The Bluff

Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series, Book 2

By: Emma St. Clair

Narrated by: Meg Sylvan, Aaron Shedlock

I won't be winning any employee of the year awards, but only because my boss is the grumpy boss to end all grumpy bosses.

Did I mention he doesn't trust me to do my job? Challenge accepted.

Not only am I going to help James launch a successful brewery, but I'm going to find out what makes him tick...and what makes him go boom. All this has nothing to do with the fact that the man is unbearably, unfairly, unignorably (is that a word?) attractive. Or that he lost his mom when he was young, same as me.

The more he pushes me away, the more I'm pulled into his orbit. It's a battle of stubborn wills, and I don't plan to concede anytime soon. Except the more time I spend around James Graham, the more I start to lose the one thing I refuse to give to any man: my heart.

The Bluff is an enemies to lovers, grumpy boss rom-com set in the fictional small town of Sheet Cake Texas. You'll find plenty of laughs and sizzling chemistry in this closed door romantic comedy. It's the second in a series, but can be listened to as a standalone.

©2023 Emma St. Clair (P)2023 Podium Audio

Absolutely Wonderful!

Swoony, sweet, squeal-inducing. I don’t even know what else to say other than, I LOVED IT!! 😍Another easy five stars for Emma St Clair.

Top 10

This book was Enticing, exciting ,funny. I enjoyed this book so much thank you. I look forward for the next one.

Fun Addition to the Series!

Well, I listened to the audio book of this one (great narrators), just like for book one, and I loved it! It was great to return to the Sheet Cake community that we were introduced to in The Buy-In. This time it was James and Winnie's story.

There was great banter in this one and some really heart tugging moments, especially when James would overreact after getting overwhelmed and end up saying something that caused hurt toward Winnie. He had quite a bit of groveling to do throughout the book.

I really liked these two together, and even though James struggled with accepting help and becoming especially grumpy when things felt like more than he could handle, he did have a good heart that eventually did shine through.

Funny & Sweet story

First, this was an excellent performance. Meg Sylvan does a wonderful job. Her intonation, distinct character voices, and the way she embraces the personality of each character brings the story to life. Aaron Shedlock is also talented.
We all saw this story coming after the first book in the series, and Emma does not disappoint. Multi-dimensional characters, who you can relate to, fill the story.

Bonus, this story still has heat without any bedroom scenes or vulgar language.

Broody MMC and Great Narration

The Bluff is the second book in Emma St. Clair's Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom-Com series, and the audiobook is a great fit for the story.
Both narrators were well chosen for their characters and personalities. Their performances never distracted from the dialogue—instead, they added to it and helped keep the story moving.
This is a steamy-but-not-spicy rom-com. The romance stays firmly PG, but the chemistry and those first little sparks still come through thanks to the writing and the well-done narration.
If you enjoy clean, cozy rom-coms with a broody MMC and an audiobook that is easy to settle into, this is a fun listen.