Executive Chef Sloan Leary just received the invitation of a lifetime to create signature holiday dishes for a premier meal delivery service. If she wins the contract, she can finally expand her restaurant to Paris, fulfilling a promise to her late grandmother. But first sheâll need to complete her annual two-week culinary exchange. Sloan is shocked when sheâs sent to a small-town diner in Brooks Bend, Connecticut. If that werenât enough, she learns her audition is to create dog food for pampered poochesâsheâs never even had a pet.
Ex-military handyman Alex Edwards knows plenty about dogsâhis beloved labradoodle is also his emotional support companion. So heâs happy to help newcomer Sloan create a Thanksgiving meal fit for canine cravings. When Sloan encourages him to go all in with his carpentry business, Alex pulls back. He stopped taking risks a long time ago and is happy with his slower lifeâĻright?
As they work to find the right seasonings, can Alex and Sloan rewrite the meal plans for their futuresâĻwith each other?