💛Building Romance (Romances in the Building) by SE Rose-review tour 💛

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 17, 2025

Ever since Camryn Tanner went to culinary school, she knew she wanted to own a café. She’s worked at one across from her apartment building for five years now, and the owner is ready to sell it. The question is: Can she create the café of her dreams?

Fletcher McDowell comes from a long line of bakery owners. His father has tasked him with opening their latest bakery in a trendy neighborhood in the city. After a playboy youth, Fletcher knows this might be his last chance to prove himself to his father. There’s just one problem—the bakery across the street from his.

It doesn’t take long for Fletcher to meet his rival, a beautiful woman with a sharp tongue and baking skills that far exceed anything his bakery can produce. Their rivalry is about to be tested when they are forced to work together to win a baking competition.

With Camryn’s lucky saltshaker missing and the two enemies vying to gain insider information about each other, the competition is off to a rocky start. But the true test is figuring out the sleeping arrangement when a pipe burst leads to a shared room.

Will these two get over their enmity and work together to win? And can they stop themselves from falling for their enemy in the process?

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REVIEW:Building Romance by S.E. Rose is book three in the Romances in the Building series.

We are back at the apartment building on Hearts Lane again. And this time we follow Cam and her adventures. Cam recently took over the bakery / cafe directly across the street from her apartment building. Between work and bakery jobs, she has worked for a solid decade towards her goal, of opening up her own bakery.

When her former boss, Phyllis decided to retire, she offered to sell the bakery to Cam. Everything fell into place. Then a large banner store posted that they were moving into the empty building down the street. Cam thought she was finally going to succeed at her goal – until this little snag came along.

Fletcher McDowell was picked by his father to oversee the opening of their new store – McDowell’s. The new store on Hearts Lane. He decides to make Cam an offer – he will buy her cafe. When Cam turns him down, he tells her the offer is on the table for the next 30 days. He then tells her he has enough money to put her out of business without buying her cafe. Cam reacts just as expected. This means war.

Cam may have the support of the neighborhood but this isn’t going to be easy. But when they both decide to combine forces to join a local baking competition. No one was expecting what began to happen. What a whirlwind of a story. I love being on Hearts Lane, it’s almost like you live in the apartment building with everyone. They have become home.

Wonderful story again, the romance between Fletch and Cam is unexpected and beautiful. But can these enemies find romance together or will the competition to be the number one store in the neighborhood cause a rift. Heart’s Lane is beautiful journey. Highly recommend the series.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Faking Romance
Finding Romance

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Erin K

USA Today & International Bestselling romance author, S.E. Rose lives near Washington D.C. with her family.

When she’s not wrangling her cats or keeping up with her kids, she’s plotting her next story.

She loves all things wine, coffee, and cats.

In her non-existent free time, she enjoys traveling, going to concerts, binging on her favorite shows, and reading, especially if it’s a good mystery or comedy. 

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