'Riss M. Neilson writes tender, vibrant, breath-stealing romance' EMILY HENRY
Olivia owes everything to Celia's Place. It's where she learned how to be a great chef. It's also where she first fell in love. But at nineteen, Olivia had a wanderlust she couldn't deny. And Carmello, whose mother owned the restaurant, couldn't leave Celia's Place behind any more than he could force Olivia to stay.
Now, ten years later, Olivia is a successful personal chef. Her job allows her to travel the world, and she has never stayed in the same place for too long. When Carmello learns that his mother left shares of her beloved restaurant to both him and Olivia, he plans to buy her portion of the shares back quickly and painlessly.
That is until Olivia shows up at the restaurant, ready to help run it. Carmello sees an opportunity: drive Olivia away from his restaurant so that she will want to sign over her shares. But Olivia sees things a bit differently. She finally has the chance to stay in one place and build a home after years on the move, and perhaps now is the right time to explore whether that home can be with the one who got away.
Soon enough, sparks begin to fly, but can Olivia and Carmello avoid the mistakes of the past?
'Riss writes the emotionally rich and chest-achingly romantic stories of my dreams' TARAH DEWITT
'A love letter to food, friendship, first love, forgiveness, and finding your home. You'll be laughing, swooning, and tearing up until the last page' DANICA NAVA
'A delicious story about love, second chances, and the magic of a kitchen that feels like home. Riss Neilson's newest novel made me hungry in every sense of the word' ALI ROSEN
'Lush, aching prose; relatable, tender characters; and chemistry that burns off the page-Riss writes the type of love stories that epitomize why the world loves romance' BETTY CORELLO
Riss M. Neilson is a magna cum laude graduate of Rhode Island College, where she won the English department's Jean Garrigue Award, which was judged by novelist Nick White. Her debut young adult novel, Deep in Providence, was a 2022 finalist for the New England Book Awards, and her forthcoming novel I'm Not Supposed to be in the Dark is set to publish in 2023. She is from Providence and lives for the city's art and culture scene. When she's not writing, she's watching anime or playing video games with her two children. A Love Like the Sun is her adult debut.
