Published: July 11, 2010
Words: 47,509 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452438641

Short description

"Pamela Burford creates the memorable characters readers love!" The Literary Times. Lina has one firm rule: Never mix business with pleasure. What to do when the chef she’s secretly reviewing is a stone hunk? Widower Eric Reid is trying to save his new restaurant. Little does he know his sexy new customer is the legendary reviewer Lina Holland! A short novel, originally published by Zebra Books.

Extended description

“I feel very lucky that I've been introduced to Pamela Burford's books!” –The Romance Reader

A romantic comedy short novel, originally published by Zebra books, a division of Kensington Publishing Corp.

Rule Number One: Never mix business with pleasure. New York restaurant reviewer Lina Holland learned that lesson by watching her beloved mentor self-destruct, and she's not about to make a similar mistake, even if the chef and owner of the restaurant she’s secretly reviewing is the most sexalicious hunk who ever seared a T-bone. It's not enough to be scrupulously impartial, she must avoid even the merest whiff of favoritism. Date a restaurateur? She can't allow herself to even think about it. Okay, she thinks about it, but that's all. Really!

Chef Eric Reid is a widower struggling to raise twin boys and keep his fledgling Long Island restaurant afloat long enough for word of mouth to lift it out of the red. Little does he suspect that the intriguing new customer groaning in.. (Read more) “I feel very lucky that I've been introduced to Pamela Burford's books!” –The Romance Reader

A romantic comedy short novel, originally published by Zebra books, a division of Kensington Publishing Corp.

Rule Number One: Never mix business with pleasure. New York restaurant reviewer Lina Holland learned that lesson by watching her beloved mentor self-destruct, and she's not about to make a similar mistake, even if the chef and owner of the restaurant she’s secretly reviewing is the most sexalicious hunk who ever seared a T-bone. It's not enough to be scrupulously impartial, she must avoid even the merest whiff of favoritism. Date a restaurateur? She can't allow herself to even think about it. Okay, she thinks about it, but that's all. Really!

Chef Eric Reid is a widower struggling to raise twin boys and keep his fledgling Long Island restaurant afloat long enough for word of mouth to lift it out of the red. Little does he suspect that the intriguing new customer groaning in ecstasy over his bourbon pecan tart is none other than the legendary Lina Holland, the reviewer whose thumbs-up could spell the difference between colossal success and the extermination of his lifelong dream. No one in the industry knows what Lina looks like, but he's convinced she's a brash, zaftig shrew who applies her makeup with a putty knife. When he finds out how wrong he is, the fun really starts!

Throw in a buttinsky roommate, a lecherous ex-husband, bribery by chocolate, and the fishing excursion from hell, and the result is, well, too darn hot!
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Tags

romance, romantic comedy, secret, restaurant, new york, widower, contemporary romance, witty, chef, long island, rita, sexy romance, adult contemporary, reviewer, sexy contemporary, restaurant reviewer

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Review by: hrhsophia on Sep. 05, 2012 :
Great story with lots of passion and heart
(review of free book)

Review by: Patricia Ryan on July 01, 2012 :
I love really sexy contemporary romance with great characters, some pace and a dash of humor, and boy, does this book fit the bill! Pamela is in superb form with TOO DARN HOT, which is a digital reprint of a book that came out in print a few years ago. The hero is one smoking hot chef, the heroine is a food critic, and the chemistry between them is incendiary. Great banter, sizzling sex... Awesome!
(reviewed long after purchase)

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