A Baker's Bookworm Low Heat

Seven years ago I left Oakstown, New Jersey for a new life in Maryland.

Aiden Davis left town seven years ago after what felt like the biggest betrayal of his life. Now he's back in the same town where everyone besides his late uncle and household rejected his queerness.

The owner of the local bakery, Ryan Cooper, uses his business to divert the fact he lost the love of his life. He also happens to be the man who burned his heart years ago, desperate for a second chance at loving Aiden.

Aiden is reluctant to let Ryan back into his life, though his cousin has different plans. Ryan takes it on himself to prove he's not the same man who broke Aiden's heart all those years ago and earn his place back in his life.

A Baker's Bookworm is a ten thousand word novella exploring how the second chance romance trope can be fulfilling through a queer lens.