The Last Week In Paris
(2026)(A book in the Passport Stamps & Forbidden Nights series)
A novel by Bella Chandler
His mouth is between my thighs in a Paris hotel room, and his hands are gripping me like restraint is something he only practices in the kitchen.
I know better than this — but I do it anyway.
Damien Holt should come with a warning label. He's six-foot-three. Deep blue eyes. Broad shoulders. Salt-and-pepper hair. A chiseled body beneath a white chef's coat, and hands that create food like art… then touch me like I'm something he intends to devour.
When I met him, he was just a stranger in a food market with a dangerous stare and a voice that felt too intimate to forget.
I didn't know he was the infamous chef behind the most anticipated restaurant opening in Paris — the restaurant I'm here to review.
I came here as a food critic on a summer assignment, tasting my way through Europe and writing about the best restaurants in the world while trying to outrun the heartbreak my ex left behind.
I was only supposed to taste his food — not him.
But now every plate feels personal, every look feels loaded, and every time he touches me, the line between my career and my desire disappears a little more.
I have to give an honest review. But sometimes honesty has consequences.
One wrong sentence could cost him his reputation. One more night could cost me even more.
And when the ex who broke my heart arrives in Paris unexpectedly — asking for another chance — the lines I've drawn become impossible to hold.
I came to Europe to find myself again. I may leave Paris having lost everything.
Genre: General Fiction
I know better than this — but I do it anyway.
Damien Holt should come with a warning label. He's six-foot-three. Deep blue eyes. Broad shoulders. Salt-and-pepper hair. A chiseled body beneath a white chef's coat, and hands that create food like art… then touch me like I'm something he intends to devour.
When I met him, he was just a stranger in a food market with a dangerous stare and a voice that felt too intimate to forget.
I didn't know he was the infamous chef behind the most anticipated restaurant opening in Paris — the restaurant I'm here to review.
I came here as a food critic on a summer assignment, tasting my way through Europe and writing about the best restaurants in the world while trying to outrun the heartbreak my ex left behind.
I was only supposed to taste his food — not him.
But now every plate feels personal, every look feels loaded, and every time he touches me, the line between my career and my desire disappears a little more.
I have to give an honest review. But sometimes honesty has consequences.
One wrong sentence could cost him his reputation. One more night could cost me even more.
And when the ex who broke my heart arrives in Paris unexpectedly — asking for another chance — the lines I've drawn become impossible to hold.
I came to Europe to find myself again. I may leave Paris having lost everything.
Genre: General Fiction