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

Or rather, as quietly as Abby allowed. Once she realized they wouldn’t be joining her in the living room, she came back to find them, the fairy photo book still clenched tightly in both hands. “Daddy, have you seen these pictures yet?” she asked, slipping into his lap as he leaned against Cam. She pushed the book onto the table between them so they could all three look at it as she turned the pages.


“Honey, we looked at the pictures at the studio, remember?” he reminded her.


Abby gave them both a sweet smile. “Yeah, but now we can look at them again here.”


Cam laughed. “This has to be the most popular scrapbook I’ve ever put together. I’m glad you like it so much.”


Preston winced. “Use your inside voice, baby doll.”


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