The Baker and the Wolf
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- Author：J.M. Stengl
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Summary
A mysterious stranger， an enchantress grandmother， and an overprotective mother。 Can Cerise trust any of them？
Cerise DuBois might as well be invisible。 Not even her scarlet cloak attracts male interest， and her mother begins to despair of snaring a husband for a boring middle daughter with no magic ability。 If not for her baking talents， Cerise would be a hopeless burden on the family。
Or so she believes until a dark man with eyes like gold appears in the family bakery to deliver an invitation from a grandmother she has never met 。 。 。 and real trouble begins。 What if everything Cerise believes about herself and her family is false？
Unlike other men， the stranger gives Cerise his undivided attention， yet he has a habit of vanishing when she needs him most—for example， when a huge black dog （surely it can’t be a wolf） follows her through the city park。
Worst of all， he claims that if she follows the magical path to her enchantress grandmother’s cottage， her entire world will change。 Should Cerise trust this fascinating foreign mage， or will he eat her alive？
The Baker and the Wolf is one of twelve short novels in A Villain's Ever After， a collection of standalone stories featuring villainous twists on some of your favorite classic fairytales。 Read the series in any order for magical adventures 。 。 。 and fall in love with villains as you’ve never seen them before。 Who said villains can’t have happily-ever-afters？
Cerise DuBois might as well be invisible。 Not even her scarlet cloak attracts male interest， and her mother begins to despair of snaring a husband for a boring middle daughter with no magic ability。 If not for her baking talents， Cerise would be a hopeless burden on the family。
Or so she believes until a dark man with eyes like gold appears in the family bakery to deliver an invitation from a grandmother she has never met 。 。 。 and real trouble begins。 What if everything Cerise believes about herself and her family is false？
Unlike other men， the stranger gives Cerise his undivided attention， yet he has a habit of vanishing when she needs him most—for example， when a huge black dog （surely it can’t be a wolf） follows her through the city park。
Worst of all， he claims that if she follows the magical path to her enchantress grandmother’s cottage， her entire world will change。 Should Cerise trust this fascinating foreign mage， or will he eat her alive？
The Baker and the Wolf is one of twelve short novels in A Villain's Ever After， a collection of standalone stories featuring villainous twists on some of your favorite classic fairytales。 Read the series in any order for magical adventures 。 。 。 and fall in love with villains as you’ve never seen them before。 Who said villains can’t have happily-ever-afters？
Reviews
Meagan Myhren-Bennett
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The Baker and the WolfA Villians Ever After #10By J。M。 StenglCerise DuBois works in her family's bakery， there's some magic ~ magic of which she has no hand in。 She can almost always be found out of doors in a distinctive scarlet red cloak that should draw attention to her but somehow hasn't。 In fact， she's never gotten the attention of any man until a handsome stranger enters her bakery。 A stranger shrouded in mystery and one whom her mother would most decidedly disapprove of。 Soon everything C The Baker and the WolfA Villians Ever After #10By J。M。 StenglCerise DuBois works in her family's bakery， there's some magic ~ magic of which she has no hand in。 She can almost always be found out of doors in a distinctive scarlet red cloak that should draw attention to her but somehow hasn't。 In fact， she's never gotten the attention of any man until a handsome stranger enters her bakery。 A stranger shrouded in mystery and one whom her mother would most decidedly disapprove of。 Soon everything Cerise thought she knew about herself is cast into doubt， especially when she meets her estranged grandmother who possesses magical abilities。 Could the life she's always known be a lie？ What follows is a story of romance， self-discovery， and a fight for the truth and survival。 The Baker and the Wolf is a delightful fairytale-retelling told from the other side of the tale， offering hope for the villain and a second chance to get it right and be something more than they have been。 A lovely short read at less than 200 pages， well maybe not that short， but it is an easy read and appropriate for readers in my opinion older tweens/young teens and up。I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion - All thoughts expressed are my own。 。。。more
Hannah Cook
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I truly enjoyed this tale from beginning to end！ Honestly， I wasn’t aware this was part of the villain-ever-after series until after I had finished， and I’m kind of grateful because I didn’t have any preconceived thoughts。 I just enjoyed and found myself surprised several times😊❤️ Fun characters， fun world， and sweet romance！ And I was definitely wanting to visit a bakery by the time I finished。
Annie Lima
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Romance isn't my preferred genre， but I enjoyed this book， mainly because of the fantasy aspect。 I liked the setting and the worldbuilding， and it was fun to see the elements of the Little Red Riding Hood story put together in unusual ways。 I will confess that I rolled my eyes a few times （like at the idea that characters who've known each other all of five days would be so deeply in love that not only do they plan the course of their whole future lives around each other， but （mild spoiler alert Romance isn't my preferred genre， but I enjoyed this book， mainly because of the fantasy aspect。 I liked the setting and the worldbuilding， and it was fun to see the elements of the Little Red Riding Hood story put together in unusual ways。 I will confess that I rolled my eyes a few times （like at the idea that characters who've known each other all of five days would be so deeply in love that not only do they plan the course of their whole future lives around each other， but （mild spoiler alert） a wicked person would be transformed and their evil life turned to a path of good simply because they almost instantly began to love the other person so much）。 But eye-rolling parts aside， I did enjoy the characters。 They were well developed and unique， and I felt as though I were getting to know them personally。 I would like to step into this world for a tour （and of course visit Cerise's bakery while I'm there！）。 。。。more
Melonie
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This book is enchanting and captivating all at once！ This is my favorite by J。M。 Stengl yet！ And the ending was so perfect！！！！！！ Wow！！！！ Five stars is just not enough。
Coralie
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I've been looking forward to this series cause I think the idea is really cool！ I'm a huge fairy tale nerd， and a Villain's twist on a ton of fairy tales definitely drew my interested。 And I Stengl's work is always so heartwarming， so I was very excited to hear she was participating。 So， first， I'm slightly embarrassed to say that it took me a second to realize this was a Red Riding Hood story XD I mean， it clicked as soon as I read the red cloak， but for some reason， I didn't connect those dots I've been looking forward to this series cause I think the idea is really cool！ I'm a huge fairy tale nerd， and a Villain's twist on a ton of fairy tales definitely drew my interested。 And I Stengl's work is always so heartwarming， so I was very excited to hear she was participating。 So， first， I'm slightly embarrassed to say that it took me a second to realize this was a Red Riding Hood story XD I mean， it clicked as soon as I read the red cloak， but for some reason， I didn't connect those dots just looking at the cover （to be fair， my kindle is in black and white）。 That said， I'm not actually a huge Red Riding Hood fan。 I don't dislike the tale， but it's never been one of my favorites。 However， I've found a few versions of retellings that I've enjoyed much more than the original renditions。 And I was curious how Stengl would handle the story。 I enjoyed her nods to the tale， but she also brought a fresh perspective and made the story her own。The wood and the grandmother， the town and the bakery， the mansion and all of the setting was a lot of fun。 The city was fleshed out and varied， which I really enjoyed。 The whole pocket world thing was really cool， too。 A very neat way to handle this tale's classic elements， for sure。 I loved that Cerise was a baker。 That was really fun。 I immensely enjoyed our time in the bakery （and honestly， it makes sense for Red！） and was slightly disappointed at her choice in the end。 There were a few "twists" that I picked up on from page one and then there were a few surprises I certainly didn't see coming。 One twist was the way she portrayed the wolf， and I struggled to see why Cerise was so shocked when she figured it out。 For as smart as she was （and she even kept pointing things out that she had observed that made it pretty obvious）， I just didn't love how that revelation rocked her world。 But the other twist I called about the villain made sense that it took her by surprise， though she did seem to take it in stride pretty easily。 So， I struggled with the believability of Cerise's character reactions in the book， but otherwise， I really liked her。Something else I struggled with a little was the way Cerise took to her magic so instantly。 She never even had to try and it didn't make sense to me that it was so natural。 What training did she need？ She just did it。 I don't have an issue with the level of power she had （I won't say whether great or small）， but I didn't think it made sense for her to manipulate it so easily so quickly。 I also struggled to follow the magical elements of the climax a little at first because it was abstract and intangible， but I caught on pretty quickly and was still very much enjoying the read。Barbaro was a lot of fun。 I really love what Stengl was doing with his character， and the themes she played off of him in the story were just beautiful。 And although there were enough "he's so handsome"'s to make me shake my head， I really admired that Stengl added more depth to his relationship with Cerise。 It happened really quickly， but somehow it didn't quite feel like insta love。 There were moments， yeah， but it was cute anyway。 And Stengl took the time to show the qualities of his personality that Cerise was drawn to--and she didn't just say there were deeper qualities， either; we got to watch Barbaro interact with Cerise in a deeper way。 So， that was really sweet and heartwarming。 I enjoyed it。 Content: There isn't any foul language and there was very little violence。 The story is a romance and there were a few kisses， but nothing explicit。 The story touched lightly on a manipulative relationship， but it wasn't any more detailed or deeply depicted than any other twisted villain in your average fairy tale。 I'd feel fine giving the book to a 14/15 year old。Note: I received a free ARC from the generous author and this is my voluntary and honest review :） 。。。more
Tamara
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Really great retelling of little red riding hood with a twist！ I enjoyed watching the mystery’s around Cerise unfold。 For a short story the characters are well developed and you will be rooting for Barbaro even as you wonder if you should root for him。 This one is definitely worth reading。
Joshua （ithildins）
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Release Date: 15 October 2021
Noonecansinkmyship
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Everyone。 Can I have your attention！ Jill Stengel is back and better than ever！ I adored this book。 Cerise and Barbaro are the cutest couple of this series yet。 I love how the author takes the time to not just develop their relationship， but show them communicating in a healthy way。 Watching Barbaro help draw Cerise from her shell of lonely sadness and help her rebuild her confidence and sense of self worth as the plot thickens was so satisfyingly thrilling。The action in this book is impressiv Everyone。 Can I have your attention！ Jill Stengel is back and better than ever！ I adored this book。 Cerise and Barbaro are the cutest couple of this series yet。 I love how the author takes the time to not just develop their relationship， but show them communicating in a healthy way。 Watching Barbaro help draw Cerise from her shell of lonely sadness and help her rebuild her confidence and sense of self worth as the plot thickens was so satisfyingly thrilling。The action in this book is impressive too。 Everything builds up to the action packed climax and Jill Stengel molds the scenes into everything we thought it would be and more。 It was so fun watching everything click into place as the story goes on。 Cerise is such a strong， intelligent， mature girl who not only has a guardian cat， but also uses her smarts to think ahead。 We love it when the main characters are one step of the villain！ Absolutely recommend this book。 It’s the best out of the series I’ve read so far which is saying something since I’ve given other books of this series my skimpy five stars before。 I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 （And I’m always honest even if I didn’t enjoy a book so this review shows just how much I sincerely enjoyed this book。） Read it。 You won’t regret it！ 。。。more
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