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Table For Two (Great Chefs #1-2)
by
Nora Roberts
The way to a man's heart—
Take two world-class chefs.
Add two distractingly attractive people to their lives. Stir in some soul-searing kisses and tender nights. Simmer at high heat. What you'll get is an irresistible recipe for romance!
Summer Desserts
When love-resistant dessert chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her delectable boss, Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpo...more
Take two world-class chefs.
Add two distractingly attractive people to their lives. Stir in some soul-searing kisses and tender nights. Simmer at high heat. What you'll get is an irresistible recipe for romance!
Summer Desserts
When love-resistant dessert chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her delectable boss, Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpo...more
Mass Market Paperback, 512 pages
Published
March 1st 2007
by Silhouette
(first published 2002)
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Table for Two by Nora Roberts
two books about chefs and romance in one.
Summer Desserts
Dessert chef Summer Linden falls in love with the owner Blake Coccoron, family owned hotels all over the world. He's got a proposition for her baking.
Perfection-she won't take anything but. It took her 3 hours to make that treat and she was used to doing that, traveling to make special treats for special high priced people.
He presented her with a challenge and then told her who he'd hire if she refused: an enemy...more
two books about chefs and romance in one.
Summer Desserts
Dessert chef Summer Linden falls in love with the owner Blake Coccoron, family owned hotels all over the world. He's got a proposition for her baking.
Perfection-she won't take anything but. It took her 3 hours to make that treat and she was used to doing that, traveling to make special treats for special high priced people.
He presented her with a challenge and then told her who he'd hire if she refused: an enemy...more
Solo lei la primera parte de esta serie de dos.Summer Dessert.Bueno en este libro tenemos a Summer,que es una pastry chef,super reconocida.Pero es mas terca que una mula.Demaciado obstinada.No cree para nada en el amor,ya que su mama que es una reconocida actriz,se ha casado innumerable cantidad de veces siempre sonando con el amor verdadero.Su papa le sigue los pasos a su mama en cuestiones de bodas.Debido a esto Summer no soporta la idea del amor y mucho menos la del matrimonio.Eso la impulsa...more
the first story is about "summer" a chef who has specialized in desserts and is the most sought after around the world.she leads a high profile life but she doesnt stay in a hotel for more than a couple of days until blake cocharan the tycoon pins her down to his hotel as the chef.then romance starts between them.its a must read.
then the second is about summer's friend carlo who has specialized in italian food.he is a playboy.he starts on a tour with juliet she starts to fall for him but soon re...more
then the second is about summer's friend carlo who has specialized in italian food.he is a playboy.he starts on a tour with juliet she starts to fall for him but soon re...more
Both books, written about food, the cooking and eating thereof, are delightful. Originally published separately in 1985 and 1986, they both demonstrate the finer points of Ms. Roberts writing style. There is little if no suspense but the emotions and issues the characters deal with are believable and provide the tension the reader has come to look for from Ms. Roberts. Also, I am coming to appreciate more and more the absence of the one-line paragraph that so many authors are succumbing to these...more
Oct 22, 2008
Cyrisse
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
romance readers
Recommended to Cyrisse by:
n/a
Shelves:
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Table For Two proves a delectable gormandizing experience with two light-hearted Harlequin romance from Nora Roberts topped with her vast knowledge of Italian and French haute cuisine as a garnish.
Summer Desserts, the first story is about the fiercely independent French chef Summer Lyndon finding herself attracted to smarmy and suave hotelier Blake Cochran. Love conflicts with Summer's career and causes an avalanche of control issues in a dramatic high.
The more enjoyable fare turns out to be L...more
Summer Desserts, the first story is about the fiercely independent French chef Summer Lyndon finding herself attracted to smarmy and suave hotelier Blake Cochran. Love conflicts with Summer's career and causes an avalanche of control issues in a dramatic high.
The more enjoyable fare turns out to be L...more
A light read. Both books are rather old so the people smoke indoors, take knives and oils on airplanes, professional persons have to use payphones but if you can see pass that you have a soft and sweet summer read.
Both books are rather predictable and I found book 2, Lessons learned, more so. The hero, an Italian chef, was the fantasy of a Mediterranean male with his romance and lively hands but still, a good read for a lazy afternoon when you don´t want to use your brain.
Both books are rather predictable and I found book 2, Lessons learned, more so. The hero, an Italian chef, was the fantasy of a Mediterranean male with his romance and lively hands but still, a good read for a lazy afternoon when you don´t want to use your brain.
I have mostly read Fiction from Nora Roberts and was concerned these stories were listed as romance. Much to my surprise and delight, this was not what I would consider trashy romance, but more fiction with a great romance. They didn't really seem much different than most of her fiction work, and I loved them just as much.
I am a big fan of french cooking, and believe I also enjoyed the main characters being chefs. Nora delights me again and again. Never a bad story by this great author.
I am a big fan of french cooking, and believe I also enjoyed the main characters being chefs. Nora delights me again and again. Never a bad story by this great author.
* re-read on audio Lessons Learned April 2010, the audio version kinda bored me. Not one of my favorite NR books.
I read this last year, don't know why it isn't on my read list. Oh well. I just found Lessons Learned on audio at the library and checked it out not realizing that I've read it before. I love audio books and can't wait to see how this one turned out.
I read this last year, don't know why it isn't on my read list. Oh well. I just found Lessons Learned on audio at the library and checked it out not realizing that I've read it before. I love audio books and can't wait to see how this one turned out.
This book had two shorter stories in it. The first about a desert chef goes to work at a hotel chain and falls in love with the owner. The second was about an Italian chef that falls in love with his book publicist while on tour. They were both just ok, cheesy as usual. The first was better than the second.
Not Nora's best work. It's two stories in one, and the two main characters are friends. The Summer Lyndon, Chef story was much better than the second. The food descriptions were pretty good, and I'd like to try the cream puff recipe at the front of the book. Other than that, it was kind of blah :)
Nora Roberts does a consistently wonderful job in weaving a story that is interesting with characters the reader can connect with. This book was not as engaging. I usually can't put one of her books down without reading it completely cover to cover. I really struggled to finish this one.
Like many, I was a rabid fan of Nora Roberts ... until her work became boring and predictable. This book was the one to sound the death knell, for me, as I fell asleep literally every time I sat down to read it. I still don't remember if I actually finished it or not.
Jul 13, 2007
Sarah
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
someone looking for summer mind-candy -- but well-written candy
Shelves:
fiction
What I learned from this book:
1) If you're a good writer, you can make even the worst cliches entertaining as hell. I can't stand trite romances, and yet Nora Roberts has me giggling and taking an extra half hour for lunch so I can finish my book.
2) Reprints of novels written in the mid-eighties are amusing if only for the reminder of the days when one could take one's set of prized knives on an airplane (our Hero is a chef), takes one's own olive oil and vinegar on an airplane (our Hero is a ve...more
1) If you're a good writer, you can make even the worst cliches entertaining as hell. I can't stand trite romances, and yet Nora Roberts has me giggling and taking an extra half hour for lunch so I can finish my book.
2) Reprints of novels written in the mid-eighties are amusing if only for the reminder of the days when one could take one's set of prized knives on an airplane (our Hero is a chef), takes one's own olive oil and vinegar on an airplane (our Hero is a ve...more
Ummmmm, well my mother-in-law gave this book to me. I didn't know it was a romance novel. I swear my face has never been redder! It was pretty corny, but eh, I now can say that I've read a romance novel.
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This book contains two of Roberts' stories. Both center around chefs and romance and mystery that comes into their lives. The reading is light and fun and typical Roberts' entertainment.
I'm not reading any Nora Roberts Book with two stories in them. Not even a single story of her is unpredictable. The protagonists of her novels are always suppose to be perfect. The characters never evolve.
I didn't enjoy this one as much, more of a romance than a thriller, no murder that I can remember and I just got bored with it.
I found this book a little - Well, rather trashy. I would recomend this to those who are interested in corny lines and mush.
I really liked both of these books! Very typical Nora Roberts style. Very easy to get into the story and characters.
The way to a man's heart-- Take two world-class chefs.
Add two distractingly attractive people to their lives. Stir in some soul-searing kisses and tender nights. Simmer at high heat. What you'll get is an irresistible recipe for romance
Summer Desserts
When love-resistant dessert chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her delectable boss, Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpower is put to the ultimate test.
Lessons Learned
Publicist Juliet Trent never mixes business with pleasure, but her newest cli...more
Add two distractingly attractive people to their lives. Stir in some soul-searing kisses and tender nights. Simmer at high heat. What you'll get is an irresistible recipe for romance
Summer Desserts
When love-resistant dessert chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her delectable boss, Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpower is put to the ultimate test.
Lessons Learned
Publicist Juliet Trent never mixes business with pleasure, but her newest cli...more
both stories are enjoyable and well written but carlos and juliet s story is unquestionably my favourite!!!!
Nora Roberts'ın yazdığı hangi kitap kötü olabilir ki. Kitap aç karnına okumamanızı tavsiye ederim. İnsanın gözünün önünde tatlılar, spagettiler falan uçuşuyor okurken.
I don't often laugh out load when I read a book, almost never when I am riding the train home. IT happen often with this book.
Oh love<3
Oh love<3
Oct 15, 2010
Christine
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all women who enjoy romance novels
Recommended to Christine by:
no one
What can I say its a Nora Roberts book. I read this a couple years of ago. And I still remember loving it. (:
Feb 18, 2010
Danderella
added it
A quick and easy read, both chef's made me want to start cooking again. Nora Roberts always delivers.
I love any of roberts' work, but this topped all expectations! Carlo Franconi is a dream man!
Lovely. The characters were charming and entertaining. And I really enjoyed this book.
Love Nora Roberts and all of her books they are fast, easy, fun romances.
Couldn't get into this one. Only read a couple of chapters.
So good -- I reeally liked the characters and hated for it to end.
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Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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Sarah Hardesty
Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sopho...more
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