Chef Wyatt Blake is finally ready to move on from his thankless job. He gets no wiggle room, zero praise, plenty of abuse, and on a good day, he might only spend twelve hours in the Terroir kitchens. A friend of his recommends a private chef position, but despite the boost in pay, Wyatt doesn’t want to babysit some spoiled, rich LA family. Imagine his shock when the family isn’t a Kardashian … Kardashian clone, but Ryan Flores, the only professional baseball player to ever come out of the closet.
Ryan is also at a career crossroads. His team’s management wants to see his more responsible side, which means no more late night hookups and no more adrenaline-charged stunts. When his agent suggests he find a fake boyfriend to give him an air of domesticity, he’s only reluctantly interested.
Until Ryan goes to a local bar and spies the cute private chef he’s supposed to be interviewing the next day. Maybe a quieter life wouldn’t be so bad, as long as Wyatt is part of it?
Wyatt believes Ryan could be more than just a crappy boss, but he isn’t sure about leaving the kitchen for the life of a professional boyfriend. Especially when he wants the reality so much more than the fantasy.
Catch Me is a 85,000 contemporary m/m romance, and while second in the Kitchen Gods series, can be read as a standalone.
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4.5 stars
Heat Level: 4
Narration: 5
A steamy, sexy, and sweet and a different approach to a fake boyfriend story.
I’m really enjoying the Kitchen Gods series and I love a fake boyfriend trope and this one really good even if it was a little different. Wyatt and Ryan have amazing chemistry right from the start and are very sexually compatible. They have a “one-night-stand” before entering into the fake boyfriend arrangement but the reason I find this difference is because their connection is there before, during (despite their best effects) and long after the fake boyfriend arrangement is happening. They seem to be more in a real relationship then not for most of the story even though they don’t think they are.
I loved their connection and all the secondary characters are fantastic. I liked getting to know Wyatt’s Nan and brother (there is definitely a story there!) and enjoyed getting to know new and old characters throughout the story.
I loved the depth to both Ryan and Wyatt and while massively frustrating I actually enjoyed the back and forth emotional rollercoaster with heaps of sexually charged stops along the way. So much angst and sexual tension I thought my kindle would explode. Ryan and Wyatt are definitely super hot together and I did love the HEA once they finally communicated with each other.
A fantastic, steamy story with great writing, narration, and truely loveable characters. Another winner in this series!!
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Catch Me is the second book in the Kitchen Gods series by Beth Bolden, but can be read as a standalone. It is a contemporary m/m romance between a chef, Wyatt, and a professional baseball player, Ryan. Wyatt and Ryan are great characters and I love their interactions. The story has humor, angst, romance and steam. Very enjoyable story.
Ryan asks for a fake romance; is that REALLY what he needs from Wyatt?!
April 5, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 stars
First book in this MM chef romance series that I read, but it won’t be the last. It’s a well-written romance, with sparks flying between Chef Wyatt and professional baseball shortstop Ryan from the moment they eye each other in a Los Angeles club. Their relationship is rocky but sizzlin’ when they give in to their white hot attraction.
Of the two, I was especially struck by Wyatt’s situation, particularly his devotion to his grandmother, devastation at her deteriorating health and fear of her possible rejection if he comes out. Wyatt needs the lucrative personal chef job for Ryan and yet dreads the supplemental role Ryan and his agent Eric want him to play for public consumption. Ryan is the less mature of the two. Ryan’s only 25 and pulls some clinker moves as he deals with his fear of rejection. He’s had some bad times that caused his insecurities but he’s so fearful of an honest relationship that he’s sabotaging himself and hurting others in the process.
The romance had angst but not excessively so, the secondary characters were interesting and supportive, and the conclusion provided glimpses of a happy future. I really enjoyed and want to read more about this group of chef friends.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.