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Average rating2.8
Sometimes two cooks in the kitchen are better than one in this swoony romantic comedy from the author of I’m So (Not) Over You. Xavier Reynolds is doing less than stellar. He just got dumped, was passed over for a prestigious fellowship, and to top it all off he's right back home in Harper's Cove, Maine (population: 9,000). The last thing he wants to do is to work as a prep chef in the kitchen of the hip new restaurant in town, The Wharf. Especially since the hot, single-father chef who owns it can’t delegate to save his life. Logan O’Hare doesn’t understand Xavier or why every word out of his mouth is dipped in sarcasm. Unfortunately, he has no choice but to hire him—he needs more help in the kitchen and his tween daughter, Anne, can only mince so many onions. It might be a recipe for disaster, but Logan doesn’t have many options besides Xavier. Stuck between a stove and a hot place, Logan and Xavier discover an unexpected connection. But when the heat between them threatens to top the Scoville scale, they’ll have to decide if they can make their relationship work or if life has seasoned them too differently.
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This is a 3.5 really, because I thought the main character was mostly fantastic- my only issue was that his internal narrative needed an editor's red pen. Those passages were too wordy- I even found myself skimming a few which is very unlike me. I loved his humor and his love of The Devil Wears Prada but again- an edit was needed. I adored his love interest but any of you not comfortable with LGBTQ relationships -this one is not for you. This was my first LGBTQ rom-com book and I enjoyed it.