When Sunday sauce and sass collide, sparks fly
Gia
I’m barely keeping my Nonna’s beloved Italian restaurant afloat with duct tape, killer chicken parm, and stubborn love. The ancient building’s falling apart faster than I can make our daily anise pizzelles. Building aside, I'll cook for anyone… except him. Luca Ricci, star middle linebacker for the Denver Stallions and the city’s undisputed golden boy. He struts into Bella Ristorante with that tight Henley hugging his massive frame—the same body I’ve secretly lusted after since high school. He’s the prince of Denver, but he’s banned after daring to trash my Sunday sauce. Too much basil? Please.
One explosive night, his disastrous date sparks a viral showdown: heated words, a near catfight over capers, and a flood of one-star reviews that tank my business. When I’m staring at the books in despair, Luca’s agent drops an offer I can’t refuse—fake date the pro football star who ruined me to rehab his battered playboy image. In return? Funds to save the restaurant that’s my heart and soul.
The catch? I have to pretend to fall for the one guy who’s always gotten under my skin, and I’m terrified people will realize my feelings are too real.
Luca
Taking my latest hook-up to Bella Ristorante was a terrible idea. She bashed Gia’s caper dish (wrongly, obviously), and the fallout was thermonuclear: spicy insults, near hair-pulling drama, and me stuck defending my high school rival while trying not to stare at her curves all captured live on social. Now my image is trashed. My agent'''s fix? Fake-date Gia to fix us both.
I’ve overlooked her basil-heavy sauce before and I can overlook it again if it means finally exploring the fire that’s simmered between us since high school. But with her sharp tongue and my ego, we might kill each other before we kiss. Or maybe the heat in the kitchen will burn hotter than either of us expected.
The Rossi Sisters--Sauce & Sparks is a steamy, standalone novella simmering with enemies-to-lovers tension, second-chance vibes, fake dating antics, and all the heart (and heat) of a perfect Sunday sauce. One taste, and you’ll be begging for seconds.
Genre: Romance
Gia
I’m barely keeping my Nonna’s beloved Italian restaurant afloat with duct tape, killer chicken parm, and stubborn love. The ancient building’s falling apart faster than I can make our daily anise pizzelles. Building aside, I'll cook for anyone… except him. Luca Ricci, star middle linebacker for the Denver Stallions and the city’s undisputed golden boy. He struts into Bella Ristorante with that tight Henley hugging his massive frame—the same body I’ve secretly lusted after since high school. He’s the prince of Denver, but he’s banned after daring to trash my Sunday sauce. Too much basil? Please.
One explosive night, his disastrous date sparks a viral showdown: heated words, a near catfight over capers, and a flood of one-star reviews that tank my business. When I’m staring at the books in despair, Luca’s agent drops an offer I can’t refuse—fake date the pro football star who ruined me to rehab his battered playboy image. In return? Funds to save the restaurant that’s my heart and soul.
The catch? I have to pretend to fall for the one guy who’s always gotten under my skin, and I’m terrified people will realize my feelings are too real.
Luca
Taking my latest hook-up to Bella Ristorante was a terrible idea. She bashed Gia’s caper dish (wrongly, obviously), and the fallout was thermonuclear: spicy insults, near hair-pulling drama, and me stuck defending my high school rival while trying not to stare at her curves all captured live on social. Now my image is trashed. My agent'''s fix? Fake-date Gia to fix us both.
I’ve overlooked her basil-heavy sauce before and I can overlook it again if it means finally exploring the fire that’s simmered between us since high school. But with her sharp tongue and my ego, we might kill each other before we kiss. Or maybe the heat in the kitchen will burn hotter than either of us expected.
The Rossi Sisters--Sauce & Sparks is a steamy, standalone novella simmering with enemies-to-lovers tension, second-chance vibes, fake dating antics, and all the heart (and heat) of a perfect Sunday sauce. One taste, and you’ll be begging for seconds.
Genre: Romance