Jack and Frost Bake-Off by Amanda P. Jones
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Baker Megan Frost is thrilled to be chosen as a contestant for the latest season of holiday baking competition show Baking Spirits Bright. She hopes to use the $100,000 grand prize to repay the loan her parents gave her when she opened her bakery, Frostings, as well as expand into a second location. If she can't repay the loan by June, she'll be forced to close her beloved bakery and give into her mother's demands to find a job in the legal field. When Meg arrives in Los Angeles for filming, she's surprised and angry to learn that one of her fellow contestants is Jack Ackleman, who runs a competing bakery back in Connecticut and has stolen catering jobs from her in the past. What's even worse is that he doesn't seem to recognize her. For introvert Jack, being on TV is basically his worst nightmare, but the bakery he and his brother Mark inherited from their late mother is in financial trouble, and winning the competition is his last chance to save it. He'll do whatever he has to do to hang onto his last remaining connection to his mother, even if the thought of having to defeat Meg becomes more difficult as they get to know - and unwillingly like - each other over the course of the competition.
There were sparks between Meg and Jack from the moment they met. I loved their banter as well as the adorably awkward things they did and said around each other early in their relationship. It was also cute how they sort of accidentally became friends; when they first started spending time together, it was mostly an effort for each of them to keep an "enemy" close. They gradually started to see the good in each other and their romantic feelings grew from there. The competition aspect of the story was handled very well and added just the right amount of tension while also keeping things fun. Finally, I empathized with the family baggage Jack and Meg each had to overcome.
I very much enjoyed "Jack and Frost Bake-Off" and highly recommend it for all sweet contemporary romance and romantic comedy fans. It was the first book I've read by this author, but it won't be the last.
*Review copy provided by the author. All opinions expressed are my own.
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