Luscious
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Eat, play, love
Plain old ice cream just isn't going to cut it. To beat these blues, chef Olivia Marconi needs the good stuff: rich, creamy tiramisu gelato. And no place better to get it than Italy. But a fresh start is nearly impossible with Sean Kindred dogging her every move. She's been burned by his too-hot-to-handle antics before. Though there's no denying the man can still get her all fired up. Could a weeklong affair finally turn into something more lasting...or will it all go up in flames?
Praise from Scrumptious:
"Usen's debut rules the kitchen with lip-smacking prose and rowdy protagonists who put Iron Chef to shame." —Publishers Weekly
"A sexy, heartfelt, laugh-out-loud culinary romance." —Louisa Edwards, author of Hot Under Pressure
"Readers can practically taste, see, and feel every word." —RT Book Reviews
"The perfect dish for your reading day." —Romance Junkies
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Chef Olivia Marconi, urged along by her domineering mother, has turned over her restaurant to friends Marlene and Joe (familiar from Scrumptious) and fled burnout and divorce for Verona, Italy. It so happens that Olivia's lawyer, Sean Kindred, has business taking him that way and decades of a secret crush on Olivia to motivate him. The Marconi family inn is as fabulous as any would-be seducer could desire, but Mamma and Pap do not approve, preferring to match Olivia with Alessandro, the arrogant but undeniably talented chef of the inn's private restaurant. Usen's tale is tasty, but the presentation could use more polish. Sean's ne'er-do-well little brother, Olivia's unlucky-in-love cousin Giovanna, and some rare wine are the catalysts for subplots that interrupt the romance and often stretch credulity. Still, the travelogue and delectable descriptions of food are satisfying, and sweetheart Sean will appeal to fans of genuinely nice guys.
