TV celebrity chef and cookbook author Adam de Leon walked away from his lover when Jason's drug addiction spiraled out of control. Adam also abandoned his renowned restaurant in San Francisco to start a small bistro in the Sierra Foothills.<br><br>Five years later Adam is battling the conservative leaders of Stone Acres, California, to open a new restaurant in the historic Old Town area when Jason turns up on his doorstep -- a recovered Jason, now going by the name David and claiming he's overcome his addictions. What's more, he begs Adam to take him back and says he's ready for their happily ever after.<br><br>Adam has enough on his plate with problems plaguing the opening of his restaurant. Now he's having a hard time deciding which to follow -- his head or his heart.

When Adam Fell

The lull in the conversation had given Kenny enough time to get himself together. He looked at Tommy fuming on the sidelines and answered, “Tommy made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.”


I grunted and David nudged me again. Okay, okay, all right, already. I could be civil.


“That’s great, Kenny. So how do you like Stone Acres? Nice and quiet after the city, huh?”


Kenny stood back, his arms crossed over his chest, his hands tucked into his pits. “Not as quiet as you’d think.” He glared at me. “I hear you might be my competition.”


I shrugged. “I like to think of it as my restaurant complementing yours. Maybe we can have a little friendly competition. Bring something different to Stone Acres. Move out of the twentieth century.” I looked around at the 1960s décor as David kicked me again.


I turned to him. “What?” I whispered.


“Yeah, maybe.” Kenny leaned in a little after a glance at his boss. “If you open.”


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