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Yes, Chef! Romance in Restaurants Recommendations
Celebrate Pride Month with 15% off these curated recommendations of romance books by LGBTQIA+ authors. Use code Pride24 at checkout to receive 15% off these select titles. Sale ends June 30th at 11:59pm PT.
Is anyone else excited for The Bear’s return this week? In celebration I’ve rounded up a few fantastic books featuring chefs.
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💃 Yes, Chef! Romance in Restaurants Recommendations
Make a SceneOkay, so your ex is now engaged to your cousin and you’re going to the wedding. With your boyfriend. Who doesn’t exist. Enter: one sexy boxing gym owner who’s ready to help this baker out. A super adorable romance that you can read in a day! |
For Butter or WorseAll chef Nina Lyon wants is to triumph in the male-dominated culinary world. Now that she’s the co-host of a competitive cooking show, she can finally come out on top. Sucks that she’s stuck with smarmy restauranteur Lee who’s skilled at getting under her skin. |
A Proposal They Can’t RefuseKamilah’s doing everything she can to save the Puerto Rican restaurant she loves. Irish whiskey distiller Liam’s ready to win a national competition. Too bad their grandfathers have decided that they need to get married before they can get what they want. |
Hungry for YouAn ancient vampire masquerades as a chef just to get closer to the mortal restauranteur he’s spent his life looking for. |
Savor ItWhen hotshot chef Fisher loses his Michelin star, his boss sends him on a summer sabbatical to help with a restaurant opening. But when the town of Spunes, Oregon, turn on him, he turns to farmer Sage to improve his image. |
Perfect PairingAccomplished chef and food truck owner Hal is busy cooking up all the grilled cheese she wants. Investment banker Quinn’s ready to take commitment-phobic Hal’s business to the next level with a real restaurant—right up until Hal says no. |
Never Marry a ViscountAfter her father’s fall from grace, Sophie Russell must survive on her own. To discover the secrets left in her family home, she disguises herself as a cook and spies on the estate’s new owner, Viscount Griffiths, who hopes that her passions extend beyond cooking. |
Muscles and MonstersAfter an embarrassing mistake, local cake decorator Tegan starts working with gym owner Atlas to improve her cake lifting skills. You can read this short and sweet story in a day. |
Highlander’s HeartIn 2020, chef Kate is doing her best to keep her restaurant afloat. But when she’s injured at a Scottish castle, she accidentally time travels to 1308 where she meets a handsome Highlander warrior. |
🎉 Romance Releases Out Now!
Contemporary | ||
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A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston | Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren | Romancing Miss Stone by M.C. Vaughan |
Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn | You've Got Male by Marina Adair | So This is War by Meghan Quinn |
Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong | Hot Summer by Elle Everhart | Change of Heart by Kate Canterbary |
The Fast Lane by Sharon M. Peterson | Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North |
Fantasy | ||
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Filthy Rich Fae by Geneva Lee | A Cage of Crimson by K.F. Breene | A Soul to Protect by Opal Reyne |
The Reign of Blood by K.C. Kean | Shadow Heart by Morgan B. Lee | Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron |
One Cursed Rose by Rebecca Zanetti | Pack Reject by Merri Bright |
Historical | ||
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A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas |
💌 Romancelandia News
Romancing the Vote is getting ready to go! The auction starts July 1 and ends July 5. You can see some of the items up for auction now!
Julia Quinn speaks about Francesca’s queer storyline.
Author Lynne Freeman is suing Tracy Wolff and her agent for plagiarism.
Some people on BookTok are going crazy over a literal white supremacist who killed two women.
My Lady Jane is the fix for your Bridgerton hangover. Historical romance with forced proximity, enemies to lovers, a romping good time, and is based off a book by the same name!
Butcher and Blackbird is set to be adapted.
🎉 More Free Romance Reads!
Download these today as they may not be free tomorrow!
Prophet by S.M. West
The Duke Who Knew Too Much by Grace Callaway
Ragnarök Rising by Nora Ash
When the Night is Over by Lily Foster
Rogue Countess by Amy Sandas
Man in Charge by Laurelin Paige
Teach Me the Ropes by Vanessa Vale
Serendipity by Carly Phillips
Billionaire Lumberjack by Gwyn McNamee
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