The battle for their hearts is fiercer than the battle in the kitchen.Nica Monroe has hated Ethan Cole since he instigated a terrifying encounter with venomous spiders in high school. So, when the jaded, billionaire actor retreats to their small town and implores the single mom to partner with him as the chef in his new restaurant, laughing in his face seems the perfect reaction.But when Nica’s smarmy, former boss flaunts his anticipated victory in Restaurant Wars, Ethan’s offer is the lesser of two evils.Ethan has played roles all his life, but Nica calls him on it, so he has no choice but to unearth the man behind the characters or lose the woman he’s loved since before the spiders.As they progress through four culinary challenges, can Nica and Ethan overcome their past and find the happily ever after neither believe they deserve?A second-chance foodie romance perfect for fans of sweet with a little heat, closed-door contemporary romance.
