Sweet Dreams: A Small Town Holiday Romance (Ladies of Stanford Book 1) by Michele Villery

What happens when a small-town baker mixes business with pleasure? A recipe for disaster... or true love? Beth Mason's life is anything but a piece of cake. After catching her boyfriend cheating, she's determined to win Stanford's first-ever Christmas Baking Spectacular. But when a charming Belarusian nightclub owner slides into her DMs, Beth's world is turned upside down faster than you can say "cookies are done!" In this delicious romantic comedy, Beth takes a leap of faith, jetting off to Belarus for a whirlwind holiday romance. Between steamy encounters in snowy Minsk and hilarious cultural misunderstandings, she discovers that love might be the most unexpected ingredient of all. Back home, with the competition looming and her quirky friends rallying around her, Beth must find the courage to go after what she really wants – in both her career and her heart. Will she rise to the occasion, or will her soufflé of dreams fall flat?