Taste of Summer by Judy Kentrus

What would the summer be without a barbecue cook off in Eden Prairie!

Martina Lacatelli, owner of Martina’s Kitchen Magic, is overwhelmed with catering orders and personal chef accounts. She tapes a hastily written ‘Help Wanted” sign to the front window of her father’s Italian delicatessen. Fear of falling behind on her services, she hires a stranger, the only person who applies for the job.

When her brother signs her up to be a contestant on a nationally televised barbecue cook off against the Masqued Chef, she’s torn with indecision. If secrets from her past were revealed, they could ruin everything she’s worked for.

Needing to escape the pressures from his job and a messy divorce, T. Sawyer Quaid goes on a sabbatical to “find” himself. Will he know what he’s been searching for when he finds it?

A wrong turn sends him in the direction of Eden Prairie. He applies for a job as a dishwasher and delivery person. He’s well aware he has to keep a tight rein on what he lets others see. Come July 4th, he’ll have to make a decision that will point his life in a new direction. The big question is will it be the right one?