A recently fired chef is desperate to impress her old friend from culinary school (who’s London’s hottest new restaurant owner). It doesn’t matter that he’s also "the one that got away".Read about the hot night that started it all …Something—or someone—had to inspire hot-headed chef Arie Noel to open the sexiest restaurant in Waikiki. That someone is Xander Carlisle.Romantic, gorgeous, and the trendiest new chef in London, Xander is American girl catnip. But to Arie, he’s just an old friend from culinary school; he’s definitely not “the one who got away.” Even though she’s spent hours fantasizing about how he might crème her brûlée.When Xander invites Arie to cook for him, she doesn’t want to admit that she just got fired. She can’t seem to work in anyone’s kitchen—especially a man’s kitchen—without turning it into a flaming temple of mayhem. Arie desperately wants to impress her friend, but his flirty glances hint that more is on the line than her cooking reputation.Tonight might inspire something they’ve both been avoiding since college … and it starts with the perfect dessert.Dirty Martini is a standalone, spicy, friends-to-lovers, second chance romantic comedy and the prequel to the Flambé series.
THE FLAMBÉ Flaming drinks, decadent desserts, and hot Hawaiian nights! Read the Flambé series and follow the steamy adventures of restaurateur Arie Noel (and her staff) as she opens the hottest new restaurant in Waikiki. Dessert is always on the menu.
