Flour, Fire and Feelings
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He's cold, quiet, and absolutely off-limits. So why can't she stop thinking about him?
Sarah Reyes has two great loves: cooking, and her best friend Nina. After landing her dream pastry job in a bustling New York kitchen, she thinks she's got it all figured out-until Nina's older brother moves back to the city.
James Benett is everything Sarah isn't: brooding, intense, and a Michelin-starred chef with a temper as sharp as his knives. He barely remembers her from their childhood summers, but now they're sharing a kitchen-and a whole lot of late-night tension.
He's her best friend's brother. Her boss in the kitchen. And the last person she should want. But as their simmering attraction starts to boil over, Sarah's carefully planned life begins to unravel.
In the city that never sleeps, can two opposites find the recipe for love?
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