The Bite Series by S.J. Tilly

When a holiday baking competition goes incredibly wrong. Or right…Michael -I’m starting to think I’ve been doing this for too long. The screaming fans. The constant media attention. The fat paychecks. None of it brings me the happiness I yearn for.Yet here I am. Another year. Another holiday special. Another Christmas spent alone in a hotel room.But then the lights go up. And I see her.Alice -It’s an honor to be a contestant, I know that. But right now it feels a little like punishment... moreWhen a holiday baking competition goes incredibly wrong. Or right…Michael -I’m starting to think I’ve been doing this for too long. The screaming fans. The constant media attention. The fat paychecks. None of it brings me the happiness I yearn for.Yet here I am. Another year. Another holiday special. Another Christmas spent alone in a hotel room.But then the lights go up. And I see her.Alice -It’s an honor to be a contestant, I know that. But right now it feels a little like punishment. Because any second Chef Michael Kesso, the man I’ve been in love with for years, the man who doesn’t even know I exist, is going to walk onto the set, and it will be a miracle if I don’t pass out at the sight of him.But the time for doubts is over. Because Second Bite is about to start - “in three… two… one…” less

AliceJust when I thought life couldn’t get any more magical, Michael takes me on my first plane ride for my first trip out of the country to watch him record the New Year’s Special in Canada.Except the weather has other ideas, and we’re rerouted to a town in the middle of nowhere.It might sound like a bad thing… stuck in a cabin, surrounded by pine trees and mounds of snow. But being there with the man who loves me, it’s the best Christmas gift I could ever ask for... moreAliceJust when I thought life couldn’t get any more magical, Michael takes me on my first plane ride for my first trip out of the country to watch him record the New Year’s Special in Canada.Except the weather has other ideas, and we’re rerouted to a town in the middle of nowhere.It might sound like a bad thing… stuck in a cabin, surrounded by pine trees and mounds of snow. But being there with the man who loves me, it’s the best Christmas gift I could ever ask for.Even if it leads to some rather shocking… reveals. less

MichaelScandal may have hit when we landed in Canada, but my girl, my Baby Cakes, is still by my side.Not that I’d let her be anywhere else.So when she stands next to me as the cameras go live, cohosting the Second New Year’s Special with me, I feel more at ease than ever.But then the producers decide to surprise the viewers—and us—with a twist.This weekend’s contestants are celebrities.And one of them is a woman from my past. With her sights set on embarrassing my girl.