Age gap, slow burn, and a love that burns hotter than they ever expected. Eva Moreau is a guarded author and bookstore owner with a past she's desperate to keep buried - until Lia Carter, a bold and messy illustrator half her age, walks into her life and upends everything. At first, it's just a job. But late nights, stolen glances, and heated arguments blur the lines between hate and desire. They clash like fire and storm, breaking down walls neither thought would fall. Can Eva learn to trust again? Can Lia handle the weight of a love that isn't simple or easy - but fiercely real?

These women thought their paths would never align. Romy Vanelle never dreamed of working in a run-down pizza shop. The prestigious cooking academy La Cherief is supposed to be her escape. Little does she know that the gorgeous disaster who once ordered a pineapple pizza with garlic buns will soon become the person she fears most: Arabella Renette, world-famous chef-and Romy's strict, perfection-obsessed instructor, who mysteriously stopped cooking years ago. Keeping the elite scholarship that keeps her afloat won't be her only challenge. She'll also have to survive the dangerously attractive chef who watches her every move. Romy likes to taste the danger. And she soon realizes she'll have to take everything with... A Grain of Salt.