September 3, 2024

Guava & Grudges

“A delight!”

—Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

Summary

A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow meets Tweet Cute in a romcom about teens from rival bakeries who create a recipe for disaster when they fall for each other.

Ana Maria Ybarra dreams of becoming a world-famous pastry chef, but dreams have a cost. Her family can barely keep the family business running, let alone pay for culinary school. Ana Maria helps out at the family bakery, Café Y Mas, whenever she can, but they are struggling while the rival Cuban bakery across the street, Morales Bakery, is doing better than ever with their Instagram famous desserts. Ana Maria’s only hope is winning a recipe competition, which has a grand prize big enough to pay for culinary school. But then the ultimate distraction shows up in her small town: Miguel, a boy she spent one magical day with six months ago, and who she never thought she’d see again. Ana Maria thinks maybe fate has brought them together again for a reason— until she learns the horrible truth that Miguel is a Morales.

An Ybarra cannot be associated with a Morales-let alone fall for one. But when Miguel offers to help Ana Maria with the competition, she is so desperate to win she can’t turn him down. All she needs to do is keep Miguel at arm’s length and keep their deal a secret from their families. After all, teaming up with Miguel is just business, nothing more…right?

Praise for Guava & Grudges

Guava and Grudges is everything my Cuban-American, bakery-obsessed heart loves most. Sparkling romance, authentic family and friend relationships, and witty, relatable characters meld like the sweetest ingredients. A delight!” —Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

“Platters of mouthwatering desserts and large scoops of heartwarming romance will quench any foodie and rom-com reader’s cravings, but GUAVA AND GRUDGES’s thoughtful pairing of honoring familial legacy with learning how to let go—well, that’s the guava icing on top.” —Jessica Parra, author of Rubi Ramos’s Recipe For Success and The Quince Project

“A charming rom-com as sweet as the heroine’s pastries. With endearing characters and a heartwarming take on rivals-to-lovers. This book is a delicious and delightful teen romance!” New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a K-Prom