Cocky Chef by JD Hawkins
Release Date: July 31st
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Book Description:
You can call me arrogant as much as you want. But when you're the best at what you do and have the hottest restaurant on the west coast, with enough Michelin stars to make Gordon Ramsay's head spin, you've earned the right to your confidence.
When I give an instruction in the kitchen, it's not a suggestion--it's an order. So when a new chef thinks she can do things her way, and dares to say so to my face, even her sharp wit and gorgeous pouty lips don't make it okay.
But I have to admit, she's got talent. She's creative in the kitchen and not even that double-breasted chef jacket can hide her perfect body. As I get to know her, I can't help wanting to know everything she thinks. I've never met a more talented chef. And I've never met a sassier and sexier woman in my life.
There's only one way this push and pull can end.
With her in my bed, begging for more.
Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 4 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***
“I’ve waited long enough to find
you. I can wait another day.”
All is fair in love and kitchens in Cocky Chef by JD
Hawkins. This book was the perfect blend of animosity and love with two main
characters that didn’t know whether to strangle each other or start bumping
uglies. Two chefs so inherently similar that they clashed, two chefs who were
on opposite ends of the success spectrum and yet two chefs who underneath the
ego ultimately wanted the same…each other.
I adored this book, a hero and heroine that were total
opposites and yet drawn together for their love of fine ingredients and
perfection. These two were chefs through and through, where the heat of the
kitchen flows through their veins and gives them a reason to wake up every
morning. One caught up in success and the other caught up in failure. Two
people who together complemented each other like the ingredients and recipes
they created.
Cole Chambers was the owner and head chef of Knife, a
critically acclaimed Michelin star restaurant in LA. Cole was self-made,
ambitious and had already flirted with a reality TV show, he was as famous as
the dishes he created. Now expanding by opening another restaurant in Las Vegas
he is up to his neck in it and the stress is not welcome. On returning to Knife
after a stint in Vegas Cole was looking forward to a good meal and some fine
wine, so when he goes to Knife and realises one of the ingredients in his dish
isn’t right, he is seriously pissed.
Willow is from Idaho and has moved to LA to pursue her
dreams. Willow is extremely passionate about everything she does, especially
food. Willow had trained under the best and now as a line chef at Knife she is
learning with each new step she takes. Willow’s restaurant failed in Idaho,
convinced it was because of location rather than the food that she was putting
out. Now in LA, if she couldn’t make it here, she couldn’t make it anywhere.
I loved Willow, she was feisty, she took no shit and stood
up for herself. Willow was so passionate in what she created, she believed in
herself, but not to the point of arrogance. Willow’s work ethos was perfect and
it is this that would stand her in good stead when she once again turned her
hand to opening her own restaurant. Cole came across a little “Gordon Ramsey”
but without the swear words, he too was passionate, but he was a little more carried
away with the refined dining, perfection and being the best of the best.
“It’s best to treat everybody
like they’ll eventually betray you in this business, because in my experience,
they probably will.”
These two were like oil and vinegar until they turned to
peanut butter and jelly. It was this instant hate/love/hate/love that really
got those pages turning. Each had been burned in their own way, both reticent
to let anyone in and yet together they just worked, they clicked. I loved the
change in Cole and though I could see the angst on the horizon I loved the way
that these two worked it out. The change in Cole especially was extremely
welcomed and while the asshole persona didn’t last long, I knew that there was
a pussycat under there somewhere.
This was a fun, cute, light, quick read that I devoured like
one of the dishes in this book…in one sitting. A great romance.
Excerpt:
She lets out a sigh of relief, but my cock hears something different in her gasping exhale. I bring my thumb slowly to a speck at the side of her mouth, fingers resting on the round perfection of her jawline. She stills under my touch and catches my gaze, time slowing with the deliberateness of my movements.
I brush the speck, but don’t pull away. Instead, I bring my thumb back across those ever-pouted lips, tracing their dip and fullness, letting her feel the texture of hands rough and scarred from a lifetime in kitchens, our eyes locked together in a moment of anticipation, emotions raging like an angry sea against the dam of the distance between us.
Her lips part slightly, I feel her shortening breath on my hand, and I push my thumb between those juicy, perfect lips, fingers pressing against the base of her ear. Her gentle gasp breaks the silence, before she closes those soft lips around my thumb, the sight of them pressing against my skin making my cock full against my pants. Her teeth gently squeezing my nail, tongue flickering as I push the finger inside the hot wetness of her mouth.
My other hand already on her waist, I pull her toward me, press her lithe body up against mine. Those magnificent hips swaying and rubbing against mine, her weight shifting onto me, breasts heaving, nipples so hard now I can feel them through that sweater dress.
“You’re fucking incredible,” I growl. Prelude to pulling her toward me, my finger in her mouth still, angling her head so I can taste the tenderness of her neck, run my sensitive tastebuds down the taut muscles, follow the path that leads me to the front of her chest. Quiet moans getting louder as I run my tongue down the softness of her cleavage, her dress my enemy now as I pull it down and bury my teeth in her breasts.
“Oh God…” she moans. “Cole…”
About the Author:
JD Hawkins writes erotic romance with modern-classic alpha males and strong, independant women. He currently lives with his wife in Los Angeles, CA. He loves to travel and has lived in many places, including New York City, India and Thailand. When he isn't writing, JD enjoys surfing, training in Mixed Martial Arts, reading and taking naps. He's always loved making up stories, especially ones inspired by real life.
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