Scrumptious
"In the small but expanding niche of foodie romance, Usen's debut rules the kitchen with lip—smacking prose and rowdy protagonists who put Iron Chef to shame...the pacing, emotion, and erotic exuberance all sparkle." — Publishers Weekly "In her superbly crafted debut, Usen blends...
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"In the small but expanding niche of foodie romance, Usen's debut rules the kitchen with lip—smacking prose and rowdy protagonists who put Iron Chef to shame...the pacing, emotion, and erotic exuberance all sparkle." — Publishers Weekly "In her superbly crafted debut, Usen blends together two realistically complicated protagonists, a well–realized culinary setting (complete with mouthwatering descriptions of food), and plenty of incendiary love scenes. The resulting literary dish is a smart, sexy, simply irresistible contemporary romance." — Booklist TALL, DARK & DELICIOUS Joe Rafferty is just as mouthwatering as the food he cooks. But if he thinks he's going to waltz in and take over her kitchen, he's denser than a thick slice of chocolate ripple cheesecake. Marly has invested too much of her life in Chameleon to hand off the restaurant to someone else—especially a cocky–as–all–get–out superstar chef. But there's no denying the man knows how to light her fire. Question is: Can she have the sizzle without feeling the burn? "The title perfectly summarizes the feel of this book. Both the main characters and the culinary dishes are described in such a way that readers can practically taste, see and feel every word. Usen has a way with words and it translates to a solid storyline with great sex scenes." — RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781402259821 (1402259824)
Publish date: January 1st 2012
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Sexy Chefs (#1)
Wonderfully romantic and foody. Very informative in more ways than one - you'll learn the inner workings of a restaurant and love on the fly. Joe Rafferty - sexy, yummy and he can cook! Me want one just like him. Scrumptious indeed!
It was a love - hate relationship with both main characters through the whole book. One of the plots was totally over the top. But...I did enjoy it and liked the happily ever after. I'll try more by this author.
Scrumptious had the potential to be a fun, sexy romance. I don't normally read romance novels where food is a big part of the plot, but I decided to give Scrumptious a chance because of the blurb and the cover. I really wanted to like this book but I had serious issues with two of the main character...
Scrumptious caught my eye because it sounded like it would be a light, fun yet hot read. It was all of the above, but Marlene's love interest Joe and her best friend Olivia drove me to distraction. Marlene was such a great character. I loved that she liked Joe, but didn't want anything too serious w...
It's been a long time since I've read a book that featured chefs and I'm thinking I need to change that in 2012 because I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed seeing what happens behind that kitchen door at restaurants where the food magic happens. Seeing these two chefs battle it out in and out of t...