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    Well-Seasoned (Love After Forty)
    Well-Seasoned (Love After Forty)
    Well-Seasoned (Love After Forty)
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    Well-Seasoned (Love After Forty)

    By Kit Kyndall

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    A smoldering spark that flames to life.
    Twenty years ago, Ellie gave up a promising culinary career to raise her kids while her now ex-husband skyrocketed to fame and fortune with a string of restaurants she helped him build. Divorce has given her a new world of possibilities, but she’s not brave enough to audition for celebrity chef Ian Scott until her kids and BFF trick her into it. He offers her the job, to her surprise, and it’s a struggle to keep her thoughts on work instead of her hot boss.

    Twenty years ago, Ian lost his chance with Ellie before he ever really had it. Now that she’s free and in front of him again, he won’t waste another opportunity. He wants to nurture her culinary potential, but most of all, he wants her—body, heart, and soul. She belongs with him. She just doesn’t know it yet.

    The only thing hotter than the kitchen is the spark between these two mature characters. This is a sweet, steamy, succinct tale of two well-seasoned people, who find love after forty.

    Search Terms: contemporary romance, women's fiction, divorce fiction, later in life romance, steamy romance, second chance romance, mature romance, midlife romance

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmourisa Press
    Release dateJan 27, 2022
    Well-Seasoned (Love After Forty)
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    Kit Kyndall

    Kit Kyndall is the pen name bestselling author Kit Tunstall uses when writing contemporary erotic romances. If you would like to receive notifications of new releases or access bonus chapters for your favorite books, please join Kit's Mailing List (http://www.kittunstall.com/newsletter). You’ll also receive six books just for joining. If you prefer to receive notifications for just one, or a few, of Kit’s pen names, you’ll have the option to select which lists to subscribe to at signup.

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      Well-Seasoned (Love After Forty) - Kit Kyndall

      Blurb

      Twenty years ago, Ellie gave up a promising culinary career to raise her kids while her now ex-husband skyrocketed to fame and fortune with a string of restaurants she helped him build. Divorce has given her a new world of possibilities, but she’s not brave enough to audition for celebrity chef Ian Scott until her kids and BFF trick her into it. He offers her the job, to her surprise, and it’s a struggle to keep her thoughts on work instead of her hot boss.

      Twenty years ago, Ian lost his chance with Ellie before he ever really had it. Now that she’s free and in front of him again, he won’t waste another opportunity. He wants to nurture her culinary potential, but most of all, he wants her—body, heart, and soul. She belongs with him. She just doesn’t know it yet.

      The only thing hotter than the kitchen is the spark between these two mature characters. This is a sweet, steamy tale of two well-seasoned people, who find love after forty.

      Chapter One

      Ellie

      H ey, watch it, said Ellie as she adroitly sidestepped the young man holding the tray to be circulated around the party. He couldn’t have been much more than nineteen or twenty, placing him solidly around the age of her kids, Kip and Anna. It sent a pang through her chest as she thought about Kip thundering clumsily through the kitchen as he was wont to do. He was in his freshman year at the university and had chosen to live on campus, so she’d missed hearing him rush through the apartment like a herd of elephants the past few months.

      They were in a quick-paced environment, and she didn’t have time to get maudlin about her empty nest, so she turned her attention to the smoked salmon rolls she had to complete. She was lost in the zone, so she jumped in surprise when her boss and best friend, Rachel, tapped her on the arm a few minutes later. She looked up from the task of tucking salmon just right. What?

      You’ll never guess what I heard.

      Ellie shrugged. Yeah, I probably won’t. She continued her task, knowing she still had a couple hundred of those to assemble before moving on to the asparagus tarts.

      Seriously, just guess.

      Ellie rolled her eyes as she looked up. I really don’t have time to play guessing games right now. I’m surprised you want to, since your company’s reputation is on the line.

      This is really important, Ellie. With seriousness that brought attention to the furrows at the corners of her eyes, her friend scowled at her. Don’t you want to know? It’s about you...kind of.

      Ellie arched a blonde brow. How could it be about me? I don’t know any of these people. Once upon a time, she’d moved in these circles, at least occasionally, but that was before she and Darren divorced. Well before that even, because he’d stopped including her in most of his social engagements in his networking attempts as his career had skyrocketed, making him one of the top chefs in the country.

      You could though. I overheard Ian Scott talking to one of his investors. He mentioned they’re going to be doing tryouts for the new sous chef at his restaurant.

      In spite of herself, she was reluctantly intrigued. Of course, the image of Ian Scott came to mind, though she’d only met him a few times in passing, and that had been years ago. She remembered him as being young, driven, and dynamic, with a head full of light-brown hair, intense brown eyes, and a dazzling smile when he flashed it. What does that have to do with me?

      "It’s the restaurant he’s opening for his TV show. You know, Fantasia?"

      She looked back at her hors d’oeuvres, continuing to prepare them. That’s nice.

      It’s more than nice. Rachel practically screeched the words, earning a surprised look

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