Which classic inspired this story?
Great Ex-Baketations gives Cyrano de Bergerac a baking competition twist: someone else gets the credit for Felicity’s work.
The Modern Classics · Book 3
Great Ex-
Baketations
Someone finally sees the baker behind the name.
The story
The Modern Classics · Book 3 · by Holland Ashby
Great Ex-Baketations
Felicity is the best baker no one has ever heard of — because for three years, her genius has worn someone else’s name.
She’s the secret ghost-baker behind celebrity chef Fiona Douglas: the real hands behind the flawless on-camera showstoppers, the cookbook, the fame. Fiona takes the credit. Felicity takes the 3 a.m. bakes and the invisibility.
Then Fiona lands a guest-judge seat on the world’s most beloved baking competition and hauls Felicity across the ocean with one impossible rule: keep producing chef-level pastry in secret, under the same roof as the judges and the entire crew.
The trouble is Gabriel Bellerose — the show’s exacting, universally adored judge, whose every technique Felicity has studied for years, and who notices the one pair of hands nobody is supposed to notice. The closer he looks, the harder it gets to keep hiding… especially once her self-absorbed ex comes crashing back into frame.
A Cyrano-flavored baking-show rom-com about ghost bakes, borrowed names, and finally deciding to be the main character of your own story.
Buy on AmazonAlso free to read in Kindle Unlimited.
German edition: Buy on Amazon
The reader notes
The recipe, briefly.
A closer look at Great Ex-Baketations.
Who are Felicity and Gabriel?
Felicity is the secret baker behind celebrity chef Fiona Douglas. Gabriel Bellerose is the competition judge who notices the hands behind the showstoppers.
What romance tropes are in play?
Hidden identity, a slow burn, a baking show setting, and the risk of being seen at last.
Where can I read it?
Read it on Amazon or through Kindle Unlimited. A German edition is also available.
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