Celebrity chef Logan Blake has gone home to lend her brother a helping hand as he opens up his own restaurant. His partner in the venture, Nate James, isn’t so grateful for Logan’s involvement.
Logan Blake and Nate James have been friends since childhood. But in the wake of a heated moment in high school, their relationship forever changed when Logan left town. Now a successful celebrity chef, Logan returns home to lend her twin brother a helping hand as he and Nate open their own restaurant. Tensions simmer between Logan and Nate until an animal extremist group targets Logan, old ex's cause trouble, and a night in jail finally pushes their passion to boiling point.
This 22,000-word novella contains one commitment-phobic woman, one sexy patient guy willing to compromise and one exhausted twin brother who just wants a successful opening night.
Excerpt
A car door slamming shut turned my attention to the road where I watched as Nate stepped out of his SUV. He wore his usual uniform of a grey t-shirt and well-worn dark jeans. Casual but always clean and smart looking. His tall, lean frame made any clothing look sexy. His brown hair was dishevelled but somehow groomed looking. I wanted to sink my hands into his full head of hair. I looked away before he could catch me checking him out. I cursed the bottle of wine I’d drunk. It made me think dumb thoughts about wrapping my arms around Nate’s neck and pulling his full lips onto mine. Dumb, dumb thoughts. I blamed Maddie for reminding me of prom.
I turned around and started walking, my wine infused brain hoping that if I could no longer see him he could no longer see me. Don’t question the logic of a lush.
“Logan,” he called out and walked over to where I was standing. A panicked look crossed my face I’m sure. I couldn't handle him sober, let alone tipsy.
“Nate,” I replied, looking into his eyes squarely for the first time since I came home two days ago. I don’t know why I avoided looking into his eyes. Perhaps I didn't like what I saw reflected in them. Or perhaps I was easily swept away staring into their beautiful amber depths. I shook my head visibly, trying to dislodge the painfully dumb voice that was my drunken self. I should stop drinking. I couldn’t handle my liquor.
“I wanted to apologize but maybe I should try and catch you sober.” He made it sound like an insult. As though it was difficult to catch me sober. I knew him well enough to know that’s what his tone was insinuating.
“Apologize for what?” I said calmly, wanting the apology from him now. I’d remember it tomorrow I hoped. I was willing to take that chance to hear him say it now.
“For being rude. You did come home to help us. I appreciate that. I know you put your own work on hold to be here so I wanted to let you know that I’m…grateful.” His apology sounded like a practiced speech. Like he’d come prepared to say those words to my face. I bet he’d spent all day psyching himself up to say them. Nate could be painfully stubborn when he made a decision. I knew that the apology had most likely been an effort for him given our history. Maybe it was the wine but I decided to be a bigger person as well.
“I’m sorry too,” I said, his confused expression quickly turning to shock once he realised where I was going with my apology. “We had an amazing night together at prom and I never acknowledged it. I never acknowledged us. I just left and I’m sorry. That was a really immature thing to do.” I stood up a little straighter under his intense stare, wondering what was going through his mind right now. I wished I had apologized to him years ago. I should have but instead I’d hoped that if I ignored the problem it would go away. I’d learnt over the last few days that problems didn’t just evaporate. Instead they’d simmered.
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