Some Like It Hot (Hotel Marchand) [Mass Market Paperback]

Lori Wilde (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hotel Marchand | Publication Date: November 7, 2006

The kitchen at the Hotel Marchand is hot and steamy, but it's not the simmering gumbo that's kicking up the heat. Head chef Robert LeSoeur and sous-chef Melanie Marchand have been battling each other since their first day together.

Taking orders and curbing her creative instincts is tough for an ambitious professional like Melanie, and the attraction she feels for her boss makes it even harder. There's only one solution: get rid of the guy. But when she finds a way to do just that, the doubts begin. She'd have the kitchen to herself, but Melanie also knows she'd be giving up the one man she can't afford to lose.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (November 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373389434
• ISBN-13: 978-0373389438
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 3.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,010,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BIO

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lori Wilde has sold sixty novels to four major New York Publishing houses. She holds a bachelors degree in nursing from Texas Christian University and a certificate in forensics. She volunteers as a sexual assault first responder for Freedom House, a shelter for battered women. She has also served as the RWA National conference workshop chair and PAN retreat chair. In 2007 she was honored by her local college as alumna of the year.

Lori is a past RITA finalist and has four times been nominated for Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award. She's won the Colorado Award of Excellence, the Wisconsin Write Touch Award, The Lories, The More Than Maggie, the Golden Quill, The Laurel Wreath and The BestBooks of 2006 Book Award.

Her books have been translated into 25 languages and featured in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Complete Woman, All You, Time and Quick and Simple magazines. She lives in Texas with her husband, Bill.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great addition to the Hotel Marchand series.-, January 19, 2007

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mahikahn (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Like It Hot (Hotel Marchand) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really enjoyed Melanie's story. She is the youngest of the sisters and has always felt inferior but seems to be coming into her own when she becomes a chef at the family restaurant. Robert LeSouer is the polar opposite of Melanie and is hesitant to try new things. Naturally they strike sparks off of each other. The reason I didn't give this a five is because my copy was so poorly edited it was distracting. I find this problem more and more often with books lately. Does anyone review them?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars delicious contemporary romance, November 19, 2006

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Like It Hot (Hotel Marchand) (Mass Market Paperback)

At Chez Remy, the four-star restaurant inside of the French Quarter Hotel Marchand, the cooking war between Sous Chef Melanie Marchand and Executive Chef Robert LeSoeur is hot and spicy with neither willing to budge an inch except when it comes to the palate of the guests. Their gender battle hides the attraction each feels for the other as neither wants to explore their lustful thoughts as each assumes it is one sided and fears giving an edge to their adversary.

However, Melanie reconsiders her strategy when she realizes that Robert actually wants her. She decides to try honey instead of vinegar; red hot pepper instead of cold cucumber. However, she wants only a one time fling as she vowed to never have any permanent commitment with a male since her first marriage as a teen was rotten and he has secrets that make him agree. So why do this pair keep wanting more dessert?

Readers will like it hot with this delicious Hotel Marchand contemporary romance. Melanie and Robert are a fiery passionate pair who love preparing mouth watering meals almost as much as they love one another. Fans will enjoy this gender war in the kitchen that is resolved in the bedroom.

Harriet Klausner