New 3-book series (Forbidden Love) from the TikTok sensation and KU bestseller: Book 1 (TRULY MADLY DEEPLY) is a small town, best friend's brother, enemies-to-lovers, grumpy-sunshine, millionaire romance following a world-famous chef and his younger sister's best friend. New 3-book series (Forbidden Love) from the TikTok sensation and KU bestseller: Book 1 (TRULY MADLY DEEPLY) is a small town, enemies-to-lovers, grumpy-sunshine, millionaire romance following a world-famous chef and his younger sister's best friend.

This old flame just might set them on fire. .. Conceited, unattainable, and downright delicious, renowned Michelin-starred chef Ambrose Casablancas has one passion in life-food. Women are a distraction, and he doesn''t do those. Especially Cal Litvin, his baby sister''s best friend. Her entire existence is a complication; she''s awkward, eccentric, infuriating... And, much to his chagrin, hotter than his kitchen. Ambrose has a lot on his plate: a new restaurant to open, a multimillion-dollar property deal to execute, and a violent stalker to tame. Then Cal shows up at his doorstep, looking for both a job and salvation after their messy goodbye. His resolve, like his patience, is ebbing each day she works at his restaurant. Because Cal is no longer a doe-eyed girl. Now? She''s the woman he''ll do anything to conquer. *** Quirky, compassionate ball of sunshine Calla Litvin can''t catch a break, and not just because she swore off running. Back in her hometown to nurse her mother''s broken heart after losing her father, she finds herself jobless, hopeless, and penniless. She hopes to rekindle her friendship with her former BFF, but Dylan is attached at the hip to her cruel brother-the one Cal''s been secretly crushing on since middle school. Falling for the bad boy the second time around would be a mistake of gargantuan proportions. Too bad she''s always been clumsy...

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L.J. Shen is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary and NA romance. Her books have been translated in over twenty different countries. She hopes to visit all of them. She lives in a picturesque beach town with her family, pets and inner demons, and enjoys reading, traveling, cooking and spending time with her grumpy cat

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**"You're going to be the death of me."
"Here's hoping."

This old flame just might set them on fire . . .**

Conceited, unattainable, and downright delicious, renowned Michelin-starred chef Ambrose Casablancas has one passion in life-food.

Women are a distraction, and he doesn't do those. Especially not Cal Litvin, his little sister's best friend. Although the two of them have a secret shared past, now her entire existence is a complication for him: she's awkward, eccentric, infuriating . . . and she's also hotter than his kitchen.

But Cal is back in their hometown after her father's death to nurse her mother's broken heart. And, finding herself jobless, hopeless and penniless, she is forced to show up on the doorstep of Ambrose's new restaurant to find work.

For Cal, falling for the bad boy the second time around would be a huge mistake, But Ambrose's resolve, like this patience, is ebbing each day Cal works at his restaurant . . .

Because Cal is no longer a doe-eyed girl. Now, she's a woman that Ambrose will do anything to conquer.

For fans of Ana Huang and Lauren Asher*, Truly Madly Deeply* is an intense, addictive and very sexy second-chance, enemies-to-lovers, best friend's brother romance that you won't be able to put down . . .

This is the start of the new Forbidden Love series, but can also be read as a standalone.

**TROPES:
** Best friend's brother
Grumpy x sunshine
Boss & employee
Enemies to lovers
Second chance romance
Billionaire romance
Forced proximity
A lot of angst

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