Whisking It All

Falling for her dad’s best friend is a recipe for disaster.

Tessa Cordeiro never planned to move back to her hometown. But when her estranged father offers her a chance to kick-start her culinary career, Tessa makes herself a promise: she won’t fall in love with the town of Aster Bay—or her father’s best friend.

Even if he was the most unforgettable one-night stand of her life.

Jameson Chase has called Aster Bay home for nearly twenty years, but despite owning its most popular restaurant, he can’t fight the feeling that he doesn’t belong. Chairing the local food and wine festival is his chance to make a mark on the small town, but when Jameson’s new co-chair turns out to be the woman he couldn’t forget, his social standing is no longer the only thing at risk...

As late-night texting becomes rooftop rendezvous, can they keep the heat in the kitchen—or will the sparks between them send both their lives up in flames?

Whisking It All is a standalone, steamy father’s best friend romance featuring trash-talking grandmas, found family, You’ve Got Mail vibes, and a guaranteed HEA.

Cara Dion writes steamy, contemporary romance, often with a forbidden or age gap relationship. Cara has always had an overactive imagination and spent much of her teenage years watching 80s and 90s romcoms with her aunt. She read her first romance when a friend snuck one of their mother's Harlequins into their Catholic school and passed it around like contraband, but she didn't return to romancelandia until the pandemic. She has been an English teacher, professional musician, and nonprofit administrator. When she's not reading or writing romance, Cara loves cooking, Broadway musicals, and all things Disney. Cara lives in a small town in New England with her husband, son, and two very demanding cats.