BLURB:
Seducing the Chef - Allie Blakefield, editor of Good Eatin' wants to do a feature on Five Cuisines a restaurant across the river from NY City. Her father forbids the feature and won't say why. She's not one to sit back and be ruled by someone. She borrows a friend's apartment.
While leaning over the balcony she sees a handsome dark haired man doing a Yoga routine. He looks up and she is struck by the Blakefield curse. Love at first sight.
The pair start a hot and heavy romantic interlude. She visits the restaurant and is recognized by Greg, the chef's mother. The woman goes ballistic and the affair is broken. Can Allie learn what's going on and rescue her love?
EXCERPT:
Morning sun streamed through the wide windows of the lower
floor office of Five Cuisines. Greg Ramsey typed the last item on the week’s
menus. He checked the list of supplies needed and sent orders to the various venues. Monday
mornings when the restaurant was closed had become his planning day.
He loaded the heavy paper in the printer and began the
process of producing the menus for each of the five rooms. As the papers slid
from the printer he heard a light tapping at the door.
“Come in.”
When his mother entered he rose and lightly hugged her. “Your
timing is perfect. Just finished creating the menus for the week.”
Stella Ramsey, tall, slender with a gray streak in her dark
hair, kissed his cheek. “How is my handsome son?”
“Pleased with our success.” Six months ago they had opened
the restaurant and they were on their way toward becoming a profitable venture.
For the past month there had been few empty tables at either evening seating.
Even on Wednesday and Thursday they’d been solidly booked. The weekend brunches
were gaining the attention of people who came to browse in the antique shops
and other unusual
stores in the
He reached for the letter that had arrived last week. The offer could make or break his
dream. He knew little about the magazine Good Eatin’ other than a spread was
eagerly sought by the nation’s restaurants. As his silent partner, his mother
had a voice in whether they should chance a bad review.
“What was so important you asked me to cancel my lunch date?”
She smiled. “Please tell me you’ve found a weekend hostess.”
He shook his head. “The job is yours until you say you’ve had
enough.”
“Might be soon.”
He arched a brow. “Something serious happening in our life.”
She laughed. “You’ll be the first to know. What about you?
Have you met the woman of your dreams and the one who will make me happy?”
“When do I have time?”
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4 comments:
The Blakefield curse! Definitely sounds threatening.
Lively excerpt, Janet.
Wow, love at first sight, huh? Sounds like a curse someone needs to investigate. Loved the excerpt. Thanks so much for sharing!
True - running a restaurant would leave very little time for a person to have a love life.
He might not have time to find love, but it's going to find him! I enjoyed the excerpt!
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