Grain and Rise: A Sweet Meet-Cute Story
(Artisan Romance Sweet Meet-Cute Stories, Book 1)
When Maya discovers her new woodcarving workshop shares a building with a passionate baker, she finds herself drawn not just to the intoxicating scents of cardamom and vanilla drifting from below, but to Elias himself—a man who understands that true artistry lies in listening to what wants to be created.
In the amber-washed sanctuary of her summer morning workspace, Maya has always found solace in the whispered conversations between her hands and the wood grain’s ancient memories. Each piece of timber carries its own voice: oak’s deep resonance of endurance, cherry’s burgundy secrets, pine’s bright soprano of possibility. But when curiosity leads her downstairs to meet the baker whose song floats through the floorboards, she discovers someone who speaks the same language of patient creation—someone who knows that flour and yeast, like wood and chisel, respond not to force but to understanding.
A tender story of craftsmanship, connection, and the sweet possibility that blooms when creative souls recognize the artistry in each other’s devoted hands.
Rene (Rose) Hawthorne 