Aspiring chef Brett Novak isn''t having much luck. Living on her dad''s porch and nursing a broken heart, she jumps at the chance to work at a high-end restaurant on Cape Cod. But when Brett arrives on the Cape, she finds the position has been filled - and the only other option is a job as a personal chef to famous author Carson Smart and his glamorous wife, Vera, which she readily accepts. Sure, Carson is bit of a creep and Vera is downright terrifying - not to mention their two XL Bully dogs - but it''s roof over her head, in a luxurious beach-house, and a $20,000 payout. Soon, though, Brett finds herself at the centre of a highly charged, potentially dangerous, situation, as both Carson and Vera compete for her attention while the tension between them mounts. It''s clear that Brett is just a pawn in a twisted game she doesn''t know the rules to, and that not everyone may survive...

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Jennifer Pashley

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An aspiring chef finds she has bitten off more than she can chew when her gig as a private cook to a bestselling author turns deadly in this propulsive, whip-smart suspense novel.

**'Emma Cline's The Guest meets Freida McFadden's The Housemaid' Ashley Winstead
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Brett Novak is a young upstart chef, with real, raw talent - if only she could catch a break. After getting dumped by her married girlfriend and losing the perfect job offer, Brett accepts a temporary position as a live-in, personal chef of a reclusive, bestselling author, Carson Smart, who resides in a mansion on a secluded beach in Cape Cod.

Carson immediately seduces her, but things get complicated when Carson's wife, Vera, arrives home from her trip, and the love/hate relationship between the two spouses erupts, leaving Brett caught in the middle. Brett, starved for attention, craves Carson's affection and yet is oddly drawn to Vera's seductive and destructive charms.

As Brett becomes an unwitting pawn and weapon, she questions how far husband and wife will go to wound the other. With nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to stay - even as her hold on reality begins to slip. Can she survive her employers' dark appetites?