Reviews"Romance novels with heroines who are not model thin are hard to find and valuable. Fans of Jennifer Weiner will enjoy Bliss."-- Booklist
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal813.6
SynopsisIt's not easy to watch your weight when you're starting your own bakery. And since Leah Martin is still reeling after her ex dumped her, an eclair fresh from the oven makes the night seem less lonely.When Sam meets Leah in the bar one night, he's tongue-tied and leaves her with the mistaken impression that he's not interested because she's not thin enough. But when he finds himself helping Leah deliver a wedding cake to her ex-boyfriend's wedding, he comes to her rescue after a pushy woman insults Leah about her dating prospects and her weight, by proclaiming he's her fiance. Leah is furious. Because that pushy woman is her mom and now her family can't wait for the wedding. So Sam and Leah make a deal - Leah will bake his favourites and he will make her parents hate him. Then the wedding will be off. But as Sam starts to fall for Leah, and Leah for Sam, they begin to realize that this fake love affair might just be the real thing, The rules of (fake) engagement . . . Leah Martin has spent her life trying to avoid temptation. But she's sick of low-fat snacks, counting calories, and her hyper-critical mom. Fortunately, her popular new bakery keeps her good and distracted. But there aren't enough eclairs in the world to distract Leah from the hotness that is Sam Cooper - or the fact that he just told her mother that they're engaged . . . which is a big, fat lie. Sam sometime speaks before he thinks. So what started out as defending Leah's date-ability to her judgmental mother soon turned into having a fiancee! Now the plan is to keep up the fake engagement, stay "just friends," and make Leah's family loathe him enough to just call the whole thing off. But Sam has an insatiable sweet tooth, not only for Leah's decadent desserts but her decadent curves. Her full lips. Her bright green eyes. Yep, things aren't going quite according to plan. Now Sam has to convince Leah that he's for real . . . before their little lie turns into one big, sweet disaster.