{"id":46461,"date":"2023-01-12T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=46461"},"modified":"2023-01-11T12:15:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T18:15:32","slug":"paris-daillencourt-is-about-to-crumble-by-alexis-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/paris-daillencourt-is-about-to-crumble-by-alexis-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"a-text-bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=1442839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-46470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/paris-daillencourt-is-about-to-crumble.jpg?resize=258%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>From the\u00a0 author of <\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"><em>Boyfriend Material<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">comes a sweet and scrumptious romantic comedy about facing your insecurities, finding love, and baking it off, no matter\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">what\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"a-text-bold\">people say in Alexis Hall&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=1442839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble<\/strong><\/em><\/a> .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paris Daillencourt is a recipe for disaster. Despite his passion for baking, his cat, and his classics degree, constant self-doubt and second-guessing have left him a curdled, directionless mess. So when his roommate enters him in\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Bake Expectations,<\/span> the nation\u2019s favorite baking show, Paris is sure he\u2019ll be the first one sent home.<\/p>\n<p>But not only does he win week one\u2019s challenge\u2014he meets fellow contestant Tariq Hassan. Sure, he\u2019s the competition, but he\u2019s also cute and kind, with more confidence than Paris could ever hope to have. Still, neither his growing romance with Tariq nor his own impressive bakes can keep Paris\u2019s fear of failure from spoiling his happiness. And when the show\u2019s vicious fanbase confirms his worst anxieties, Paris\u2019s confidence is torn apart quicker than tear-and-share bread.<\/p>\n<p>But if Paris can find the strength to face his past, his future, and the chorus of hecklers that live in his brain, he\u2019ll realize it\u2019s the sweet things in life that he really deserves. (from the publisher)<\/p>\n<p>If you like baking shows and watching people overcome their fears and find inner strength and value, this lovely, quick-read romance is perfect for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the\u00a0 author of Boyfriend Material\u00a0comes a sweet and scrumptious romantic comedy about facing your insecurities, finding love, and baking it off, no matter\u00a0what\u00a0people say in Alexis Hall&#8217;s Paris Daillencourt is About to Crumble .\u00a0 Paris Daillencourt is a recipe for disaster. 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