Baking love

Hugh's sister is on a mission to set him up, but Hugh's too busy running his bakery to notice—until he meets Josie. With flour on her cheek and a love for sweet treats, she just might be the recipe he needs for romance!

- Cathy Cormany

You can’t come by at all? Not even for a few minutes?”

Hugh pulled off his apron while listening to his sister, Joanne, on speakerphone. “Sorry. Work’s been piling up, and I was out sick over the weekend.”

“You need someone to look after you when you’re sick.”

Hugh rolled his eyes and pulled apple tarts out of the oven. Joanne would never give up trying to fix him up. From friends she’d connected with on Facebook to anyone who liked to eat, they were all supposedly the right woman for a bachelor who owned his own bakery business.

“It was only some 24-hour bug, Jo. I’m over it,” Hugh said with a sigh.

“Just an hour or so,” Joanne coaxed. “You won’t have to bring anything but a receptive attitude. Okay?”

He sighed, knowing she wouldn’t give up. “All right. But, how many people?”

“Only about a dozen. A baker’s dozen, actually—if Claire can make it.”

“Claire?” Hugh asked. “Do I know her?”

Joanne snickered. “Not yet, but you will tomorrow night!” Click.

Hugh groaned and put the apple tarts on a cooling rack. Joanne had suckered him again, but he’d think of a way to get her back.