A Delicious Dilemma
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Publisher Description
Different worlds collide in Sera Taino's debut novel.
It's hard to remain enemies when you've broken bread together
Val Navarro’s first mistake: going out dancing after a bad breakup when the chef should be focused on her family business. Her second mistake? Thinking the handsome, sensitive stranger she meets could be more than a rebound – until she discovers he’s Philip Wagner of Wagner Developments. His father’s company could shut down her Puerto Rican restaurant and unravel her tight-knit neighborhood. When Philip takes over negotiations, Val wants to believe he has good intentions. But is following her heart a recipe for disaster?
From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Compromise rules the day in Taíno's sweet debut, as Val Navarro finds herself falling for the heir to the company she's sure is systematically destroying her community. Val defines herself as much by her love for her family and their East Ward, N.J., neighborhood as she does by her love of cooking. When she first meets handsome Philip Wagner, she doesn't realize his connection to Wagner Development. Though Philip quickly picks up on the fact that Val is the cofounder of the fair housing coalition looking to stop his newest development, he can't resist enjoying her company before she finds out who he is and inevitably turns on him. When Wagner Development tries to buy the building that houses Val's family restaurant, Val scrambles for solutions in everything from taking out a mortgage to organizing protests—but ultimately, it's teaching Philip about the people who make the East Ward Waterfront a real community that saves the day. This love story is as much about setting as plot, with Taíno successfully transporting readers to a tightly knit fictional neighborhood, a close Puerto Rican family home, and a restaurant full of mouthwatering food. Readers won't be disappointed.
