REVIEW: Bittersweet by Ana Ashley (Dads of Stillwater #5)

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BITTERSWEET

Dads of Stillwater - Book Five

by Ana Ashley

Release Date: August 1, 2025

Review

What a great novella.  Sweetness galore. 


Just a story to make you smile and indulge in cozy vibes.  A cafe owner in desperate need of a baker, and a baker in need of a home.


Constantine swans in like a baking saviour, with a dejected teenager in tow, and turns Julius’ life upside down. In the most beautiful and sugar-filled way. 


I love how these three become a family, and I especially loved watching Leo (Constantine’s brother) shine and come into his own.

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Synopsis

Things I like: bitter coffee, competency…oh and the guy that breezes into my coffee shop like a shot of espresso—bold, invigorating, and impossible to ignore.

Running Bittersweet has been nothing short of a rollercoaster—and not the fun kind. Between kitchen fires and unreliable helpers, I've been on a first-name basis with disaster.

Enter Constantine.
With his teenage brother in tow, Constantine whips up pastries with an expertise that leaves me both impressed and intrigued.

But it's not just his skills that catch my attention. Constantine brings a new dynamic to my life, forcing me to rethink my priorities.
Could it be that amidst the chaos, I've found something, or someone, worth holding onto?

Bittersweet is a Dads of Stillwater novella that was initially published in Say Their Names: A World AIDS Day Charity Anthology. While the ending has been expanded for your enjoyment, no major content has been added.

About Ana Ashley

Ana was born in Portugal but has lived in the United Kingdom for so long, even her friends sometimes doubt if she really is Portuguese.


Ana Ashley writes sweet and steamy gay romance set in America, often in small towns where everyone knows everyone. Coming from a small town herself, she knows all about meddling families, nosy neighbors and that community spirit that comes from knowing people all your life.


Avid reader: give her two (or more) guys, plenty of chemistry, some issues to work through and a HEA, and she's sold!


Custard tart aficionado

Wannabe baker and feeder of family and friends

Can only knit two kinds of stitches but she's an ace at cross-stitch

Can parallel park in one single move - it really annoys the boyfriend!



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