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| FOR BUTTER OR WORSE – Erin La Rosa Los Angeles, California – Present Day For the past three years, acclaimed chef Nina Lyon has co-hosted a reality cooking show called The Next Cooking Champ alongside restaurateur Leo O’Donnell. However, her relationship with Leo is frigid, especially after he dubbed her on-air as Nasty Nina. On the finale, which is being done live instead of the usual taping, things come to a head between Nina and Leo. She announces that she is quitting the show. But in the aftermath of her announcement, public (meaning social media) opinion of her plummets and her restaurant suffers. She needs the public perception of her to change, so she and Leo are persuaded to pretend to date. It’s good business for both, but will they kill each other before their “dates” end? Things don’t always go smoothly for Leo and Nina in FOR BUTTER OR WORSE as they start appearing in public. For starters, they still don’t exactly like each other. Yet, despite working together for three years, they don’t really know each other. Going out means not only seeing how the other lives but getting to know one another. Sometimes it is for hilarious results as Nina and Leo open up about their lives. Nina is driven to succeed in a business dominated by men, while Leo is dealing with a mother who wants to tell him what to do, whether it’s right or wrong. As they get to know each other, Nina and Leo start to have feelings for each other…and it leads to the bedroom. Can their relationship last? Will they start season four hosting the show together? FOR BUTTER OR WORSE is a cute and funny tale that will have readers smiling. While Nina and Leo are opposites attract, they are deep down much alike. She has worked hard to build her restaurant, but it is her visibility as one of the hosts of the show that brings people to her restaurant. Of course, her feud with Leo has the interest spiking, so when she announces she is quitting, her manager panics. He also happens to be Leo’s manager and he needs them together, even if it is a fake romance. Instead of ignoring the social media brouhaha, they go along with the fake dating plan. Neither expected the sexual sparks which fly between them. The chemistry between them is palpable to readers and makes Leo and Nina likable characters and a couple that readers will want to root for. While FOR BUTTER OR WORSE focuses on Nina and Leo, there are a few characters who stand out as they “advise” our couple. Nina has the support of her best friend, Jasmine, and her sister Sophie. Leo tolerates his brother, Gavin, while their mother’s advice is best to be ignored. Leo suffers from anxiety attacks and having something fail—whether it’s affecting his restaurant or his love life—puts a lot of pressure on him. But Nina brings out the best—and the worst—in Leo. Can they make it work? Sit down with a cool drink and enjoy the sexy romantic hijinks of Nina and Leo in FOR BUTTER OR WORSE. Patti Fischer |
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