The Alpha And The Baker

But it was touching, really, to hear her talk about the woman who raised her in such a breezy, sort of tipsy earnestness. There was no guile to her, no deception. She wasn’t trying to convince me of anything. She was just recalling beloved memories with a lovely soul who she missed. It didn’t surprise…

And to my great surprise, I was telling the truth. Felicia A Recipe for Attraction I started measuring the ingredients for all three of the cakes. Unlike a home baker, I had enough ovens that I could cook all three at the same time without worrying about variations in the batter needing different baking times…

The GPS said I was twenty-seven minutes away rather than the twenty-four Cas had said. I cranked up my tunes and drove very carefully. It looked like I was going to get there just a little earlier than four, which was what Cas had asked for. Was it greedy to hope he might tip on…

“Oh, of course! We’ll go hunt him down. He tends to run around like a chicken with his head cut off before these events!” “Only because everyone and their mom needs something from him,” Polly interrupted, almost sounding defensive for the guy. “But I suppose that’s part and parcel with being an al-uh, all-around good…

“Normally it would be one-fifty for the multilayer sheet cake, but since you’ve brought two of the ingredients, I can do it for one-twenty. The other sheet cakes would also be one-twenty each.” I waited for him to huff at my prices. Although I tried to keep them low, I couldn’t get the same wholesale…

For the ones who know that love is built in the quiet moments – in soft laughter over spilled flour, the comfort of a hand at your back, and the kind of kiss that tastes like frosting and forever. For the bakers, the believers, the ones who dare to dream even when the oven’s cracked…

“Aww, are you sure? We just wanna help.” “I ‘preciate that, but if you wanna help, why don’t y’all head to Mama’s kitchen and see if anyone needs extra hands hauling stuff out after you show me where this nest is?” “All right…” They sounded disappointed, but considering neither of them had gone through their…

I knew the sounds of a new wolf panicking like the back of my hand. Somewhere in our cluster of houses, a young one had just shifted for the first time. And in the middle of the day, too! Rare, but not entirely unheard of. “We’ll settle this later,” I said before taking off at…

“There you go. That’s my girl. Just settle for a moment and let yourself breathe. You’ve made us all so proud. Look at you, so healthy and strong!” “Arietty?” a familiar voice called. A moment later, the crowd parted, and Chris and Bethany came rushing toward us. “Arietty!” I gave them space to hug their…

I really needed to step up my online presence, but I often found myself at a loss with social media. I tried my best, but more often than not it felt like I was throwing money into an endless abyss, which wasn’t exactly encouraging. But I had to try. If things didn’t change soon, I…