The Buy-In: A Sweet Small-Town Romantic Comedy (Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series Book 1)

Name: The Buy-In: A Sweet Small-Town Romantic Comedy (Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series Book 1)
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Rating: 4.3 (5910 reviews)
Author: Emma St. Clair

by Emma St. Clair

Contemporary Fiction Romance

4.3 (5,910)

4.3 stars from 5,910 reviews. One of the highest rated Contemporary Fiction books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You love second-chance romance where the couple has actual history and unresolved feelings to work through.
You're after a feel-good small-town story with real stakes (custody battles, financial struggles) that grounds the romance.
You want banter and chemistry with heat that stays above the sheets, and a hero who actually shows up for his family.

Maybe not for you if...

You need your romance to feature protagonists on equal footing from the start—she's struggling whilst he's a wealthy NFL player with all the power.
You prefer standalone romances with no series baggage; this is book one and clearly sets up more Graham brothers.
You're looking for a darker or grittier take on marriage-of-convenience tropes; this leans firmly into warmth and comedy.

About this book

The narrator fell in love with NFL player Patrick Graham six years ago, but he was drafted and left without saying goodbye. Now he has returned to her small town of Sheet Cake, Texas, where his family has just purchased the entire community. She is determined not to fall for him again, especially as she is caring for her mother and raising her niece in a deteriorating house. When her sister seeks custody of her niece and the state suggests a two-parent household would be better for the child, Patrick offers to marry her. She agrees to the marriage solely to keep her niece, but as Patrick supports both of them, she begins to question whether she can truly resist him. This is the first book in the Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series. It follows a family of brothers who buy a small Texas town and features a second chance marriage of convenience. The story includes romantic tension while maintaining closed bedroom doors.

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Currently #5,039 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Sales have softened 72% recently.

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Currently 4.3★ from 5,910 reviews

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