by Mahi Cheshire
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Falling for the competition could be the perfect recipe for disaster…
Pastry chef Gina Rajasinghe has landed the opportunity she’s been dreaming of, a place at the international Golden Whisk Christmas pastry competition in Vienna. The only problem? Her application includes Le Cordon Bleu training she doesn’t actually have.
But Gina is determined to prove she deserves her place. Then the competition decides to televise the heats and, worse, she spots Nick Barradine. Fellow competitor, social media sensation...and the only person who knows her secret. They haven’t talked in three years, not since Gina left her job at his family’s London patisserie without explanation and ignored Nick’s calls. She still can’t tell him why.
Their reunion ends in a heated argument and an exploding bag of flour, all secretly caught on camera. When their showdown goes viral, Gina and Nick are forced to play nice for the cameras. With staged chemistry turning dangerously real and the final at the Christmas ball approaching, falling for the competition could be the perfect recipe for disaster.
Genres: Romance
Tropes: Rom-com vibes, Holiday Romance, Second Chance, Fake Dating, Forced Proximity
Published: 2026-11-02
Publisher: Emerald Lane Books