After a humiliating public proposal, Ellie Pang flees her controlling family to pursue her dream of a sugar-free bakery on the other side of the country, where she finds a former crush offering help for her business??and the pitfalls of a staged romance. Original.
Crazy Rich Asians meets Always Be My Maybe in this deliciously sugar-free rom-com from debut author Cynthia Timoti.
She's salty, he's spice--there's no room for sugar in this fake relationship, but it may be sweeter than they think...
Ellie Pang has had enough of her controlling family? who has been micromanaging her life since her type 1 diabetes diagnosis . When her parents orchestrate a public proposal from their business partners son, a proposal that goes humiliatingly viral, Ellie escapes to the other side of the country to put her dream of opening a sugar-free bakery into action. After all, shed done her research. How hard can it be?
She hits a snag when her storefront turns out to be a dump and in need of major renovations. Worse, the only person who can help her turn things around is Alec Mackenzie, her brothers best friend and the man responsible for crushing her teenage heart ten years ago.
But Alec has a proposal of his own: he needs a pretend girlfriend in order to cement a business deal. All they need to do is feign love and affection, while trying not to maim each other. As the thin line between hate and fake-madly-in-love starts to blur, buried secrets resurface, and Ellie must learn to trust her heart.
