The Last Patisserie of House Gabor

I, Mirela Petrescu, was once promised a life of comfort. Instead, I spend my days covered in flour, baking mediocre pastries to support myself and my younger brother, Florin, after our aunt Ileana stole our inheritance and cast us out. My one goal is to keep us fed. Then, a strange delivery arrives: a lacquered box containing a single, ornate cookbook bound in crimson leather. It's my mother's lost grimoire, filled with recipes that are more like enchantments, capable of weaving emotions into sugar and dough. This is my chance. The Imperial Confectionery Exposition, the grandest social event of the year, is looking for its next star. With my mother’s recipes, I can reclaim our name. I’m just a shy baker, but my stubborn heart craves justice. Aided by a charming but aloof confectionary judge who mistakes my magical creations for raw genius, I will enter that glittering world of high society. But the grimoire is a fickle ally, and as I bake my way to revenge, I begin to suspect that my most trusted confidant may be the one who truly wants to see me burn.