Hot Cakes Books in Order
Part ofErin Nicholas Books in OrderThis page lists the Hot Cakes books in order by Erin Nicholas, with short summaries, series background, and where to start this baking-town rom-com series.
Last updated: June 30, 2026
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Hot Cakes books in publication order
7 books
Forking Around
by Erin Nicholas
2020
Jane gets a Cinderella-style chance she never expected, and her charming boss Dax makes it even harder to remember this was supposed to be temporary.
Making Whoopie
by Erin Nicholas
2020
A marriage of convenience sounds practical until Grant and Josie discover that living like newlyweds feels a little too real.
Oh, Fudge
by Erin Nicholas
2020
Paige likes her life neat and controlled, but Mitch turns one irresistible fling into a much bigger emotional risk.
Semi-Sweet On You
by Erin Nicholas
2020
Whitney broke Cam's heart once, and getting a second chance means facing the past along with the feelings they never really lost.
Sugar Rush
by Erin Nicholas
2020
This prequel sets the table for Hot Cakes with old crushes, sweet temptation, and the first hints that Appleby romance is about to get messy.
Sugarcoated
by Erin Nicholas
2020
Zoe has loved Aiden, her brother's best friend, for ages, but in a town built on sugar and old grudges, love is never simple.
Gimme S'more
by Erin Nicholas
2021
Oliver and Piper's easy friendship turns messy in the best way when late nights, sweet treats, and buried feelings finally catch fire.
Hot Cakes books in chronological order

Sugarcoated
by Erin Nicholas
2020Hot Cakes, Book 1
Forking Around
by Erin Nicholas
2020Hot Cakes, Book 2
Making Whoopie
by Erin Nicholas
2020Hot Cakes, Book 3
Sugar Rush
by Erin Nicholas
2020Hot Cakes, Book 4
Semi-Sweet On You
by Erin Nicholas
2020Hot Cakes, Book 5
Oh, Fudge
by Erin Nicholas
2020Hot Cakes, Book 6
Gimme S'more
by Erin Nicholas
2021Hot Cakes, Book 7
Series background & context
Hot Cakes trades the bayou for small-town Iowa, but it keeps the same love of community chaos. The core setup is great, one small town, two rival baking companies, a generations-old feud, and a friend group whose lives get upended just as their love lives do.
Food is everywhere in these books, but the series is really about loyalty, old grudges, and people figuring out how to grow up without losing what makes them fun. Sugarcoated is the main starting point, with Sugar Rush as a prequel. The romances lean tropey in a good way, brother's best friend, hot boss, marriage of convenience, second chance, friends to lovers, and the whole thing reads like a rom-com where the kitchen is always one bad idea away from disaster. If you want sweet-shop energy with a little feuding and a lot of kissing, this series knows exactly what it is doing.
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