Blog Tour & Review: A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee

ABOUT A SWEET MESS:

Korean-American author Jayci Lee delights with A Sweet Mess, a delicious and light-hearted romantic comedy that readers will devour and ask for more. 

Aubrey Choi loves living in her small town nestled in the foothills of California, running her highly successful bakery away from the watch of her strict Korean parents. When a cake mix-up and a harsh review threaten all of her hard work and her livelihood, she never thought the jaded food critic would turn out to be her one-night stand. And she sure as hell never thought she’d see the gorgeous Korean hunk again. But when Landon Kim waltzes into her bakery trying to clean up the mess he had a huge hand in making, Aubrey is torn between throwing and hearing him out. 

When she hears his plan to help save her business, Aubrey knows that spending three weeks in California wine country working with Landon is a sure recipe for disaster. Her head is telling her to take the chance to save her bakery while her heart—and her hormones—are at war on whether to give him a second chance. And it just so happens that Landon’s meddling friends want them to spend those three weeks as close as possible...by sharing a villa.

When things start heating up, both in and out of the kitchen, Aubrey will have to make a choice—to stick it out or risk her heart.

My Review:

A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Aubrey impressed me with her passion and determination to live her dream. She loves to make people happy with the food she creates. This was a bold move for her to leave her family and venture out on her own. Just as she is expanding her business, she becomes the ire to a food critic after he is served a special-order cake that didn’t impress him. What makes this even crazier, the food critic in question is the same man she had the most amazing one-night stand with, Landon. Landon is surprised to learn that Aubrey, the woman that won’t leave his thoughts, is the same baker of that crazy Bundt cake he had. He has a problem, he never reviews a restaurant twice and now, he’s had a personal relationship with her. He isn’t a complete ogre, which made me happy, he wants to help save her business so he gets her a spot on cooking show where she gets to showcase two new recipes. The fun really begins when they end up sharing a villa in preparation of filming. To protect both of their careers, they need to keep their relationship strictly professional. But Landon hasn’t tasted Aubrey’s sweet buns yet. Will they be able to resist their magnetic chemistry? Landon surprised me, he is so successful as a food critic but as he opens up to Aubrey, we learn that this isn’t his true dream or passion. She is a bright light in his world, but will he be willing to embrace what Aubrey is offering? Or will he be afraid to change? This story surprised me so many times. So glad I took a chance on a new author to me. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

JAYCI LEE writes poignant, sexy, and laugh-out-loud romance every free second she can scavenge and is semi-retired from her fifteen-year career as a defense litigator. She loves food, wine, and travelling, and incidentally so do her characters. Jayci lives in sunny California with her tall-dark-and-handsome husband, two amazing boys with boundless energy, and a fluffy rescue whose cuteness is a major distraction. She is the author of A Sweet Mess.

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