The Amish Baker's Rival is book 2 (of the bestselling The Amish
Baker) and available on Amazon. Amish baker Mary Brenneman is furious when
handsome Englischer Noah Miller opens
up a bakery right across from hers. Now she must win a local baking contest just
to stay in business—and beat know-it-all Noah. (Paper release Dec. 2020; eBook release Jan. 1, 2021).
Available on Amazon
She'll do anything to protect her bakery...
no matter the cost to her heart.
But somewhere along the way,
Noah and Mary's kitchen wars are quickly
warming into something more...
Read an excerpt:
"I saw you at the grand opening, what did you think?"
Noah wasn't going to let her off that easily.
Mary shrugged. "I was merely putting in an appearance to pay
my respects to a new shop opening. I wasn't there long, but it looked as if you
had a nice turnout."
"Okay, but what did you think?"
She kept her back to Noah. "It's nice, but I'm a better
baker." She said teasingly.
"Is that right?" He took a step back.
"That's right," came a smug goading reply.
"Well, Miss Brenneman, I'm entering the fall festival
baking contest. Are you?"
She jumped to her feet, whirled around to face him and lifted
her chin. "Yes."
"Good. Game on. Let the best baker win." He laughed.
She was sassy, but he wanted to pull her and that cute attitude into his arms.
But the fear of looking like a complete and utter fool kept him away.
"You make it sound like a kid's game." Her gaze
brushed over him.
Noah started to leave, then stopped. "We both know there's
much more at stake here than merely winning a contest. At this point, it's not
even the money, is it? It's the title, the trophy and the prestige that goes
along with the achievement."
"As usual, Noah, you've thought of it all." Her eyes
challenged his.
He took a step closer. "I'm surprised your bishop would
actually allow you to enter. It's such an open display of pride that you think
your baking is so good you could actually win a contest."
Marie's Bio:
Marie E. Bast is the Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author
of
The Amish Baker, The Amish Baker's Rival and The Amish Marriage Bargain. The Amish Baker's Rival was a 2021 Finalist in the Mid-American Romance Authors' The Carla Contest, and The Amish Baker was also a finalist in the OCCRWA 2020
Book Buyers Best Book contest for published authors. Her first book, The Perfect Client, was the 2015
contemporary winner of the Ignite the Flame Contest. Her stories
whisper words of hope, healing, and forgiveness through complex
characters and twisting plots. She enjoys writing Amish,
contemporary and historical stories. Married for thirty years, she and her husband have two grown sons and one daughter.
When she’s not writing, she’s walking, golfing, gardening
or spending time with her family.
Visit her website at www.MarieBastAuthor.com or follow her on social media: Twitter @mariebast1; Facebook @mariebastauthor; or visit her blog mariebast.blogspot.com.
