A Chef's Kiss

This is book one in The Small Town Secret's series and it is Philippa and Dominic's story. Philippa and Dominic have history but things didn't go as planned and ended badly. They meet again six years later and things are so complicated yet again even though there chemistry is still as strong and intense as ever but there lives are totally different from each other but will this be there second chance or has too much water gone under the bridge for them to ever make it work this time only time will tell what the outcome will be for them. There are twists and turns along the way and I couldn't put this book down and had to keep turning the pages to see what would happen next especially as they are so perfect together and compliment each other and I found myself hoping that they can sort out there problems and disagreements so that they could get the happy ending that they both deserve and I can't wait to read more books in this series. I Voluntarily Reviewed a Copy of This Book.

Dominic and Philippa have their differences and maybe they were too young and didn’t know what they really wanted during their original short romance at the begin of the book, but they are back working and cooking together. There is some current tension from how they parted, but the heat is definitely turned up in the kitchen. Despite all his successes Dominic needs to figure out what will make him happy. I loved that he didn’t have an ego and wanted to make sure the kitchen staff and not just the important patrons were appreciated too. I didn’t like that he assumed Philippa would change her life for him. Reading about all the yummy flavorful foods they created made me wish I could try them.

This is a great friends-to-lovers, second chance romance. I liked how the story started out with a snapshot of Philippa & Dominic 6 years before the actual main story started. The events during that time come in to play later in the book and there were some surprises not disclosed during the prologue. Philippa and Dominic have some work to do if their personal relationship has a chance at succeeding this time around. Both of them are older and wiser but will they really be able to make it work?