Above the Bakery

He's a single dad with a reputation to protect.
She's the new tenant everyone's already judging.
And in a small town like this... rumors don't fade. They grow.

Noah Carter has spent years building something stable-his bakery, his routine, his life with his daughter. In a town where everyone watches everything, one wrong move can cost more than pride.

Avery Miles didn't move above the bakery to make headlines. She came for quiet. For distance. For a place where no one knew her past.

Instead, she becomes the town's favorite story.

When whispers start affecting Noah's business-and Lily's world-they make a choice that seems simple enough:

They'll pretend.

Four weeks.
Clear rules.
No touching unless necessary.
No feelings.

Just enough of a relationship to give the town something else to talk about.

But pretending in public is one thing.
Pretending in private is another.

Because the longer they fake it, the harder it is to ignore the way he looks at her like she's something worth keeping...
And the way she softens around his daughter without meaning to.

In a place where everyone has already decided who they are, Noah and Avery must choose:

Protect the life they've built...
Or risk everything for something real.

Above the Bakery is a slow-burn small-town single dad fake dating romance filled with tension, vulnerability, found family, and a love worth breaking the rules for.