Mangos and Mistletoe: A Foodie Holiday Novella
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Mangos and Mistletoe: A Foodie Holiday Novella

One is grumpy. One is sunshine. There is only one bed. Kiskeya Burgos left the tropical beaches of the Dominican Republic with a lot to prove. As a pastry chef on the come up, when she arrives in Scotland, she has one goal in mind: win the Holiday Baking Challenge. Winning is her opportunity to prove to her family, her former boss, and most importantly herself, she can make it in the culinary world. Kiskeya will stop at nothing to win, that is, if she can keep her eyes on the prize and off her infuriating teammate's perfect lips. Sully Morales, home cooking hustler, and self-proclaimed baking brujita lands in Scotland on a quest to find her purpose after spending years as her family's caregiver. But now, with her home life back on track, it's time for Sully to get reacquainted with her greatest love, baking. Winning the Holiday Baking Challenge is a no brainer if she can convince her grumpy AF baking partner that they make a great team both in and out of the kitchen before an unexpected betrayal ends their chance to attain culinary competition glory. Buy Mangos and Mistletoe to get your sweet and sexy high-concept contemporary romance fix today!
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Izza@m0thermayi
3 stars
Dec 9, 2022

3.5 stars |

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Connor @cgbart
5 stars
Oct 5, 2022

a very fun holiday f/f baking show romance set in SCOTLAND, yes, thank you, more please.

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Flavia Louise@flaviaaalouise
4 stars
Mar 7, 2022

I really liked this novella. The baking element really did it for me.

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KADY BURNS@kburns
3 stars
Feb 8, 2022

Liked the representation and the steam. Not so much the rest of it

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jenn@perilouspages
3.5 stars
Dec 25, 2021

i loved both kiskeya and sully, i loved the setting and their relationship, but it felt a little insta-love to me. the smut was enjoyable but i do wish we got more baking content and expansion on side characters rather than just them being horny lol.

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Sabrina D. @readingsofaslinky
4 stars
Dec 22, 2021

Book Mixtape: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/mangos-mistletoe/pl.u-oZyl3XlCRM66xg

+3
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Charlotte Rayfield@rollingwheelsandbooks
4 stars
Dec 13, 2021

It’s gay and baking and Christmas 🎄🥺

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Laura Springall@bookishlifeoflaura
5 stars
Oct 18, 2021

Review to come!

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b.andherbooks@bandherbooks
5 stars
Oct 9, 2021

I finally finally finally got to read the Great British Bake Off inspired romance of my holiday dreams. Yay! Extra special because it is from Adriana Herrera and features a buttoned up professional patisserie chef who is completely unwound by her baking partner, the ray of sunshine and confident Sully who I totally have a book crush on now. The push and pull between Sully and Kiskeya's differing opinions on expressing their Dominican heritage, both in their personal lives and for the baking show, showcases Herrera's amazing ability to write romances that are both delightfully sexy and emotionally poignant. My only regret is that I wasn't immediately able to don an apron and get into a kitchen after reading, but reading this story made me feel like I was there anyway. Is it too soon to ask for more stories set in this world?! Thank you to the author for the ARC! My own copy is on preorder!

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Kim@kimberlyfayereads
4 stars
Oct 6, 2021

Christmas in July, anyone? This novella was absolutely delightful. I enjoyed the baking competition aspect nearly as much as I did the tension and connection between Kiskeya and Sully. Such a fun, sweet and hot read. Can I binge all the Adriana Herrera books now?

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Jobananareads@jobananareads
5 stars
Oct 2, 2021

Lo ameeeee

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Yanelle Ruby@yanelleruby97
3 stars
Dec 5, 2021
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Sorcha Mooney@sorcha
3 stars
Nov 17, 2021
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Lena@sunnielena
4 stars
Nov 16, 2021

Highlights

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jenn@perilouspages

I imagined us as little bits of soil, of earth, from the same place that had been picked up and scattered, and now were here, blending back together. Finding each other so far from where we’d come from.

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jenn@perilouspages

"Like a guy wanting another guy made some kind of sense, but having no use for a man in any way? It was unthinkable.”

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jenn@perilouspages

“We’re like the Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau of the baking world." She pursed her lips, but I could see she was very close to cracking a smile, so I decided to shoot my shot. "Except more like the AO3 version because I'm like, really gay." With me, boredom usually led to extremely poor decisions, and I was in a mood.

iconic

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jenn@perilouspages

She furrowed her brow and picked up the little heart which was one half Dominican flag and the other half the Pride one.

SHUT UP 🥺