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Yes, Chef: A Debut Novel
"Waitlyn Andrews are you sure this is your debut? Because I ate this up like you’re a veteran romance author!"
“The FEELINGS I got reading this book. I am giddy with them”
I've sworn off romantic relationships, stifling family expectations, and self-doubt. The trifecta, really.
Returning home to run the family business is inevitable, but that doesn't mean I can't spend some time carving my own path of culinary success. In Paris. Because who doesn't love Paris? Because Paris has the best food scene in the world. And I want to earn this my way. Dammit.
Not to brag, but the first four months of living abroad and working at one of the chicest, up-and-coming restaurants in France — everything is going exactly as planned. I go to the market every morning, I run my own schedule, and I don't have to think about my cheating ex or Meredith-Blake-of-a-Mother. Croissant and espresso every morning? A given. Living abroad has been perfect. It's the Nancy Meyers' Dream.
That is, until a tall, all-American golden boy enters my space as the new Head Chef of Teaks. Chef James Sullivan is too attractive for his own good, and I've strictly written off workplace romances.
But, lucky for me, he only chooses to acknowledge my presence when he's critiquing my work every five minutes. Maybe I can tune out those broad shoulders and denim blue eyes....if only those eyes would stop staring at me so intently.
Au Revoir
- Claire Richards
"Yes, Chef" is an upbeat, closed-door sizzling-with-chemistry, romantic comedy that will have you believing in the magic of a 90's Rom-Com again.
“The FEELINGS I got reading this book. I am giddy with them”
I've sworn off romantic relationships, stifling family expectations, and self-doubt. The trifecta, really.
Returning home to run the family business is inevitable, but that doesn't mean I can't spend some time carving my own path of culinary success. In Paris. Because who doesn't love Paris? Because Paris has the best food scene in the world. And I want to earn this my way. Dammit.
Not to brag, but the first four months of living abroad and working at one of the chicest, up-and-coming restaurants in France — everything is going exactly as planned. I go to the market every morning, I run my own schedule, and I don't have to think about my cheating ex or Meredith-Blake-of-a-Mother. Croissant and espresso every morning? A given. Living abroad has been perfect. It's the Nancy Meyers' Dream.
That is, until a tall, all-American golden boy enters my space as the new Head Chef of Teaks. Chef James Sullivan is too attractive for his own good, and I've strictly written off workplace romances.
But, lucky for me, he only chooses to acknowledge my presence when he's critiquing my work every five minutes. Maybe I can tune out those broad shoulders and denim blue eyes....if only those eyes would stop staring at me so intently.
Au Revoir
- Claire Richards
"Yes, Chef" is an upbeat, closed-door sizzling-with-chemistry, romantic comedy that will have you believing in the magic of a 90's Rom-Com again.
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Published November 13, 2025
About the author
Waitlyn Andrews
3 books95 followersI'm a 30-something-year-old who misses the romantic optimism of a good '90s rom-com. Since I hope you'll read my books more than my bio, I'll spare you the run-on-sentences about who I am and give you some bullet points for what I'm about:
- HEA or I walk
- Strong female leads chasing a goal are more fun to cheer on
- Reformed Rakes do make for the best husbands, as Mrs. Bridgerton promised
- Miscommunication and cheating tropes make my skin crawl
- If I could live in a Nancy Meyers movie forever, I would. Specifically Parent Trap and Father of the Bride
- If I had to choose between the mountains or the ocean...I wouldn't. I love them both too much.
- I take the phrase “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies...The man who never reads lives only one.” a little too seriously. I live vicariously through my character's occupations
That should give you a fairly decent set of expectations for the kind of books I write. If you're still curious, well...read the books. :)
- HEA or I walk
- Strong female leads chasing a goal are more fun to cheer on
- Reformed Rakes do make for the best husbands, as Mrs. Bridgerton promised
- Miscommunication and cheating tropes make my skin crawl
- If I could live in a Nancy Meyers movie forever, I would. Specifically Parent Trap and Father of the Bride
- If I had to choose between the mountains or the ocean...I wouldn't. I love them both too much.
- I take the phrase “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies...The man who never reads lives only one.” a little too seriously. I live vicariously through my character's occupations
That should give you a fairly decent set of expectations for the kind of books I write. If you're still curious, well...read the books. :)
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