Scrumptiously entertaining . . . Fans of a certain popular British baking show will be giddy with delight. Booklist
 
When two women meet as judge and contestant on the set of a TV baking competition, they must decide what they re willing to risk for the ultimate prize in this wholesome and delectable debut.

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Food is their love language, but can they follow a recipe for romance?

Tori Moore, high school chemistry teacher, avid home baker, and soon-to-be empty nester, auditions for the American Bake-o-Rama TV competition at the urging of her twin teenagers. The prize money could allow her to finally open her own bakery, but plagued by self-doubt after a messy divorce, it s not only money standing between Tori and her dreams.
 
Once on set in Sonoma wine country, Tori catches the eye of Kendra Campbell, the notoriously ruthless celebrity chef and Bake-o-Rama judge. This show is Kendra s ticket to financial security, but she s been told to soften her approach for viewers seeking feel-good entertainment quite the task after years of fighting for space in a male-dominated industry.
 
Tori and Kendra find it increasingly hard to keep their distance through six slow-burn weeks of cooking challenges and kitchen disasters. For both, the best prize of all might just be love.