In this sumptuous new novel, Barbara OβNeal offers readers a celebration of food, family, and love as a woman searches for the elusive ingredient weβre all hoping to findβ¦.
Itβs the opportunity Elena Alvarez has been waiting forβthe challenge of running her own kitchen in a world-class restaurant. Haunted by an accident of which she was the lone survivor, Elena knows better than anyone how to survive the odds. With her faithful dog, Alvin, and her grandmotherβs recipes, Elena arrives in Colorado to find a restaurant in as desperate need of a fresh start as she isβand a man whose passionate approach to food and life rivals her own. Owner Julian Liswood is a name many people know but a man few do. Heβs come to Aspen with a troubled teenage daughter and a dream of the kind of stability and love only a family can provide. But for Elena, old ghosts donβt die quietly, yet a chance to find happiness at last is worth the risk.
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