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"He thought I was his muse. Turned out, he was mine too."
Maggie Stevens is done feeling objectified.
After spending her entire life in the spotlight and climbing the high fashion ranks as a model in LA, she’s willing to leave it all behind for a fresh start. Moving to Seattle seems like the perfect solution.
A clean slate.
New adventures.
Endless opportunities.
All is going according to plan. Until she meets the drop-dead gorgeous cooking instructor who delights in adding to her misery.
Desmond Blake is determined to make a name for his culinary school—one that speaks to his hard work and undeniable passion.
When his food photography hobby garners attention from an unexpected source, his dreams are finally within reach. The obstacle he never sees coming is the sharp-tongued bombshell with a distaste for all he stands for.
When Desmond accidentally captures a photo of Maggie during a moment of weakness, he starts to see there’s more to the fashionista than meets the eye…
Sometimes what can be seen through the lens is a skewed version of reality. A bent perspective. Manufactured, therefore losing all sense of authenticity. And sometimes all it takes is a different angle to see what’s right in front of you.
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My Review:
My Rating: 4 Stars
After deciding to leave Modeling Maggie decides to go live with her sister in Seattle while she tries to figure out who she is and her place in the world. Her sister, Monica, ends up dragging Maggie to a cooking school where Desmond teaches them how to cook. Maggie and Desmond start off rocky with both thinking the other is not worth their time or friendship. Unfortunately Maggie's sister and Desmond's best friend are dating so the two are forced to spend time together. As they both get to know each other better they realize neither is who they originally thought.
I really enjoyed this story. Maggie and Desmond were both a little broken from their past and in different ways. They had to struggle with getting to know who the other really was and they both had to confront their past. This actually wasn't angsty and more of a mutual dislike to friendship to something else. There was a little humor, heat, a will they won't they and genuine respect for the other person by the end. This is a standalone book but it does connect with two of the other books but you don't need to read them in order to understand the character's because I didn't know until after that Monica had her own book. I would recommend this story if you are looking for a good contemporary romance.
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AUTHOR BIO
K.K. Allen is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author who writes heartfelt and inspirational contemporary romance stories. K.K. graduated from the University of Washington with an Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences degree and currently resides in central Florida with her ridiculously handsome little dude who owns her heart.
K.K. published her first contemporary romance, Up in the Treehouse, in 2016 which went on to win the Romantic Times 2016 Reviewers' Choice Award for Best New Adult Book of the Year.
With K.K.'s love for inspirational and coming of age stories involving heartfelt narratives and honest emotions, you can be assured to always be surprised by what K.K. releases next.
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