A review by sherwoodreads
The Sweetheart Deal by Miranda Liasson

It's the Montagues and the Capulets in the restaurant biz--Tessa's family runs a French bakery that is barely holding on, next door to Leo's family's Italian restaurant, same deal. Tessa and Leo very soon find a way to communicate--he knows his father needs to upgrade the restaurant's image, and Tessa can't get her mother to let her expand into the desserts she wants to add to the bakery.

The two decide on a fake marriage. The reasons don't really hold up under scrutiny, but this is a fluffy romance, and the family members are fun, the interactions and pacing brisk and enjoyable . . . until the Dark Moment that too many romances seem to have to shove in. Most of these could be solved with thirty seconds of adult conversation, and even better, working together. I was disappointed in where this one went, but that over, the rest was lovely.

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