A Small-Town, Cinnamon-Roll MMC Closed-Door Christian Romance (Hollow Bridge Book Two)
A gentle chef, a stubborn café owner, and a small-town kitchen where past mistakes threaten new beginnings.
Jenna Braden is determined to make The Acorn Café shine again. She has no space for distractions?especially not the handsome chef who stumbled into Hollow Bridge with a résumé full of talent and a heart full of hesitation. Still, Colton Miller's kindness keeps slipping past her defenses, turning ordinary moments into something warm and promising.
Chef Colton Miller arrives in Hollow Bridge desperate for a fresh start. He carries the weight of a failed career, a fractured family, and a brother whose shadow follows him everywhere. Working alongside Jenna feels like stepping into light he thought he'd forfeited. Their shared laughter, quiet confessions, and growing trust create a connection neither of them expected?one strong enough to confront the past and tender enough to imagine a new beginning.
A tender love story filled with soft faith notes, healing, and the quiet courage to face old wounds.
Cinnamon-roll MMC
Workplace romance
Wounded hero
Guarded FMC with a past
Fresh start
Family complications
Faith-filled community moments
Heat: Closed Door
Series: Book 2 of 6
Pov: Dual, first person (Colton and Jenna)
Content Notes: on-page breakup; no explicit content or profanity; alcohol consumption; negative self-talk; instances of emotional and verbal abuse; instances of physical assault
Autorentext
Briana Bass writes romance stories for modern Christian women and creates resources to encourage and empower women on their faith journeys. She is the founder of Proverbs and Pearls, a weekly Christian lifestyle blog, and is a certified professional coach. Briana has served fifteen years as a youth volunteer with multiple denominations, worked in higher education for eleven years, and holds a Bachelors in English from Manchester College.