An Acquired Taste

When Elle Bissett agrees to go on a televised celebrity cooking competition, she's expecting to get some television face time, not go head-to-head with Ashley Castle, an acting rival from her youth. If she could only keep her focus on the recipes instead of getting distracted by Ashley's piercing blue eyes, she should have no problem earning the title of Celebrity Cook Off Champion.For Ashley Castle, appearing on the cooking competition show is a surefire way for her to earn the homemaker cred she desperately needs-at least according to her agent. The fanbase of her reality show, Queen of the Castle, has been waning steadily since her divorce. The only problem is, she doesn't know how to cook. It doesn't help that Elle Bissett keeps dazzling her with something more than those mad kitchen skills she keeps showing off. If she could just find a way to focus, she might stand a chance.What's a few swapped recipes between former child stars? Cheri Ritz loves a good romance novel so much that she decided to write one of her own! She enjoys attending her sons' many activities, volunteering with a local LGBT film festival, and spending cozy weekends marathoning TV shows. She lives in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her girlfriend, three sons, and the sweetest cat in the world.