The Slow Burn
Ali Rosen · Romance
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#323 All Time
About this book
Between a breakup and a burned-down restaurant, there's nothing left in New York for Kit Roth except the ashes of her success. Needing distance and distraction, she agrees to work for her best friend's pasta-making nonna in the Italian countryside. But instead of providing a quiet sabbatical to eat up time while her kitchen is rebuilt, the small town of Manciano keeps pulling Kit into its rituals and rhythms. And before long, it shows her everything she's been missing. Simpler cooking, community...and Nico Ruspoli, an olive oil producer with his own scorched past. But with Kit determined to leave after three months, and Nico rooted to his grove, their growing chemistry is at odds with what they both want for their future. Yet with each passing week, Kit finds herself measuring less and tasting more. And
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