{"product_id":"sterling-heat-9781956337303","title":"Sterling Heat","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving a baby in a bakery gives new meaning to taking the bun out of the oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd been in Curmudgeon Bakery for one of those lemon baby-Bundt cakes I'd been craving since I found out I was pregnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe draw had nothing to do with the baker himself. Tall, tatted, and edgy, looking more like a biker than a man who makes baked goods. I hardly knew him other than taking a tumble in a rainstorm in front of his shop . . . and then tossing myself at him after he rescued me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe shared a moment but it's not what you'd think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonths later, he delivered my baby among his cookies and cakes. Talk about a second chance encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he whips up a plan to pretend to be my baby's father, and everything heats up from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy willingness to accept a perfect stranger's kindness despite him telling me over and over he isn't who I think he is. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI beg to differ. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eHe's that sugary drizzle on a citrus-flavored, guilty pleasure that's bad for the hips, but together-him, and me, and baby-we're the perfect blend of ingredients that might do all our hearts some good. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8790205\"\u003eL. B. Dunbar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956337303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195633730X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027380\"\u003eRomance | Later in Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC066000\"\u003eSmall Town \u0026amp; Rural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44481941438701,"sku":"9781956337303","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_425a576e-8ed8-4c27-b3e5-2c3fe8a13db9.jpg?v=1700756498","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/sterling-heat-9781956337303","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}