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Falling for My Rival: An Instalove Chef Romance
He was cooking up a storm…until she came back to town.
Carter Hartman knew the rhythm of small-town run the tavern, feed the community, keep his head down and his family close. He didn’t have time for distractions—especially not the kind with a pastry degree, curves for days, and plans to open a dessert shop right across the street.
But when Ainsley Fischer walked back into Laurel Falls looking nothing like the pigtail-wearing kid he used to ignore, every possessive instinct Carter had buried came roaring to life. She was his best friend’s little sister. His competition. The one woman he couldn’t have—and the only one he couldn’t stop thinking about.
Now they’re fighting over customers by day and fantasizing about each other by night…and the closer they get, the more Carter realizes he’s not just at risk of losing business.
He’s at risk of losing his heart.
Falling for My Rival is a steamy small-town instalove romance featuring a gruff tavern owner who falls hard and fast, a curvy heroine with something to prove, and enough enemies-to-lovers heat to melt your eReader. No cheating, guaranteed HEA, and plenty of frosting-smeared tension that ends exactly where you want it.
Welcome to Laurel Falls, where rushing waters wash away the past and carve new paths to love. In this tight-knit Pennsylvania town, the Hartman Brothers thought they had life figured out. After losing their father young, these five siblings built their world around protecting each other and the community that raised them. They work with their hands, love with their whole hearts, and aren't afraid to fight for what matters.
Carter Hartman knew the rhythm of small-town run the tavern, feed the community, keep his head down and his family close. He didn’t have time for distractions—especially not the kind with a pastry degree, curves for days, and plans to open a dessert shop right across the street.
But when Ainsley Fischer walked back into Laurel Falls looking nothing like the pigtail-wearing kid he used to ignore, every possessive instinct Carter had buried came roaring to life. She was his best friend’s little sister. His competition. The one woman he couldn’t have—and the only one he couldn’t stop thinking about.
Now they’re fighting over customers by day and fantasizing about each other by night…and the closer they get, the more Carter realizes he’s not just at risk of losing business.
He’s at risk of losing his heart.
Falling for My Rival is a steamy small-town instalove romance featuring a gruff tavern owner who falls hard and fast, a curvy heroine with something to prove, and enough enemies-to-lovers heat to melt your eReader. No cheating, guaranteed HEA, and plenty of frosting-smeared tension that ends exactly where you want it.
Welcome to Laurel Falls, where rushing waters wash away the past and carve new paths to love. In this tight-knit Pennsylvania town, the Hartman Brothers thought they had life figured out. After losing their father young, these five siblings built their world around protecting each other and the community that raised them. They work with their hands, love with their whole hearts, and aren't afraid to fight for what matters.
- GenresContemporary
99 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 9, 2025
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September 9, 2025
Book 3 of Laurel Falls has Adam’s sister Ainsley moving back to town. Her business is going to rival her brother’s best friends restaurant. What started out as attraction soon becomes a rivalry. Which is fueled with pent up feelings for each other. This book is really cute and continues with the theme of couples falling in love in the falls. This book is fantastic, don’t miss out on it or the others in this series.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 6, 2025
This is book 3 of Laurel Falls
These two are rivals but their heart beats for each other. Carter is a tavern owner, and Anisley is a pastry chef that wants to open a business at the town. He wants her but she is his best friend’s little sister. His competition. The one woman he can't have and dreams. A great story of passion that brings out the competences with these two. You are going to love it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
These two are rivals but their heart beats for each other. Carter is a tavern owner, and Anisley is a pastry chef that wants to open a business at the town. He wants her but she is his best friend’s little sister. His competition. The one woman he can't have and dreams. A great story of passion that brings out the competences with these two. You are going to love it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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