If You Can't Take the Heat... · a sexy romantic comedy

I've always had weird preferences when it comes to men. How could I not? My first crush was the rat from the movie Ratatouille. But where does an arrogant, annoying, and undeniably HOT British chef fit into the mix?

Fresh out of culinary school, Juniper Hill has always dreamed of owning a lakefront restaurant in Chicago. But when she gets hit with the bill for her mom’s cancer treatment, working as a chef goes from a dream to a necessity. If only the perfect lakefront restaurant–which just opened up–weren’t owned

**Basil Hunter. **

He’s the loud, obnoxious know-it-all Juniper met back in culinary school. Who cares that he’s hotter than the burning stovetop? He’s just the annoying study abroad student from London, who’s only going to become more insufferable now that he’s just been crowned winner of the famous Restaurant Network show Champion Chef.

To Juniper, working for Basil means putting her own reservations aside to make room for his massive ego. But what if behind the perfect veneer of rising steam and kitchen smoke, Basil is hiding some spicy secrets?

A comedic romance novella including tropes like enemies to lovers, reality TV show, workplace romance, accidental pregnancy, woman in peril, boss/employee romance. This book contains EXPLICIT scenes; no fade to black!