Naperville Public Library Blog Fiction Friday: Fresh Baked Reads!

Sink your teeth into a yummy new book! Here's a list of delectable fiction titles all about baking...it's okay if you don't remember the last time you put on an apron and would rather just lick the spoon while someone else crafts the treats! You can live vicariously through these tasty novels. No need to count calories; just enjoy! The Little Beach Street Bakery (Colgan): Polly buries herself in bread dough (figuratively) to forget a ruined relationship, and soon becomes a master baker. Will she find love again with the handsome beekeeper who provides her with ingredients? How sweet! The Cake Therapist (Fertig): Neely has an unusual palate: she can "taste" feelings, and uses this skill to open a restaurant in her hometown. She'll connect with her new customers, but will also be haunted by a flavor that needs exploration. All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes (St. Amant): Working in her aunt's bakery, Kat's life is going nowhere fast until her best friend Lucas signs her up for the reality TV show Cupcake Combat, where she could win a job at a famous New York bakery! Does she have what it takes? And can she leave Lucas behind if she does win? The City Baker's Guide to Country Living (Miller): On retreat from Boston after a flambe-induced fire, pastry chef Olivia goes to Vermont to stay with her best friend. Here the work leans more to perfecting apple pies for the county fair, and she just might find romance with a hometown boy who's returned to care for his father.... Baking Cakes in Kigali (Parkin): In war-torn Rwanda, Angel Tungaraza bakes cakes filled with hope for her customers, who get much more than just a cake from their compassionate baker.