Preston Pruitt put aside his dreams of becoming a gourmet chef at a high-end restaurant to raise his daughter while her mother was on active duty in Afghanistan. Now Abby is a precocious eight-year-old in love with fairies and princesses, and Preston works at an unimaginative and monotonous job as a short order cook.<br><br>Abby has her quirks, and when she tries to wear a pair of costume wings for her school pictures, her father is called to help talk her out of them. That's when Preston meets Cam Richards, a handsome photographer with his own studio in town. Between Cam's quick smile and flirty manner, Preston is smitten and surprises himself by asking the guy out. Late night phone calls lead to dinner dates, and soon Preston is falling for Cam. It helps that Abby approves of her father's new special friend.<br><br>With Cam’s encouragement, Preston gets the chance to interview for an executive chef position. Now that he has all the ingredients, will he finally fulfill his dream of becoming a top chef and find the perfect recipe for romance?

Recipe for Romance

“So, these pictures of yours…” He gestured vaguely at the laptop, then leaned on the table, close enough to Cam so there could be no misreading his interest. Looking up at the photographer, he asked, “They areyours, right? I mean, you took them all?”


Cam grinned. It was everything Preston could do not to lean into him at that moment. Despite his earlier easy banter, Cam could pull off a bashful smile when it suited him. It looked kissable and cute, and went well with the freckles dotting his nose. From where Preston stood, he couldn’t see that dark spot on Cam’s lip, but he already knew it had slipped into its usual hiding place inside the dimple at the corner of Cam’s mouth.


Chapter 18