Review: A Swoon-Worthy Tale You Won't Soon Forget!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2013
This wonderful novel is what I like to call a PG-13 romance. :)  Rachel Harris gives you PLENTY of information to know EXACTLY what is going on, without having to give us every sordid detail.  And I LOVED it!  Not only are things sizzlin' in these characters' love lives, but also in their kitchens.In Taste the Heat, Rachel Harris serves up romance with an honest-to-goodness New Orleans flair.  The romance may be spicy in this novel, but so is the food!  If you've never been to New Orleans before (like me), Harris gives you a real feel for the food, music, atmosphere and culture of this place.  A place where gumbo, étouffée, and beignets reign supreme.  A place where you can dance to the blues musician playing on the street corner.  And Bourbon Street...can I PLEASE just go visit NOW?!  Harris brings the city alive, and the New Orleans culture is as much a character in the novel as the people are.  This story isn't just a sizzling romance...it is a beautiful story of the characters' lives, working through their pasts, trying to enjoy the present, and deciding where their futures lie.Colby Robicheaux ran away from home.  She may have been an adult, in college, but she was a runaway none the less...and she tried to never look back.  That is, until her father died, and her family's restaurant couldn't seem to find a new head cook to save their souls.  And since Colby just happens to be a famous chef working in Vegas, it seems like a perfect fit, right?  Well, even though most of things she ran away from 12 years ago are gone, there are a couple of things that are still there...memories, Cajun food, and the man she fell in love with when he was just a boy, Jason.  She has every intention of returning her own restaurant at the end of the summer, but will she be able to leave her family, hometown, and Jason when the time comes?Jason Landry is now a fire captain in their hometown.  He has an almost 12-year-old daughter who loves to cook, and Jason isn't too shabby in the kitchen either.  Jason's world was rocked 4 years ago when he lost his wife...and he's focused everything he has into his daughter.  He wants his daughter to have the world, and he's willing to do pretty much anything to give it to her.  But when Colby comes back into town, he starts to wonder if there are things that he himself just can't give to his daughter...at least not without some help from a female role model.