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Hotter than a Tuscan summer.


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From Himalayan stargazing to the London Blitzβ€”one love endures.

Ember's Secret by Catherine Peace

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Ember's Secret, February 2015
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EMBER'S SECRET
By: Catherine Peace

Fated Desires Publishing, LLC
February 2015
On Sale: February 3, 2015
Featuring: Austin Gartin; Ember
Kindle: B00PBCWM1M
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Romance Contemporary

Ember only wants two things out of life: to be reunited with her sisters, and to see people come back to her café. Catering to people she never sees again, she experiences a loneliness that can’t be filled. As one of the last Whanamaku—a descendant of the Maori bird-god Tane—she has to hold on to the secrets of her tribe. Family first. Gourmet TV personality Austin Garten, host of the popular show Back Road Eats, needs more in his life than Breadbasket America grilling. He’s tired of the safe routes, the easy and dependable foods that the Network loves to display. When his RV breaks down in Wyoming, and he learns about Kai, a Maori restaurant outside of Casper, his interest is piqued. Once he meets the proprietor, he realizes he’s wants more than just her food. He wants her. Ember isn’t too sure. The Solstice, the Maori New Year, is fast approaching, and with the heat in her kitchen ratcheting up, she knows she can’t keep her secret for long much longer. But will Austin be able to accept her? Or will her secret drive them apart?

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