21 must-read contemporary books like Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1) by T.J. Alexander

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Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

By: T.J. Alexander

3.69

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

A high-strung pastry chef’s professional goals are interrupted by an unexpected career transition a…

If you liked the contemporary plot in Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1) by T.J. Alexander , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3) by Ashley Herring Blake

1. Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3)

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partn… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Bright Falls, #3) book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) by Ashley Herring Blake

2. Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

An interior designer learns to rebuild her love life from the ground up with zero blueprints in thi… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2) book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Sexuality is complicated. It’s not static. People change and sexuality can change too."

-Ashley Herring Blake, Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

"Astrid Parker was loved, no matter what her mother thought of her. No matter what choices she made. And that love gave her the courage to choose herself."

-Ashley Herring Blake, Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls, #2)

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3. Cleat Cute

By: Meryl Wilsner

3.77

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two socce… read more

Similar categories in Meryl Wilsner's Cleat Cute book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Lesbian is important to me," Phoebe says. "The world likes to act like it's a porn category, not an identity. It took me a while to realize it wasn't. I want other girls like me to know it's a beauti…"

-Meryl Wilsner, Cleat Cute

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4. The Holiday Trap

By: Roan Parrish

3.54

Format: 442 pages, Paperback

For fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Alexis Hall comes a charming, hilarious, and heartwarming LGB… read more

Similar categories in Roan Parrish's The Holiday Trap book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"You don't hurt people by choosing yourself over them. They hurt themselves with what they think about it. It's not your job to fold yourself up so small that your edges never bump into anyone else. W…"

-Roan Parrish, The Holiday Trap

"How do you know if you'd be better off without your family?" she asked. [...] "I don't think it's so cut and dry. Like, I still talk to my parents. They love me. They just have lives that aren't the …"

-Roan Parrish, The Holiday Trap

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5. Love & Other Disasters (Love & Other Disasters, #1)

By: Anita Kelly

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Recently divorced and on the verge of bankruptcy, Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself on th… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's Love & Other Disasters (Love & Other Disasters, #1) book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"And it was hard to explain. That they didn't want to be a man, but that they had never felt quite right as a girl. That they only started to feel really okay when they understood they could be their …"

-Anita Kelly, Love & Other Disasters (Love & Other Disasters, #1)

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6. The Fiancée Farce

By: Alexandria Bellefleur

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Lambda Literary award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur returns with a s… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria Bellefleur's The Fiancée Farce book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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7. D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

By: Chencia C. Higgins

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

D’Vaughn and Kris have six weeks to plan their dream wedding.Their whole relationship is fake.Insta… read more

Similar categories in Chencia C. Higgins's D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Lean on me if you have to,"

-Chencia C. Higgins, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

"No one has ever said that to me before, and I've certainly never said it to anyone...or imagined that I ever would. I thought love would make me weak. And I was right, because when you said it, you c…"

-Chencia C. Higgins, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

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8. The Romance Recipe

By: Ruby Barrett

3.59

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A fiery restaurant owner falls for her enigmatic head chef in this charming, emotional romance A… read more

Similar categories in Ruby Barrett's The Romance Recipe book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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9. Kiss Her Once for Me

By: Alison Cochrun

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The author of The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an… read more

Similar categories in Alison Cochrun's Kiss Her Once for Me book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"I have Andrew, who walked back into my life and then kindly refused to walk back out again."

-Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me

"You're not my beard. Everyone knows my sexuality is like a Rorschach test." "What does that even mean?" "What you see when you look at me says a lot more about you than it does about me."

-Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me

"We are two queer women, and we're going to use this drive back to the cabin to do what queer women do." Blood pressure: rising. "And, uh, what's that?" "We're going to talk about our feelings" Well. …"

-Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me

"I'm demi," I say. Then stupidly, I clarify "-sexual. Not demiromantic or a demigirl or a demigod like Hercules." [...] "I didn't think you were coming out to me as the mythological hero Hercules." "S…"

-Alison Cochrun, Kiss Her Once for Me

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10. Here We Go Again

By: Alison Cochrun

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The author of Kiss Her Once for Me returns with a new queer rom-com following once childhood best f… read more

Similar categories in Alison Cochrun's Here We Go Again book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
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11. Late Bloomer

By: Mazey Eddings

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A sapphic opposites-attract romance with Mazey Edding's signature sparkling voice! Winning the l… read more

Similar categories in Mazey Eddings's Late Bloomer book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Fuck anything and anyone that made you have to survive instead of live. You deserve a life so peaceful it feels deliciously boring. A life filled with flowers and sunny days and people who show you a…"

-Mazey Eddings, Late Bloomer

Cover of How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3) by Anita Kelly

12. How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3)

By: Anita Kelly

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Chemistry sizzles in this workplace rom-com set in the world of high school basketball from the aut… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3) book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Something Wild & Wonderful (Love & Other Disasters, #2) by Anita Kelly

13. Something Wild & Wonderful (Love & Other Disasters, #2)

By: Anita Kelly

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of Love & Other Disasters comes a sparkling grumpy-meets-sunshine romance featuring… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's Something Wild & Wonderful (Love & Other Disasters, #2) book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Do they miss me? Does it count if the person they miss isn’t actually me? ​​​"

-Anita Kelly, Something Wild & Wonderful (Love & Other Disasters, #2)

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14. Queerly Beloved

By: Susie Dumond

3.50

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A people-pleasing baker tries to find her place as a bridesmaid-for-hire . Will she finally find he… read more

Similar categories in Susie Dumond's Queerly Beloved book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Just as You Are by Camille Kellogg

15. Just as You Are

By: Camille Kellogg

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Equal parts witty and steamy, this debut rom-com brings a healthy dose of queerness and a whole lot… read more

Similar categories in Camille Kellogg's Just as You Are book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of In the Event of Love (Fern Falls, #1) by Courtney Kae

16. In the Event of Love (Fern Falls, #1)

By: Courtney Kae

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Fans of Casey McQuiston and Alexandria Bellefleur will adore this queer romcom that combines everyt… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Kae's In the Event of Love (Fern Falls, #1) book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Sometimes, mistakes are the beginning of something wonderful."

-Courtney Kae, In the Event of Love (Fern Falls, #1)

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17. Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

By: T.J. Alexander

3.69

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

A high-strung pastry chef’s professional goals are interrupted by an unexpected career transition a… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1) book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman

18. The Prospects

By: K.T. Hoffman

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more

Similar categories in K.T. Hoffman's The Prospects book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."

-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects

Cover of Sing Anyway (Moonlighters, #1) by Anita Kelly

19. Sing Anyway (Moonlighters, #1)

By: Anita Kelly

4.05

Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition

After a lifetime of failed relationships, non-binary history professor Sam Bell is committed to a n… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's Sing Anyway (Moonlighters, #1) book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Love at 350° by Lisa Peers

20. Love at 350°

By: Lisa Peers

3.77

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Food is their love language, but can they follow a recipe for romance? When an unexpected and forb… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Peers's Love at 350° book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

21. The Pairing

By: Casey McQuiston

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes… read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's The Pairing book and T.J. Alexander's Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • queer
"Some people dye their hair when they go through a breakup. I got a bus."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"This is what I get for assuming all women in safari hats can be trusted."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"He was the first great thing I ever let myself want. This time, I’m keeping him."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"A love that’s ended is the only kind I can have, because I can’t possibly lose it."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

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