Simmer and Soul: A Contemporary Romance

“White boys can’t cook soul food.”

Devon Johnson, manager of a successful soul food restaurant in her late grandfather’s Cincinnati chain, went against her better judgment and did what her family wanted—she fired chef Jacob Arness. Ten years later, she finds herself suddenly unemployed when the family fires her. Now without an income and a nine-year-old to entertain over the school break, she agrees to spend the summer under the same roof with his father, Jacob, and try not to fall head over heels for the only man she has ever wanted. Again.

Jacob Arness needs only three things to complete his life—Devon, for Devon to take an active role in Clifton’s life, and revenge on Devon’s family for his firing. Now the most powerful and wealthy restaurateur in Cincinnati, he has the chance to achieve all his goals, but his obsession with revenge may end up tanking his dream of finally creating a life with the only woman he has ever wanted.