Genre:
Romantic Comedy
Themes:
Enemies to Lovers
Femme / Femme
Humor / Comedy
Quirky Characters
Second Chance
Slow Burn
Starcrossed
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
CEO / Executive
Chef / Caterer / Baker / Foodie
Handyperson / Maintenance / Fixit
Immigrant / Refugee
Restaurant / Bar / Club Owner
Small Business Owner
Geographic Location:
United States: South
Setting:
Bakery / Sweet Shop / Cafe
Big City / Urban
Suburban
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Femme
Protagonist Identity:
Latinx / Hispanic
Guava Flavored Lies
By JJ Arias
All's Fair in Love and (Pastry) War
Sylvie Campos and Lauren Machado have hated each other since before they were born. For generations, the Campos and Machado families have blamed each other for stealing pastry recipes they claim their great-grandfathers originated before fleeing Castro’s Cuba.
Having spent their lives as rivals, Lauren and Sylvie are now in their early thirties and primed to take over their respective family bakeries. That means working long, hot, seasons of outdoor food festivals where they are forced to endure each other – albeit with a lot of bantering and barb-trading. After all, no one knows how to get under Sylvie’s skin like Lauren.
Sick of dealing with Lauren and her thieving family, Sylvie sets out to unmask the Machados for the traitors they are.
But when the truth is not what Sylvie expects, will the fiery exchanges between her and Lauren turn into something hot enough to melt away generational baggage? Could they get the chance to rekindle what they almost had in high school?
Find out in this laugh-out-loud hilarious, enemies-to-lovers, romantic comedy featuring plenty of steam, tension, and delicious Cuban food.