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His Missing Ingredient
Chef Draven is known as a tyrant in the kitchen, but when the new dishwasher arrives, he finds himself spellbound by Claire's beauty. She's young, brave, in need of a guardian...and obviously running from something. At first touch, he's vowing to protect her from all harm and proclaiming himself as her man. She's his now. But there's something different about his girl. Her very presence, and a unique spice all her own, cause his cooking to improve to the point of inciting riots outside the restaurant. Could she be the missing ingredient he's been looking for all his life?
98 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 18, 2026
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Jessa Kane
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September 14, 2026
We read and we do not judge 🤣
June 22, 2026
This is definitely one of those books where you listen and don’t judge lmao 😂
May 20, 2026
Now sir, that’s just a HEALTH CODE VIOLATION! This one just takes it too far even for me 👀
Chef Draven discovers his new dishwasher girlie has MAGICAL juices…and decides to mix it into a new sauce for his restaurant! Good lord, please no. Just no. 😩😩
The novella was classic JK smut: clueless fmc, huge grumpy mmc, insta love. However, I just couldn’t get passed them mixing her FLUIDS into the sauce for public consumption *screaming into the void* And the SAUCE MADE THEM ALL HORNY?! lol that was low-key hilarious but also what the hellie
workplace romance
possessive mmc
age gap 32m 18f
virgin fmc
chocking
daddy/lg kink
public sex
insta love
health code violations
HEA
Chef Draven discovers his new dishwasher girlie has MAGICAL juices…and decides to mix it into a new sauce for his restaurant! Good lord, please no. Just no. 😩😩
The novella was classic JK smut: clueless fmc, huge grumpy mmc, insta love. However, I just couldn’t get passed them mixing her FLUIDS into the sauce for public consumption *screaming into the void* And the SAUCE MADE THEM ALL HORNY?! lol that was low-key hilarious but also what the hellie
workplace romance
possessive mmc
age gap 32m 18f
virgin fmc
chocking
daddy/lg kink
public sex
insta love
health code violations
HEA
May 19, 2026
Is this the most ridiculous Jessa Kane? Of course not, she's got a time travelling tree story but this one is certainly up there. At least with a couple of health code violations but fuck me is it HOT. Carousel bang will always have my heart.
June 7, 2026
Tomarlo con humor es la única solución para evitar el trauma
June 23, 2026
See, THIS is why you should never eat at restraunts. They be dippin' puh-juice in desserts. 😭😭
This isint a bad book, but the SEVERE health-code violations were a turn off.
This isint a bad book, but the SEVERE health-code violations were a turn off.
May 21, 2026
3.25 stars
Errrrrmmmm, too many food safety violations for me to properly enjoy this one. I did feel strongly while reading though, and I feel like Jessa Kane wrote this one for the reactions. 🤣
Errrrrmmmm, too many food safety violations for me to properly enjoy this one. I did feel strongly while reading though, and I feel like Jessa Kane wrote this one for the reactions. 🤣
May 19, 2026
unhinged queen
what a insane, wild ride that was. couldn’t have predicted the next sentence. made no sense and is ABSOLUTELY a health code violation. 5 stars 😂
what a insane, wild ride that was. couldn’t have predicted the next sentence. made no sense and is ABSOLUTELY a health code violation. 5 stars 😂
May 25, 2026
Quedé tiesa con toda esa vaina de ella siendo el toque secreto para la comida 🫠 y me hizo pensar en que uno va a un restaurante y no sabe que le pueden echar a la comida.
Pero no me sorprende porque Jessa Kane, solo me reí y ya.
Pero no me sorprende porque Jessa Kane, solo me reí y ya.
May 19, 2026
“His secret ingredient” is the story of Claire and Draven.
This somewhat magical, health code violation filled smutty novella is a romance between a runaway girl and a chef who gets obsessed with her and her.. fluids.
Silly but enjoyed it
Safe
3/5
This somewhat magical, health code violation filled smutty novella is a romance between a runaway girl and a chef who gets obsessed with her and her.. fluids.
Silly but enjoyed it
Safe
3/5
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May 21, 2026This was quite literally a health inspector's worst nightmare 😭😭.
Cheers to...secret sauces....I guess...
May 21, 2026
Nobody say ANYTHING to the health department.
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May 20, 2026Jessa strikes again! All the usuals: novella length, age gap, insta-love, virginity, tiny FMC and huge MMC, and… a hint of magic.
Head chef Draven meets his new dishwasher, Claire, on her first day working in his restaurant. Her body is his inspiration and more.
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HEA
Head chef Draven meets his new dishwasher, Claire, on her first day working in his restaurant. Her body is his inspiration and more.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
HEA
May 29, 2026
Uh. No thanks. The villain was too creepy. Too much violence against women - kidnapping and murder. And the bodily fluids in restaurant food? Hard pass.
June 23, 2026
what the hell did i just read?! i’m—
May 24, 2026
Reading the title and the blurb, you'd think Aw, it's a pun...He's a chef and she's what's missing from his life, cute! .
But I forget its Jessa Kane. And she's unhinged.
The FMC is quite literally the "missing ingredient" he needs to put in his food.
Stirring with a spoon she licked is one thing. But he takes it further and puts her juices in food that gets served to the public.
Can you say HEALTH CODE VIOLATION!
But I forget its Jessa Kane. And she's unhinged.
The FMC is quite literally the "missing ingredient" he needs to put in his food.
Stirring with a spoon she licked is one thing. But he takes it further and puts her juices in food that gets served to the public.
Can you say HEALTH CODE VIOLATION!
May 25, 2026
it’s just too weird for me
I dnf’d this at 60%.. normally I’m a lover of anything by Jessa Kane but this one is just odd. When they walk into the restaurant and start talking about orgys I put it down. Sorry. Just not for me!
I dnf’d this at 60%.. normally I’m a lover of anything by Jessa Kane but this one is just odd. When they walk into the restaurant and start talking about orgys I put it down. Sorry. Just not for me!
May 19, 2026
I would’ve enjoyed it if not for the whole sauce thing. It kept taking me out of the story.
June 11, 2026
Holy body fluids. 🤢 eww (possible spoilers ahead)
I never take JK’s books seriously. They are what they are. Short, smutty, InstaLove books.
Sometimes I just like nonsense. (I have her one book Moby downloaded. One day I’ll read it. It’s about a woman boinking a whale 🙃)
This book was just too much. The “secret ingredient” ended up being the heroine’s body fluids. I kind of wanted to laugh, but I was actually horrified.
Eek 😱
I never take JK’s books seriously. They are what they are. Short, smutty, InstaLove books.
Sometimes I just like nonsense. (I have her one book Moby downloaded. One day I’ll read it. It’s about a woman boinking a whale 🙃)
This book was just too much. The “secret ingredient” ended up being the heroine’s body fluids. I kind of wanted to laugh, but I was actually horrified.
Eek 😱
May 21, 2026
Another 🏆🥇 winner
For every reason you read Jessa Kane's books you need to continue with this one. It almost shocks me how much story she crams into such short, great reads. Great every time. She manages to blend sweet and sexy unlike just about any author I've read. And I've read 10,000 books in the past 25 years.
For every reason you read Jessa Kane's books you need to continue with this one. It almost shocks me how much story she crams into such short, great reads. Great every time. She manages to blend sweet and sexy unlike just about any author I've read. And I've read 10,000 books in the past 25 years.
May 24, 2026
People are hating but this is very Jessa Kane coded, always has and always been 😂
May 27, 2026
this was nasty.
May 30, 2026
Silly, funny and smutty.
May 30, 2026
Wtf was this Jessa 😂😂😂 straight to jail
Virgin fmc/non virgin mmc(no manwhore).
Claire: (fmc/18/blonde) Survivor.
Draven: (mmc/32/Raven haired) Grumpy.
Virgin fmc/non virgin mmc(no manwhore).
Claire: (fmc/18/blonde) Survivor.
Draven: (mmc/32/Raven haired) Grumpy.
Did Not Finish
July 13, 2026Qué putísima mierda, Rocío. 😒
August 9, 2026
Something is telling me that these two people are violating the food safety policy BIG TIME.
Shut down that fucking kitchen!
p.s. It was a hoot though. Magic pussy juice.
Shut down that fucking kitchen!
p.s. It was a hoot though. Magic pussy juice.
May 20, 2026
A Surprise Ingredient
Kane never fails to surprise me with her storylines! They always are unique in a way you wouldn’t think works, but oh boy does it.
Kane never fails to surprise me with her storylines! They always are unique in a way you wouldn’t think works, but oh boy does it.
May 27, 2026
3.5 ⭐️
Another cute & Daddy-kink (lite) steamy instalove from Jessa Kane. This one has a cranky chef who instantly falls for a young new dishwasher at his restaurant. There is a tongue-in-cheek OTT mystical element that is funny to me (and was clearly meant to be so). Not one of my favorite JK stories but still enjoyable enough like all of this author's are.
Another cute & Daddy-kink (lite) steamy instalove from Jessa Kane. This one has a cranky chef who instantly falls for a young new dishwasher at his restaurant. There is a tongue-in-cheek OTT mystical element that is funny to me (and was clearly meant to be so). Not one of my favorite JK stories but still enjoyable enough like all of this author's are.
July 23, 2026
This book shocked me like many other books written by this author , but it was by far the most taboo read I’ve experienced! So much so , I couldn’t even finish it !
The story begins when (FMC)Claire has run away from home and needs a job desperately.luckily she finds employment at a swanky restaurant as a dishwasher.While there she meets (MMC)Draven , the cranky master chef/owner who’s hot AF , and hates her at first glance , but quickly notices by the scars and marks on her hands that she’s been mistreated ,and vows to protect her …. Amongst….um…other things. I’m so over the women with daddy issues in these books!!!
I did find it hilarious how these two end up dry humping each other in the restaurant break room causing Draven to cream his pants ! Lmfao! So much for stamina big fella! Better luck next time! 😂👍
He then informs Claire that she’s sleeping in “daddy’s” bed from here on in. God help me !Please excuse me while I go cringe in the corner!!🚨‼️🤦♀️
Whatever , I pushed onward with some little faith that the author would salvage this …… until I get to the part where he’s kissing her and his “chefs instincts” kick in ! What does that mean you ask?? Well Chef Draven had been racking his brain for months on concocting the newest sauce for the fall menu and the taste of Claire was so intense he up and decides to put her in the sauce!!! She was the missing ingredient!! Literally! WTF kind of health code breaking bullshit is this ?! I honestly thought he was going all Hannibal /jeffrey Dahmer up in here, but thank god all the guy does is get Claire to taste the soup , keep the spoon in her mouth for a moment and he then proceeds to put the spoon back into the pot of sauce !!!🤢
They both look at the sauce simmering in the pot ,and it changes color with the new “ingredient” added to it. Yeah , looks like possible MRSA to me! Lol
“I don’t want anyone else to know your flavor.” He says.🤢
Of course after that it’s insta-love for these two , and they’ve already agreed to be exclusive with one another . Oh and did I mention she’s a virgin ?! 😂🤦♀️
I couldn’t help but laugh when chef Draven brings her home and is literally between Claire’s legs and he’s describing the taste of her lady parts . “Sweeter than sweet.Fresh plum,white chocolate ,Champagne. An unknown. “ Sir, this is not a wine tasting . wtf?! lol
And as if it couldn’t get any worse, he opens the fridge door and sets a pot on the counter , and he proceeds to remove his fingers from her lady parts and then stir it into the apple tart batter he made ! And they both taste it ! 🤢What…the…fuck…am I reading ?!?!
At this point I was going to just give up on this book completely and throw my kindle across the damn room …🤦♀️….but ….I’m not a quitter lol …and I was mildly curious👀 about how fucked up this story was going to get ! 🤷♀️
Fucked up indeed!!
So they finally get it on and chef Draven grabs Claire by her throat . Instead of hitting him with the nearest lamp like any other girl would do she lets him continue choking her while he’s fucking her…..to the point where she loses consciousness! But that’s okay girls ,because she “trusts” him!!😂🤦♀️ Oh my god , girl needs some therapy, and an ambulance!🚑
He says “Never could have imagined you Claire.It hurts me that you’ve been alive this whole time and I didn’t know.” Not for long at this rate pal! 😂🚩
In the middle of the night he’s up making apple tarts from the apple 🐈 batter and he’s worried how the existence of this “secret ingredient” could be dangerous in the wrong hands!
At this point I was done ! I had to throw in the towel at 50% ! Call me a quitter, I don’t care! This was completely & utterly fucked! 🤢🚩
Toxic man , traumatized virgin runaway with daddy issues! The consumption of foods containing bodily fluids !! No! ….just No! I’m good right here . Thanks .
Again …. Wtf ?! One ⭐️for creativity but WTF?! 🤢🚩🚨🚑
The story begins when (FMC)Claire has run away from home and needs a job desperately.luckily she finds employment at a swanky restaurant as a dishwasher.While there she meets (MMC)Draven , the cranky master chef/owner who’s hot AF , and hates her at first glance , but quickly notices by the scars and marks on her hands that she’s been mistreated ,and vows to protect her …. Amongst….um…other things. I’m so over the women with daddy issues in these books!!!
I did find it hilarious how these two end up dry humping each other in the restaurant break room causing Draven to cream his pants ! Lmfao! So much for stamina big fella! Better luck next time! 😂👍
He then informs Claire that she’s sleeping in “daddy’s” bed from here on in. God help me !Please excuse me while I go cringe in the corner!!🚨‼️🤦♀️
Whatever , I pushed onward with some little faith that the author would salvage this …… until I get to the part where he’s kissing her and his “chefs instincts” kick in ! What does that mean you ask?? Well Chef Draven had been racking his brain for months on concocting the newest sauce for the fall menu and the taste of Claire was so intense he up and decides to put her in the sauce!!! She was the missing ingredient!! Literally! WTF kind of health code breaking bullshit is this ?! I honestly thought he was going all Hannibal /jeffrey Dahmer up in here, but thank god all the guy does is get Claire to taste the soup , keep the spoon in her mouth for a moment and he then proceeds to put the spoon back into the pot of sauce !!!🤢
They both look at the sauce simmering in the pot ,and it changes color with the new “ingredient” added to it. Yeah , looks like possible MRSA to me! Lol
“I don’t want anyone else to know your flavor.” He says.🤢
Of course after that it’s insta-love for these two , and they’ve already agreed to be exclusive with one another . Oh and did I mention she’s a virgin ?! 😂🤦♀️
I couldn’t help but laugh when chef Draven brings her home and is literally between Claire’s legs and he’s describing the taste of her lady parts . “Sweeter than sweet.Fresh plum,white chocolate ,Champagne. An unknown. “ Sir, this is not a wine tasting . wtf?! lol
And as if it couldn’t get any worse, he opens the fridge door and sets a pot on the counter , and he proceeds to remove his fingers from her lady parts and then stir it into the apple tart batter he made ! And they both taste it ! 🤢What…the…fuck…am I reading ?!?!
At this point I was going to just give up on this book completely and throw my kindle across the damn room …🤦♀️….but ….I’m not a quitter lol …and I was mildly curious👀 about how fucked up this story was going to get ! 🤷♀️
Fucked up indeed!!
So they finally get it on and chef Draven grabs Claire by her throat . Instead of hitting him with the nearest lamp like any other girl would do she lets him continue choking her while he’s fucking her…..to the point where she loses consciousness! But that’s okay girls ,because she “trusts” him!!😂🤦♀️ Oh my god , girl needs some therapy, and an ambulance!🚑
He says “Never could have imagined you Claire.It hurts me that you’ve been alive this whole time and I didn’t know.” Not for long at this rate pal! 😂🚩
In the middle of the night he’s up making apple tarts from the apple 🐈 batter and he’s worried how the existence of this “secret ingredient” could be dangerous in the wrong hands!
At this point I was done ! I had to throw in the towel at 50% ! Call me a quitter, I don’t care! This was completely & utterly fucked! 🤢🚩
Toxic man , traumatized virgin runaway with daddy issues! The consumption of foods containing bodily fluids !! No! ….just No! I’m good right here . Thanks .
Again …. Wtf ?! One ⭐️for creativity but WTF?! 🤢🚩🚨🚑
June 8, 2026
Don't get me wrong, I eat up any book Jessa puts out, including this one... but this one didnt hit the mark for me.
The spice was there, the innocent FMC was there, the possessive/dominant/protective "daddy" was there, and the plot was there. BUUUUUT this one had a "magical" touch to it. Now, I LOVE fantasy, magic, whatever you wanna call it but this just wasnt that. I was honestly put off by that addition of magic as it didnt make any sense to the world. No magic to speak of out in the world. No history, no rumors, nada. Yet our FMC has it and its just immediately accepted without any freaking out?! Plus, this magic is... odd... Magical bodily juices that make food amazing? Weird. Banging in the pantry to get those juices? Awkward. Adding those to the sauce youre serving complete strangers? Ewe! That should go against everything the MMC stands for. That is the opposite of possessive and also, youre a chef! Shouldn't that bother you?? Youre sharing your woman AND essentially poisoning your customers, even if they like it... a little TOO much.
I feel like this story could have been just as good (or better, for me) without the magical element. I've read Jessa's other books where the magic actually plays a role that makes sense, and liked it. But not this one.
The spice was there, the innocent FMC was there, the possessive/dominant/protective "daddy" was there, and the plot was there. BUUUUUT this one had a "magical" touch to it. Now, I LOVE fantasy, magic, whatever you wanna call it but this just wasnt that. I was honestly put off by that addition of magic as it didnt make any sense to the world. No magic to speak of out in the world. No history, no rumors, nada. Yet our FMC has it and its just immediately accepted without any freaking out?! Plus, this magic is... odd... Magical bodily juices that make food amazing? Weird. Banging in the pantry to get those juices? Awkward. Adding those to the sauce youre serving complete strangers? Ewe! That should go against everything the MMC stands for. That is the opposite of possessive and also, youre a chef! Shouldn't that bother you?? Youre sharing your woman AND essentially poisoning your customers, even if they like it... a little TOO much.
I feel like this story could have been just as good (or better, for me) without the magical element. I've read Jessa's other books where the magic actually plays a role that makes sense, and liked it. But not this one.
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