His Missing Ingredient

by Jessa Kane

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?

Genres: Smut

98 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 18, 2026

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Reviews

[Soft Nectarine ~ · Rating 2 out of 5]

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

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[girlwithhearteyes · Rating 3 out of 5]

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. 🤣

[*CJ* · Rating 3 out of 5]

“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

[Yesenia Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 😂

[Emm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nobody say ANYTHING to the health department.

[Lolina ⋆]

This was quite literally a health inspector's worst nightmare 😭😭. Cheers to...secret sauces....I guess...

[Amy Bergesen]

Jessa 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.

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
HEA

[Noel Kjosness · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Jessa Kane books, but this one....

I have read every JK book and always look forward to the next one. This book is something quite different. The H and h are almost too OTT reacting to each other. What they do in a restaurant kitchen is both disgusting and just plain wrong. I finished the book, but I know that I will never read it again.... Which is a first for me with a JK book.

[Jada G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Jessa Kane but…

I typically love absolutely everything that Jessa Kane puts out. But this one was a miss for me. I’m very well versed in the world of insta-love but this one took me out of the fantasy. It was extremely fast, and then the “sauce” was a weird addition to have, the brother drama. It felt rushed and all over the place for me. Just not my favorite.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

WHAT did I just READ?? Setting aside the health code of it all, our heroine discovers that she possesses magical...fluids...that make foods into irresistible aphrodisiacs. And when her new chef boyfriend makes a sauce with her as the secret ingredient, the entire town loses its mind and she's in danger. But also, how is this not a serious health code violation??

[Matt Gardner · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Megan ~The Never Ending Book Basket · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was this book crazy and over the top? Yes. Did I love every second of it? Also yes. This was another super spicy & consuming read by Jessa Kane and I was here for every second of it! I can’t wait for more from her!

[Sampson DeMarks · Rating 2 out of 5]

More perverted than usual and highly stupid, 2 stars because it's Jessa and the instalove is always great.

[Magalie Bonneau · Rating 3 out of 5]

Magic pussy juice in my food not so sure about that.
I do have to say it was the first sex scene on a merry go round I’ve read and it was a fun time.

[LastNightInVegas · Rating 3 out of 5]

3

[B.L. Olson · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[RomancewithRachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well. I just don’t even know what to say. The sh*t she comes up with is creative, I’ll tell ya that 🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣

[Lisbeth]

Sweet, ridiculous, silly, and cute, it was ok.

[Bookwormtvaddict · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

I loved this story! It was a good and short read.

Tropes:
Age gap
Forced proximity
Chef mmc x dishwasher fmc
Heroine in hiding
Dash of suspense
Spicy 3.5 🌶

[Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

Uhm... what in the magic realism's dirty cousins name is this?

[sab · Rating 5 out of 5]

honestly… what do i even say for this😭😭😭 at no point in time during this did i know what was coming next omg i am bamboozled my flabbers are gasted!!!!! 😦

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would’ve enjoyed it if not for the whole sauce thing. It kept taking me out of the story.