The Maven and the Maverick: A Culinary Rivalry Romance

In the high-stakes world of San Francisco fine dining, Chef Bennet Page is the undisputed Maven. He’s spent years sacrificing everything to build French haute cuisine perfection, only for Sean Murray—a loud, trendy "Maverick" Gastropub owner—to muscle in on his territory. But when their public rivalry turns into a viral sensation, the private fallout is a high-heat explosion neither expected. Sean is everything Bennet should hate, yet they're only ones who can melt each other's icy walls. Amidst the chaos of dinner service and a tight-knit kitchen family that knows him better than he knows himself, Bennet is forced to realize that perfection is lonely. Now, he’s caught between the Michelin star he’s sacrificed for and the man who makes him feel alive for the first time. Delivering the sizzling "enemies-to-lovers" tension of Rachel Reid’s Heated Rivalry and the witty, found-family charm of Lily Morton, it’s a straight-to-gay awakening that proves love is the ultimate prize.