A Bake Off in Cornwall by Laura Briggs

Author:Laura Briggs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cornwall, summer romance, romance series, foodie romance, feel good romance, cornwall romance, bake off, baking romance
Publisher: Laura Briggs

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Julianne:

"A little more to the left," I told Kitty. "There. That's got it."

Now that the grand biscuit faceoff was over, we were rearranging the dining room's tables to take up less space without teams to occupy them. I had assumed we'd simply have them moved until the day of the final challenge — but that wasn't what the producers had in mind.

"Gemma was a little hard on Leeman Lawson's carousel," I said, as we straightened the tablecloths. "I don't think it's necessarily cheating since it's really his own design."

"It's only because Leeman was a bit of a snob in the village," said Kitty. "He rubbed in the fact that his recipes were the best, and always said he'd take his secrets to the grave. But his carousel was always a proper job. When I was a kid, he used to put it in the bakery window every spring. I wasn't even as tall as me mum's knees, so she'd lift me up to see it."

A nice memory, I thought. Leeman might have held up his nose a little too high for Ceffylgwyn, but it hadn't prevented his skills from making others happy — and he wasn't in the grave yet, so maybe there was still time for him to share his secrets. Not that winning The Grand Baking Extravaganza would encourage him to do it, I imagined.

"Need a hand?" Nathan, who had appeared unnoticed, seized the other end of a table that Kitty, with a grunt, had begun moving aside.

"I've got it," said Kitty, who was grasping both corners. Her stubborn tone was back, even though its conviction was lacking a little.

"Which way?" said Nathan. "Towards the windows, right?" He lifted one end and carried it as Kitty and I carried the other.

"Thank you," I said. "And to what do we owe the honor of your visit? I thought you'd avoid us a little after the dragon mishap." Nathan actually blushed for a moment, then recovered himself.

"Nothing," he said, as he helped shove the table into place. "I'm just here to check in with the production crew before they get started today. They promised some commercial footage would be ready for the tourism board to review. If people don't see proof that Cornwall is the latest home of the Baking Extravaganza, then we can't sell fans on visiting here, right?"

Kitty and I exchanged glances. "What's the production crew doing today?" I asked.

"You didn't hear yet? They summoned all the contestants to be here in two hours. The crew will be here any minute." He checked his watch. "Something about whenever there's an extra day between the second and third challenges, there's always a pop quiz bake, or something."

I knew it. "Any idea what they have in store?" I asked.

He grinned. "It wouldn't be a surprise then, would it?" he said. "Speaking of surprises, do you know anything about the Minack Theatre?"

"Of course," I said. "Anybody's who's lived in Cornwall for more than a few weeks knows about the amphitheatre on the sea.

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