The Book Voyagers: book recommendations

With Avengers: Infinity War behind us, with tears shed because of that movie, with all the emotions inside of us after watching it, I come to you with a blog post talking about superheroes and villains and some recommendations (you all know I can't stay away!).

I was already a fan of heroes and villains before watching this movie. I've watched most of the MCU and I'm such a big fan of DC as well even though the movies are not so great but I love the storylines in the comics and the animations so much. To be honest my favorite heroes come from DC but that's another topic for another day. I wanted to share some recommendations for people who love this trope/archetype and want to read more about them, be it in Young Adult or Adult fiction.

Though I'm more of a fan of the villains (because who doesn't love a villain origin story?), I can confirm superheroes are great too. I just like that grey area, the antihero-born-from-the-ashes kinda way. Example (1) Adelina from The Young Elites, she became an antihero, a villain, even though she wasn't at the beginning. Example (2) Tea from The Bone Witch. This is a story that I really like the way it is written mainly because we meet Tea, at the beginning, in the future timeline of the story, because in the next chapter, it goes back in time and it tells you how the whole world saw her as the villain. It's so interesting.

The superhero theme is so big right now as well as royal romances. This won't be mainly romances tho because I'll be adding some stories that don't have romance, or that the romance isn't the main part of the story but it might be there too. These recommendations are superhero-themed and you definitely can find the heroes and the villains inside, it will be your choice to choose if you want to read about the villain or about the hero. But I'll leave that up to you.

Tropes I love with the hero/villain theme? I love a good old villains fall for villains in the story. I'm still waiting for a romance with an evil queen falling for their evil significant other and they wrecking havoc together. I also love the typical good hero falls for evil villain, it has something that you just can't seem to get away from.

I have a long list so be patient and just add them all to your lists. I can assure you it's a good list and all of them are good books. This archetype seems to be growing more and more each year because every time I release a list or I make a list, many of them appear or are released that week. So it's always good to keep updating this list.

"The Superheroes Union: Dynama" by Ruth Diaz. Ruth Diaz has a book with a hero falling for her twins's nanny because her ex-husband is on the loose, he's a villain and she needs to catch him, so she needs to call on a nanny to keep her children safe. Click to buy here.

"Villains Don't Date Heroes!" by Mia Archer. Nighterror is the greatest villain who ever lived. But she is bored. She decides to rob a bank and there she meets the newest superhero of the block. Click to buy here.

"To Stand in the Light" by Kayla Bashe. Part of the most famous superhero team, Shadow is there to fight the criminals. They get stranded on a planet and meet superheroine Bean. She's the thing missing from Shadow's life. Click to buy here.

"The Power of Mercy" by Fiona Zedde. Her family thinks her ability to shape-shift is not that impressive. But when she puts on her costume, she feels invincible. A murder happens and Mercy has to choose between family loyalty and self-preservation. Click to buy here.

"Secondhand Origin Stories" by Lee Blauersouth. Opal has wanted to join the superhero team, the Sentinels. When a villain attacks, she finds a group of teens with shared abilities. Click to buy here.

"The Masked Minotaur" by Chace Verity. Odelia runs a confectionary store and she was so close to going under when she decided to marry a noblewoman and save the shop. An arranged marriage, she wants it to be for real. And then there is also the vigilante Minotaur saving humans for bandits. Click to buy here.

"Baker Thief" by Claudie Arsenault. Out on June 26th. Adèle wants to catch the purple-haired thief who stole something from her. The one thing she doesn't know? The thief is also the local baker. Click here to pre-order.

"Not Your Sidekick" by C.B. Lee. Jess comes from a superhero family, her parents all famous superheroes. But sadly, she doesn't have any superpower herself. The only thing left to do is beef up her college applications and luckily she founds the perfect internship working for the villain of her town. Click to buy here.

"Chameleon Moon" by RoAnna Sylver. The city of Parole is burning and Regan, a silent, scaly stealth expert, is running. He then runs into Evelyn and her family and decides to stay there and uncover the secrets behind Parole. Click to buy here.

"Not Your Villain" by C.B. Lee. He only wanted to be a hero and he thought he would be after developing his abilities early on. But then he became the most wanted villain. Click to buy here.

"Shattered" by Lee Winter. Shattergirl, Earth's first lesbian guardian, has gone off the grid and refuses saving people. Lena is tasked to go and track her down and bring her home. Click to buy here.

"No More Heroes" by Michelle Kan

"Superior" by Jessica Lack. A superhero's intern falls in love with the supervillain's apprentice in this novel. Click to buy here.

"Hurricane Heels" by Isabel Yap. They all met at summer camp, but they sure didn't expect the goddess to ask for their help on protecting the world. Click to buy here.

"Heroine Complex" by Sarah Kuhn. Evie Tanaka is the best friend and assistant of superheroine, Aveda Jupiter. But not everyone knows Evie herself has powers and when Aveda is injured in one of her missions she asks Evie to take her place and become her. Click to buy here.

"Fate of Flames" by Sarah Raughley. Years ago, four girls appear, each with a power to control an element. When one of the Effigy dies, another person is chosen. Maia is chosen to be the Fire Effigy and bring together the other three Effigy to save the world from the Phantoms. Click to buy here.

"The Crashers" by Magen Cubed. At 9.17 AM, a subway train crashes. Five survivors come out from the accident with new powers. Click to buy here.

"Activated" by EK Gonzales. In these two regions, elements are controlled by programs and these four teens must work together to save Pendi from an invasion. Click to buy here.

"Chasing Stars" by Alex K. Thorne. She's a superhero, but she's also the assistant of Hollywood screen goddess, Gwen Knight. She not only has to battle an giant alien bug but she also has to fake date her boss. Click to buy here.

"Heroine Worship" by Sarah Kuhn. After the battle against the evil forces, Aveda Jupiter is having an identity crisis. She wants to be a superhero and she also wants to be a good best friend. When Evie gets engaged and Aveda is drafted as the maid-of-honor, she makes it her job to have the best wedding for Evie and save the world at the same time. Click to buy here.

"Cinnamon Blade: Knife in Shining Armor" by Shira Glassman. Cinnamon Blade is not tired of always saving Soledad Castillo, because every time she does, their chemistry grows by the minute. She finally has asked her out but will everything go as planned? Click to buy here.

"Arch-Nemesis" by Gabriela Martins. Rodrigo isn't very good at being a hero. But he thinks that if he catches the person terrorizing the South Brazilian high society, he will become a hero well-known. Click to buy here.

"Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge" by Paul Krueger. Bailey Chen is fresh out of college with nothing in her pockets, not even a job offer. But Zane, her friend from high school, introduces her to his monster-fighting friends and the real battle begings then. Click to buy here.

"Trial by Fire" by Lore Graham. All Elena wants is to join the Hollywood Heroes, an elite superhero team. Between villainous masterminds and her growing attraction to leader Lacy, Elena has to learn how to be a Hollywood Heroe and survive the apocalypse. Click to buy here.

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Move over, people. I'm bringing you the royalty romance list of your dreams.

The romance community is buzzing and buzzing. What for? The royal wedding is happening on May 19th of this year! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are tying the knot and the romance community can't just wait to see it happen. I chose to do a royalty post for #RomBkLove because it fit so much with the month and the time of the year. Thank you Ana for inviting me.

First things first. Let's talk about tropes. I adore the childhood friends/known since childhood trope. You can mix it with so many things. Maybe they hate each other? Maybe they have to fake date so one of them can get the throne? They can be so many tropes added to the royalty aspect of the book! This is why I adore it so much. I also adore me some "enemies have to have a marriage of convenience so both of their kingdoms are at peace."

I also wanted to write this post because many, many sites are doing lists, especially this month, about the #RoyalWedding and they just like to erase the fact that Meghan Markle is black and keep recommending books with white couples. And I’m here questioning just why. *looks at camera* If you want to make a list about royal books, do it, but if you are making a list BECAUSE OF THE ROYAL WEDDING, then think about the books you're choosing first.

Now it's time for the recommendations you all are waiting for. Some I've read, some I've had in my wishlist for SO LONG, and some I have seen in my timeline on Twitter and just really like the sound of them. I hope you all do the thing and add them and support them and just wait, just like me, for the big day to come on the 19th!

I'll be starting with contemporary recommendations. A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole is one of my all-time favorites now. Imagine getting multiple emails telling you you are engaged to a prince? Obviously you'll think it's spam! Just like Ledi, the heroine from this book. Mistaken identities will happen and definitely some falling in love, between the characters and the reader with the story itself.

Next on my TBR list is A Royal Wedding by Jeevani Charika. It's up for pre-order and comes out tomorrow (May 10th!) just before the big wedding and you can read all about it. The attraction between this doctor and the Prince is off the charts but the media and his people think she's an unsuitable bride.

Royally Yours by Everly James is a book I found on Twitter (I find many there lmao) and it sounds really incredible. I'm excited to read it and see what happens between these two. This farmer girl meets a princess and the attraction is instantly! Their happily ever after might have some ups and downs but it is surely there.

One I have read recently is Falling for His Convenient Queen by Therese Beharrie. She is one of my favorite authors now and I will keep reading all her books. And if you didn't know, she released a duology of royal books just recently! The first is United by Their Royal Baby and the second is the one mentioned above. I've only read the second one but it got me so into the first one that I am going to read it for sure. Falling for His Convenient Queen is an arranged marriage between a king and a princess from different kingdoms who think they won't fall in love but are obviously wrong.

The Queen's Game by Carla de Guzman is the fake dating, childhood friends, romance book you have been searching for. It's fun, it has family, a wild princess, it has 10/10 romance and it's just so aesthetically beautiful. (So many flowers, fruits and plants!!!). Here is the prince I love the most, my adorable prince who loves plants and is shy.

When the cover was released it was love at first sight for me. I'm talking about Princess of Zamibia by Delaney Diamond and how much I want to read this book. I'm waiting to buy it, but I'm going to, I swear! I am so sure I'm going to love it and just cry my heart out because of the romance. A little summary: Both feel betrayed by one another. Years later, he knows he has a son, an heir, and he wants to bring him back to his kingdom, even if he has to marry the woman who he thinks betrayed him.

The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert is another book I still need to get. I've heard wonderful things about it and I'm also sure I will love it. Talia has become one of my to-go authors whenever she releases something new, I'm always there. You can always find me there. Summary: She didn't know he was a prince. When the papz find them together, he makes her a deal: be my fake fiancée for a year and all your problem will disappear.

A.C. Arthur has a royal trilogy you can read one after another and just lie on regal love. Loving the Princess is the princess/bodyguard trope we all love. I love that each book has a royal family member, and each gets a story. Those are my favorite kind of series. Also don't miss out on Taming the Prince, the next on the series, coming out on May 15th!

Of course I was going to add A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole. It's the next book on the Reluctant Royal series, the sequel to A Princess in Theory. It comes out on July, but it's not far away! Instead of princess and princes, we have a duke who doesn't know he is a duke! I was lucky to read it early and absolutely loved it. Both characters made me laugh and swoon so much. Many gold stars for this book and such a good follow-up to the previous book. (*whispers* Plus the duke is Chilean-Scottish!)

Claiming His Secret Royal Heir by Nina Milne sounds like such a nice book. The Crown Prince needs a bride and an heir quickly. He then discovers he already has a son with supermodel Sunita.

I was in the bus, going to the airport a few days ago when I decided to start this serial. I found out about it on Twitter and I got really intrigued. It's Royally Yours serial by Megan Frampton, K.M. Jackson, Liz Maverick, Kate McMurray and Falguni Kothari. It's five stories written in a TV-show-episodes kinda way. Each have a romance story and they all sound lovely. The first episode is out and it's free! But you can also buy the complete season. The stories I'm looking forward the most are K.M. Jackson's story about a fashion designer and her arch-nemesis, and Falguni Kothari's about a maid and the gardener and a royal bouquet! But all of them sound fantastic and as I said I started the first episode (on audio! First time doing audio!!!) and I can't wait to continue.

I'm so happy I found The Marriage Predicament by Sundari Venkatraman! It's about Princess Yashodhara Jadeja of Bhatewar and Prince Indrajeet Thakore of Udaipur marrying and growing to love each other. But when he finds out about her past, will they get past it and live their happily ever after?

Because I'm THAT person and I love to just give out recommendation., I'm also doing a fantasy/paranormal/apocalyptic/science fiction section. I'm a big fan and I love it as much as I love contemporary! A space queen battling for her own kingdom? A queen searching for a girlfriend? The tropes are a million and more. There can be so many different aspects to this and you can create so many more. To be honest I just love royalty in anything.

I recommend Ivan by Kit Rocha even though I haven’t read it yet and it still sitting on my Kindle home page. I know I already love it mainly because Maricela is my Latina princess I always wanted to read about. She wants to marry for love and not because of power. And then there is Ivan, her bodyguard, the not-many-words Rider but so /there/ to protect the Rios family and Maricela.

Another bodyguard/princess trope book is Rebel Run by Jaymi Hanako. Though this one takes place in space and the royal heroine loves to be a pilot instead of fighting for a throne. But now her home is being threatened by an alien force so this soldier, who is also a member of the royal guard, comes to take her home.

Shira Glassman has a very enchanting series called Mangoverse series. The Second Mango is only the first book of it, but you can just read it all in one go. Some of them have royals as their protagonists while others have characters from previous books come back again.

Princess betrothed to a prince, but then he dies and she becomes betrothed to his younger sister? If you like the sound of this, check out The Queen of Ieflaria by Effie Calvin. It also has dragons and it's in space so!!! Many points!!! I still have to check it out myself but I have high hopes.

Thank you for coming and read my post. I hope you all enjoyed it and wrote those recommendations/books down for later on. (Or just bought them right away!). I can't wait to see all the talk on Twitter and all your recommendations. Have a lovely day!

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Hi beautiful people! I'm back for you only. I decided to create and compile a small list of foodie romances. All that I know of and have heard of and actually added to my wishlist or my tbr pile. Even I remembered some other ones that I saw on Twitter and searched for them again. They're all here. I'm a big fan of foodie romances, they always manage to make me more hungry and I can do nothing about that result. It's nice to read about the descriptions and the food making process of it. It's also nice to hear about that business, of either side, be it the food makers or the food sellers.

I do want to point out that some I know of and some I haven't read. So if I'm missing something like if it has a main character of color, do tell me! For the ones I don't know, I search in reviews and such to find out more about the book. Sorry in advance if I got something wrong!

Here is our menu.

In the mood for something specific? Pick whatever you want.
🚩 Written by authors of color
✧ Main characters of color
* Not released yet

Where do you want to eat?
🚩✧ Short Soup by Coleen Kwan // Goodreads

They have always been together. Not only they are best friends but their families own a restaurant together. But they grew up and when she returns to their hometown, he realizes that he wants to win her love.

🚩✧ North To You by Tif Marcelo // Goodreads

Being the guardian of her little sister and the owner and head chef of a food truck, she can't have any distraction. Her childhood love returns.

🚩✧ Just a Little Taste by Farrah Rochon // Goodreads

She wants to have her own food truck. The only problem? The best food truck renovator is her ex.

🚩✧ The Dancing Lady by Mimi Milan // Goodreads

Diner owner searching for a bride who can help him in his business. Flamenco dancer only wanted to be a celebrated entertainer, but because of various circumstances she couldn't. Then she sees a mail-order bride request.

🚩✧ Delicious Destiny by Yahrah St. John // Goodreads

For pastry baker her only two loves are her son and her bakery. Famous restaurateur is set to track down his past love. What he doesn't expect is the kid besides her who looks exactly like him.

The Opposite of You by Rachel Higginson // Goodreads

Food truck owner wants to prove to the chef across the plaza that his fancy food and his Michelin star restaurant are no better than her street food.

🚩✧ Mister Second Chance by Cherie Love // Goodreads

Once a waitress, now owner of a restaurant empire, she will need the help of a certain man who broke her heart to save the crab shack.

✧ Fired by Cora Brent // Goodreads

After getting fired and unsuccessful interviews, she accepts a job at a small chain family-owned pizzerias while trying hard to not fall for the boss.

Team Phison by Chace Verity // Goodreads

For this restaurant owner playing his favorite video game is a good way to spend his nights. Never mind that he is alone and that online dating is not working for him. Listening and teaching this younger gamer is what brings him joy. (M/M)

Misfits by Garrett Leigh // Goodreads

Restaurant owner meets a young man one night. But this restaurant owner already has a partner who has been there for ten years and have an open relationship. (M/M/M)

🚩✧ The Perfect Mix by Caridad Piñeiro // Goodreads

Contractor has too many ghosts to fall for his new client, up-and-coming restaurant owner.

A Touch of Cinnamon by Bethany Lopez // Goodreads

Prime Beef owner and one of the sisters in Three Sisters Catering had once been an item back in college. The two got their hearts broken. Now the only thing they can do is watch each other from afar from their shops.

🚩✧ Love Wills Always Remember by Tracey Livesay // Goodreads

Political lobbyist wakes up from a coma to find out she can't remember the last six years of her life! Gorgeous chef tells her he is her fiancé, but in reality, his twin brother is and he is just stepping in because his brother asked him while he is away.

🚩✧ A Dash of Heat by Christina C. Jones // Goodreads

In search of something sweet, she might have found more when she walks away from this food truck with the owner's delicious baked goods in her hands.

Small Change by Roan Parrish // Goodreads
Grumpy tattoo artist works to keep her mind away from the loneliness. Everything changes when she meets the fine man who just opened his sandwich shop. Things start to unravel and she might have to ask for help. Bisexual representation.

🚩✧ Acute Reactions by Ruby Lang // Goodreads

Restaurateur falls head over heels for his new allergist. Allergist knows she can't, her medical license in line, but fate keeps throwing them back together.

🚩✧ Idlewild by Jude Sierra // Goodreads

Gastro pub owner fires everyone and hires new staff. Between the new faces, he finds a friendship with a college graduate who soon enough finds himself falling for the boss. (Genderqueer MC)

The Bouquet List by Barbara DeLeo // Goodreads

After a near-death experience, she decides to make her a Bouquet List, a list of things to do after you thought you were going to die. One of them is having a fling with a man out of your league. Restaurateur, who is also her brother's best friend, is perfect for that.

To drink?
Alcoholic beverages:
Pretend It's Love by Stefanie London // Goodreads
Bar manager needs a date to his brother's wedding. Cocktail specialist wants her business to not fail. Both of them need something. The perfect solution? Fake date and he can put her product in his bar.

Hot and Bothered by Kate Meader // Goodreads

She is looking for love and thinks her best friend and wine bar owner is the perfect candidate. But one rejected kiss might be the end for them. He thinks their friendship is forever so he doesn't want to ruin it but he can't stop thinking about that kiss.

🚩✧ Thirsty by Mia Hopkins* // Goodreads

Ex-con wants to start a new life. Making craft beer seems impossible but it's the only thing going for him. For the single mom, this ex-con is an unwelcome tenant, but the two together are dinamite.

The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert // Goodreads

Prickly cider-maker's life is interrupted when single dad and his son arrive at her family's orchard.

Legs by Kelly Siskind // Goodreads

Competiting against her one-night stand in a sommelier contest is not something she wished for. A one-night stand she cannot remember!

Blush for Me by Kristen Proby // Goodreads

Wine bar manager is afraid of flying. When she is forced to travel by plane, she has no choice but to clung onto the guy on the next seat, who happens to work at a wine tour company. They meet again when he gives a tour at her restaurant.

As Deep as the Ocean by Serenity Woods // Goodreads

New Zealand set. To get her hands on her inheritance and to save the vineyard, she agrees on a marriage of convenience with the vineyard manager.

🚩✧ Savannah's Secrets by Reese Ryan // Goodreads

Her plan is to infiltrate as the event manager at the bourbon empire and take what was once hers and her family's. She didn't expect the older son to be so different from what she imagined.

Sotto Voce by Erin Finnegan // Goodreads
Wine critic gets asked by his publisher to spend a year writing about rising stars of California's wine country. He even develops a competition! When a young winemaker happens to appear, his world changes.

Non-alcoholic beverages:
🚩✧ Love and a Latte by Jamie Pope // Goodreads

Corporate accountant falls for his family's bakery's barista when she places a latte in front of him. He knows he shouldn't mix business with pleasure, especially because he is her boss.

Served Hot by Annabeth Albert // Goodreads

Barista with a coffee cart has a major crush on the finance director that always orders his "usual". When he sees him at the Pride festival, he thinks it's time to take the next step. (M/M)

Knit Tight by Annabeth Albert // Goodreads

Knit Night is an event they do at this barista's coffeehouse. One night the nephew of the yarn shop owner walks in. (M/M)

✧ Medium, Sweet, Extra Shot of Geek by R. Cooper // Goodreads

Former soldier is working as a barista. He crushes on the single dad who keeps talking about comics and Star Treck. (M/M)

Daily Grind by Anna Zabo // Goodreads

Coffee shop owner has no time for relationships when his ship is falling apart with his barista. But soon comes a British high-tech whiz to brighten up this man's day. (M/M)

🚩✧ Ezra & Donnya Have Tea by Gisele Walko // Goodreads
This tea house owner and tattoo artist met years ago and had to part ways even though they had a connection. Now years later, they meet again. The tea house owner thinks he has too many tattoos, he's too rude. The tattoo artist only wants to impress her.

🚩✧ Beach Thing by DL White // Goodreads
She has always wanted to open a smoothie shop by the sea. She didn't expect to find a hot neighbor in the mix.

For main dish?
Valentine Kisses by Ann B. Harrison // Goodreads

Her reality TV show is on a hiatus so she decides to visit her sister's town and take the chef position at Lake Hotel. When she almost burns down the place, the fire chief helps her.

Feel the Heat by Kate Meader // Goodreads

Photographer spends time working at her family's Italian restaurant. A celebrity chef challenges her father to a cook-off. Everything goes wrong when a video of her and the handsome chef kissing goes viral.

Chef's Special by Susan X. Meagher // Goodreads

For this chef, the journey has been hard but finally she continue to climb up the ladder of this business. Her new boss is demanding but she knows she can learn from her. If only, she didn't think about her boss so often! (F/F)

🚩✧ Romancing the Chef by Robyn Amos // Goodreads

Chef is invited to participate in a TV contest. She finds out her friend from culinary school and one of the hottest celebrity chef is her rival.

🚩 Perfection by Té Russ // Goodreads

Chef gets hired to be the head chef at this hotel in Jamaica. Her new boss is set on his career and doesn't have time for a relationship, but hot nights together are game changers.

🚩✧ Private Acts by Delaney Diamond // Goodreads

A handsome sculptor falls hard for the chef who is singing for her life at a karaoke competition. Set in Ecuador.

🚩✧ Seared by Suleikha Synder // Goodreads
Ten years since she saw her step-brother. Ten years and he became a famous chef! She's ready to give him all of her.

🚩✧ A Taste of Pleasure by Chloe Blake* // Goodreads

Chef moves to Italy to have a new beginning. There she meets millionaire restaurateur and single dad who is ready to settle down.

🚩✧ Yes, Chef by Linda Verji // Goodreads

Chef has had a massive crush on the woman who came to his kitchen and asked for a job. And when she breaks up with her boyfriend, he thinks it's time to make his move.

Too Hot To Touch by Louisa Edwards // Goodreads

He knows how to compete and he always comes out winning. As a master chef he traveled the world but now it's time to come home where he finds a new chef working at his family's tavern.

Hot Under Pressure by Louisa Edwards // Goodreads

Former Navy cook finds out his competition for the title of Rising Star Chef is his estranged spouse. She wants the divorce and he thinks of the perfect deal: he'll give it to her, but if he wins, he wants one last night with the only woman he ever loved.

🚩✧ Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai // Goodreads

He shouldn't fall in love with his brother's widow. But then he offers to help her with her little cafe and she is unable to resist the boy she once adored. (Bisexual representation)

Under the Knife by Laurin Kelly // Goodreads

Chef is excited to participate in the newest season of this culinary competition. He isn't excited about his cold competitor though he knows he can cook, but hates what comes out of his mouth. (M/M)

Burn for You by JT Geissinger // Goodreads

To secure his inheritance, the heir to a bourbon dynasty makes an outrageous request to this chef: Marry him. Even though he treats her staff horribly, she needs the money to help with her mother's medical bills.

🚩✧ To Me I Wed by KM Jackson // Goodreads
Tired of always being the bridesmaid, she decides to marry herself at a celebrated chef's restaurant.

🚩✧ The Kitchen When It Sizzles by Chrissie Peria // Goodreads

She has a perfect life and a perfect job. The only thing missing is how she cannot cook! She hires hotshot chef to teach her how. But he's here only temporary and a fling might be too much for her heart.

Strays by Garrett Leigh // Goodreads

His friend askes him to take on a new apprentice: a young man who has never set foot inside a professional kitchen. This chef only thinks about work and has little time to think outside of it. (M/M)

Chef's Table by Lynn Charles // Goodreads

He has worked hard to get where he is now: an executive chef at one of New York's hottest restaurants. But with all the fame and awards, he has forgotten what or who got him there. He decides to visit this diner's chef to try his recipes again. A spoiled pug might appear. (M/M)

✧ Yes, Chef by Alex Cohen // Goodreads

Old wounds have closed this chef's heart. The only thing that keeps him going is being chef at one of the top restaurants in town. Then his boss brings in a new, young helper. (M/M)

Nuts by Alice Clayton // Goodreads

She was once a private chef for Hollywood's wealthiest wives. An accident made her career fall apart so now she is back home running her family's diner. Local farmer brings her one day some organic walnuts but she is set on returning to the west coast when summer ends.

🚩 Luck on the Line by Zoraida Córdova // Goodreads

Her mother challengers her to finish something she has started for once. She decides to help her mother launch her newest restaurant. Even though there is an infurating bad-boy chef in the kitchen.

A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson // Goodreads
A cooking competition takes this single mom and widower from Vermont to Scotland, side-by-side with a grumpy Scottish chef who she is set to beat.

🚩✧ Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole // Goodreads
1917 Harlem. Chef starts working at this cabaret. At first he clashes with the cabaret owner but then they start to gro closer.

Chef Cutegirl by Nicolette Dane // Goodreads
Head chef of one of the most acclaimed restaurants agrees to participate in a reality TV food competition. She becomes fast friends with a fellow competitor, but it develops into more! (F/F)

🚩✧ Breakfast in Bed by Rochelle Alers // Goodreads

Chef decides to take a trip to New Orleans to finally open the restaurant of her dreams. While her friend is transforming the inn into perfection, she takes the role of an apprentice at famed restaurant.

🚩✧ The Waitress's Secret by Kathy Douglas // Goodreads

Wealthy city girl is on the run. A chef helps her by offering shelter and a waitressing job. She doesn't want for him to like her by her money so she doesn't tell. But he has been burned before and is not ready to eat more lies.

🚩 Delicious by Sherry Thomas // Goodreads

Historical romance. She is known for her cuisine and her scandalous love life. She is hired to work at this political star's estate.

Here Comes The Bridesmaid by Avril Tremayne // Goodreads

Her friend is getting married and she has to plan it perfectly. Sadly, she has to do it with the Best Man, a top chef, who doesn't care about anything but yet still gives his opinions about everything. Who she just slept with.

Recipe for Temptation by Maureen Smith // Goodreads

Doctor Reese St. James is taking time off from her job. She decides to dine at her TV crush's restaurant, world famous celebrity chef Michael Wolfe. Since the moment she steps inside his restaurant, she is treated like a VIP.

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The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish // Goodreads
Holiday romance. Baker finally opens the bakery of his dream. He gets easily bewitched by one of his costumers. Then that same costumer begins to work at the bakery. (M/M)

Grounded by Aidan Wayne // Goodreads
Pastry chef is fine with his life even though he is lonely. He likes to bake and do capoeira. When his friend introduces him to another capoeira student, he is drawn to him. (M/M)

Whip, Stir, and Serve by Caitlyn Frost and Henry Drake // Goodreads
Woodworker thinks she can make cinnamon buns for her father's retirement party. Things are looking harder than it seems. She thinks she needs a little magic so she goes to take a look at the guy behind the deli counter.

Taste on my Tongue by Beth Bolden // Goodreads
Dropped by his label, his agent thinks entering a food competition show is the perfect way to climb up again. Pastry chef wants to make it and signs up to do the program as well. (M/M)

Balancing the Scales by Laura Carter // Goodreads
A hotshot Manhattan attorney and a British pastry chef agree on a meaningless fling. She is running from her past and he wants a promotion.

Baked Fresh by Annabeth Albert // Goodreads
Baker always goes for what he wants and now he wants the man who volunteers with him at the homeless shelter. (M/M)

🚩✧ The Sweetest Kiss by Candace Shaw // Goodreads
Real estate developer sets his eyes on baker and decides he's ready to fall in love again. But soon he finds out his next business deal will make problems for her bakery.

🚩✧ Mocha Pleasures by Pamela Yaye // Goodreads
He's challenged to start a bakery and he does it with high marks, gaining costumers by the minute. The one woman who is immune to his charms happens to be his competition.

🚩✧ Cappuccino Kisses by Yahrah St. John // Goodreads
Pastry baker gets her dream job to run her family's legendary Chicago bakery. The competition is real. She teams up with coffee importer and together they come up with a secret weapon.

🚩✧ Decadent Dreams by A.C. Arthur // Goodreads

For talented baker is hard to resist to temptation. He has worked with her for years at her family's patisserie and now she has in her mind to seduce him.

🚩✧ Delectable Desire by Farrah Rochon // Goodreads

Artisan baker knows a pretty face when he sees them. Heiress to a jewelry dynasty has trouble with love when men fall for her bank account instead of her heart.

🚩✧ Noble Love by Té Russ // Goodreads
Music producer decides to come back home to help with his family's business. He then walks in to this baker's family bakery and their passion rapidly grows!

🚩✧ Baked With Love by Tina Martin // Goodreads
He becomes obsessed with this bakery owner's cupcakes. But not only that! He wants to get to know this shy baker more and more.

🚩✧ Delicious Temptation by Sabrina Sol // Goodreads
She gave up her dream of being a renowned chef so she could help her family's Mexican bakery. When sexy bad-boy returns home, her good girl image is forgotten.

Sugar by Kimberly Stuart // Goodreads
She agrees to work for ex-boyfriend at his new restaurant as executive pastry chef with her own staff! What she doesn't expect is cameras and staff preparing to start filming for a reality show.

A Taste of Honey by Rose Lerner // Goodreads
Historical romance. He risked everything to open up his dream bakery. Now he has a catering order to prepare and his apprentice is out of town. Shop-girl has been trying to make her boss look at her instead of his sweets.

🚩✧ Delicious Satisfaction by Sabrina Sol // Goodreads

Baker has a history of getting with the wrong kind-of men. A confrontation with her ex-boyfriend lands her in legal trouble, so she has to call a lawyer and family friend to bail her out.

🚩✧ Save the Cake by Stella Torres // Goodreads
Cake artist gets hired to do the cake for her friend's high-society wedding. There she meets videographer, cousin of the bride.

✧ Certanly, Possibly, You by Lissa Reed // Goodreads
Pastry shop's head decorator doesn't know what's coming in her future. But when she wakes up next to the pretty ballroom dancer, it might draw a path towards that future. (F/F)

✧ Sweet by Alysia Constantine // Goodreads

Two lonely people. One is a baker. One is a numbed-to-the-world accountant. Both will find their way to each other. (M/M)

When Only Cupcakes Will Do by Daisy James // Goodreads

Everything fell apart. First her boyfriend said no to her proposal and then she lost her job! She decides to start a cupcake business out of the back of an ice cream van with her sister.

A Place to Rest by Erin Dutton // Goodreads
She wants to avoid taking her place in her family's restaurant, so she goes from job to job trying to find something to take her attention. She meets a shy baker who does. (F/F)

🚩✧ Wrapped by Rebekah Weatherspoon // Goodreads
Pastry chef matches in a dating app with someone from her past. Christmas novella.

🚩✧ Her Sweet Seduction by Sabrina Sol // Goodreads

Single mom and romance author writes a tell-all novel about her former lover. Imagine him coming to her signing and telling her he enjoyed the book.

Sweet Gone South by Alicia Hunter Pace // Goodreads

With only his daughter, single dad is lonely for another person. They move above chocolatier's candy shop and soon enough his daughter and this woman fall in love instantly. He realizes, when his daughter calls her "Mommy", he has to propose. But the chocolatier finds out her love is stronger than his.

🚩✧ In Her Wildest Dreams by Farrah Rochon // Goodreads
Her business specializes on creating fantasy date nights. She has to create an ultimate Valentine's day experience for the consulting firm, interested in franchising her company, accepts to do it. She calls her best friend and chocolatier to help her.

Sweet Life by Nina Lane // Goodreads
Holiday romance. Ice queen fashion stylist hates the holidays. President and owner of a candy company has been her friend for thirteen years and knows her better than anyone. But one night changes everything.

🚩✧ Sweet Persuasions by Rochelle Alers // Goodreads
War hero is happy to just play the field and to never settle down. Not sometime soon. When he walks in to this chocolatier's shop, he starts to think differently.

🚩✧ The Marriage Contract by Danie Ford // Goodreads
Tech mogul needed a husband to get past the codicil in his grandfather's will. He didn't expect love. His husband, former Marine turned chocolatier, is returning home and with him he is bringing a puppy named Apollo. (M/M)

✧ The Masked Minotaur by Chace Verity // Goodreads
A marriage of convenience united the noblewoman and the confectionery shop's owner. Her mind is elsewhere when various raids start to happen and she hears about a Masked Minotaur saving humans as sort of a vigilante. (F/F)

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🚩✧ Cooking Up Love by Candace Shaw // Goodreads

With the decision of continuing her medical career or not, she accepts a position as a food critic. She meets a handsome chef who dislikes doctors.

Can't Stand the Heat by Louisa Edwrads // Goodreads
Getting the job to do an exposé for this hotshot chef is this food critic's dream. When the chef finds out she doesn't even know how to cook, he proposes to give her private lessons.

The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert // Goodreads

You've Got Mail meets How to Eat a Cupcake. Food critic arrives at chef's restaurant. He doesn't know it's the worst day of the chef's life. When the review comes out, the chef faces her restaurant's closure and the food critic faces popularity. They meet a pub without knowing who they are.

🚩✧ West Coast Love by Tif Marcelo // Goodreads

Online food blogger gets the job as a food host to cover BBQ festivals with cameras around her. The cameraman also auditioned for the same job!

Taste by Tracy Ewens // Goodreads

Once upon a time she was studying in Paris at a culinary school. Sadly, she was called back to be the senator's perfect daughter. Now, working as a food critic, she is asked to write a feature on the new chef and his restaurant. He happens to be a former lover from Paris.

Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer // Goodreads
A food critic and a hitman meet unexpectedly.

🚩✧ It's In His Kiss by Reon Laudat // Goodreads

Food critic gives an awful review to this chef's restaurant. What does she do? She takes her dish and puts it all over his office and leaves his review as a garnish on top. He is mad but intrigued.

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