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Fans of Casey McQuiston, Christina Lauren, and Abby Jimenez will love this scrumptious and sweet romantic comedy from the "dizzyingly talented writer" of Boyfriend Material (Entertainment Weekly)
LGBTQ Reads: Most Anticipated Adult LGBTQAP Fiction 2021
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Following the recipe is the key to a successful bake. Rosaline Palmer has always lived by those rules - well, except for when she dropped out of college to raise her daughter, Amelie. Now, with a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, she’s teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where there’s a whisk there’s a way...and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nation’s most beloved baking show.
Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves - and Rosaline is determined to stick to the instructions. However, more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory. Suave, well-educated, and parent-approved Alain Pope knows all the right moves to sweep her off her feet, but it’s shy electrician Harry Dobson who makes Rosaline question her long-held beliefs - about herself, her family, and her desires.
Rosaline fears falling for Harry is a guaranteed recipe for disaster. Yet as the competition - and the ovens - heat up, Rosaline starts to realize the most delicious bakes come from the heart.
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"Alexis Hall is the undisputed master of romantic comedy." (Jenny Holiday, USA Today best-selling author)
"Hall does it again with this scrumptious, quietly subversive rom-com again.... Hilarious, heartwarming, and grounded, Rosaline's story proves that happy endings look different from person to person." (Publishers Weekly)
"Hall is a dizzyingly talented writer, one likely to spur envy in anyone who's ever picked up a pen." (Entertainment Weekly)
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It is the year 1815, and Mr. John Caesar is determined to help his sister, Mary, successfully navigate the marriage mart. A high-stakes endeavor at the best of times, this task is made slightly more difficult by his family’s nontraditional background, the pernicious whims of the ton, and the ever-present complication of living in a world full of scheming fairies and capricious gods. Despite all that, John knows that his parents wish to see his sister comfortably settled. He also knows that the sooner he sees Mary’s future secured, the sooner he can get his own wish.
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Slippery Creatures
- Will Darling Adventures Series, Book 1
- De: KJ Charles
- Narrado por: Cornell Collins
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Will Darling came back from the Great War with a few scars, a lot of medals, and no idea what to do next. Inheriting his uncle's chaotic secondhand bookshop is a blessing...until strange visitors start making threats. First a criminal gang, then the War Office, both telling Will to give them the information they want, or else. Will has no idea what that information is, and nobody to turn to, until Kim Secretan - charming, cultured, oddly attractive - steps in to offer help. As Kim and Will try to find answers and outrun trouble, mutual desire grows along with the danger.
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good yarn
- De Cranky Reader en 07-24-20
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Something Fabulous
- De: Alexis Hall
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
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Valentine Layton, the Duke of Malvern, has twin problems: literally. It was always his father’s hope that Valentine would marry Miss Arabella Tarleton. But, unfortunately, too many novels at an impressionable age have caused her to grow up...romantic. So romantic that a marriage of convenience will not do and after Valentine’s proposal she flees into the night determined never to set eyes on him again. Arabella’s twin brother, Mr. Bonaventure “Bonny” Tarleton, has also grown up...romantic. And fully expects Valentine to ride out after Arabella.
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The narrator and writing were good. That's it.
- De M.A. en 05-24-22
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The Affair of the Mysterious Letter
- De: Alexis Hall
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
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Upon returning to the city of Khelathra-Ven after five years fighting a war in another universe, Captain John Wyndham finds himself looking for somewhere to live, and expediency forces him to take lodgings at 221b Martyrs Walk. His new housemate is Miss Shaharazad Haas, a consulting sorceress of mercurial temperament and dark reputation.
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Pure enjoyment!!
- De Brooklyn Bookish en 07-23-19
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Mortal Follies
- A Novel
- De: Alexis Hall
- Narrado por: Nneka Okoye
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It is the year 1814, and life for a young lady of good breeding has many difficulties. There are balls to attend, fashions to follow, marriages to consider, and, of course, the tiny complication of existing in a world swarming with fairy spirits, interfering deities, and actual straight-up sorcerers.
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Gave me PTSD from studying the classics
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 06-23-24
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Boyfriend Material
- De: Alexis Hall
- Narrado por: Joe Jameson
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Luc O'Donnell is tangentially - and reluctantly - famous. His rock-star parents split when he was young, and the father he's never met spent the next 20 years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad's making a comeback, Luc's back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything. To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice normal relationship...and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come. He's a barrister, an ethical vegetarian, and someone who has never inspired a moment of scandal in his life. He’s perfect boyfriend material.
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The right material!
- De Cranky Reader en 07-08-20
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The Roommate Arrangement
- De: Jae
- Narrado por: Lori Prince
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Comedian Stephanie Renshaw hopes to finally get her big break in LA. A chance encounter lands her the perfect apartment close to the comedy clubs, but it comes with a catch: She needs a roommate to afford the rent. Enter Rae Coleman, a former police officer working the door at one of the top comedy clubs. After getting injured in the line of duty and losing her job with the LAPD, Rae guards her wounded soul behind a tough exterior. At first, the two clash horribly before a tentative friendship develops. Bit by bit, Steph manages to break through the walls Rae has built around her.
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- De Tammi en 04-05-20
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A Theater for Dreamers
- De: Polly Samson
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It’s 1960, and the world teeters on the edge of cultural, political, sexual, and artistic revolution. On the Greek island of Hydra, a proto-commune of poets, painters, and musicians revel in dreams at the feet of their unofficial leaders, the writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, troubled queen and king of bohemia. At the center of this circle of misfit artists are the captivating and inscrutable Axel Jensen, his magnetic wife Marianne Ihlen, and a young Canadian ingenue poet named Leonard Cohen.
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On an island is where this book blissfully kept me
- De Amazon Customer en 06-10-21
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Any Old Diamonds
- De: KJ Charles
- Narrado por: Cornell Collins
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Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes, the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar, holds a bitter grudge against his wealthy father. The Duke intends to give his Duchess a priceless diamond parure on their wedding anniversary - so Alec hires a pair of jewel thieves to steal it. The Duke's remote castle is a difficult target, and Alec needs a way to get the thieves in. Soldier-turned-criminal Jerry Crozier has the answer: He'll pose as a Society gentleman and become Alec's new best friend.
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Emotional whiplash
- De Cranky Reader en 10-16-19
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In the Ravenous Dark
- De: A.M. Strickland
- Narrado por: Lauryn Allman
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In Thanopolis, those gifted with magic are assigned undead spirits to guard them -and control them. Ever since Rovan’s father died trying to keep her from this fate, she’s hidden her magic. But when she accidentally reveals her powers, she’s bound to a spirit and thrust into a world of palace intrigue and deception. Desperate to escape, Rovan finds herself falling for two people she can’t fully trust: Lydea, a beguiling, rebellious princess; and Ivrilos, the handsome spirit with the ability to control Rovan, body and soul.
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I loved every bit
- De Cyrena Golden-Poole en 11-14-21
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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
- The Doomsday Books, Book 1
- De: KJ Charles
- Narrado por: Martyn Swain
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Abandoned by his father, Gareth Inglis grew up lonely, prickly, and used to disappointment. Still, he longs for a connection. When he meets a charming stranger, he falls head over heels—until everything goes wrong and he's left alone again. Then Gareth's father dies, turning the shabby London clerk into Sir Gareth, with a grand house on the remote Romney Marsh and a family he doesn't know. The Marsh is another world, a strange, empty place notorious for its ruthless gangs of smugglers. And one of them is dangerously familiar…
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- De Little J en 03-10-23
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The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics
- Feminine Pursuits
- De: Olivia Waite
- Narrado por: Morag Sims
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As Lucy Muchelney watches her ex-lover’s sham of a wedding, she wishes herself anywhere else. It isn’t until she finds a letter from the countess of Moth, looking for someone to translate a groundbreaking French astronomy text, that she knows where to go. Showing up at the countess’ London home, she hoped to find a challenge, not a woman who takes her breath away.
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Great F/F Romance
- De Haley en 07-17-20
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An Unexpected Kind of Love
- When Snow Falls, Book 1
- De: Hayden Stone
- Narrado por: Gary Furlong
- Duración: 7 h y 57 m
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Bookstore owner Aubrey Barnes likes his quiet, orderly London life, thank you very much. His shop may be struggling, his only employee is a menace, and his plumbing is one creaky pipe away from disaster, but he can handle it. Maybe. He cannot, however, handle the film company that's thrown his Soho street into chaos. And he definitely can't handle the charismatic American actor Blake Sinclair.
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- De Anonymous User en 10-12-22
De: Hayden Stone
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- Clembrier
- 06-21-22
Fun story too much sex
This was a fun story with too much sex in a fun baking themed story. I am not a prude but it was skip ahead, drawn out excessive sex. It would have been much better with a cut to the chase romance portion and more fun other stuff. But try it for yourself!
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- JEG
- 05-21-22
Alexis Hall is awesome
Alexis Hall stories are wonderful. Good people trying their best. The baking show references are hilarious. Perfect level of warm and fuzzy and character growth. 💜
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- Kater616
- 07-02-24
a fun, cozy, bake-filled rom-com!
A delightful story filled with delicious sounding treats and a great journey for Rosaline through life and romance alike. also, plenty of laughs! and the narration is fantastic.
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- Carol
- 05-25-21
Unfortunately more Women’s Fic than Romance
I think a lot of my enjoyment surrounding this book can be tied directly to the fact that I ADORE baking competition shows. Specifically, the one this book’s Bake Expectations is modeled after - The Great British Bake Off, abbreviated GBBO, or annoyingly known in America as The Great British Baking Show because of trademarks or whatever. It’s less sabotage and underhandedness than most baking shows and I just find that pleasant. I mean, the book calls us out on this one and I can’t fault it. Because it’s true.
This book has significantly less romance than I would expect and wouldn’t necessarily be what I would call a Romance book, with a capital R. It probably falls in line with Women’s Fiction, which I typically avoid, but seeing this is by Alexis Hall and I LOVED Boyfriend Material, I winded up reading this anyways. This story is more about Rosaline’s journey through the show and discovering herself than hitting any familiar romance beats even though the hero is quite lovely and this does ultimately end with a HEA.
It helps knowing going into this book who the endgame romantic partner is going to be and knowing it isn’t really a Romance so you can adjust your expectations accordingly. Although this story has a love triangle in it, I think the blurb gives enough of a hint that Alain is trash. Oh, sorry. Is that a spoiler? Oh well. I hate him.
Trigger warnings from the author’s website because it’s detailed enough: sexual content (on page but not graphic), classism, emotionally distant / emotionally unsupportive parents, discussion of a teenage pregnancy (which happened in the past), brief mention of Rosaline considering an abortion (she kept the baby), casual biphobia, casual homophobia, unwanted sexual advances / threat of sexual assault, gaslighting, an attempt at blackmail (doesn’t go anywhere), mild violence (one character throws a punch), very graphic swearing and insults from one particular character that continues all through the book.
Rosaline Palmer is 27, bisexual, and has an 8-year-old daughter named Amelie. Rosaline is a single mom who is doing the best she can to raise her daughter. She works at a stationary shop and enjoys baking. She hopes that being on Bake Expectations and, hopefully, winning will give her a step up in life. Rosaline doesn’t have grand plans if she DOES win, but really just hopes for an extra oomph to enrich her life. Her best friend, Lauren, is an ex and they get on really well, much to the dismay of Rosaline’s parents. Rosaline’s parents are well off and acclaimed in their medical fields, but are awful parents.
I don’t really know how to review this book. It’s delightfully queer but not a romance at all, even if there are romantic interests in the story. There’s a wide cast of characters just from the fact that it’s a reality television show, and you have many contestants, the host, the judges, and the production crew just to name a few.
But out of all this, Rosaline winds up with the misfortune of meeting Alain first. And falls in lust with him. He’s appropriately a man with a career her parents would approve of and he comes across as competent when it comes to baking. He does wind up on the show after all, so it’s not like he could be a terrible baker off the bat. I knew ahead of time from a lot of friends that Alain is awful, and I think he definitely comes across that way from the very first moment we meet him. I don’t know if this is aided by the fact that I listened to this book on audiobook shortly after I had attempted to start this book by text, but Fiona Hardingham, the narrator, gives him the type of voice that makes you very much want to punch him in the face.
I adore this book for being inspired by GBBO, but if it had turned into an adaptation of a BBC drama with a murder in a countryside town on a lavish estate because a contestant deservedly murdered Alain and it turns out everyone helped to cover it up?? I would not have been opposed.
But alas. We see way too much of Alain and all the reasons why Rosaline feels like she should be with him, and not Harry. Harry is actually in this book a lot once the story gets going and Rosaline gets over herself, but it’s not enough, you know?
Harry is a Cockney boy and an electrician in the family business. He doesn’t come across as sophisticated as Alain, and because on her own upbringing, Rosaline is quite prejudiced against Harry from the start. Anvita (another contestant and later, Rosaline’s friend) describes Harry as a hottie and while correct, that’s not all to Harry. He’s very sweet and kind and awkward and I love him to pieces!! The only downside to Harry, and I agree with Ricky (another contestant) here, is that Harry is a Spurs fan. The author says it’s purely a coincidence that he is named Harry when the Spurs’ most famous player is Harry Kane. But really, that’s my only strike against him if I truly HAD to find one. Harry, the character, is lovely, quiet, and anxious, and I dearly wished Rosaline had been with him from the start instead of having to work out all her feelings with Alain.
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I would’ve been content with Alain as a villain on the side rather than a prominent love interest that takes until around the 76% mark (and sexual assault!) to resolve. The sexual assault is initiated by Alain to try to push Rosaline to have sex with his maybe bicurious and drunk ex-girlfriend is gross, unnerving, and I don’t think the scene needed to be the breaking point where Rosaline finally realizes he’s simply a TERRIBLE person. Alain was already awful before then. He’s a narcissist and gaslights Rosaline at every opportunity. He sulked when he did mediocre in a challenge and avoided Rosaline when she came at the top of a bake. Which is just some examples of minor, quiet things he did compared to all the things he says OUT LOUD.
I think it’s interesting (and okay, also disappointing) that Rosaline has so many sex scenes with Alain and yet only the one with Harry before the book ends. There is a difference with the way the scenes are described - like less detailed and tepid with Alain, and much more drawn out and fun with Harry. But I think my overall feelings in regards to this is that the relationship with Alain unfortunately takes up a majority of the book. Something worth noting, I think, is that Rosaline’s daughter never once meets Alain and does meet Harry a time or two in this book and you can see the clear contrast between the two men and how they are around Rosaline and any mentions of her daughter. Alain avoids mentioning Amelie in any way and described her as more of a burden keeping Rosaline from a life could’ve had. Meanwhile, Harry knows to crouch down to eye level to talk to Amelie and actually takes the time to listen and talk to her.
I haven’t even really mentioned Rosaline’s parents. But I didn’t like that the story tried to give them a chance to make things right with Rosaline. It would’ve been more enjoyable I think if they just…disappeared. Got written out? Rosaline’s relationship with her parents and, I don’t know, her whole story leading up to the competition honestly feels a little too Gilmore Girls for me. And not in a good way.
***END OF SPOILERS***
I know this is the first in a series of at least 3 books and I honestly can’t wait to return so we see more of Jennifer and Colin. Somehow I’ve come to really like them?? Jennifer is the show’s producer and Colin is her assistant. Jennifer comes across as quite harsh at the beginning and I think it’s because we first meet her through Rosaline’s eyes when Rosaline was still a bit shy and not looking to pick any fights. But as we progress with Rosaline’s journey, we see that maybe Jennifer isn’t all THAT terrible? I think her swearing all the time is hilarious, and the way she doesn’t put up with Alain’s lies after THAT moment in the book is icing on the cake. The, I want to say Scottish, accent in the audiobook for Jennifer seems very fitting and I love it. Colin gets the brunt of Jennifer’s yelling but he’s also very lovely and obviously not paid enough to put up with these contestants AND Jennifer. I just can’t wait to see him again in the next book as well.
I’m not sure I would’ve finished the book without listening to the audiobook, to be honest. I’ve listened to Fiona Hardingham a few times for YA books and like her with those narrations, but I LOVE her here. She had distinct voices and accents for the characters. It’s been pretty wild to learn how to properly say the name Rosaline the British way (vs an American one), and the name St. John is not all at what I thought. I did slow down the audiobook narration because of all the accents but I usually listen at a horrendous 2x or higher, so it was interesting having to slow the narration down to a 1.3x to make sure I didn’t miss anything. The audiobook also comes with a PDF of some of the recipes I want to try to bake, and a discussion guide, which I found interesting.
Overall, I really liked Rosaline and her daughter! I loved a number of the other contestants, but especially Harry. Alain gets the subscriber count he deserves (aka not enough to monetize). This book would have been much more enjoyable without a love triangle with Alain of all people. I am not opposed to love triangles, I am just opposed to men like Alain and the fact that he took up way too much of the book. I really enjoyed the baking parts of the story and it definitely got me thinking about what might be happening behind the scenes on episodes of GBBO. Well, maybe not the Channel 4 episodes, but the original BBC ones for sure. I’m very much looking forward to book 2 and finding out who Paris Daillencourt is!
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- Mark L Oliver
- 01-27-23
A great story and spot on reading
Alexis Hall has produced another smart, funny and touching story. I often laughed out loud in delight at his masterful and playful dialogue. And I can’t imagine the narration of the book being any better than it was. A nearly perfectly enjoyable experience!
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- Rachel
- 10-26-21
Cute and fun
I loved Boyfriend Material, so I was excited to hear another Alexis Hall book. Loved this one too. I really enjoyed Fiona Hardingham's narration.
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- Cassie
- 01-22-22
Best book I've read in a while
This book is SO GOOD! Who wouldn't want a romance around the Great British Baking Show? This story was adorable and hilarious and wonderful. You should totally listen to it.
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- Jennifer
- 11-30-21
Laugh Out Loud Funny
This book made me laugh so hard. I enjoyed the story and I’m obsessed with cooking shows so it was perfect.
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- Selah A Arnold
- 02-14-23
Loved it!
I’m picky with “romance” books but I loved this book and the characters. Great story and great narration of it.
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- Catherine
- 04-15-22
Romance at British Bake Off
This fun romance is set around a reality baking show and is more fun if you have watched them to recognize the common themes and the authors sendup of them. The performance is excellent, particularly of the perspicacious 8-year old girl. There is a very entertainingly vulgar character so if you are sensitive to vulgar language you might want to miss this one.
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