The Baker's Man: An Enchanting and Whimsical Novel from a USA TODAY Bestselling Author"A charming recipe of magic, romance, friendship, and the importance of staying true to yourself." --Heather Webber, USA TODAY bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Café If you found a recipe for the perfect man, would you bake it? Anna O'Brien inherited several gifts from her late Grandma Bea: culinary superpowers, a bakery in a charming Southern town, and a mysterious box with a note: Open the box only when you need to. You'll know exactly when you do, and you'll know what to do with it. The night her presumed fiancé crushes her dreams, Anna opens the box and finds "magic sugar" inside, along with a recipe to bake "the perfect man." Encouraged by her best friend Lily (and maybe a wee bit too much rum), a heartbroken Anna sets out to do what she always does when she's feeling blue: bake. She hardly believes her eyes the next morning when a man--a living, breathing and rather handsome man--is in her bakery and seems to know all her likes and dislikes, her quirks and preferences. Elijah is everything Anna dreamed and nothing she expected. Where did he come from? Is he real? And when he fashions his own ideas about what makes a good life, can she let him go? "This scrumptious tale has all the magical ingredients." --Amy E. Reichert, author of Once Upon a December "Perfect for fans of Amy E. Reichert and Jenny Colgan." --Aimie K. Runyan, bestselling author of The Memory of Lavender and Sage |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Rum Cake | 22 |
Chapter 3 Morning Glory Muffins | 48 |
Chapter 4 Mudslide Cookies | 70 |
Chapter 5 Hunka Burnin Love Cake | 82 |
Chapter 6 Dark and Stormy Ganache | 93 |
Chapter 7 Blueberry Hand Pies | 111 |
Chapter 15 Firecracker Bundt Cake | 221 |
Chapter 16 Chocolate Chip Cookies | 234 |
Chapter 17 Flaming Cherries Jubilee | 245 |
Chapter 18 Molten Chocolate Cake | 252 |
Chapter 19 Sugar Cookies | 262 |
Chapter 20 Ooey Gooey Butter Cake | 274 |
Chapter 21 Forget MeNot Cookies | 284 |
Epilogue | 302 |
Chapter 8 Ladyfingers | 135 |
Chapter 9 Banana Pudding | 144 |
Chapter 10 Peaches and Cream Pie | 152 |
Chapter 11 Black Sticky Gingerbread | 163 |
Chapter 12 Bear Claws | 182 |
Chapter 13 Spice Kissed Pumpkin Pie | 195 |
Chapter 14 Mango Passion Fruit Tart | 203 |
Authors Note | 313 |
Acknowledgments | 315 |
Recipes | 317 |
Discussion Questions | 321 |
About the Author | 328 |