Evelyn Pimm finally landed her dream job at The Lennon, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in San Francisco, and she’s got her sights set on becoming chef de cuisine. But her plans go up in smoke when the owner brings in his son—and her longtime nemesis—Maxwell Easton. Max might be the golden boy of fine dining, but beneath his arrogant exterior simmers an inconvenient attraction to Evelyn. She dreams of tossing him in the fryer, but when sparks turn from hostile to downright appetizing, resisting each other becomes the real recipe for disaster.
When a struggling café faces closure, eternal optimist Shannon enters her and her grumpy boss Theo into a high-stakes baking competition in the English countryside. Forced into close quarters and even closer tension, they’ll have to fight for their future—and survive the slowest, most excruciatingly delicious burn of their lives.
Chef Harper Walsh is officially burnt out. After a slight mental collapse in the middle of her three-star Michelin kitchen, Harper is forced to take a sabbatical—a nightmare for a workaholic control freak. Enter Elliot Knox: her romance writing best friend and new roommate. When Harper begins to see herself on his pages, will Elliot prove to be the distraction she wants, or the awakening she needs?
It always starts with a spark—or maybe a spilled drink.
Chef’s Kiss is a four-part romance series focusing on love stories simmering behind the scenes of the hospitality world. From bustling kitchens to after-hours bars, each book spotlights a different couple navigating long shifts, late nights, and the relentless pace of the industry—all while discovering something even more intense than their craft. Whether it’s an executive chef and a pastry prodigy butting heads over flavor, or a bartender mixing more than just drinks, these stories blend heart, heat, and the kind of connection that doesn’t come with a recipe.
