Chef's Kiss Barbecue Series by Mack Landry

From tech mogul grind to smoke-filled, low-and-slow modern nomad life. When tech founder Ryan Mitchell sells everything and points his Winnebago toward the Texas Gulf Coast, he's seeking solitude. Everything changes on a Tuesday when a smoke show named Piper slides into his booth during breakfast tacos. He discovers fire, flavor, and fusion with women who make him question his carefully planned solo life... moreFrom tech mogul grind to smoke-filled, low-and-slow modern nomad life. When tech founder Ryan Mitchell sells everything and points his Winnebago toward the Texas Gulf Coast, he's seeking solitude. Everything changes on a Tuesday when a smoke show named Piper slides into his booth during breakfast tacos. He discovers fire, flavor, and fusion with women who make him question his carefully planned solo life. With Ryan’s love of smoking meat, Piper’s culinary training, and Mari’s experience with food trucks, the trio decided to take a chance and join the food truck scene. This spicy foodie road memoir explores how one burnout tech mogul leaves the 80-hour grind and begins learning to read smoke instead of spreadsheets. Can the three of them work together to make his food truck dream come true and change everything? Perfect for readers who love slow-burn romance, foodie culture, van life adventures, and Texas BBQ with sharp humor, savory scenes, and heartfelt age-gap relationships. From burnt out to burnt ends, Ryan Mitchell is about to discover the perfect recipe for a life worth living. Smoke Show is book one of the. Chef's Kiss Barbecue. —a slow-burning, slice-of-life, age-gap contemporary romance that melds Texas barbecue culture, RV/van life coastal adventure, and digital nomad lifestyle. Sharp humor, witty banter, and nerd culture combine in this midlife renewal harem romance series. less

When ambition meets attraction, three hearts find their perfect heat. Ryan Mitchell thought escaping corporate burnout for Gulf Coast barbecue was life-changing—until Piper challenged everything he knew about relationships. Now Mari Torres, the fiery food truck expert with operational genius and curves that distract him mid-smoke, wants in on their dream. But Mari's joining more than their business partnership... moreWhen ambition meets attraction, three hearts find their perfect heat. Ryan Mitchell thought escaping corporate burnout for Gulf Coast barbecue was life-changing—until Piper challenged everything he knew about relationships. Now Mari Torres, the fiery food truck expert with operational genius and curves that distract him mid-smoke, wants in on their dream. But Mari's joining more than their business partnership. As the trio navigates their unconventional relationship, they pivot from food-truck complications to the high-stakes world of competitive barbecue. Mari's expertise transforms their operation, but choosing this path means defying her controlling father and risking everything she's built with her found family. Smoke, spice, and sizzling chemistry collide as Ryan learns to manage more than just fire—he's balancing two incredible women, perfecting brisket under pressure, and discovering that the best things in life can't be optimized with spreadsheets. With witty banter, explicit heat, and mouth-watering barbecue in this contemporary harem romance. Watch as a burnt-out billionaire, a free-spirited culinary dropout, and a determined Latina build more than championship barbecue—they're building a family. Fiery Flirt. is the second book of the. Chef's Kiss Barbecue. series. A slow-burning, slice-of-life, age-gap contemporary romance series that melds Texas barbecue culture, RV/van life coastal adventure, competition barbecue, and digital nomad lifestyle. Sharp humor, witty banter, and nerd culture combine in this harem romance of midlife reinvention. less

A previous cover edition for this ASIN can be found here and here. When your perfect trio becomes a quartet, the heat gets turned up to eleven. Ryan Mitchell thought he had it all figured out. A thriving BBQ competition team. Two incredible women who fit him like custom-made smokers fit brisket. Then Hana Park's transmission dies at the worst possible moment, and suddenly their perfectly balanced triangle becomes something more complicated—and more right—than he ever imagined... moreA previous cover edition for this ASIN can be found here and here. When your perfect trio becomes a quartet, the heat gets turned up to eleven. Ryan Mitchell thought he had it all figured out. A thriving BBQ competition team. Two incredible women who fit him like custom-made smokers fit brisket. Then Hana Park's transmission dies at the worst possible moment, and suddenly their perfectly balanced triangle becomes something more complicated—and more right—than he ever imagined. Hana's been running solo for too long. Her Korean fusion BBQ truck, Seoul Fire, represents everything she's fought to build away from her controlling parents' expectations. But when Chef's Kiss offers her a lifeline after a devastating equipment failure, she discovers something more dangerous than financial a family that sees her, values her, and makes her question everything she thought she knew about herself. Four people. Four proteins. One championship dream. As competition season heats up and their quartet finds its rhythm, the stakes go higher than just turn-in boxes and smoke rings. Hana's learning that trust doesn't make you weak—it makes you stronger. Ryan's discovering that "dad energy" means more than just steady hands on a smoker. And Piper and Mari are finding that love doesn't divide when you add another heart to the mix. But when Mari's father shows up with threats that go beyond family drama, the team realizes their biggest competition isn't on the leaderboard. It's protecting what they've built from someone who sees loyalty as currency and family as leverage. Warning. : Contains explicit scenes, multiple partners, competence porn for BBQ nerds, and enough gochujang references to send you straight to your nearest Korean grocery store. Spicy Fusion. is the third book of the. Chef's Kiss Barbecue. series. A slow-burning, slice-of-life, age-gap contemporary romance series that melds Texas barbecue culture, RV/van life coastal adventure, competition barbecue, and digital nomad lifestyle. Sharp humor, witty banter, and nerd culture combine in this harem romance of midlife reinvention. less

A previous cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Winning has never been this dangerous. Ryan Mitchell's polyamorous family has fought their way to the Austin Invitational Barbecue Championship—the biggest competition in the state. After months of perfecting their craft, Chef's Kiss Barbecue is finally ready to prove they belong among the elite. But Mari's past won't stay buried... moreA previous cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Winning has never been this dangerous. Ryan Mitchell's polyamorous family has fought their way to the Austin Invitational Barbecue Championship—the biggest competition in the state. After months of perfecting their craft, Chef's Kiss Barbecue is finally ready to prove they belong among the elite. But Mari's past won't stay buried. Her father, Salvador Torres, dominates the competition circuit with his legendary brisket and iron-fisted reputation. What the barbecue world doesn't know is what Mari's only beginning to the smoky haze around Los Torres hides something far more sinister than burnt ends. When federal agents close in and the competition grounds become a crime scene, the quartet must finish their cook while their world implodes around them. Their championship-level barbecue might earn them a trophy, but proximity to Salvador's secrets could cost them everything. Some fires can't be controlled. Some smoke signals danger. In the explosive conclusion to Chef's Kiss Barbecue's first season, Ryan and his lovers discover that the heat rising from their smokers is nothing compared to the pressure of protecting the family they've built—no matter the cost. Book 4 in the Chef's Kiss Barbecue series. Polyamorous harem romance (MFFF) with suspenseful thriller elements, explicit content, and competition BBQ details. HFN ending. less