The Chef

Surfer Town #3

by Rebecca Castle

The poor struggling waitress and the billionaire restaurant owner.
And they hate each other.
But they have to work together.

They need to keep the restaurant afloat despite hating each other’s guts.
But what happens when feelings get in the way?
What happens if they fall in love?

An intense, sizzling standalone romance set in a sleepy beach town in Australia.

It was supposed to be an easy job.
Move to a small town.
Look after my bereaved family.
Be a waitress at the town’s failing restaurant.

Yeah. Easy.

Shame about the restaurant owner, though.
He may be incredibly gorgeous and extremely rich, but he’s also a total jerk.

And he’s also my boss.

And he’s also the guy I publicly humiliated before he was forced to hire me.
He doesn’t want me working here, and I don’t want to see his annoying face every day.
But I need this job.
I’m new in town and completely unemployable.

I need the money.

And despite what he may say, he needs me too.
I’m a good cook.
No one else wants to work here.

So, we’re just gonna have to get along.
And definitely, 100%, totally-not fall in love.
Not with his stupid beautiful face.

No. Way.

Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2024

About the author

Rebecca has had the storytelling bug since... forever!

What Rebecca likes most is writing steamy hot filthy romances with sweet happy endings sprinkled with some delicious bad boys.

Born and raised in an Aussie coastal town, she loves travelling around the world - meeting new people and discovering their stories.
Aside from adventuring she also enjoys a good rainy day in with a good book or at a hot beach catching the sun.
She’s a world-class napping professional. You’ll most likely find her asleep snuggled up on a sofa somewhere cozy.

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Email her at: rebeccacastle.author@outlook.com

Reviews

[Romance Reads Reviewed by K · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 3rd and the last book in the Surfer Town series.
After siblings Cove and Sandy, it's time for their nephew Cliff Finn to find his hea.

Cliff and Bay dover meet each other at the bank where he acts like an asshole and she throws a glass of water over his head.
They both think they'll never see each other again, but they are wrong.
Turns out they will have to work together where they slowly discover the other one isn't who they first thought.


I think this book would have been even better if the author had digged a little deeper into the characters emotions.
But I really liked the storyline, and writingstyle, it was funny, steamy and made my heart squeeze together for the hurt the main characters went through. 
I can't wait to read what Rebecca Castle comes up with outside the Surfer Town Series.


I received an ARC from the author in return for an honest review.

[caffe.and.books (Aimee) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗌 (𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗎𝗉) 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝗁𝖾𝖿 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 3 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗎𝗋𝖿𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 1 𝖺𝗇𝖽 2 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀.

𝖡𝖺𝗒 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖭𝖾𝗐 𝖶𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗄𝗂𝖽𝗌 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝖿𝖾. 𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍/𝖻𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝖾𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗌𝗈 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗋𝗎𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝖿𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝖾𝗐 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺 𝗐𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗃𝗈𝖻 𝖺𝗍 𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝗇, 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖻𝗈𝗌𝗌.

𝖢𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖿 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗌 𝗂𝗍! 𝖧𝖾'𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾, 𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗁𝖾'𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗀𝗀𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀. 𝖡𝖺𝗒 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝖺𝗌𝗌, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝖺𝖿𝗋𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗄 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗇𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖿𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒.

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖢𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖿 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖡𝖺𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗄, 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖽𝖾𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗆𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒. 𝖨 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝖺𝗒 𝗂𝗍 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝖼𝗄𝗅𝗒- 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾- 𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗁𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗍 𝗍𝗈𝗈 𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗇- 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝗎𝗍𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌. 𝖠𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖨 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾.

I am voluntarily reviewing an advance complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed are my own and I have not been compensated for this review.

[Raicel · Rating 5 out of 5]

*ARC REVIEW*
Thank you to Rebecca Castle for letting me read and review this book. I had a fun time reading this series.

The Chef is the final book of the Surfer Town Romance Series. We have followed Cove and Sandy Finn in their love stories now it`s time for their cousin, Cliff Finn to find love. Cliff Finn spent most of his life being a bachelor and partying and having fun in Europe when something unexpected happens to him and he returns to his hometown of New Waters and tries to open up a restaurant. Enter, Bay Dovers a young woman who is helping her brother take care of his children because of a passing that happens to the family. While Cliff and Bay cross paths at the bank one day it was the start of their relationship and interesting friendship.

I enjoyed reading this story and once again enjoyed seeing the characters from the previous two books appear. It was such a fun read and a nice finale to this wonderful series. I gave this book a solid 5 out of 5 stars and would recommend reading this book and the series in general on a summer's day.

[Kayla Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Chef
°~☆~° ARC REVIEW°~☆~°
I recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
In this book we get to know Cliff, a man who opened his own restaurant to trying to make his own fortune with out his parents help and Bay who is struggling financially to help her brother and his two kids after his wife passed away. Bay goes to a bank to try and take out a loan to open her own restaurant when she comes face to face with Cliff who is being rude to her while in line. As payback she retaliates by dumping water on him and storms out of the bank.
After getting rejected at the bank Bay then decides to apply to a restaurant looking to hire a waitress. Little does she know her world is about to be turned up side down.
This isn't my usual choice of book to pick up but the cover picture and blurb caught my attention. I did like how this book was a quick read, it held my attention all the way threw and was a HEA ending.

[Opasan Ouprie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Moving to a new place to help her brother with his kids after his wife has passed away, Bay wants to open her own place. At the bank where she is rejected, she has a run-in with Cliff. Cliff is a hot man that knows what he is, but he is also not so nice. While at the bank, these two have an altercation. The funny part is she is going for an interview at the restaurant that Cliff owns. He doesn't want to hire her as he can not stand her now and she doesn't want to work there for the same reason. But these two are stuck and need the other for the restaurant for him and her a job. Do these two enemies find out that they are more than just that and employer and employee? What will make these two see the light?

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. Their story is definitely an enemies to lovers romance. These two butt heads first thing. Their dislike of each other is very clear even if they feel an underlying attraction. But when Cliff and Bay need each other, they have no choice but to work together. She needs to help her brother recover after tragedy. He needs to save his restaurant at all cost. Sparks begin to fly for different reasons the more time they spend together. They are going to change each others lives even before they realize what has happened. I liked the characters and the storyline

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Adrienne Bird · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Chef by Rebecca Castle is the third book in The Surfer Town Series. Cliff’s restaurant is failing and needs an injection of patrons and money, stat! Bay is helping her brother take care of her niece and nephew and needs to get a job, stat! I love books that have parts that make you think, it’s about to go down. Grab the popcorn and read as fast as you can to see what happens. I’ve enjoyed each book in this series more as I’ve gone on to the next. They can all be read as stand alone and all have happily ever afters.

[Vinessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

THE UNDERLYING ATTACTION FUELS THE FIRE, STOKES THE COALS. HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE ATTRACTED TO HER, SO HE PUTS ON A SMIRK AND BECOMES JERK. SHE IS NOT LOOKING FOR A RELATIONSHIP JUST A PAYCHECK. SO WHAT IF LOOKINGAT HIS GORGEOUS FACE IS PLEAESING HIS ATTITUDE STINKS. THEY COME TOGETHER TO SAVE A FAILNG RESTUARAUNT. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SLIGHT TOUCH INGNITES A DIFFERENT FLAME.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Esme Greiner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bay and Cliff have been butting heads since they met but there is also strong chemistry between them. They both need each other to get out of a bid and the more time they spend together, the more the connection between them is hard to deny.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Lucy AS · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book.started reading it today and couldn’t stop. It has a great love story, full of real feelings
Al the things that we ask ourselves when we start a relationship and star falling in love abre well pictured in there.
This is a great book to have amazing reading times while you picture Cliff and Bay on their travel to find love.

This is a must read

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very entertaining enemies to lovers themed story. I really liked their interactions which were laced with believable chemistry.

I requested a copy of this book so I could provide an honest review.

[bookjunkiejane · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is one of the absolute worst books that I have read.. I can't even fathom how shitty this is..

[Avery’s Library · Rating 3 out of 5]

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺:🔥🔥
Another heartwarming story in a heartwarming series! Just like The Surfer and The Teacher Rebecca Castle has written a beautiful love story that warms the heart and gives you a good happily ever after. I definitely recommend this book for a good enemies-to-lovers, guaranteed HEA, Australian romance!

[Caz May · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again I really enjoyed this authors work. Cliff’s story didn’t disappoint and boy was Bay a sassy one. They were great together despite getting off on the wrong foot. I love the beach references and the humour in these books as well as the great love stories with a little bit of steam thrown in to keep me on my toes.
A great way to end the series. Definitely a recommended series that made my aussie heart happy and proud.
I received a free copy of this from the author in exchange for an honest review. By no means dis this affect my opinion.

[Karen Zornek fitzcharles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really great read. The characters are awesome and written together perfectly. Thank you for writing this book. Please read and review your books.