The Baker's Secret Ingredient

Maeve Sullivan has run her family's boardwalk bakery since her mother died, but her touch with dough is gone and she hasn't told a soul. Nico Ferraro has been her best friend since they were kids, and he's the only one who notices. When a famous critic announces a visit to the town's baking contest, Nico offers to train Maeve in secret—at night, in the closed bakery, surrounded by flour and memories. He forgets to mention he trained as a pastry chef before his father's illness pulled him into the family surf shop. Somewhere between failed batches and a midnight food fight, the friendship they've protected for fifteen years turns into something neither of them planned. A small town friends-to-lovers romance about second rises, boardwalk nights, and choosing the life you actually want.