Review: I loved the book!! It has deep characters, a great storyline and wonderful dialogue.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2013
Written by Dolce AmoreOriginally posted on confessionsfromromaholics dot comARC provided kindly by publisher for reviewing purposesJackson Calabrese has everything: he's rich, attractive and he cooks like a god. But because of his father, he thinks he's not good enough to make a name for himself in the highly competitive New York restaurant world. Delilah "Lila" Grant is a very creative chef, but she also has lots of loans and she barely makes enough money while working at Personal Chef. They have nothing in common, right? Wrong!Both had finished Culinary Academy six months ago and, as the best students, they competed against each other. The night before the competition, Jack seduces Lila. Everything is okay between them until Jack pops the question "So ... what are you making for the competition? I'll show you mine if you show me yours" and Lila second guesses herself, thinking her dish is not good enough and changes it, making Jack alter his own dish and preparing what Lila said she would. It ends badly with Lila's dish being rushed as she didn't have time to finish it and she loses the contest.Six months later, they meet again. Lila is wearing a French maid getup because one of the servers quit and she is working doubles that week, while Jackson shows up at a bachelor party catered by Personal Chef, where she is working as a chef. Their meeting is not a coincidence; Jackson found her because he wants answers. Why did she leave his bed before he woke? Why did she change her recipe?Because of Lila's gift for flavors, Jackson wants her to do some tweaking on his menu for Inferno, the restaurant that his father gave him for winning the contest. Because of his father, he thinks that only Lila can make a difference and he is willing to do anything to make her work for him.If you can't beat them, hire them.At first, Lila wants revenge for being seduced and for losing the contest, so when Jack offers a lot of money and Personal Chef to change the menu, Lila decides to listen her friend's advice."Work for Jack. Take his money. And when the opportunity presents itself, as it undoubtedly will in the restaurant business ... move in for the kill. I don't mean cut him or burn him--""That's a relief," Lila broke in."Don't steal any money, either. That can get complicated. But there are a dozen ways to ruin someone in this business without leaving a trail. All you need is proximity."The proximity turns their attraction into a burning inferno and ultimately love. However, when Lila shows him the proof of her love by using Jack's own recipes the opening night, he doesn't take it well. However, it takes him just some minutes to understand he was wrong.I loved the book!! It has deep characters, a great storyline and wonderful dialogue. I loved all the characters, especially the main ones and Lila's best friends Betsy and Jenna; they not only give her great advice, but they are funny too. I really hope the next story in the series is going to be one of theirs."There's more to life than food.""There is?" Jenna asked, sounding shocked.Betsy giggled. "Yes, there's alcohol."5 couples