake on Sunday morning.
Jax is equal parts aggravating and irresistible. He’s also very good at showing during emergencies, with coffee, and somehow always when Daphne’s guard is down. But she’s not looking for romance, especially not with someone who thrives on chaos.
When a kitchen fire, a rescued kitten named Ash, and a pie contest showdown with her biggest rival throw them together again and again, Daphne starts to wonder if the life she’s kneaded out for herself might have room for something more.
Perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, grumpy-sunshine banter, found family, and small-town charm, Sugar & Rise is a sweet and spicy rom-com full of heart, heat, and frosting paw prints.

