An enemies-to-lovers mash-up of THE HATING GAME and THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF, in which two rival hosts of a massively popular cooking show have to fake a relationship to save their careers after an explosive on-air fallout, only to find their feelings for each other becoming real.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Their feelings are about to boil over...
Chef Nina Lyon dreams of cooking her way to culinary stardom and becoming a household name. She thought hosting The Next Cooking Champ! was her golden ticket, but she and her co-host/arch-nemesis Leo O'Donnell go together like water and oil and he undercuts her at every turn.
So when Nina unexpectedly quits the show--on live TV, no less--to focus on her restaurant, she doesn't anticipate the he-devil himself showing up at her door begging her to come back. Nor does she expect the paparazzi to catch them in what looks like a passionate kiss, but is actually Leo tripping into her. When the fans go crazy over Nina and Leo's "secret romance", keeping the ruse going might be the only way to save both their careers. That is, if they don't kill each other first…
Perfect for fans of THE HATING GAME and Netflix's GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF (…if Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were hot thirty-somethings), FOR BUTTER OR WORSE is the escapist enemies-to-lovers romance we all need right now.
MY TAKE:
This reminds me of Lucy Parker books but maybe a bit steamier... It's that frenemy vibe, enemies, to lovers to friends. A falling out in their professional relationship leads to them having to fake a romance, which is the base for the most delicious of dishes: love!
It was fun, low-key, steamy, and since I am new to Erin La Rosa, I am now a fan of her books! The plot is fun, the setting of a foodie show is a dream-come-true, and the interworkings of a real restaurant make for an entertaining book that kept me interested through the ending!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
ERIN LA ROSA is a writer living in Los Angeles. As a writer for BuzzFeed, she frequently writes about the perils and triumphs of being a redhead. Before BuzzFeed, Erin worked for the comedy websites Funny or Die and MadAtoms, as well as E!s Fashion Police, Wetpaint, and Ecorazzi. Erin has appeared on CNN, Headline News, Jimmy Kimmel, and The Today Show on behalf of BuzzFeed. She is the author of Womanskills and The Big Redhead Book.
Social Links:
Author Website: https://www.erinlarosacreative.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/erinlarosalit/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/erinlarosalit
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erin.larosa
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinlarosawrites
Buy Links:
The Ripped Bodice (signed copies!): https://www.therippedbodicela.com/book/9781335506344
Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/for-butter-or-worse-a-rom-com/9781335506344
B&N:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-butter-or-worse-erin-la-rosa/1141697220?ean=9781335506344
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Butter-Worse-Novel-Erin-Rosa/dp/1335506349
this book sounds so interest i must add it to my reading list for the next new read.
ReplyDeleteLove the title of the book. I also need to make that recipe.
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ReplyDeleteOh Gosh, sounds like an interesting read! I love such hate-to-love kind of romantic stories (be it TV shows/books). The in-book recipes are a great addition too 😍.
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