Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this tasty treat packaged as a fun romcom romance! A Legend in the Baking gave strong grumpy sunshine vibes along with the best friend's sister crush trope we all love. August and Sloane have a lot of chemistry and this book has both slow-burn and spicy elements. Excited to continue reading this series and see what’s next from this author!

Given that I enjoyed the first book in this series - I will admit I didn't realize this was part of the series when I picked it up to read - I was expecting more and just felt, well, disappointed. The characters were fine, and their romance was nice. But there were elements that just didn't work for me. First, it felt a little stalker-ish on the part of both August (mainly) and Sloane the way they related to each other and circled each other for a lot of the book. And as a social media manager, it was hard for me to really embrace Sloane's social media expertise because it felt, well, very amateur-ish and exploitative. Which made it hard for me to then get into the story of the viral moment that catapulted Sloane and August back into contact.

Don't get me wrong, it's not a horrible romance. And maybe it just hit at the wrong time for me. And I did actually grow to like both characters - not the case for the romance that I'm currently reading where I absolutely loathe the two mains - rooting for them to find the HEA.

So, while it wasn't a bad book and was a decent follow up on the first book, it also didn't rock my world or make me really want to pick up the next in the series. Which will definitely be coming.

I want to start off by thanking Netgalley and the Author for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.


I absolutely adored this book. The Banter ? LOVE. The romance ? LOVE . The way this book has me giggling and kicking my feet ? LOVE .

In case you couldn’t tell , I enjoyed this book lol. This book is about our Main characters August and Sloane , August is a popular football player who is co-owner of a cupcakery called Sugar Blitz . Sloane is a social media manager and she is helping out Sugar Blitz after August accidentally going viral online.

You should definitely read this book if you’re looking to get some romcom experience and just have a good time while reading .I kept on wanting to read this book in one sitting but life duties call or else I would’ve finished it in one sitting!!

3.5 stars
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Finding that unique twist in a story is a must for any author whose book wants to stand out. This author is new to me and she chose something totally off the cuff – football players, who love to bake cupcakes? Are you kidding me?

Not only is it unique but the story was sweet and fun. I love the male characters the most. They were perfectly blended and the author added so many layers to their characters. It was hard not to enjoy them all. August was a sweetheart.

As far as Sloane, the female lead, I liked most of her character. There were a few things that annoyed me with her quirks. But this second chance romance definitely stood out with an abundance of mooning over him and reliving the past. Silently hard-crushing was much of the topic for the middle of the story.

My favorite part of this book is the ending where we finally get the goods. The guy gets the girl; the girl gets the guy, and it’s a warm, fuzzy ending. The additional characters from the neighborhood bring levity and more twists to the story.

Much of the story is about regrets and memories, but the ending makes the book. Wesley digs deep for the unique twists and quirks that make A Legend in the Baking a fun story to check out!

I thought this one was ok
I liked Fake it to you bake it better because one of my fav romance is enemies to lovers storylines and i liked the banter between Jada and Donavan story better. However, I did enjoy A Ledgend in the Baking second chance romance between Sloan & August this one was a slow burn I think thats why i didn't like it as much as the first one. I adored August though his storyline

I really loved the premise for this book. I loved that the writer took out some of the usual complications that you'd see in a typical romcom, so there's sophistication in the idea for the story there. I just really struggled with the writing style. It's very easy to read, but at times, the dialogue felt stilted (just one example: the number of times the guys said "dude" was a bit much for men in their 20s in 2024) or not well edited (example: actually putting the acronym NSFW in the narration). Add a slow burn on top of that, and I did not feel motivated to keep going. I think if the heat had picked up earlier, I wouldn't have minded the writing style much at all. I think this story really did have potential, though. I'm happy for everyone who was able to enjoy it! I liked these characters and the idea!

August is a football player cupcake baker! Yup you read that right. August is one of three owners of a new famous cupcakery called Sugar Blitz. He accidentally gains attention and goes viral when he states that men can and should bake too and discusses toxic masculinity and feminism.
Enter Sloane, his partner’s younger sister and former friend sorta (they have history basically. She’s a social media maven and knows how to take this fiasco and turn it into gold with the opening of their second bakery. She also has a longstanding crush on August that she won’t really admit to herself.
Through the ups and downs of opening Sugar Blitz 2.0 August and Sloane rekindle their relationship and love for one another. Sloane takes the reins and does everything possible to make the men at Sugar Blitz look good amongst the new community bakery location and so much more.
This book is defiantly a cute and easy read.
I look forward to Nick’s story now

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this deliciously fun romcom romance! This series had me at "Three Pro Football Players Open a Cupcake Shop." 😂 A Legend in the Baking has grumpy but actually shy/sunshine vibes along with the best friend's sister/had a crush on each other for years tropes that I love. August and Sloane have a lot of chemistry and this book has both slow-burn and spicy elements.
I can't wait to read the first in the series.

Unfortunately this book was just not for me and I did not finish. Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read.

I loved this book and Sloane and August. I love that they have complicated lives and have found family in the people that matter to them. I love that in this book both Sloane and August grow as people which gives them a good start to their new relationship. I appreciated the spiciness as well. I didn't realize this was the second book in this series so I just went and bought the first ebook. I will definitely be reading more books by this author.

Just finished reading “A Legend in the Baking” by Jamie Wesley.

We know from the beginning that Sloane and August have the hots for each other - so begins a “slow” burn.

The book is cute - there are a few side stories going on which all intertwine for both to realize they like each other and it’s not one sided.

I did enjoy this book and would recommend.

An enjoyable read! This is def for the slow burn pining readers. No big twists or shocks which kept the story fairly flat and predictable but overall a cute fun and quick read

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC of A Legend in the Baking.

I loved the second book in this series. I enjoyed seeing old characters and exploring new relationships.

I definitely recommend!

You know the feeling when you start a book and from the first few pages that you will love it? That’s how I felt about this one!

Jamie Wesley did it again with a heartwarming story about a closed off football player/cupcake bakery owner and his best friend’s sister. The dialogue in the book was so fun to read! Great chemistry and a solid story. Another vacation read that I enjoyed!

Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A wonderful story about healing, love and friendship. There was just enough steam between the characters to make a connection.

This was a cute romance. It was a little slow, but I do like a slow burner romance. And this was a good one. I'd have liked if baking had a larger part in the book.

Set at a cupcake bakery in San Diego, one of the three football player owners goes viral and the sister of another owner helps with the related social media impacts. Sloane needs this to go well for a new job she is trying to get, but she and August have to face their past along the way.

Dual POV
Dual timeline (12 years prior)
Very very slow burn
Second chance
Best friend's sibling

Having read the first book in this series, I'm ready for Nicholas next!

Rating: 4/5

Open Door

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this advanced digital copy. All opinions are my own.

I took a chance on A Legend in the Baking when I saw it as a "Read Now" option on NetGalley. I thought the cover was adorable and the synopsis had me interested. What I didn't realize going into this novel was that this was the second in a series of standalone romances that follow three NFL players who open a cupcake shop called Sugar Blitz. Even so, I devoured this novel and found it to be full of cute moments and mutual pining. I love a good mutual pining situation, especially when you get some insight into how both people are feeling as Jamie Wesley gave us.

August and Sloane's story had me grinning from ear to ear and rooting for them to stop pining and make a move. This story laid out their pasts that both made them hesitant to love all while working together to make the second location of Sugar Blitz a success and to help Sloane earn a job in Social Media Management

This book had it's tender, heartfelt moments and it also had it's steamy moments. It made me laugh and it made me swoon. I loved this story and I've already gone back and started the first book in the series. I also can't wait for book three!

DNF @ 75%

Ohhhh I am so thoroughly disappointed by this book. I really wanted to like it since I LOVEEDDDDD the first book and the premise is so amazing, and we've already seen the tension between August and Sloane, but my oh my these two annoyed me SOOOO much. The beginning started off wonderfully, and I was fully enjoying myself, the middle dragged a little, but I was still fine with it, and then right when we hit the 60% mark everything falls apart. As you can see, I really tried to push through the pain but the book got so deathly unbearable, it threatened to put me in a major reading slump and thus I had to just give up and move on.

Miscommunication, when done well, works beautifully, but when purely executed, is just the cringiest, hair-pulling thing to happen. This coupled, with the fact that Sloane is probably the most incompetent social media manager I've ever seen (I understand why she wasn't getting the promotion at her old job) just made this last 2/3 sooooo hard to get through. Their conflict made absolutely no sense to me, there was absolutely no reason for their miscommunication to exist, and I feel like the main barrier to their relationship (Sloane's brother is bffs with August) was resolved so quickly like it didnt even happen? idk if it even happened on page or if it was literally just a one sentence acknowledgement????

Also, I wanted to stan Sloane, I really did. She had the makings of a girlboss, but it is clear to me that she is so incompetent at her job. The whole Sugar-Bae campaign was completely unnecessary, and why I thought that was what she needed to clinch her new job is actually disgusting to me. She just uses August ????? Girl?? who in their right mind thinks this would be a good idea.

This book (and especially Sloane) annoyed me to no end. Why did the author fumble so hard here....

A Legend in the Baking was such a cute read, I loved it. Now I have to read Fake it Till you Bake it because I did not realize this was book 2 of a series. Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.