The Wedding Menu

Friends become lovers in Lorini’s steamy and hilarious second Love & Other Recipes romance (after Dessert for Stressed People). Chef Amelie Preston has her wedding to her high school sweetheart, Frank, planned to the last detail, never mind the fact that he hasn’t proposed yet. Then she meets sexy, opinionated Ian Roberts at a friend’s wedding and the pair spends all night talking, with Ian making her question her carefully organized life—before she realizes he comes from her family’s long-standing rivals. Still, they agree to keep in touch via text. A year later, Amelie’s life is in shambles: she’s unemployed, her fairy tale ending with Frank will never happen, and her relationship with her best friend is at a breaking point. When she unexpectedly meets Ian again at the weeklong International Cooking and Culture Expo in Ian’s hometown, old feelings come rushing back—but family business secrets threaten to wreck the happy reunion. Lorini toggles between past and present to slowly untangle how Amelie’s life fell apart and tease the slow build of emotion between her leads. The characters are easy to love, and readers will have no trouble rooting for them to find their happily ever after. (Jan.)