Properly Icing the Earl – Paperback

A brilliant estate auditor with no time for nonsense.

A stubborn confectioner hiding more than just secret recipes.

And a property dispute that’s about to get dangerously sweet.

Arabella Buller prides herself on unassailable logic, rigorous mathematics, and absolute emotional detachment. Sent to the quaint village of Tapps to audit outlying estate properties and settle a decades-old boundary dispute, she arrives armed with ledgers, inkwells, and an unyielding determination to prove her worth to an unforgiving family.

Her first target is Sweete’s Confections, a bustling bakery occupying disputed land right on the village square. But the shop’s owner, Evan Sweete, is entirely uncooperative. Far from cowering before an estate representative, the quick-witted artisan offers her an apple tart and a maddeningly calm challenge.

As Arabella and Evan are forced into close quarters-hunting through damp vestry cellars, surviving midnight roof collapses, and standing shoulder-to-shoulder against ruthless land speculators-the rigid margins of their professional lives begin to blur. When a malicious public scandal threatens to destroy Evan’s livelihood and invalidate Arabella’s career, they must form an airtight alliance to unmask the saboteur.

Amidst the flour dust, warm vanilla, and high-stakes village politics, Arabella discovers that some equations can’t be solved by logic alone-and that the best way to handle a stubborn man is by Properly Icing the Earl.

Packed with witty banter, high-stakes Regency drama, and a cozy, mouth-watering atmosphere, Properly Icing the Earl is a delightful romantic comedy about finding your true home where you least expect it.