What We Give Away

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>**A delicious standalone novel**</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Food lies and second-chance love make for a delicious dish. </em></strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>So why can't Leslie take a bite?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When NYC investigative journalist Leslie Molina-Allen leaves town to care for her beloved Aunt Dot she never expects to be tossed into the orbit of her first-and only-love Chef Risto. Or end up working at his restaurant.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For as long as Leslie can remember food has been the enemy. Something to be mastered not enjoyed-or so her mother says. And Risto's unapologetic appetite for life is everything Leslie has spent years trying to forget.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With a booming restaurant and a skyrocketing reputation Chef Risto has everything he's ever wanted. Except Leslie. She lost interest in him long ago-but still manages to haunt his dreams every night. So when she turns up to fill in for Dot days become unbearable too.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Amidst the rich aromas of Puerto Rican cuisine Risto and Leslie must balance the pressures of love and ambition. But a well-fed woman is a revolutionary force and some appetites can no longer be ignored...</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Steamy emotional and deeply resonant </em><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>What We Give Away</em></strong><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a slow-burn love story about breaking free reclaiming joy and finding the courage to live on your own terms.</em></p>