I love this series so much, and Mixed Signals might be my favorite yet. Layla, with her out-of-this-world baked goods, and Caleb, the former deputy who now teaches high school, are just the sweetest pair. He shows up at her bakery like clockwork for a butter croissant and coffee, quietly pining for her. Layla, burned by past relationships, doesn’t even register Caleb at first—but once she does, sparks start to fly.

Their decision to fake date so they can “critique” each other and become better daters? Absolutely ridiculous—and completely perfect for them. The spice level is spot on, and as always with this series, the angst is soft and mostly self-made, balanced beautifully by support, comfort, and community. No one is ever truly alone in Lovelight—if they’re just willing to look up and let people in.

I know I’ve sung Lovelight’s praises for years now, and this book will be no different. I love this small town and all the people who live in it. I love B.K. Borison’s writing. I love the romances she gives us, the special moments, the swoons. She’s an auto-buy author for me for sure. In this book we have Layla the baker and Caleb, the guy who no substitute teaches because he was fired by the police department for being too sweet. lol. So you’ve got pastries as a love language and a golden retriever who will capture the moon for his beloved. What more could anyone want?

Ok, so we’ve got Layla. She’s been very unlucky in her dating life, which I can absolutely relate to. I can confidently say that there are not many people out there who have dated as many frogs as I have. Anyway, I felt for Layla. She’s so sweet and she deserves someone who will treat her right and love her with his entire soul. And that’s Caleb! He’s been in love with her forever, and he shows her by going to her bakery every morning to order a croissant just so he has the opportunity to talk to her. Are you melting yet? Of course, she has no clue because she’s been burned so many times that he heart is guarded behind a very thick wall. He runs into her one day after her most recent horrible date, and they commiserate about their awful dating lives. Caleb comes up with an idea to date each other for one month as a mutually beneficial, no-strings-attached partnership of sorts. He will show her how she deserves to be treated, and she will critique his dating abilities and offer suggestions for improvements (if she has any–and how could she??).

Caleb’s and Layla’s chemistry is off the charts. Maybe it’s easier to date someone when you’re not supposed to be emotionally invested in them, but they sink into this very sweet friendship very quickly. I loved their dates and their conversations. I loved watching Caleb fall more and more for Layla, and I loved watching Layla slowly let him start tearing down her walls. They are the sweetest couple, and they both value what they have because it’s something they’ve wanted for so long. I swooned and smiled and my eyes turned into hearts for them.

AHHHH this series. I will never not tell someone to read it. I am annoying about it. I am clearly crummy at book recommendations because I’ll tell you to read these no matter what you preferred genre is. Oh, you like sci-fi? Read the Lovelight books. You’re a mystery fan? Read the Lovelight books. You don’t like romance? Wellllllllllll you’ll love the Lovelight books. I know this is book #3, but I accidentally reviewed these out of order so I am still mourning the fact that the series is over. I read these in order and I recommend that you do, too. I always love catching up with previous couples and B.K.’s writing just gets better and better!

I couldn’t finish this book. I enjoyed the first two books in the series, but wasn’t interested in these characters’ story.

This book felt like a warm hug. I've never wished a fictional place was real more than Inglewild, but ESPECIALLY Layla's. I've never met a bakery I didn't like but something about Layla's in Mixed Signals makes me yearn to find a spot exactly like it. This book was funny and romantic and dreamy and soft and perfect.

This series continues to be so wholesome and cute. It’s definitely the closest to giving Gilmore Girls vibes out of all the small town books I’ve read. I thought both characters were incredibly dynamic and I enjoyed watching them together immensely. I thought Caleb was one of the sweetest men I’ve ever read about. However, as much as I wanted to adore Layla, there were things that she did and said that were just too mean towards the end, and it changed my opinion of her. The sunshine/sunshine trope is never one I usually go for, but BK Borison managed to make me enjoy this one thoroughly!

I keep falling in love with B.K. Borison's writing and stories. I loved getting to meet Layla and Caleb. I couldn't get enough of this small town romance. Definitely recommend picking this book up right after Lovelight Farms!

This book and its characters are so much fun. Layla owns the local bakery and she’s tired of dating guys who are losers. When she meets Caleb, he proposes a month of no-strings dating where he’s going to prove to her that he’s a decent guy. It’s a great premise. Don’t read this book if you’re hungry, the descriptions of the treats at the bakery will have you drooling all over your book!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley, I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I love small-town romance and this cover did everything for me. I love it so much! I will definitely read more by Borison since this was such an easy and fun read.

I have been excited to Layla's story since I read the first book of this series - and this book really delivered. I'm so glad this was a dual POV book - getting Caleb and Layla's points of view helped to really round the narrative out. Caleb was too sweet - he wanted any piece of Layla he could get and fell so hard and fast for her. Layla, on the other hand, was a complicated and layered character - she was learning how to open up and how to let people in after a string of bad dating experiences. The two of them together were especially cute - reading about them both falling hard while under the pretenses of their practice dating arrangement had me kicking my feet and giggling! I loved these two together and will definitely be rereading this in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

I would recommend if you're looking for (SPOILERS)

-m/f contemporary romance
-practice dating
-friends to lovers
-he falls first
-sex lessons
-your food is my love langauge
-slow burn
-small town

Gosh I'm pretty sure BK baked in some of Layla's baked goods for how sweet and tender this book was. This series is just small town romance perfection. Watching Caleb and Layla fumble through falling in love, slowly, not perfectly but true to themselves just felt real and authentic.

I absolutely love this series and these characters. B.K. Borison is becoming a fave of mine. I loved the small town romance centered around the bakery. Friends to lovers/fake dating trope.

B.K. Borison is making her way into becoming a favorite author of mine. The way she writes love and intimacy is unparalleled. It feels like every character has such an emotional connection with one another that transcends anything else. Loved it!

Okay, I wanted to live at Lovelight Farms right from the start of book one, but Mixed Signals totally had me packing my bags. The whole little community of Inglewild has held a piece of my heart throughout this series, and this sweet story definitely solidified my wanting to move there. I fell head over heels for Layla Dupree and Caleb Alvarez and their awkwardly sweet romance. Layla's deliciously described baked sweet treats had me longing for shortbread cookies. Caleb's kind, gentle nature had me swooning. This story was loaded with all the good stuff. It had fake dating, but was it truly fake dating? It had hilarious roller skating and escape room dating disasters that had me laughing out loud. Throw in the sizzling, hot, spicy scenes. (Oh, that kiss in the rain. Whew!) and it was romance novel perfection! Caleb and Layla's romance was magical from beginning to end, and their story left me smiling from ear to ear. Mixed Signals is a book that romance lovers do not want to miss!

This cover art style on the cover is so beautiful and captured my attention right away, knowing nothing about what the book was about, other than I knew many book friends who loved this story, so I was excited to read it!

MIXED SIGNALS is the third book in the Lovelight series, and it was a delight to read. I loved that it was both spicy and sweet, with the friends to lovers and fake dating tropes I love so much. The story follows Caleb and Layla who end up fake dating in their small town.

WHAT TO EXPECT
-friends to lovers
-fake dating
-part of a series
-small town romance
-bakery/food

*many thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for the gifted copy for review

Sugary, sweet, and SPICY hot. This has definitely been my favorite of B. K. Borrison's books. Caleb and Layla are sweet! I especially enjoyed how refined Caleb was, and genuinely think that Borrison does such a good job of writing an unapologetically romantic small-town romance. Again, I didn't *love* the conflict or feel like the ending was as satisfactory as it could've been, but I'm happy enough that these characters finally found their happiness and home together.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘼 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙗𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙮.

📍 Read if you like:
• Friends To Lovers
• Fake Dating
• Small Town Romance
• Sunshine/Sunshine
• Bakeries

This is the third book in the Lovelight series and I’m absolutely obsessed with this series. These characters are extremely likable and enjoyable to read about.

This one is a friends-to-lovers with a sunshine/sunshine trope, it’s so difficult not feeling a connection towards these characters. Layla, a baker, and Caleb, a former deputy but is now a high school teacher, end up fake dating to be able to critique each other for future dates.

This was such a sweet and steamy romance. I have fallen in love with this author’s writing and can’t wait to read the next book in this series. Highly recommend picking this up (and the previous two books as well).

Thank you so much NetGalley and Berkley for the review copy in exchange for my honest review!

•𝗧𝗪/𝗖𝗪: Sexual Content, Abandonment, Cursing, Toxic Relationship, Misogyny, Sexism

"Why are you settling for crumbs when you deserve the whole damn cake?" I am Layla. I am attacked. I should backtrack. Layla is a black cat. Caleb is very much a golden retriever. They both make terrible dating decisions. I'm not really a baker, as I hate measuring, and cooking, but everything else about Layla hit me in the feels. Specifically, the sex related stuff. Caleb's Latinx family is very much my Asian one. I also want a croissant tattoo.

This book was sooo cute!! Oh my goodness, I absolutely devoured Layla’s and Caleb’s story and I can’t stop smiling! Caleb was so dreamy and I loved being back at Lovelight Farms!

Indie authors turned traditional are amazing. I’ll read anything by BK! This series is amazing. Love the small town charm.

This was very much a will-they won't-they story and I really enjoyed watching the characters come together.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.