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OMG. It’s him! TV celebrity chef Antony Renard! And he wants my food truck falafels? Hard pass.

I’ve spent my whole life being judged by my dad. I don’t need another bossy/grumpy chef meddling in my food.

What’s he doing in Calico Cove anyway?

Oh, I bet he’s hiding out because of that viral video of him losing his cool at his fancy Michelin-starred restaurant. Talk about needing a timeout.

Also wow…it’s true. His eyes are, in fact, that blue! Not that I care about his eyes, or his wide shoulders or his beefy biceps. Or the way his eyes get dark when he looks at me. Like he wants way more from me than just my falafels.

Which makes no sense. We’re total opposites. He’s all about control and I go where the wind blows. Except now he’s challenging everything I ever thought I wanted in life.

When a runaway teenager shows up in town, reminding Antony and me about our own past, it changes the game for us. Because Antony is starting to make me believe in something again…Family.

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I always love small-town reads and love visiting Calico Cove again. Birdie and Anthony have amazing banter and the games they play with one another are hilarious. I didn’t know that a conversation about falafel could be so entertaining. This was a great quick fun weekend read.

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