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One canceled pastry chef. One rising wine maker. One savory scandal! Steady Now author Liberty Stowe, brings you Bottled Up-an interconnected standalone and book two of the Vogel Springs Collection. A slow-burn, high-heat, small-town romance where an infamous pastry chef and an international winemaker find themselves bound by one contract and the press they can't avoid. It's been over nine months. I thought they were done with photos of me, at the very least. There's got to be a more tragic story to print than mine. I'm not hiding. I'm rebuilding. On my terms. The headlines scream, World-Renowned Pastry Chef Delilah Mueller Flees Manhattan... but I've got one hell of a secret that won't make it to print. I'm going back home. To my roots. And they don't know where home is - until the quiet reset awaiting me in Vogel Springs is interrupted by a swarm of media and everything I've been avoiding. Courtesy of world-renowned winemaker, August Montenegro. What are the odds two planes from different continents would land in the same airport. Seeking the same Texas town. It's not even on a proper map, and yet they've found me... and so has he. A stranger with crystal pools for eyes that sparkle like the Caribbean under the sun when they meet mine. A man who is standing in the middle of a crowd of press I would do anything to avoid. If I don't keep my distance from August Montenegro, I'll hurt everyone I love... him. I'll hurt him, too. ""This is your last chance."" His voice deep, smooth and visceral. I lick my lips as I keep my gaze locked on his. He sighs, drops his head and shakes it. ""Run, Delilah.""

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""Welcome back to Vogel Springs. A small town rich with history and community, where there are no secrets and everyone remembers all the teenage mistakes you made lol. Delilah a highly successful pastry chef, returns home to heal her wounds and decide the next move in her life. August is a renowned wine maker who takes a job at the famous Vogel Haus to create a signature wine. Well, these two have an immediate connection, they are both too stubborn for their own good and fight it at every return. This is book 2 in the series and to get the whole small town feel please start a book one! I really enjoy the series and I look forward to many more trips to Vogel Springs!"" -Robin R, Netgalley Reviewer ""I hoped for a return to Vogel Springs, and I must say, I am LOVING my trips to the Texas Hill Country and the town I think my entire book club wants to move to! In terms of a small town romance, Liberty Stowe is the first author next to Lucy Score, who truly incorporates the town and its very well developed characters. She creates a cast you FALL IN LOVE with and book 2 did not disappoint! Just top notch how she incorporated all the favorites from Steady Now in a way that served the plot and themes of book 2 so specifically. This book was just beautifully crafted, and if I'm being completely critical... Liberty Stowe brings much more depth, research, and uniqueness to her stories than the standard ""quirk"" or ""camp"" and the same old trope-y set up we are consistently hit with. Some highlights: If you read Liberty Stowe, you know she writes spice well. I ENJOY the ride, the anticipation, and identifying with her characters, so this second book gets a five star from me as well. You see the vineyard, and you think the plot or story is typical.... No way! This was so unexpected. MMC: August & FMC: Delilah are on a league of there own. Liberty Stowe gives these two an old soul sophistication that makes their spicy scenes ravenous. These two are true lovers. Welcome to romance without the cheesy stick! Bottled Up is the most unique small town romance book I've read, yet it still honors its genre, hitting all the marks for why we covet this romance comfort staple so much. Who doesn't like exploring fictitious towns that welcome you with open arms? If there is any hope out there... Vogel Springs is real, and so are its residents. Sorry Small Town Romance authors, I'm afraid Stowe raised the bar with this one!"" -Jodi M. BookTok

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