Sweet on You by Carla de Guzman

 Book Excerpt:

"All’s fair in love and prank wars

For barista and café owner Sari Tomas, Christmas means parols, family, and no-holds-barred karaoke contests. This year, though, a new neighbor is throwing a wrench in all her best-laid plans. The baker next door—“some fancy boy from Manila”—might have cute buns, but when he tries to poach her customers with cheap coffee and cheaper tactics, the competition is officially on.

And Baker Boy better is ready because Sari never loses.

Foodie extraordinaire Gabriel Capras wants to prove to his dad that his career choice doesn’t make him any less a man. The Laneways might not be Manila, but the close-knit community is the perfect spot to grow his bakery into a thriving business. He wasn’t expecting a gorgeous adversary in the barista next door, but flirting with her makes his heart race, and it’s not just the caffeine.

Its winner takes all this Christmas. And more than one competitor might just lose their heart for the holidays."

Title: Sweet On You
Author: Carla de Guzman
Publisher: Carina Press
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:
"Sweet on You" by Carla de Guzman

My Speculation:

I like how this author presents 'Sweet on You' that features Sari, a coffee expert, and Gabriel [Gab] being a baker extraordinaire of main sweets. I loved the food descriptions. I like how the romance started for these two with prank wars but ended up quite different as the story continued as these two began to falls for each other. What was somewhat surprising was that 'they took only three days to fall for each other. The secondary characters, especially the siblings, really helped bring out the story to the reader. I enjoyed the country of the Philippines that was represented and the culture that was well presented. By the end of the read, the reader will be presented with a 'sweet romance, Christmas Cheer, along with some delicious food.'

Thank you to the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.