Sugarcoated

Hot Cakes, Book 1

By: Erin Nicholas

Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Lili Valente

A hot, funny brother’s best friend rom-com...with sugar on top!

She's his best friend's little sister. He's known her all his life. He's practically part of the family.

There is nothing either of them could do to surprise the other at this point. Then, she showed up in his bedroom in lingerie and asked him to take her V-card.

Okay, that was a surprise.

Aiden is pretty sure Zoe was equally surprised when he told her no.

To say that he didn't handle it well would be a massive understatement. Almost as massive as the amount of work he's going to have to do now to convince her that he wants her. Forever.

Right after he tells her that he's bought the company that's her bakery’s biggest competitor.

Maybe, if he tells her he’s in love with her first, that will help sugarcoat the whole we're-rivals-in-business-now thing. So, first "I'm in love with you", then "take off your clothes", then "I'm now your business adversary".

Sure. Piece of cake.

©2020 Erin Nicholas (P)2020 Erin Nicholas

Sweet & Delicious

Right from the beginning things between our main characters are tangled and awkward. It drew me in immediately. Zoe and Aiden have basically known each other forever. Because of that, the romance between them moves very quickly. In my opinion, it was a bit too fast. And the way Aiden pushes her into the relationship was pretty uncool. They never took the time to define the relationship together.

The story was still sweet and fun. And I found it interesting that after the black moment, the person our protagonist turns to isn’t super supportive. That was a twist, but it still helped clear things up.

Loved story & narration

I loved this small town romance story written by author Erin Nicholas. She did a great job as always with her storytelling and I love the characters she develops. I really enjoyed Aiden and Zoey and their history together. I loved the witty dialogue, humor and their sexy times that include food. I loved Aiden’s dirty talk, Zoey’s sassiness and the friendships throughout this book. Narrators Jason Clarke and Lili Valente did a wonderful job with their performances and brought the characters and story to life.

Awesome start to a new series!

I adore Erin Nicholas books. When I found out she was publishing a new series I was so excited! Aiden and Zoe were absolute perfection! The narrators really made this story come to life! I can't wait for more of the Hot Cakes crew!!!

Funny, Heartfelt & Swoon Worthy

I loved this book and I thought it was the perfect way to start this new series. This brother's best friend romance had no trouble at all in capturing and holding my attention. Aiden and Zoe were wonderful characters and quickly have you fully invested in them, their relationship, their friends and family and their quirky little town. I found myself really feeling for these two as their impulsive decisions, misunderstandings, embarrassments and hurt feelings cause plenty of complications for them on the road to a HEA. The well crafted combination of heartfelt emotions, small town charm, steamy heat, tension, laugh out loud humor and drama will have you totally falling in love with this book/series and craving much more of it.

A tad predictable but still a fantastic story!

I love the bits of comedy thrown in when not expected! The story was great, a bit too slow of a burn than I typically go for, but Erin Nicholas still hits you with the super sexy stuff at random times to spice it up.
Jason Clarke and Lili Vanlente: freaking TOP NOTCH.

The only downside is that the conflict/climax of the story is a bit predictable once you hit the 3rd chapter. Also, this may just be me, but the family of the heroine makes me wanna pound on them a little bit. If you buy this book or listen, you’ll understand. Lol. Those are the only reasons why this isn’t a fiver!
Happy reading/listening!

Funny and awesome

This book is funny and interesting right from the get-go. I love the premise. And the cocky hero with a strong heroine with this undeniable attraction is awesome.

This book is in third person, but don't let that deter you if you, like me, don't love third person. It flows wonderfully and makes the audio a little bit easier to follow.

The narration is top-notch. I always love Lili and Jason.

If you like small-town romantic comedy, Lili Valente, Delancey Stewart, Lucy Score - this book is for you!

Fun and flirty romance

I can already tell that I’m going to love this series. Sugarcoated was a fun, brother’s best friend, second-chance romance with two adorable characters. Zoe had propositioned her brother’s best friend to take her virginity and he turned her down. When he returns to town, he’s determined to rectify his mistake and claim Zoe as his own, but there are a few obstacles in the way, including Zoe.

Zoe is a strong, independent woman running her family’s bakery. She’s determined to make her bakery a success but she’s resistant to change. With Aiden’s help, she begins to get the courage to make some changes, but when she finds out that he now owns her competition, will she be able to forgive him?

Aiden is a hot, successful businessman who has rearranged his life so he can come back to town and sweep Zoe off his feet. He is a little dense at times, but that just makes him more loveable. He’s totally swoonworthy.

Jason Clarke and Lili Valente were fantastic with the narration as always. Both of them really convey the characters for me and I always know I will enjoy any audiobook of theirs. They both embody the characters perfectly.

These two were hot together and it was a fun journey watching them figure things out. Their quirky friends just added to my enjoyment and I can’t wait for them to find their happy endings. Sugarcoated was a great beginning to a new series and I’m looking forward to spending more time in this small town!

Great book

I have been looking forward to this series and this book didn’t disappoint. Zoe and Aiden grew up together since he is her brother’s best friend and essentially a part of her family. At some point they started to look at each other as more than friends. Aiden moves back to their small town, where Zoe runs a bakery, and is all in to get Zoe. The main issue between them...him and his partners bought Hot Cakes, the company that has been part of the family feud for 2 generations. This was a fun book and am looking forward to reading more books in this series.

A sweet pleasure for my ears!!

This is a deliciously sweet, sexy and fun new RomCom from the fabulous Erin Nicholas. I knew I was going to love this new series and I am so happy to say it has all the right ingredients and met all my expectations and then some! You take the sweet and the spicy and then pop it in the heat add some frosting and bam! Chemistry like crazy!! Put that all in a small town setting and it’s a recipe for 5 stars!! Lili Valente and Jason Clarke are the perfect narrators for Zoe and Aiden. Everything Erin Nicholas wanted to convey with her words is perfectly expressed by the incredible voice acting of these two narrators. It was an absolute pleasure filled experience for my ears.
Zoe and Aiden are simply amazing together. I adore them and their story which is awesome. I love friends to lovers because they know each other so well already it makes their coming together even more electric! And that grand gesture from Aiden near the end that still had me swooning is just EVERYTHING!! I love both of these characters as well as all the rest of the crew that we get some glimpses of for the upcoming books. Looking forward to Dax and Jane after that sweet teaser. What a yummy new series!

Wow!

This book was great! I couldn’t stop listening till it was done! I am so happy it will be a series and can’t wait for the rest!