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  • Published: 24 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593546000
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $35.00
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The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique





A talented chef discovers how spices and scents can transport her—and, more importantly, how self-confidence can unlock the greatest magic of all: love—in this perfectly seasoned new novel by Samantha Vérant.

A talented chef discovers how spices and scents can transport her—and, more importantly, how self-confidence can unlock the greatest magic of all: love—in this perfectly seasoned new novel by Samantha Vérant.

Kate Jenkins doesn’t believe in fate. She believes in a clear vision, meticulous planning, and hard work in order to achieve her culinary dreams. On the cusp of opening her own Parisian restaurant, Bistro Exotique, she isn’t even concerned when her standoffish—and annoyingly sexy—neighbor dismisses her as a crazy American tourist or when she meets the wildly eccentric Garrance, the self-proclaimed Spice Master of Paris, who ominously warns her of the previous owner’s failures.

Confident and optimistic, Kate keeps calm and cooks on. Until a series of unfortunate events derail her plans and her entire staff quits.
 
Kate is about to throw in the kitchen towel on her lifelong dream when Garrance offers to use her mastery of scents and spices to help her, but it comes at a price: Kate must work with Garrance’s son, Charles, a world-class chef and total jerk. After Kate hesitantly concedes to the deal, she slowly learns to open her heart and mind to new concepts, not quite sure if the magic she’s experiencing comes from Garrance’s spices, from within herself, or from the growing chemistry with Charles. One thing is certain, though: her kitchen is getting increasingly hot.

  • Published: 24 January 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593546000
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $35.00
Categories:

About the author

Samantha Verant

Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, French chef. She lives in southwestern France, where she's able to explore all of her passions, and where she's married to a sexy French rocket scientist she met in 1989, but ignored for twenty years.

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Praise for The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

Praise for Sophie Valroux's Paris Stars

“A ‘deuxième plat’ of Sophie? Délicieux!”—KJ Dell’Antonia, New York Times bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters

“Once again, Vérant lavishes us with the continuation of the intriguing story of Chef Sophie. This book is a sheer delight—full of twists and turns, family and food, love and romance, and of course, plenty of la vie en France.”—Janice MacLeod, New York Times bestselling author of Paris Letters

“Sophie Valroux’s Paris Stars is a culinary delight...With heart and charm, author Samantha Vérant delivers once again!”—Nicole Meier, author of The Second Chance Supper Club

“Vérant is a masterful storyteller with a special knack for weaving mouthwatering menus into her storylines.”—Lori Nelson Spielman, bestselling author of The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany

“Smart, delightful, and—dare I say?—downright delicious, Sophie Valroux’s Paris Stars has all the right ingredients. Samantha Vérant has captured the very best of France, and women’s fiction, in her compulsively readable novel. Highly recommended.”—Camille Pagán, bestselling author of Don’t Make Me Turn This Life Around

“Vérant cooks up another winner in the Valroux series...Vérant’s loving and luscious descriptions of delightful dishes will whet readers’ appetites, and her heroine’s spirit and pluck feel alive on the page. This can easily be read as a delightful stand-alone.”—Publishers Weekly

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