Aria’s food truck is her entire life. Then Kai parks in her spot—literally.
Aria built Melted from the pavement up, one grilled cheese at a time. She’s got • Never trust a man with perfect dimples. • Never flirt with your rival—even if he’s infuriatingly hot. • And never, ever let him feed you.
Kai breaks all of them.
Now it’s sabotage, grilled cheese warfare, and way too much tension packed into one parking lot. But between stolen recipes, viral videos, and a food festival forcing them into close quarters, they’re cooking up a heat neither one planned for.
Enemies today. Partners tomorrow. Fire forever.
Welcome to Fire Between Buns—where the kitchen isn’t the only thing getting hot.
Steven Cooper is a freelance writer, producer, and the author of three previous novels. A former television reporter, he has received multiple Emmy awards and nominations, a national Edward R. Murrow Award, and many honors from the Associated Press. He taught writing at Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) from 2007 to 2012. He currently lives in Atlanta.