Restaurant Wars
(2022)(The first book in the Emerald Bay Chefs Romance series)
A novel by Daphne Dyer
In order to give her daughter the life she deserves, a single mom must swallow her pride, team up with the jaded actor she hates, and defeat her smarmy ex-boss in 4 culinary competitions.
Ethan Cole loved Nica Monroe from afar throughout high school, but the one night he mustered the courage to ask her out turned into a catastrophe. Ten years later, Ethan is a jaded, billionaire actor looking for a fresh start. He’s tired of playing roles on and off screen and wants something … someone real.
Nica Monroe is a single mom and unemployed chef living with her parents in their lakeside hometown. It’s not the life she wants to model for her daughter, but it’s all she’s got right now. When Ethan asks her to be the chef in his new restaurant, she thinks it's another prank and laughs in his face.
But when Nica's smarmy ex-boss gloats over his perceived Restaurant Wars win, she would rather team up with Ethan than let her ex-boss represent the town she loves. The prize money doesn't hurt either. She can finally earn the freedom to be the mom she longs to be.
As Ethan and Nica progress through the culinary challenges, old hatred turns to comradery. Comradery turns to love.
But when they face their biggest battle of all, will they win the happily ever after neither of them believe they deserve?
★★★A second-chance, enemies-to-lovers foodie romance perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, Susan Wiggs, and Debbie Macomber. All Emerald Bay Chefs Romances are stand-alones and can be read in any order. You are guaranteed a happily ever after with every couple.★★★
This book was previously published in the Elf Hollow Romance Series. Setting details have changed, but the story is the same.
Genre: Romance
Ethan Cole loved Nica Monroe from afar throughout high school, but the one night he mustered the courage to ask her out turned into a catastrophe. Ten years later, Ethan is a jaded, billionaire actor looking for a fresh start. He’s tired of playing roles on and off screen and wants something … someone real.
Nica Monroe is a single mom and unemployed chef living with her parents in their lakeside hometown. It’s not the life she wants to model for her daughter, but it’s all she’s got right now. When Ethan asks her to be the chef in his new restaurant, she thinks it's another prank and laughs in his face.
But when Nica's smarmy ex-boss gloats over his perceived Restaurant Wars win, she would rather team up with Ethan than let her ex-boss represent the town she loves. The prize money doesn't hurt either. She can finally earn the freedom to be the mom she longs to be.
As Ethan and Nica progress through the culinary challenges, old hatred turns to comradery. Comradery turns to love.
But when they face their biggest battle of all, will they win the happily ever after neither of them believe they deserve?
★★★A second-chance, enemies-to-lovers foodie romance perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, Susan Wiggs, and Debbie Macomber. All Emerald Bay Chefs Romances are stand-alones and can be read in any order. You are guaranteed a happily ever after with every couple.★★★
This book was previously published in the Elf Hollow Romance Series. Setting details have changed, but the story is the same.
Genre: Romance
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