She's the food critic he abhors -- until he sees she's also the woman he can't live without.

Talia "Chè" Campbell has spent years concealing her heart from the one man who is declared off-limits -- her brother's best friend, Zae Ellis. But when a short-term living arrangement finds them under the same roof, the temperature rises, and she can't overlook the flirty banter and longing glances that feel like more than just friendship.

Entrepreneur Izael "Zae" Ellis has always treated Chè like a little sister, but his feelings for her are anything but brotherly. When she returns home after a bad date, brokenhearted and in despair, he's done pretending. He wants her -- consequences be damned.

But when Zae discovers that the mysterious critic condemning his restaurant online is the woman he's fallen for, the heat between them is in danger of boiling over. With her devotion to her blog and his reputation at risk -- in addition to her brother's observant eye -- can they turn up the heat without scorching everything, or will their passion simply smolder?

A delectably messy, slow-burn romance full of lip-smacking tension, forbidden love, and the kind of passion that's worth the risk.

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• Literature & FictionUnited StatesBlack & African AmericanWomen's Fiction
• Literature & FictionUnited States
• Literature & FictionBlack & African AmericanWomen's Fiction

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