Today we have the blog tour for Lea Coll’s MS. BAKER, the second standalone book in the Eastern Shore series. Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today!

Title: Ms. Baker

Author: Lea Coll

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Friends to Lovers

About Ms. Baker:

Ever since Jack protected Samantha from a high school bully, the two have been friends. But she wants more from the sexy firefighter. Too bad Jack has always seen her as the shy sweet girl, who can’t stand up for herself. She can’t resist his boyish smile when he stops by the bakery for coffee. Or stop herself from bringing baked goods to the fire station. It’s time to prove she’s all grown up and can take care of herself. And show him, she’s done being friends

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Review:

Rating: 3 (generous) out of 5 stars

What do you do when you dislike the heroine? Do you keep reading or stop and label the book as DNF? I ended up finishing it and giving it 3 VERY generous stars. I found myself having trouble getting into the story and a review made me realize one of the reasons for that. The story has too many plots going on. We have the vandalism of the marina, the trouble Jack's father has with keeping the marina, Samantha's creepy boss, her job as a baker and her feature plans, the couple from the previous book and the tease for the couple of the next book. And all that is happening in the first 10%. Less is more as they say.

Things got easier for me as I kept reading (like after 35%), but there was one thing that made things sour for me and is what really bothered me. Samatha herself. Her character is mostly weak with no backbone. I don't get why she allowed Justin to blackmail her when Jack already knew what she wanted to keep as a secret. Also, I don't get why she was so fixed on Jack going back to his cheating ex, when he never showed signs of wanting anyone other than her. Even without his point of view, I was able to understand why he was letting her call the shots. He said that Samantha was always in a relationship once a man put some pressure on her and he was trying to make her come to him so the cycle would break. Jack was at a better place and mindset as a character. Samantha has some character growth in the end, which got some points for the book, but I couldn't relate to her or understand where she was coming from.

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About the Author:

Lea Coll worked as a trial attorney for over ten years. Now she stays home with her three children, plotting stories while fetching snacks and running them back and forth to activities. She enjoys the freedom of writing romance after years of legal writing. She grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania and currently resides in Maryland with her family.