{"product_id":"sterling-heat-alternative-cover-l-b-dunbar-9781956337440","title":"Sterling Heat (alternative cover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving a baby in a bakery gives new meaning to taking the bun out of the oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd been in Curmudgeon Bakery for one of those lemon baby-Bundt cakes I'd been craving since I found out I was pregnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe draw had nothing to do with the baker himself. Tall, tatted, and edgy, looking more like a biker than a man who makes baked goods. I hardly knew him other than taking a tumble in a rainstorm in front of his shop . . . and then tossing myself at him after he rescued me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe shared a moment but it's not what you'd think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonths later, he delivered my baby among his cookies and cakes. Talk about a second chance encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he whips up a plan to pretend to be my baby's father, and everything heats up from there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy willingness to accept a perfect stranger's kindness despite him telling me over and over he isn't who I think he is. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI beg to differ. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eHe's that sugary drizzle on a citrus-flavored, guilty pleasure that's bad for the hips, but together-him, and me, and baby-we're the perfect blend of ingredients that might do all our hearts some good. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. B. Dunbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195633744X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956337440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e L.B. Dunbar Writes, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"L. B. Dunbar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46052509974783,"sku":"9781956337440","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79b93828-2de0-448f-ba99-7526ac60aa30.jpg?v=1723556591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sterling-heat-alternative-cover-l-b-dunbar-9781956337440","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}