Blog Tour: Stud Muffin by Jiffy Kate: A Donner Bakery Novel

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It’s hard to get revenge without getting a rap sheet.

Stud Muffin, an all-new friends-to-lovers standalone romance from Jiffy Kate, is available now!

RATING/REVIEW: ☕☕☕☕☕ ( 5 cold cups of bitterness sweetened with the best in friendship and romance, a great friends to lovers story!)

Stud Muffin starts of  with a young woman who married young to her one and only high school sweetheart, works at a bakery and is on her way to being the undisputed Duchess of Muffins.  Plus getting home as quickly as she can since she's ovulating and yes perfect time to get pregnant! Sadly, her hubby seems to have been getting nooky from someone else, specifically her high school nemesis.  After ten years, Tempest Cassidy has had it! It really is quite unfair to throw her into jail for such a minor infraction as setting her cheating ex-husband's things on fire, causing a riot in front of his new home and basically throwing his truck in the river.  I mean isn't she allowed to blow of some steam!  When her divorce becomes final she decides to celebrate by going out to the local strip bar.  At this point she's now the undisputed town crazy so its quite fitting she goes there to celebrate.
Cage Erickson is at a crossroads of his life, an injury like his really threw his whole life plan out the window.  Now, he's in Green Valley, TN working as a bouncer for the local strip bar his friend owns.  His interest is piqued when a tiny redhead starts downing tequila like it was her last one but more importantly why are all the locals looking at her and trying to avoid her at the same time.  Pretty soon the little redhead is standing on the bar and putting on her own show, which is against the rules!  From then on, one Cage and one Tempest becomes the BFFs they never knew they needed.  They become each other support for the new lives they have that was completely not planned.  But when friendship has a potent sexual attraction mixed into it, can these two wounded souls finally trust that life is finally about to get better?

This book made me laugh, cry, commiserate and very, very hungry! Tempest Cassidy is all of us, whose disappointment in life just needed an outlet and that outlet just happened to be unmitigated rage.  Her anger is something I understood and empathized with completely and I love how Cage gave her an outlet by introducing her to MMA, his own passion and dream.  I loved how they were able to heal each other by becoming each others sounding board and solution at the same time.  They also had explosive sexual tension going on so it was marvelous how it was addressed and not acted on right away that might give into more misunderstanding and heartache.  If Cage and Tempest were baking ingredients they would have made a hell of a muffin!

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After Tempest Cassidy walks in on her husband banging her high school nemesis, her whole world gets turned upside down. She goes from being known as the Duchess of Muffins to the town crazy. Her new MO: revenge. Eventually, Tempest grows weary being arrested. Yet what choice does she have? If she’s not angry, then she’s simply . . . sad.

Just as she decides to get her life back on track, in walks Cage Erickson, the new bouncer at the local strip club. He’s scary-handsome and the polar opposite of her ex. She’s attracted to him, but she’s not looking for a rebound. He’s attracted to her, but he’s not looking for a serious relationship. So, they agree to be friends.

But when lines get blurred in the friend zone, will they both get burned? Or will it be a TKO?

'Stud Muffin' is a full-length contemporary romantic comedy, can be read as a standalone, and is book#2 in the Donner Bakery series, Green Valley World, Penny Reid Book Universe.

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Excerpt
As Mindy gets closer, she begins rubbing her hand over her belly, ensuring I know she’s with spawn, I mean, child. How far along is she anyway? The picnic wasn’t that long ago and she didn’t look pregnant then, did she? Maybe she did, but I was too shocked by the ring on her finger to notice? My mother would’ve said something to me when she broke the news about Mindy and Asher being married, so she must not have noticed either. Maybe she just carries big… and early. Maybe she’s pregnant with multiples. That would be rich—I can’t even get pregnant with one, but Mindy Mitchell, husband stealer extraordinaire, can have my husband and all the babies. All I know is that I have to stop gawking because Mindy is enjoying this way too much. “Hey, Tempest. Soup for one, I presume?” Her smile is wide and condescending as she glances at the contents of my shopping cart. Bitch. “You know, I’ve been so busy lately that canned soup is all I have time for some nights. It’s not always the healthiest option, with all that sodium, but I’m fortunate to not retain water, like you obviously do.” Really, Tempest? Is that the best put-down you can think of? “I’m not bloated, silly.” She laughs, swatting the air in front of her face. “I’m pregnant! Of course, I don’t expect you to notice the difference.” It’s illegal to hit a pregnant lady, Tempest. She’s not worth the jail time. Deep, cleansing breaths. You don’t look good in orange. “How far along are you?” I ask, willing myself to stay calm. “Elephants are pregnant, for what, two years?” I know I’m being immature, but I’m using my words and not my fists, so I’m calling it a win. “Gah, you’re such a bitch. No wonder Asher wanted to leave you. At least I was able to give him what he wanted,” she brags, rubbing her belly even faster than before. Maybe if she rubs a little more, a fucking genie will pop out, and I can at least get three wishes out of this deal. Wish one: Asher and Mindy disappear off the face of the planet. “And,” she continues, “because I know it’s driving you crazy, I’ll let you in on the secret. I’m in my third trimester.” She smiles and squeals, like we’re BFFs and she just told me the best news. “Just a couple more months to go and this precious bundle of joy will be in the world… Asher is going to be such a great daddy.” The blood drains from my face as I do the math in my head. Asher and I have been divorced for almost two months. I found them in bed together three months before that. Two plus three does not equal the amount of months it takes to be in the third trimester. I know my pregnancy facts. Mindy just answered one of my many burning questions: that sack of shit was cheating on me months before I busted him. And now, he’s having a baby with someone else. Honestly, I don’t know how to feel right now… numb, blind-sided, furious, hurt? All I know is I’m trying my damnedest not to lose my shit. Deep breaths. “Believe me,” Mindy says, breaking through the haze I’m in. “I tried and tried to get Asher to leave you before you found out about us on your own, but he didn’t listen.” She sighs, like she’s disappointed for me… like she’s on my side and she was trying to do me a favor. “Oh, well, life goes on, right?” We enter into a bit of a staring competition for a brief moment, her bright, smiling eyes against my crazy, sadistic glare. I feel the crazy oozing out of me. When she finally starts to back her buggy up to make a U-turn in the aisle, she has the audacity to smile... and wink at me. She’s the incarnation of Satan. Asher and Mindy aren’t going to have a bouncing bundle of joy, they’re going to have a devil love child. I should alert the media. This has a horror movie written all over it. “See you around, Tempest,” she says over her shoulder, before stopping and turning. “Oh, I guess I’ll see you at the reunion, if not before… and you’re bringing a date, right?” Deep breaths, Tempest. I don’t answer her with words, only with my glare, hoping it burns a hole in her skull. You can do this. Don’t let that cow win. After she makes a turn onto another aisle, I take a few more deep breaths, willing my nerves to calm, and when that doesn’t work, I close my eyes and try harder. With my hands on my knees, I suck in air like it’s going extinct. My breathing becomes routine and I automatically start swaying my body in preparation for the Tai Chi moves that come next. Cage has been teaching me a little bit of Tai Chi to further help channel my anger and anxiety and I have to admit, I love it. Completely forgetting where I am, I begin to perform my favorite combination of steps. If people see me, I don’t care. I’d rather them talk about me doing Tai Chi in the canned goods aisle than losing my shit at the Piggly Wiggly. I’m finally feeling relaxed and in control of my emotions, so to celebrate my victory, I decide to throw a few punches into the air, similar to what Rocky Balboa did after running up all those stairs in the movie. I am Tempest Cassidy, master of my emotions. Thoroughly enjoying myself, I decide to end my impromptu workout with a killer roundhouse kick… right into a tower of Pork N Beans. At first, it’s only a few cans. I lurch out, containing them in a lunge, looking around to see who might’ve witnessed my performance. Only a lady down at the other end of the aisle seems to be in the know. I breathe out a sigh of relief, feeling uncharacteristically lucky as I try to balance the cans and myself. Just as I decide it’s safe to stand up, I lose my balance and the cans in my hands take a tumble… and then the entire end cap begins to fall. Cans. Cans of Pork N Beans are rolling everywhere. When everything finally comes to a rest, I’m sprawled out on the glossy tile of the Piggly Wiggly in aisle six, using my body as a dam to stop them from getting too far. I’m afraid to move… afraid to breathe…


About Jiffy Kate
Jiffy Kate is the joint pen name for Jiff Simpson and Jenny Kate Altman. They’re co-writing besties who share a brain. They also share a love of cute boys, stiff drinks, and fun times.
Together, they’ve written over twenty stories. Their first published book, Finding Focus, was released in November 2015. Since then, they’ve continued to write what they know–southern settings full of swoony heroes and strong heroines.

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