The Cook's Secret Ingredient. Meg Maxwell
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Stir Two Hearts…And Let Simmer
Private investigator Carson Ford specializes in finding people. Yet his latest case has him stumped—he’s looking for a mystery woman who’s supposed to be his wealthy, widowed father’s “second great love.” But the pragmatic single dad knows that’s not how love works! This is an elaborate swindle…and it starts with the fortune-teller’s daughter.
All chef Olivia Mack can do is confirm that her late mother’s predictions were usually true. What she won’t admit is that she might know who the mystery woman is—or that she’s finding herself falling for the handsome, cynical Carson, not to mention his adorable son. She has always limited her “family gift” to her cooking. Now she just has to hope that her magic secret ingredient will lead to love…
“Did you let your father know that you’re looking for Sarah?”
A muscle worked in Carson’s jaw and he shifted. “I did.”
“And?” she prompted, sipping her coffee.
“He was a little too touched,” Carson said. “Even though I made it clear I’m not doing this to find his supposed second great love. I’m doing it to prove that he’ll feel absolutely nothing for this woman so he can go back to living his life.”
“What if he does feel something?” Olivia asked. “Yes, I know, power of suggestion, blah, blah, blah. But you can’t fake chemistry, a pull toward someone, a quickening of your pulse, an inexplicable draw.”
She knew because she felt it with Carson. She couldn’t stop stealing peeks at him—the strong profile, the broad shoulders, the muscular thighs.
“It would be pretty random for my father to meet some stranger and fall instantly in love. I have no doubt he’ll feel toward Sarah Mack the way he feels when he meets anyone. The earth won’t move.”
“What if it does?” she asked.
He looked at her, clearly frustrated. “It won’t.”
She couldn’t help a chuckle. “You sure are set in your ways.”
“You are, too.”
“Nope,” she said. “I’m open to possibility.”
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Hurley’s Homemade Kitchen: There’s nothing more delicious than falling in love…
The Cook’s Secret Ingredient
Meg Maxwell
MEG MAXWELL lives on the coast of Maine with her teenage son, their beagle and their black-and-white cat. When she’s not writing, Meg is either reading, at the movies or thinking up new story ideas on her favorite little beach (even in winter) just minutes from her house. Interesting fact: Meg Maxwell is a pseudonym for author Melissa Senate, whose women’s fiction titles have been published in over twenty-five countries.
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Contents
Olivia Mack added a generous sprinkle of powdered sugar to the chocolate-dipped cannoli and then handed it through Hurley’s Homestyle Kitchen’s food-truck window to the waiting customer. Would the confection work its magic? Of course it would. Olivia’s food—from blueberry pancakes to fried chicken to lemon