The Romance Recipe

By Ruby Barrett,

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A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST

"The feelings in this one are dialed up so high you almost can’t look at them directly: It would be like staring into the sun... Like Rosie Danan or Kate Clayborn, Barrett has a way of making palpable the full journey of a relationship" –New…

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1 author picked The Romance Recipe as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Food and pining, what’s not to love? This book was such a fun read!

I loved the behind-the-scenes details of the restaurant scene, the food descriptions, the fierceness of the women, and the exploration of identity. The character descriptions were brilliant, and I could picture each scene like I was watching a movie.

I left feeling so good (and a bit hungry!) 

From Dana's list on swoony, sapphic RomComs.

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