Lucy McLean returns home to help her parents win a national cooking competition, only to fall in love with its host: handsome celebrity chef, Quinn Allen. ***** Lucy McLean arrives back in her hometown with her confidence shattered. She's been dumped and fired by her fiancé (who was also her boss), but she has more than a broken heart to contend with: her parents' restaurant is failing so they're taking part in a television contest run by hothead celebrity chef, Quinn Allen. Distracted and distraught, Lucy struggles to embrace the contest, but as she gets back on her feet, she's slowly charmed by the attention of the handsome, famous chef. The two of them grow close, but being together would end Quinn's TV career and doom her family restaurant. Can she wait until the show is over, or will she give in to the heat of Quinn's kitchen? (Book one of the Local Flavour series) [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

(Book 1) Completed: February 13th 2016 Highest rank: #05 on the what's hot list 12/1/15 Tuesday Reached 100k: 3/2/16 Wednesday Reached 200k: 7/12/17 Wednesday Reached 300k: 6/19/20 Friday this book was written when i was 15-16 so please try not to be too hard when reading "How can we heal if we will forever be wounded?" He's the boy who went to follow his dream. She's the girl he left behind. They have history not worth mentioning, especially when it involves two broken hearts. But when he decides to come to town to visit his family, they meet again. But this time all the blushing and fangirling over Riversides hottest voice is gone, and an angry woman put in her place. His intentions on coming to town were for his family, but all that changed when he saw her. All their history replayed in his mind, and getting her back was his goal. But how do you win back a heartbroken girl? A girl who once loved a boy, is now one who despises the idea of rekindling their relationship. All that he hopes to change when he shows her the old him. The guy she fell in love with and married. The guy who left her. They may be married on paper, but ever since he left, they're far from a couple. With all that said and done, he will do anything to get her back. Anything... Cover credits: @Zammurad