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Road Trip Bestie
Emerald Bay Chefs Romance Prequel Novella
I’m adopted?
I am adopted…
I AM ADOPTED!
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That’s not the refrain Bailey wants pounding in her head. She should be celebrating graduation from culinary school and planning her future– like figuring out how to tell her best friend she’s in love with him– not questioning every piece of her past.
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Armed only with her real birth certificate, Bailey drags Neal on a road trip to reorganize the crumbling narrative of who she is and discover where she belongs.
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But Neal has secrets of his own and when sharing a bed turns into something more, how can Bailey and Neal reconcile the lies they’ve told to keep their hearts safe?
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Restaurant Wars
Emerald Bay Chefs Romance #1
He was the ingredient she never expected.
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Nica Monroe didn’t exactly plan on being a thirty-something single mom — sleeping under her parents’ roof — subjected to their “helpful” parenting advice daily. She’s even less thrilled about her egotistical ex-boss claiming victory in their hometown’s upcoming high-stakes culinary competition—one that could change her life if she can just find the right partner.
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Enter Ethan Cole, once the shy nerd who worshiped her from afar, now a jaded Hollywood heartthrob whose every move makes headlines. Years ago, a clumsy teenage science fair accident ended in heartbreak, earning her a horrific nickname that went viral before “going viral” was even a thing.
A decade later, he’s back in town with a reputation to shed and an offer Nica can’t afford to refuse—team up for the cooking contest, prove themselves to everyone who’s ever doubted them, and build a restaurant they can both be proud of.
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Easy enough, if they can keep their banter out of “shouting match” territory and their sizzling attraction to themselves. In between family feuds, pancake disasters, and paparazzi near-misses, Nica and Ethan discover that beneath their comedic clashes lie the raw wounds of old regrets and impossible expectations.
But with her daughter’s future on the line, Nica is ready to face every awkward dinner, gut-wrenching memory, and camera flash…even if it means risking her heart again.
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The Puppy Bribe
Emerald Bay Chefs Romance #2
She’s his best friend’s little sister. He’s the town’s grumpiest recluse. What could go wrong?
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Isa Garcia has always been labeled “the one you definitely don’t call in a crisis.” But when a lost puppy needs a hero during a raging thunderstorm, Isa steps up—even though she’s terrified of dogs. Now she’s determined to prove everyone wrong by showing she can be responsible, even if it means begging her brother’s best friend, the town’s reclusive dog trainer, for help.
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Bryce Kelley is done with attachments. After his military service left him haunted by the past, he’s content to hide from social obligations and focus on training dogs at his secluded lakeside haven. But dwindling supplies at the animal shelter demand he enter the upcoming obstacle course fundraiser—with a partner. When Isa asks for her favor, he realizes working together for the race will solve both their problems.
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Neither expects the sparks that fly when her stubborn sunshine meets his guarded grump. But as they brave muddy crawls, heart-racing climbs, and a million puppy-induced mishaps, trust becomes the real test.
Bryce’s fear of intimacy clashes with Isa’s burning need to prove she’s not a walking disaster. And if they let their secrets slip, they risk more than just losing the race—they risk forfeiting a shot at true love.
This closed-door romance is perfect for fans of The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks and The Match by Sarah Adams.
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The Football Bargain
Emerald Bay Chefs Romance #3
A broken football star. A determined baker. And a love neither saw coming.
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Camille never intended to fall for the handsome stranger who saw her tear-streaked cheeks and insisted on helping—a man as rugged as the mountains he works in and as rooted in football as her own battered heart. But after one humiliating breakup, a fierce warning from her boss, and Grandma’s beloved coaching center on the brink of closure, Camille has lost too much to let her feelings sideline her dreams.
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Liam just wants two days to pick up his new prosthetic arm and slip back into his self-made bubble, far from the gridiron glory he buried with his amputated arm. Yet when his old mentor begs him for a coaching rescue, Liam can’t turn his back on the only woman who believed in him. The last thing he expects is the woman from behind the baker to be the fiery, determined coach fighting like crazy to save the program.
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Their chemistry is undeniable, their teamwork unstoppable—but falling in love now could risk everything, especially the futures of the kids counting on them. Will passion cost them a lifelong dream, or will one bold play seal their victory—in football and in love?
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A closed-door, rivals-to-lovers slow burn that proves sometimes the most powerful comeback isn’t on the field—it’s in your heart.
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For fans of Leah Brunner, Sarah Adams, and Annah Conwell, Emerald Bay Chefs romances are standalone small-town romances that can be read in any order with minimal spoilers.
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