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Madeline (Mads) Confee is a performance counselor looking to exit her profession and find something new. When she's begged to take on one last client, she doubts she can help the moody chef, especially based on their early interactions.
As Chef Benedict Ruschmann allows Mads to unpack his past, he starts to fall for her. After a night of indulgences, he's ready to forego their professional relationship, consequences be damned. But a crisis of conscience puts Mads in denial about the potential for romance.
Yes, Chef is a messy drama centered around Mads and Benedict in the context of court-mandated counseling, problematic family dynamics, and career pressures. Mature content including untimely deaths, sex, mental health, and domestic violence are present. Reader discretion advised.
(C) Copyright 2024 - Stella Leigh. The author reserves all intellectual property and moral rights over this work. Violations, including copying or adapting characters or plotlines without Author's permission, will be pursued legally.
The story is a fictional depiction. Any resemblance to any actual persons or organizations is purely coincidental.
Rosie is meant to hate famous rockstar Will O'Connor, who killed her father in a car crash, but she finds herself falling in love instead.
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Rock sensation, Will O'Connor is in the prime of his career when he unintentionally kills a man in a car accident. Full of remorse, he must come to terms with his non-guilty verdict. People-pleasing Rosie Montgomery dedicates her life to making others happy. Following her father's death in Will's crash, she becomes desperate to keep her family intact. But when Will and Rosie accidentally meet at her father's grave, there's an undeniable bond. Can they ignore the rest of the world and go after what their hearts most desire? And most importantly - can either of them handle the consequences?
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