Recipe for Romance by Jerry Cole

Martin Kowalski is having an early mid-life crisis. His ten-year marriage ended on an amicable note when his wife decided she needed more stability in her life. But how can you be stable when you’re a short, scrappy guy from Chicago’s South Side, who enlisted in the Army and fought in a war, only to join the FBI as soon as he came home? At heart, Martin still thinks of himself as the son of blue-collar workers, and while he had tried to be what she needed him to be, it wasn’t enough. Now, living on his own for the first time since before he went into the service, Martin is starting to think his life is too bland, and he has no idea how to spice it up.
That is, not until he meets temperamental, British-born celebrity chef Timothy Covington.

The assignment sounded easy enough. Babysit the key witness to a crime syndicate-related murder until he can give his testimony in court. But how do you contain a larger-than-life, world-renowned personality in a safe house, hiding him away from an adoring public and a string of successful restaurants and television shows? And how do you do it without wanting to wring his obnoxious neck?
Things start to heat up, and not just in the kitchen, as Martin and Timothy accept their fate. Their love of challenges soon has them getting to know each other better, and Martin starts to learn a few things about himself in addition to the delicious dishes Timothy cooks for him to pass the time. But when the assignment ends, will Martin be able to get up from the table and walk away, or is the attraction he’s feeling toward the handsome culinary genius going to leave him hungry for more?