Chef's Choice

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Call Number: Fiction / Alexander, TJ, Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / General / Alexander, TJ
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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When Luna O'Shea is unceremoniously fired from her frustrating office job, she tries to count her blessings: she's a proud trans woman who has plenty of friends, a wonderful roommate, and a good life in New York City. But blessings don't pay the bills. Enter Jean-Pierre, a laissez-faire trans man and the heir to a huge culinary empire--which he'll only inherit if he can jump through all the hoops his celebrity chef grandfather has placed in his path. First hoop: he needs a girlfriend, a role that Luna is happy to play...for the right price. She's got rent to pay, after all! Second hoop: they both need to learn how to cook a series of elaborate, world-renowned family recipes to prove that Jean-Pierre is a worthy heir. Admittedly, Luna doesn't even know how to crack an egg, but she's not going to let that--or any pesky feelings for Jean-Pierre--stop her.

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Book two in Chef's Kiss Series submitted by pamhockey25 on August 22, 2023, 8:36pm This is a fake-dating romance featuring a trans couple. The couple meet in New York. Luna was just fired from her job, and is trying to come to terms with being unemployed when enter Jean-Pierre (JP) from France who just happens to need help. Quite a bit of help, actually, as in order to inherit he needs to pass a difficult cooking test. JP offers to pay Luna to pose as his girlfriend and the two join forces and end up falling in love despite their differences.

I like that while they share a lot of similarities, they have very different ideas about what being trans entails. They disagree but listen to each other and come to appreciate each view. The actual cooking test has some great twists, too.

This is the second book in a series that starts with Chef's Kiss--which I have yet to read. This can be read as a standalone, but it is obvious that some of the characters know each other from the first book--although you don't need to read it to enjoy this one.