**A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee**
Good Morning,
Everyone! So thrilled to see you all today! Today we have the talented Jayci
Lee and her new release, A SWEET MESS! I reviewed this book a few months ago
and will include the link below. It definitely had a lot of potential and ultimately,
I enjoyed the story quite a lot. I hope you all enjoy learning more about this wonderful
book and author! Please allow me to feature on the blog Jayci Lee … Plus, a
GIVEAWAY!
**JAYCI LEE**
**BIO**
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.
To
find out more about Ms. Lee, please visit:
**A SWEET MESS**
Publication
date:
July 14th, 2020
Genres: Multicultural, Romance, Comedy
Genres: Multicultural, Romance, Comedy
**BLURB**
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.
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.
**EXCERPT**
“How’s this?” He’d chosen a small table at the back
corner. When Aubrey nodded, he pulled out her chair and took a seat across from
her.
Their proximity and relative privacy made the air between
them hum with electricity. Their knees brushed every time either of them
shifted in their seat, sending bolts of desire through him. A sharp intake of
breath and a parting of her lips revealed Aubrey wasn’t immune to their
magnetic attraction.
Landon had dated his fair share of beautiful women. There
was no reason to act like a gawky teenager, but his roaring heart and churning
stomach said otherwise. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d felt nervous
around a woman. Her hand was resting less than four inches away from his, but
he broke out in a cold sweat working up the nerve to brush his knuckles against
it.
He started when Aubrey traced her fingers across the back
of his hand with a shy smile. “So, Landon from out of town, what’s your dream?”
His blood had gone south at her touch, leaving nothing
for his brain, but he was even more dumbstruck by her question. The woman threw
him off balance on all fronts.
“Not big on making small talk, are you?” He managed to
keep his voice steady despite his spinning head and hardening body.
“If I’m going to have a chat with a complete stranger, I
might as well have an interesting one.” A deep blush stained her cheeks, and
her lashes fluttered to hide her eyes. “Besides, you’re leaving tomorrow. I was
hoping we could pack a lot into tonight.”
Landon sucked in a sharp breath. Her shy and earnest
declaration moved him, and he fought the urge to pull her across the table to
kiss her senseless. Instead, he lifted Aubrey’s hand and brushed a kiss on her
pale inner wrist. A wolfish grin spread across his face when she gasped at his
touch.
“My dream was to open my own restaurant.” To his shock,
the truth stumbled out of him. A truth he’d refused to face for the past
decade. Maybe he was desperate to give her an interesting conversation. A
memorable one. “Someplace spacious and comfortable where people can enjoy a
delicious meal without pretense or a six-figure salary.”
“That sounds amazing. What kind of food are we talking
about?”
“Whatever inspiration strikes me. If I had to label it,
New American–slash–Korean fusion will have to do.”
“I love Korean food. I would totally eat there.” Aubrey
sat forward, her eyes round and sparkling. “So you’re Korean? I am, too.”
“Yes, I’m Korean, and you would be more than welcome to
eat at my restaurant.”
“Are you a chef?”
“No, but I trained to be one. Have you heard of the CIA?”
“The Central Intelligence Agency? You learned to cook for
undercover agents while dodging bullets and jumping out of airplanes?” She
cocked her head to the side and gazed at him with solemn interest.
“I . . . um.” Landon was fairly certain she was messing
with him, but insulting her wouldn’t be the best way to seduce her. “It’s . .
.”
Aubrey’s pale skin turned from pink to crimson before she
erupted into laughter, her frame trembling like a 6.8 earthquake. She held up a
finger, gripping her side, pantomiming she needed a minute. He crossed his arms
over his chest and leveled her with a steely glare, which wasn’t an easy feat considering
her infectious mirth.
“I’m s-sorry, but you had to see your face. You couldn’t
decide whether a small-town girl like me knew about the Culinary Institute of
America or whether I was pulling your leg.”
Mischievous
little fox. He needed to get her back for that. “Actually, that’s
incorrect.” He drew closer to her, his lips close to her ear, and lowered his
voice to a deep, gritty whisper. “I was debating whether or not I should tell
you the truth, because if I did, I’d have to terminate you.”
Aubrey stared at him in silence for a second, and then a
delighted grin spread across her face. “This is fun.”
“Yeah, it is.” Landon was surprised to find he meant it.
He couldn’t remember the last time he’d had fun.
He certainly had pleasant and interesting times, but fun times? No, this felt
alien.
His earlier hesitation forgotten, he ran his knuckles
down the side of her face, relishing the feel of her warm, silky skin. Aubrey
leaned lightly into his hand, and her eyes slid shut. She was so responsive to
his touch. Landon’s mouth went dry, and all he could think was more. He wanted to make her laugh again.
He ached to make her fall apart in his arms with her swollen lips calling out
his name.
“You’re beautiful,” Landon murmured, unable to look away
from her.
“So are you.” Aubrey’s lips curved into a barely there
smile that squeezed his heart.
He’d gone to the brewery for a pint to wash away the
bitter taste of his sorry day, but he’d discovered something far more
intoxicating—something potent enough to tip him off-balance. Aubrey made his
blood sing and his rational thoughts melt away. The floor seemed to grow solid
and strong, and his body settled heavily into his seat like he’d dropped anchor
across from her—as though she had a gravitational pull all her own and he was
helpless against it.
He’d led a nomadic life for a decade. He didn’t know how
to stay still for long. The smart thing to do would be to run the hell away
from this woman, whose mere proximity made it unimaginable to even leave the
table.
But smart
wasn’t part of his vocabulary at the moment. Greedy, feral, and desperate
passion overwhelmed all else. He stood abruptly from his seat, and Aubrey’s
mouth parted in surprise. Then he grasped her hand and raised her to her feet.
“Do you want to get out of here?” His eyes bored into
hers, his desire and urgency displayed for her to see.
“Yes.”
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