Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake: by the author of Boyfriend Material

Name: Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake: by the author of Boyfriend Material
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SKU: 9780349429939
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By Alexis Hall

Series: Winner Bakes All

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Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake follows expert baker Rosaline Palmer, who lives by the recipe — except when life’s thrown her curveballs, including raising her daughter Amelie on her own. Struggling with financial woes and a crumbling home, Rosaline seizes a chance on a beloved national baking competition. Victory would mean a better life for Amelie, but competing suitors complicate matters: the charming, well-mannered Alain Pope and the shy electrician Harry Dobson, who challenges Rosaline's beliefs about love and herself. As the ovens heat up, Rosaline learns that the best creations come from the heart.
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'A dizzyingly talented writer' Entertainment Weekly

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Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves, but more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory. Suave, well-educated, and parent-approved Alain Pope knows all the right moves to sweep her off her feet, but it's shy electrician Harry Dobson who makes Rosaline question her long-held beliefs - about herself, her family, and her desires.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349429939

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 August 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piatkus Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 124.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 448

Collections

Alexis Hall Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction LGBTQ+ Romance Romance Series: Winner Bakes All

About the Author

Alexis Hall lives in a little house in the south east of England where he writes books about people who bake far better than he does. He can, however, whip up a passable brownie if pressed.

Visit Alexis Hall online:

Website: www.quicunquevult.com

Twitter: @quicunquevult

Facebook: www.facebook.com/quicunquevult

Newsletter: www.quicunquevult.com/contact

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