Reviewed by Sarina
TITLE: Chef on Chef
SERIES: Spice it Up
AUTHOR: Julia Talbot
PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives
LENGTH: 35 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 21, 2016
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NOTE: This is a previously published work. The title, author, and/or publisher may have changed. Kierny Sullivan is a celebrity chef whose career has already peaked. Tyler McMurphy is more the next big thing. As an up and coming chef, Tyler was Kierny’s protégé back in the day. When Tyler used Kierny to get ahead of the game, though, things went horribly wrong, and the animosity between them survives every attempt at reconciliation. Then they get an offer to do a show together that neither one of them can refuse, and Tyler has a new scheme. He wants Kierny back in the worst way, and will stop at nothing to get the big-name chef in his arms, including just telling the truth.
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Two years ago, Kierny was betrayed by the man he loved and since then, nothing has been the same. Despite trying to forget he ever even knew Tyler, Kierny still has it bad for the other man though he’d never allow himself to do something so foolish as to ever trust him again. Tyler fully admits that he was an idiot when he allowed his ambition to override his common sense because in gaining the one thing he wanted, he lost the one person he can’t live without. When Tyler and Kierny are thrown together to do a show, Tyler knows this may be his only chance to get Kierny back; now he just has to hope they’re still as hot together out of the kitchen as they are in it.
Hi, my name is Sarina and I’m addicted to cooking shows…which pretty much means I’m up for reading anything that even hints at one. 😀 This was a great little story that drew me in from the beginning and kept my attention right to the end. Kierny and Tyler are such different characters yet they still fit together in all the right ways, even if it took them a while to figure that out. While you don’t get an explicit explanation as to what happened to break them up originally, there’s enough to get the picture and that little bit of drama just added to the whole UST they had going on between them.
The story itself was well written and didn’t feel as rushed as some short stories inevitably do, which was nice, and there was a good balance between both the professional and the personal aspects of the main characters’ relationship. I really liked this one; I love a good second chance story and this one left me with a nice ending and a smile for a love recaptured. If you enjoy second chance stories and are looking for a quick read, I’d give this one a try. 🙂
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