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Baker's Dozen: Sourdough and Spirits
Some ovens run hotter than others.
Leo Martinez came back to Pine Crest for one sell his grandmother's bakery and leave. The grumpy ex-soldier wants nothing to do with the cozy mountain town, its aggressive Christmas cheer, or the memories he left behind.
But the bakery has other plans.
Turns out, Grandma wasn't just baking bread. She was feeding ghosts, honoring ancient pacts, and keeping the supernatural peace in the valley.
Now Leo's inherited a sentient hearth, a cryptic grimoire, and a clientele that includes a mysterious river naiad, a haughty elf princess, a fierce werewolf alpha, and the one woman who never stopped believing in him.
When a dark force threatens the valley, Leo must embrace the magic in his blood—and the four powerful women who've claimed him as their own.
He wanted a simple life. He's getting a harem, a destiny, and a whole lot of flour on his clothes.
Book One of Baker's A grumpy-sunshine, why-choose paranormal romance with found family, cozy baking magic, and enough heat to warm the coldest winter night.
Leo Martinez came back to Pine Crest for one sell his grandmother's bakery and leave. The grumpy ex-soldier wants nothing to do with the cozy mountain town, its aggressive Christmas cheer, or the memories he left behind.
But the bakery has other plans.
Turns out, Grandma wasn't just baking bread. She was feeding ghosts, honoring ancient pacts, and keeping the supernatural peace in the valley.
Now Leo's inherited a sentient hearth, a cryptic grimoire, and a clientele that includes a mysterious river naiad, a haughty elf princess, a fierce werewolf alpha, and the one woman who never stopped believing in him.
When a dark force threatens the valley, Leo must embrace the magic in his blood—and the four powerful women who've claimed him as their own.
He wanted a simple life. He's getting a harem, a destiny, and a whole lot of flour on his clothes.
Book One of Baker's A grumpy-sunshine, why-choose paranormal romance with found family, cozy baking magic, and enough heat to warm the coldest winter night.
206 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 29, 2025
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December 4, 2025
I think this book has a lot of potential it just needed (pardon the pun) a little more time in the oven.
There were some solid concepts at play of redemption, of learning to love one self again they all just felt rushed. I am down for a montage of training, but a lot of the good bits of the book of this kind where you see the growth between characters kind of just...got skipped. 2 characters that semi loathed each other on first meeting become close friends in a montage and we don't really get to see them become greater than the sum of their parts which is just a missed opportunity, and a slight disappointment.
It is a very readable book it's just... it could have been better, and that's the disappointment I guess for me. I'd rather it have taken a bit longer before being released to flesh out the in between bits.
There were some solid concepts at play of redemption, of learning to love one self again they all just felt rushed. I am down for a montage of training, but a lot of the good bits of the book of this kind where you see the growth between characters kind of just...got skipped. 2 characters that semi loathed each other on first meeting become close friends in a montage and we don't really get to see them become greater than the sum of their parts which is just a missed opportunity, and a slight disappointment.
It is a very readable book it's just... it could have been better, and that's the disappointment I guess for me. I'd rather it have taken a bit longer before being released to flesh out the in between bits.
December 25, 2025
powerful new story line.
Best book I have read this year. Truly new concept and fresh plots. I will seek out more of his books.
Best book I have read this year. Truly new concept and fresh plots. I will seek out more of his books.
February 20, 2026
The first half of this book is very good and felt like a therapy session but then it started to redo it again and again then it felt like a chore more than anything.
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