Can they stand the heat...?

Maggie's in the running to be the next head chef at Michelin-starred Manhattan restaurant, Jean-Sebastien's. Unfortunately, she's competing against notoriously arrogant Ethan to prove she's the best chef for the job.

Food critic Emily can make or break a chef's career. When she visits the restaurant to see what interim head chef, Maggie, has to offer, Emily is having a particularly bad day...

Single mum Nayomi needs a job and Jean-Sebastien's needs a kitchen porter - perfect! She just has to keep her head down and money coming in. But she's desperate to speak up and help struggling chef Maggie - Nayomi's own skills might be just the recipe to save Maggie's career and impress Emily.

A delicious story of unexpected friendship and risking it all, for fans of Zara Stoneley and Lauren Weisberger.

Praise for The Kitchen'I thoroughly enjoyed this read! Loved how the main characters were all women whom were strong and independent! A gem of a story.' Reader

'Delicious. The menus. The food. The characters. The plot. Simply delicious. Maggie, Emily and Nayomi are strong characters and you quickly become involved with their stories.' Reader review

'This book epitomizes what can occur when women support each other and cheer on their victories!' Reader review

'I really enjoyed seeing their individual stories join together, the friendships that developed, and how they were able to forge ahead and be the change that they were hoping for. Highly recommend this book for any women's fiction fan or for book club reading.' Reader review