Stirred Up

She's spent fourteen months keeping her grandmother's café alive on Rue Dante. She doesn't have time for the man who just opened a bakery across the street.Bianca Rossi runs Rossi Caffè the way she runs everything: with flour on her hands, a spreadsheet in her head, and the quiet, stubborn love of a woman who made a promise to keep. The café has stood in the heart of Little Italy Montreal since 1962. Bianca intends for it to stand sixty-two years more.Luca DeLuca has other plans - none of which involve her specifically, but all of which seem designed to complicate her mornings. He's charming, technically excellent, and positioned directly across the street with a sample board aimed at her regulars. When the festival committee forces them to share a booth for the weekend, Bianca is prepared to be professional about it.She is not prepared for the man behind the pastry case.But when a development company quietly files for a zoning variance that could reclassify the entire block - the café, Luca's bakery, and everything they've both been fighting to keep - their rivalry becomes something neither of them planned for. A partnership. A coalition. A reason to show up before the other one does.And slowly, dangerously, something that feels very much like the real thing.Stirred Up is a warm, witty, slow-burn contemporary romance about a curvy baker who builds rooms for everyone except herself, a man who swept the snow off her doorstep before she arrived, and a neighborhood worth fighting for.The first book in the Curvy Café Chronicles series. Each book stands alone. HEA guaranteed. ARC Praise for Stirred Up"Bianca and Luca's banter is pure gold-I devoured this book like one of Nonna's lemon cookies. Funny, sweet, and so much heart.""Enemies-to-lovers perfection! The foodie details made me hungry, the slow-burn tension made me swoon, and I can't wait for the next sister's story." About the Author: Helena Moreau writes swoony, slow-burn romantic comedies about strong, curvy heroines, cinnamon-roll men, and the beautiful chaos of falling in love when you least expect it. When she's not baking up fictional wedding disasters or writing flirty banter at midnight, she's drinking too much coffee, misplacing her phone, and pretending not to cry at strangers' love stories. She believes in messy feelings, happy endings, and second chances-preferably with frosting.Also check out the hit Curvy Brides Club series by Helena Moreau! About the Publisher: At BLOCKBUSTER STORY PUBLISHING, we believe in the power of a great story to captivate, entertain, and inspire.Our authors are focused on writing, not chasing likes and followers, building author websites or obsessing over social media-they're here to create and share unforgettable stories.We publish books for readers, not algorithms. If you're looking for bold, entertaining stories that put the art of storytelling first, you've come to the right place.