Bakery Stories

Madison only wanted to watch the Michael Jackson biopic. Instead, she woke up in 1984. Stranded forty-two years in the past with nothing but an oversized Dangerous shirt and memories of a future no one else has lived, Madison is taken in by a kind bakery owner, Dot, and her Michael Jackson obsessed daughter, Lanie. As she struggles to hide the truth, Madison realizes she's living through the years that shaped the world's biggest superstar. But knowing the future comes with impossible choices... Can she protect history without changing it? Or will one meeting alter everything? 1984 was never supposed to be her home

Lyra Mitchell is the owner and operator of 'The Sweet Spot', a local bakery in New York. One day, when a little girl walks in, Lyra's life changes forever. Brandon Cole is the CEO of Cole Enterprises. Rich and young, he is any girl's perfect man. And while Brandon had a wide selection of girls to choose from, he wasn't interested. The only girls who had a place in his heart were his mother and his daughter. But one little phone call changes it all.

Amara Park : Independent small bakery owner. She is obsessed with watching movies and TV shows. She can't go a day without some chicken nuggets. She's mixed and love her family more than anything in the world, but that will soon change once a certain 3 year old who always goes to her bakery... Walks in with someone she's never seen before... Stefano Ricci : A single dad. He is the Ceo of a corporation company. He owns multiple hotels and hospitals. He's a chilled guy around his family and friends, but in the office... Not so much. He loves his son and he'll do anything for him. When his son's mother left him, she made him cold. He doesn't trust easily and he hasn't seen interest in any woman for 3 years. It all changes when one day his son wants to go to his favorite bakery. He wanted to know why his son loves it so much. For his son, it's the cookies and the kind pretty lady behind the counter, for him... It's just her. When these two meet and stare into each other's eyes, will they fall in love, will she be able to take on being a stepmom and one of the most handsome bachelor's girlfriend? Or will she get overwhelmed and give up... Story cover by : @_navyblueee_

She believes in fairy tales. He believes love is a distraction. Genevieve has always dreamed of a whimsical life filled with flowers, romance, and happily-ever-afters. As the owner of Genevieve's Greenery, she sees magic in the ordinary and believes every great love story begins with a little hope. Ben-ji doesn't. After years of sacrifice, opening Blake's Bakery with his brothers is all that matters. Love is messy, distracting, and the last thing he wants-especially when his cheerful, hopelessly romantic neighbour keeps finding reasons to walk through his door. She refuses to give up on him. He refuses to fall for her. But stolen glances, fresh bouquets, warm bread, family dinners, meddling brothers, and a mother who already adores Genevieve have other plans. As Ben-ji's family slowly becomes Genevieve's own, keeping his heart guarded becomes harder than he ever imagined. The more Ben-ji pushes her away, the harder she fights for the man behind the grumpy exterior. And while Genevieve falls first, Ben-ji may just fall harder. A cozy grumpy × sunshine romance filled with slow-burn tension, found family, flowers, fresh bread, laughter, healing, and the sweetest happily ever after. 🌷🥐 📖 New chapters every Saturday! 🩷🥖💐

Nellie Davis has finally shaken free of the life that was slowly shrinking her. Plus-sized, stubbornly kind, and done apologizing for taking up space, she's pouring her heart, savings, and far too much caffeine into a small bakery of her own. The ovens are warm, but business is not, and her hard-won hope is beginning to falter. Then a little girl with a crown of unruly curls and a guarded father step through her door. Their arrival feels oddly fated, their presence disarming. And as they return, again and again, Nellie starts to rediscover pieces of herself she thought she'd lost and stumbles into a story far bigger than the one she set out to write.

A quiet café owner based in Japan learns her worth and earns her place in the mafia.

Beyond Series • Book V Some people arrive with the sunshine. Others arrive with the rain. Mavisha Celeste Sterling has always believed that life is best measured in warm bread, sweet pastries, and shared laughter. The youngest of three daughters, she grew up surrounded by love-a father who flies across the skies, a mother whose bakery fills the neighborhood with comfort, and two older sisters destined for law and medicine while she happily pursues the art of baking. To Mavis, every recipe tells a story. Every loaf carries hope. And every rainy day deserves something warm from the oven. One unexpected summer afternoon, as dark clouds gather and the bakery prepares to close, a sudden downpour sends a stranger rushing through the door. Dripping wet and breathless, he apologizes before quietly asking if he can wait until the rain eases. His name is Orpheus Zayne "Oz" Alonzo. Quiet. Reserved. A young man whose smile never quite reaches his eyes. What Mavis doesn't know is that Oz has spent years running-not from the rain, but from the memories it awakens. As a child, he survived the fire that claimed his mother. The last words she ever whispered to him have become both his comfort and his burden: "Everything will be alright. When you don't know what to do... just smile." So he smiles. Even when he's hurting. Even when he's breaking. As the summer rains continue to bring him back to the little bakery, Mavis slowly discovers that healing isn't about fixing someone's past. Sometimes, it's simply about becoming the place they choose to return to when the storms become too heavy to face alone. A heartwarming story about family, friendship, grief, healing, and finding love in the most ordinary moments. Because sometimes, the rain doesn't wash people away. Sometimes... it leads them home.

I just have a sweet tooth....

COMING SOON Until I Chose You For seven years, Elodie Lahote traded the rain-soaked shores of La Push for flour-covered countertops in Oregon, chasing a dream she shared with her grandmother. Now, at twenty-two, she's come home with a culinary degree, a ring of old recipe keys, and ownership of the bakery her grandmother left behind. All she wants is to reopen Sweet Cedar Bakery, reconnect with her twin brother Paul, and build a quiet life one loaf of bread at a time. Instead, she comes home to secrets. The Quileute legends she grew up hearing aren't just stories. They're real. And somewhere between fresh sourdough, early morning coffee, and the steady rhythm of life in La Push, Embry Call takes one look at her... ...and imprints. Everyone seems to think they already know how the story ends. Everyone except Elodie. She refuses to let ancient magic decide when-or who-she falls in love with. No matter how kind Embry is, no matter how patient he remains, and no matter how many people insist they're meant to be together, Elodie won't mistake destiny for a decision. If Embry wants her heart, he'll have to earn it. One conversation. One loaf of bread. One choice at a time. Because fate may have chosen first... But love is something she'll choose for herself.

Lucien Boulanger dreamed of opening the finest artisan bakery in Lyon. Instead, he becomes famous for exploding flour, runaway baguettes, bread-stealing pigeons, a mischievous bakery cat, and disasters that somehow make customers love him even more. As rival bakers plot against him and every day brings a new culinary catastrophe, Lucien discovers that success isn't about perfection-it's about laughter, friendship, and serving the warmest bread in France. In Lyon, every loaf tells a story... and every story ends in absolute chaos.

Akshaya Desai moves into her new home in Madikeri, Coorg hoping to find peace and a new purpose in life. Aravind Shetty wants one last reason to stay in Madikeri, one last tether that tells him that he's not unambitious or a sentimental fool for staying in his hometown instead of pursuing a life in Bengaluru, something most of his friends have aspired and achieved. What could transpire when these parallels collide? When two individuals with completely different goals, completely different paths stumble upon each other? Would their paths merge? Or would it lead to a fleeting moment of impact only to diverge and never meet again?

A fake engagement. A real disaster. And a campervan called The Tipsy Cone. ••• Florence Butterworth bakes dreams for a living. Her reality, however, is a crumbling mess: her ex boyfriend - London's most feared food critic - left her claiming her pastries were "forgettable". Now, at her cousin Arabella's lavish Kensington wedding, the groom has bolted to Scotland, and Florence is cornered into the most ridiculous lie of her life: pretending to be madly in love with Jasper Finch. He's the catering waiter with a crooked smile, a beaten-up orange campervan, and the outrageous opinion that clotted cream goes before the jam (absolute heresy). One month. One campervan. Two total opposites. And a high-stakes baking competition in the Cotswolds that could make or break Florence's career. Faking it was supposed to be simple. But between secret manuscripts, foggy motorway confessions, and a vengeful ex‑critic determined to expose them, Florence is about to learn that the perfect recipe for love doesn't require a glossy finish - just the right amount of chaos. And Jasper Finch is nothing if not perfectly chaotic. María de Melque ©️ 2026 All rights reserved. As the author, it is essential that readers approach my writing with maturity and, if they have any recommendations or opinions about the work, always with the utmost respect. MILESTONES June 18. 2026 | 🏅 Rank #2 romanticcomedy

Aou is the heir to Pondphuwin Group. Top of the class, untouchable, used to winning. Boom is the son of JoongDunk Bakery. Second in every ranking, first in stubbornness, done being looked down on. Aou thinks money and status decide everything. Boom's ready to prove him wrong. But late nights in the library, accidental touches over shared notes, and the way Aou starts showing up at the bakery turn their war into something neither can name. Enemies. Rivals. Can two boys from unequal ground ever meet in the middle? AouBoom | Enemies to Lovers | Academic Rivals | Class Difference | Slow Burn Featuring WilliamEst, PerthSanta, and the chaos of LYKN

Lita runs her family's tiny bakery in Bacolod, waking up at 3 AM every day just to bake warm, fluffy pandesal for her neighbors. When a quiet, handsome stranger named Kiko starts buying pandesal every morning-always with a shy smile and a little extra tip-she thinks he's just another regular customer. But he's hiding a secret that might change everything she knows about her bakery, her family, and what it really means to fall in love.

THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY A TRIGGER WARNING SO DONT EVEN START READING IT BC ITS SAD. I WON'T BE PUTTING ANY TRIGGER WARNINGS IN THIS BOOK EXCEPT THE FIRST CHAPTER IN CASE YOU DIDN'T READ THIS DESCRIPTION Kellin works at a quiet little bakery and their life is pretty sweet, at least on the outside it is.

𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀- 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁. 𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ִ𐙚 A desi multi-couple rom-com- Fifty Shades of Rishtas. This is an intellectual property of the author. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, adaptation, distribution, or use of any part of this work without permission is strictly prohibited.

## REBIRTH: GAENGSAENG Yeong-sik Han did not come to America searching for love. After losing every woman who ever felt like home, the Korean widower builds his life around one rule: **survive without needing anyone.** He works. He studies. He keeps his apartment dark, his routines strict, and his heart locked behind years of grief. Happiness is dangerous. Attachment always ends in loss. And love is a luxury he refuses to risk twice. Then Polly Bennett walks away from nine pounds of fish-and straight into his carefully controlled life. Polly is a vibrant Black bakery owner with flour on her clothes, laughter in her voice, and wounds hidden beneath every joke. After a former lover betrayed her, stole from her, and nearly destroyed the business she sacrificed everything to build, Polly learned how to turn pain into sugar, survival into success, and heartbreak into light. When she recognizes the loneliness Yeong-sik is determined to hide, she decides he needs a friend. He disagrees. But Polly does not disappear easily. What begins with shared bus rides, forgotten fish, and an unwanted friendship becomes late-night conversations, cultural misunderstandings, Korean language lessons, Southern desserts, and a love neither of them believed they could survive. But when Yeong-sik is called back to Busan to fulfill a promise, their future fractures across two countries. He cannot abandon his duty. She will not erase the life she fought to rebuild. Can two wounded hearts create one future without sacrificing themselves-or will grief steal the rebirth unfolding before their eyes? **REBIRTH: GAENGSAENG** is an emotionally powerful Korean and Black interracial romance about grief, healing, chosen family, cultural connection, second chances, and discovering that home is not always a place. Sometimes, home is the person who teaches you how to live again.

Hazel Garnett has built the life she always dreamed of. A bakery of her own. A place filled with family recipes, early mornings, and the kind of warmth she spent years chasing. It isn't perfect, but it's hers - and she'll do anything to protect it. Until a redevelopment threatens everything she's worked for. The last thing Hazel expects is for the architect sent to assess her bakery to be Beau Mercer. Three years ago, he was her best friend. The person who knew her better than anyone. The person she left behind when she returned home and chose her future over the life they could have had. Now Beau is back, older, more confident, and carrying feelings he never let himself forget. Hazel has spent years convincing herself she doesn't need anyone. Beau has spent years running from anything that asks him to stay. But as old feelings resurface and the lines between friendship and something more begin to blur, they'll have to decide whether some things are better left in the past... Or whether they're worth saving.

You work at a small makeup store inside the city's local mall, and one random day you happen to meet a quite interesting stranger inside the eyeliner section. And after a breakdown or two, you end up meeting eachother again. So, what now? (ENBY Y/N) x (ENBY) PARK JIMIN