Feel the Heat by Kate Meader
Hot in the Kitchen # 1
The cover of this one says “hot in the kitchen” and “main
ingredient is love” that is the best description of this book. Feel the Heat is one of the best culinary
romances that I have read. It takes a
good writer to have me interested in a romance where the main character is a
man that cooks, don’t get me wrong I think that a man in the kitchen is so hot;
this particular sub genre is hard for me to read. This was not the case with this book.
Jack Kilroy, a famous TV chef, is starting a new TV venture
where he goes to local restaurants battles the chef and it airs. His first location in Chicago
Liliana DeLuca manages her family’s eatery and has put her
life on hold to help out her family any way possibly. Her Italian heritage and the love of food
have given Lili her size 14 curves.
Never being supermodel skinny has been fine with Lili, but the pressure
from her peers in school has given her a past complex. When she meets Jack the kitchen get heated
up.
I love that the author wrote the lead female character with
curves and not super skinny and also touched on the past of being overweight in
school and the pressures and bullying that go on because of this issue. I also love that a hot hunk of a man fell for
a girl with this type of body style. It
just goes to show you the standard is body image is not for everyone.
This story did drag at times, but was overall a good
read. This book gets a 3 ½ star
review. I think I would be interested in
a second installment, but it would not be high up on my “to read” list.
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