Can't Take the Heat?: A Calico Cove Standalone

Can't take the heat? Then don't kiss the chef. Birdie Celebrity chef Antony Renard has been banished to Calico Cove while his bad-boy reputation gets a makeover. Just because he's famous—and hotter than a french fry—doesn't mean he gets whatever he lays those ice-blue eyes on…namely, me. This food truck girl knows he's out of my league and probably has a trail of broken hearts that lead back to his kitchen in California. The chemistry that flares hot between us doesn't matter. We're total opposites. He's a control freak, and I hate rules. He dates models, and I date… um, no one. Yet the more Antony comes around demanding to try my delicacies, the more I begin to crave his wicked charm. And the more I want just a taste… of him. Antony The whole town swears Birdie makes the best sandwiches for miles. Not that I would know because each time I show up at her food truck, she refuses to serve me anything but a sassy smile that makes me want to lick those strawberry-red lips. When we're forced to work together to help a local teen, I have to prove I'm more than my bad PR and show Birdie that I'm worth the risk, even if I'm everything she never wanted. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance with a found family brings all the feels. It serves up a deliciously grumpy hero and the spicy-sweet heroine who just can't resist him. Oh, and there are falafels. Because why not?

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Release date

Audiobook: 1 October 2026