Waking Muse Series by Cate Morgan

Food writer and former chef Jo Kinney has just one rule when it comes to relationships: business must not be mixed with the personal. The first–and last–time she did, her career blew up like a bad soufflé. So when she’s lured to Montreal to cover the comeback of Chef Ian Michel, it’s not so much an escape as it is a “strategic retreat”. Just one problem: Jo was the one who wrote the review that proved so fatal to Ian’s career. Jo is nothing like Ian imagined... moreFood writer and former chef Jo Kinney has just one rule when it comes to relationships: business must not be mixed with the personal. The first–and last–time she did, her career blew up like a bad soufflé. So when she’s lured to Montreal to cover the comeback of Chef Ian Michel, it’s not so much an escape as it is a “strategic retreat”. Just one problem: Jo was the one who wrote the review that proved so fatal to Ian’s career. Jo is nothing like Ian imagined. Instead of criticism, she offers redemption. She turns out to be competent and challenging—not to mention downright attractive. Then he learns she was once a chef herself, and he wonders what stopped her own career short. But Jo won’t let him get close enough to find out. He even begins to wonder if her review hadn’t been a little on the mark after all. But can he launch his restaurant without Jo Kinney proving too much of a distraction? And does she truly want to help him…or is she setting him up for another fall? less

CASSIDY HALLORAN loves her job as an art expert, and she’s good at it. The fact her father’s equally good at his job as an art thief and con man has little to do with it. But when he’s fatally shot in the course of his work, her entire, well-ordered world shatters. NICK ANGELL has been in love with Cassidy since he was eighteen—in other words, twelve years, seven months, and four days. Give or take... moreCASSIDY HALLORAN loves her job as an art expert, and she’s good at it. The fact her father’s equally good at his job as an art thief and con man has little to do with it. But when he’s fatally shot in the course of his work, her entire, well-ordered world shatters. NICK ANGELL has been in love with Cassidy since he was eighteen—in other words, twelve years, seven months, and four days. Give or take. And with his mentor and father figure, gone, it’s up to him to keep Cassidy safe, even if it means losing everything in the process. less