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Review & Blog Tour: Salt+Stilettos (South Beach Romance #1) by Janet Walden-West

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Salt+Stilettos (South Beach Romance #1)
by Janet Walden-West
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Sweet Home Alabama meets Top Chef when Miami’s most determined image consultant clashes with Samoa’s most uncooperative chef in a race to rebrand him as South Beach’s newest star.

Brett Fontaine learned early that appearance matters and not to count on anyone but yourself. Trading her red-dirt roots for the title of Miami’s go-to image consultant, she refuses to let anything jeopardize her new life.

Not an influential client-turned-stalker who’s up for parole.
Not post-kidnapping panic attacks.
Certainly not the stubborn, attention-phobic chef she’s challenged to transform into a celeb in ninety days.

Will Te’o can almost taste the dream he sacrificed American Samoa, culture, and cherished family ties for—opening a four star restaurant in the most cut-throat culinary location in North America.

Unfortunately, that requires navigating it’s equally cut-throat social scene. When his first public performance ends in a social media spectacle, his only option is turning to the stiletto-wearing nemesis who’s invaded his kitchen.

Neither expected to share anything but barbs, yet somewhere between accidentally bonding over comfort food and office-wrecking sex, they’re named South Beach’s hottest pairing. Until Brett’s stalker engineers a reputation-shattering reveal. She may be going down, but she’s not taking Will’s dreams with her. Now Will’s pulling out all his new skills and cooking up a last-ditch event. He’ll prove to Brett that relying on the right person makes for the perfect recipe—or be left heartbroken in the spotlight.

MY REVIEW
Brett has been coerced into making over her best friend's new business partner/chef at their new restaurant. She's not thrilled, because it's obvious the Jason Momoa lookalike needs more time than she's been allotted to made into the proper image for the restaurant's premier chef. She didn't count on their hotter than hot attraction or the encounters they keep having. And she especially didn't count on developing feelings for him. But it could be the start of something great if her past doesn't get in the way.

This is a great read. I absolutely adored Will and his big heart. Brett was harder for me to connect to, but I kinda understood where her prickly attitude came from, if not entirely falling for her like I did Will. But their chemistry was smoking and I really enjoyed reading their journey. I'm definitely looking forward to more from Janet Walden-West.




ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Janet Walden-West lives in the southeast with a pack of show dogs, a couple of kids, and a husband who didn’t read the fine print. A member of the East Tennessee Creative Writers Alliance, she is also a founding member of The Million Words craft blog. She pens diverse Urban Fantasy and inclusive Romantic Suspense and Contemporary Romance.

A 2X PitchWars alum, 2019 Pitch Wars Mentor, and Golden Heart® finalist, her debut multicultural Contemporary Romance, SALT+STILETTOS, is due out April 21st 2020 from City Owl Press. She is represented by Eva Scalzo of Speilburg Literary Agency.
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  1. Echo SheaMay 14, 2020 at 6:03 PM

    I love this book and I so appreciate seeing your opinion on it. <3

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