A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee


Goodreads Summary:
Korean-American author Jayci Lee delights with this delicious and light-hearted romantic comedy that readers will devour and ask for more.

Bake a chance on love. 

Aubrey Choi loves living in her small town nestled in the foothills of California, running her highly successful bakery away from the watch of her strict Korean parents. When a cake mix-up and a harsh review threaten all of her hard work and her livelihood, she never thought the jaded food critic would turn out to be her one-night stand. And she sure as hell never thought she’d see her gorgeous Korean unicorn again. But when Landon Kim waltzes into her bakery trying to clean up the mess he had a huge hand in making, Aubrey is torn between throwing and hearing him out.

When she hears his plan to help save her business, Aubrey knows that spending three weeks in California wine country working with Landon is a sure recipe for disaster. Her head is telling her to take the chance to save her bakery while her heart—and her hormones—are at war on whether to give him a second chance. And it just so happens that Landon’s meddling friends want them to spend those three weeks as close as possible…by sharing a villa.

When things start heating up, both in and out of the kitchen, Aubrey will have to make a choice—to stick it out or risk her heart. 

My Review: 
This was an adorable romance set in the culinary world. So many things about this book reminded me of a Hallmark movie, but I was here for it! This book also had a lot of forced proximity which is a romance trope that I love! The romance was very sweet fun to read. This was a super quick, easy read that I flew through. I wish the ending had been developed just a tiny bit more though. There was the conflict and I liked the solution, but I just felt like once everything was good again it wrapped up incredibly fast. 
4 stars
I received this book for free in return for an honest review. 

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