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Kate Larabee is Los Angeles’ leading travel expert under thirty-five, and everything in her life is going according to plan. When her handsome lawyer boyfriend, Charlie whisks her away for their anniversary weekend, Kate is sure he’s going to propose, but when he breaks up with her instead, Kate’s perfectly planned out life is thrown into immediate chaos.
Unsure of her next move, Kate travels home to Kansas City to see her family and recalibrate. It’s there in her childhood bedroom that she finds a love letter diary she kept with her first love, Rob—the one that got away. Contained within the pages is the person Kate used to be—a free-spirited adventurer that she’s lost over time and one she is eager to return to being. Armed with the diary in hand, and a helpful nudge from her sympathetic editor, Kate hits the road on assignment for the magazine. As she makes her way across the country, stopping in places like, Sedona, Santa Fe, Austin, New Orleans, and Savannah, Kate battles mosquitos, humidity and summer thunderstorms in search of the perfect fried southern delicacy, but discovers so much more in the process: A fried shrimp po’boy should always be served with a cold Barqs root beer. If you’re going to reach out to the ex you haven’t spoken to in a decade, make sure you have the right address…and for goodness sake, keep stirring the roux so it doesn’t burn. |
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Rebecca Bradley has always wanted to be a Broadway playwright but gave up her dream to pursue the wrong guy. Now, ten years—and one cheating boyfriend—later, Becca has landed at JFK. She’s eager to start fresh, but can’t seem to write anymore.
Determined to persevere, Becca takes a job at a Greenwich Village café where she meets Miles Thompson, a cranky jazz musician who ironically hates his namesake, (and isn’t too thrilled about training Becca either.) She would prefer they go together like coffee and cream, but it’s really more of an oil and water situation. Working with Miles is less than ideal, but their pattern of one-upping each other starts to spark ideas for Becca. Not of scenes, characters, or dialogue, but of ways she can challenge Miles and wipe that smug smile off his face. As the two find themselves in a series of escalating bets that take them all over the city, tensions shift from competitive to flirtatious. Will these games lead to a creative breakthrough? Something resembling love? Or just a whole lot of drama? |
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Lila Meyers’ life is food. She's Chef de Cuisine at New York's Saveur Bistro but she secretly dreams of traveling abroad, gathering inspiration for her own future restaurant. Meanwhile, her jet-setting travel influencer sister, Zoe has more stamps in her passport than Lila can count.
When Zoe’s life is lost in a tragic accident, Lila’s world comes crashing down. Freshly fired from her job, Lila moves home to Chicago to be with her dad, and is relegated to writing clickbait for a low-level food publication. Lila is ready to give up until she learns that Zoe’s wish, should anything happen to her, is for Lila to take her sister's savings and travel. Determined to honor Zoe's memory, Lila quits her job and heads to Rome. Instead of finding peace and tranquility, however, she keeps running into Giancarlo Rossi, a cranky but handsome blast from her past. It might be an intriguing reunion if the two hadn’t been vicious culinary school rivals who have never gotten along. Lila would just as soon travel alone, but Giancarlo insists on showing her around Italy. As they make their way around the country, sampling all the delicious Italian faire, Lila begins to wonder: Can a plate of caccio e pepe really ease a broken heart? And is it possible that the seemingly arrogant guy from your past might hold the key to your future? |