She runs the town's beloved bakery. He just opened a competing restaurant next door. Let the battle begin. Emma Sullivan has poured her heart and soul into Moonstone Bakery. It's her dream, her identity, her entire life. She doesn't need a man-she has sourdough. Then Noah Rivera shows up. The celebrity chef is charming, infuriating, and opening a restaurant RIGHT NEXT DOOR. Suddenly Emma's quiet bakery is competing with his farm-to-table pretension, his annoyingly perfect smile, and his habit of "borrowing" her parking spot. Worse? He rejected her culinary school application eight years ago with a form letter she still has memorized. Noah came to Moonstone Bay to escape the spotlight and start fresh. He didn't expect the fierce baker next door to declare war over a shared wall and a dumpster. He definitely didn't expect to find her fascinating, funny, and completely immune to his charm. When they're forced to co-chair the town's beloved Christmas Baking Competition, their rivalry ignites into something neither of them expected. As the temperature rises-in the kitchen and between them-they'll discover that the best recipes sometimes come from the most unexpected combinations. But Noah is hiding secrets about why he really left Portland, and Emma has spent years protecting her heart behind a wall of flour and sugar. Can two stubborn souls learn that love, like baking, requires the courage to try something new? Welcome back to Moonstone Bay, where the Christmas lights are bright, the coffee is hot, and love is always on the menu. Book 2 in the Moonstone Bay Romance Series. Can be read as a standalone.