Cake by Hannah Morse

Do you want to lick the mystery flavor?

Zoey:
Purple hair and tattoos are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Zophia “Zoey” Walinski. While she may be her family’s black sheep, she knows how to make a mouth-watering bowl of Triple-Chocolate. With summer in full swing and her Imperial Beach ice cream shop busy, she’s not focused on anything besides scooping her way to success. Until someone who might be a poet, or maybe a pirate, walks into her shop. Someone who looks good enough to lick.

Joseph:
Neither a poet nor a pirate, reserved English oceanographer Joseph George Ainsworth III is in SoCal only for the summer. Research has filled his life for years, leaving no time for dating. Seeking a place to escape the heat, he walks into a local ice cream parlor, but the woman behind the counter doesn’t help him cool off. Zoey is a lot more fun to study than his textbooks. He might be a virgin, but he’s certain she knows how to make waves.
If only the summer weren’t so short.