*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

I remembered enjoying Fake It Till You Bake It when I read it a few years ago, so I was happy to read the follow up following August's romance. I love that August is a quiet "actions speak louder than words" sort of guy and I liked following his point of view. I also liked that Sloane was unwilling to take less than she felt she deserved. While I didn't necessarily fully buy into the romance, I think that might be more to do with the second chance nature of it. We get some flashbacks to 12 years prior and what happened between the two of them, but while I kept reading because I wanted to know what exactly caused them to fall apart, I never bought into the tension they had. I also found some of the plot beats related to opening the second location for Sugar Blitz a little forced.

That being said, I thought this was well-written and a fun way to pass an evening. If you like slow burn (ish? Their first kiss isn't until halfway through the book but it gets pretty steamy pretty quickly after that) and/or celebrity love interest and/or brother's best friend, I recommend this! And I am very much looking forward to a potential Nicholas book.