Love on the Rise
- Authors
- A.C. Thomas
- Publisher
- NineStar Press, LLC
- Tags
- lgbtqia+ , contemporary , gay , christmas holiday , italian bakery , baker , banker , soulmates , love at first sight , money woes , small-town community , pastry love
- Date
- 2021-11-21
- Size
- 4.19 MB
- Lang
- en
Matteo Leonelli is getting by, running his old-fashioned family bakery in the heart of Belleview, North Carolina. He's struggled to keep the place going since his parents passed, and his cakes don't taste the same without someone to share them.
Then, Matteo meets Ethan, a thoughtful, handsome artist, who sees Matt in a way no one has before, who touches him as if it's a privilege. One date, and Matt is in love, dancing among clouds of meringue as he bakes up a storm to prepare for the holidays.
Ethan Price is getting by, running his family banking firm. He had to abandon his dreams of becoming an artist, but he gives it his best effort in his father's memory. Then, he meets a man who makes his stress melt away like butter on warm bread. Matt, who smells like cookies and looks like a Caravaggio painting. Ethan is in love, head over heels as he rushes through the business of the day so he can see Matt again. He plans to sweep him off his adorable...