The Alpha and the Baker

By: Roxie Ray

Narrated by: Shannon Smith

A grumpy-sweet alpha. A broke but brilliant baker. One emergency cake order that might just be fate.

When Castiel’s pack reunion turns into a frosting-fueled disaster, the last thing he expects is to find salvation in the form of a tiny bakery—and the fiery, flour-dusted woman who runs it.

Felicia’s barely keeping her business alive, her heart is still healing, and she has zero time for distractions—especially not the ridiculously hot country guy begging for last-minute cakes. But with a hundred people waiting for dessert and a cash offer she can’t refuse, she says yes.

One rushed bake. Three ruined ovens. A van full of dreams.
And a connection that neither of them saw coming.

She’s a human with a whisk.
He’s an Alpha with responsibilities.
But when their worlds collide, it’s anything but half-baked.

Fans of small-town shifter romance, soft alpha energy, and banter that melts frosting will devour this slow-burn standalone with found family, first shifts, and the sweetest damn love story this side of the forest.

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A charming story

I highly enjoyed this story. It has a unique play on the shifter world that made it an engaging read. I would happily recommend this book, and I will eagerly purchase more titles by this author. Happy Reading my friends!

bad narrator good story

Could have used another round of editing, things were repeated a lot. Otherwise the story was cute. the narrator didn't do a good job with the main male character

Cute Cozy Fantasy Romance

This was a sweet and easy story for anyone looking for a cozy romance. I really wish that this was a duet or at the least a dual narration. But after I got used to the narration I really liked the relationship and it was a nice place to escape from the darkness all around us in the real world.

The narrator

The story so far was great. But I only made it to Chapter 7. I'm sorry I can't get past the narrator. Her male voice is Bad not anything redeemable about it. & On the both the female & male voice she holds the R to long & makes both sound like a lazy slow voice. When both characters are written as go getters. I'm sorry but see for yourself maybe it's just me. I've only ever have returned 1 book on this app. & this will be my 2nd. Which makes me sad because I was enjoying the storyline so far but couldn't handle it anymore.

Ugh -insert big eyeroll

DNF the storyline is so PC even the drama was so polite. The inner dialogue was so polite. The story was so drawn out and repetitive. Save your credit or wait for it to go on sale. Nothing like the other books from this Author.