30 Top romance books like The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant

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The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

By: Samantha Verant

3.19

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A talented chef discovers how spices and scents can transport her--and, more importantly, how self-…

"Are you ready toes what a real chef can do?" "Maybe show me what a real man can do first"

-Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

"Are you ready toes what a real chef can do?" "Maybe show me what a real man can do first"

-Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

"A few layers of what was once a stinky onion reveal themselves. Charles respects and protects the women in his life. My heart rate picks up a beat or two."

-Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

"A few layers of what was once a stinky onion reveal themselves. Charles respects and protects the women in his life. My heart rate picks up a beat or two."

-Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

If you liked the romance plot in The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant , here is a list of 30 books like this:

Cover of Recipe for a Charmed Life by Rachel Linden

1. Recipe for a Charmed Life

By: Rachel Linden

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

After a day of unrivaled disappointments, a promising young chef finds every bite of food suddenly … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Linden's Recipe for a Charmed Life book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Instinctively, her fingers drifted to the four-leaf clover charm on the delicate chain at her throat, and she rubbed the little leaves. Long ago, her mother had told her that the four leaflets on the…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"She reached up and rubbed the four-leaf clover charm, saying a quick prayer for faith, hope, love, and luck. Faith that everything would turn out, hope that what was lost could be restored, gratitude…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"Star reached up and snapped an apple twig from the bough above them. It was laden with small white buds not yet blossomed. "Watch." She cupped it in her strong-knuckled hands. Before Georgia's eyes, …"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"The wine was cold and refreshing on her tongue, sliding down her throat like a mouthful of winter air. She closed her eyes and sniffed the bouquet. Ripe apricots smashing open on gray rocks, the smel…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

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2. A Cosmic Kind of Love

By: Samantha Young

3.67

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

When event planner Hallie Goodman receives party-inspiration material from the bride of her latest … read more

Similar categories in Samantha Young's A Cosmic Kind of Love book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"In some ways, life was less complicated back then. More difficult in a lot of ways, but less complicated."

-Samantha Young, A Cosmic Kind of Love

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3. The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

By: Audrey Burges

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A woman learns to expand the boundaries of her small world and let love inside it in this sparkling… read more

Similar categories in Audrey Burges's The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Ciao For Now by Kate Bromley

4. Ciao For Now

By: Kate Bromley

3.57

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

When an American interning at a fashion house in Rome butts heads with her professor's surly son, s… read more

Similar categories in Kate Bromley's Ciao For Now book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Lavash at First Sight by Taleen Voskuni

5. Lavash at First Sight

By: Taleen Voskuni

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Ta… read more

Similar categories in Taleen Voskuni's Lavash at First Sight book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The Phoenix Ballroom

By: Ruth Hogan

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things: a heartfelt and inspiring … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Hogan's The Phoenix Ballroom book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Love Remedy (The Damsels of Discovery, #1) by Elizabeth  Everett

7. The Love Remedy (The Damsels of Discovery, #1)

By: Elizabeth Everett

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a Victorian apothecary hires a stoic private investigator to protect her business, they learn … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Everett's The Love Remedy (The Damsels of Discovery, #1) book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Better Than Fiction

By: Alexa Martin

3.42

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Love isn't always by the books in this charming romantic comedy about a bookseller discovering how … read more

Similar categories in Alexa Martin's Better Than Fiction book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Lucy on the Wild Side

By: Kerry Rea

3.83

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A charming and wildly funny new romantic comedy by Kerry Rea, author of The Wedding Ringer. Lucy… read more

Similar categories in Kerry Rea's Lucy on the Wild Side book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Best Served Hot

By: Amanda Elliot

3.32

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Two restaurant critics learn their opposing tastes might make for a five-star relationship in the n… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Elliot's Best Served Hot book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I don't need your byline and your health benefits. I am the future, and you are the past."

-Amanda Elliot, Best Served Hot

"How many subscribers do you have left, anyway? Isn't print dying? How long until it's actually dead and you're out of a job?"

-Amanda Elliot, Best Served Hot

"We inched past the doughnut stand and were blasted full in the face by taco steam. Not that I was complaining. If all exfoliation steam smelled like tacos, sign me up for a spa day right now."

-Amanda Elliot, Best Served Hot

"I'd wanted to travel through Asia most of my life, sample all the incredible street food in Thailand and Vietnam, tour Japan's famous convenience stores that sold food as good as their restaurants, s…"

-Amanda Elliot, Best Served Hot

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11. Bear With Me Now

By: Katie Shepard

3.01

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

10 hours, 28 minutes Two people are ready for their lives to get a little wilder in this romanti… read more

Similar categories in Katie Shepard's Bear With Me Now book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Isha, Unscripted by Sajni Patel

12. Isha, Unscripted

By: Sajni Patel

3.08

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Unwilling to yield to familial expectations, an aspiring screenwriter attempts to pursue her dreams… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's Isha, Unscripted book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Ruby Spencer's Whisky Year by Rochelle Bilow

13. Ruby Spencer's Whisky Year

By: Rochelle Bilow

3.43

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

One of... Buzzfeed's Romance Books To Look Out For In 2023 Paste Magazine's Most Anticipated Contem… read more

Similar categories in Rochelle Bilow's Ruby Spencer's Whisky Year book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Off the Map (Beck Sisters, #3) by Trish Doller

14. Off the Map (Beck Sisters, #3)

By: Trish Doller

3.77

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

On the road to love, you don't need a GPS... Carla Black’s life motto is “here for a good time, … read more

Similar categories in Trish Doller's Off the Map (Beck Sisters, #3) book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. French Holiday

By: Sarah Ready

3.85

Format: 416 pages, ebook

One (crumbling) French castle. Two enemies-at-first-sight. The holiday of a lifetime. Merry DeLu… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Ready's French Holiday book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • france
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"If you could see my heart, you'd see the space for you in it."

-Sarah Ready, French Holiday

"When children are spoiled, you can never satisfy them, they are a great empty hole, devouring everything. They search for something to satisfy them, but nothing ever does. Like a stomach stretched ou…"

-Sarah Ready, French Holiday

Cover of Weekends with You by Alexandra Paige

16. Weekends with You

By: Alexandra Paige

3.36

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming and romantic debut told over the course of one year in monthly weekend installments,… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Paige's Weekends with You book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Sweeter Than Chocolate by Lizzie Shane

17. Sweeter Than Chocolate

By: Lizzie Shane

3.76

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Now a Hallmark Channel original movie!!! Do the “Cupid chocolates” from Lucy’s shop really help pe… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Shane's Sweeter Than Chocolate book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Gigi, Listening by Chantel Guertin

18. Gigi, Listening

By: Chantel Guertin

3.58

Format: 363 pages, Paperback

Fans of Sophie Kinsella and Christina Lauren will adore this touching and witty novel about a woman… read more

Similar categories in Chantel Guertin's Gigi, Listening book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Once Upon a December

By: Amy E. Reichert

3.49

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A one-of-a-kind Christmas market offers holiday magic in the new romance from the author of The Kin… read more

Similar categories in Amy E. Reichert's Once Upon a December book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The TV was still on, but now they were watching Moana . The princesses had definitely gotten more badass since she was a little girl."

-Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

"The girls met at least one Saturday a month for brunch at Blue's Egg in Wauwatosa. It was a nice middle distance between them all and had the most incredible hash browns."

-Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

" "Epic drama, with a lot of love that withstands it all." She leaned in closer and whispered, "And great steamy scenes, if that's your thing." Jack laughed. Now he knew he'd be reading it. Who didn't…"

-Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

"I like a girl who knows what she wants and asks for it." Jack's eyes glazed as he remembered last night when Astra had done just that. Her cheeks heated at her boldness, but she maintained eye contac…"

-Amy E. Reichert, Once Upon a December

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20. The Only Game in Town

By: Lacie Waldon

3.55

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

One small town, one big prize, one handsome stranger... Nothing ever changes in Redford, Georgia. … read more

Similar categories in Lacie Waldon's The Only Game in Town book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She was built to be a part of a team. It was how she'd grown up, It had always been hr and her dad, unbreakable partners. Then she'd join forces with Liz, the two of them taking on adolescence togeth…"

-Lacie Waldon, The Only Game in Town

Cover of In It to Win It by Sharon C. Cooper

21. In It to Win It

By: Sharon C. Cooper

3.69

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Two entrepreneurs compete for a property, but secure the biggest win of all—each other—in this seco… read more

Similar categories in Sharon C. Cooper's In It to Win It book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It wasn't that they were physically compatible, it was everything. They clicked."

-Sharon C. Cooper, In It to Win It

Cover of The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant

22. The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

By: Samantha Verant

3.19

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A talented chef discovers how spices and scents can transport her--and, more importantly, how self-… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • food
  • france
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Are you ready toes what a real chef can do?" "Maybe show me what a real man can do first"

-Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

"A few layers of what was once a stinky onion reveal themselves. Charles respects and protects the women in his life. My heart rate picks up a beat or two."

-Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

"I like the idea of cats. They're cute and funny in those wacky YouTube videos when they scoot across the floor on their bellies like furry ninjas or pop out of boxes."

-Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

"She places an enormous gray cat wearing a studded rhinestone collar with a matching leash on the ground, and I'm finding it extremely hard not to gawk. The cat is a silvery gray, almost blue, and its…"

-Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

Cover of Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley

23. Do I Know You?

By: Emily Wibberley

3.49

Format: 321 pages, Paperback

Eliza and Graham are anticipating an anything-but-sexy, weeklong getaway to celebrate their five-ye… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Do I Know You? book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Wedding of the Season by Lauren Edmondson

24. Wedding of the Season

By: Lauren Edmondson

3.55

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

“Elin Hilderbrand meets Edith Wharton in this delightfully juicy tale. I loved every minute.” —Meg … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Edmondson's Wedding of the Season book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Pride & Puppies (Pine Hollow, #4) by Lizzie Shane

25. Pride & Puppies (Pine Hollow, #4)

By: Lizzie Shane

3.62

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Struggling to find her modern-day Mr. Darcy, a Jane Austen fan gets more than she bargained for whe… read more

Similar categories in Lizzie Shane's Pride & Puppies (Pine Hollow, #4) book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Not How I Pictured It by Robin Lefler

26. Not How I Pictured It

By: Robin Lefler

3.46

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A sharply hilarious and ultimately heartfelt novel about a former teen superstar who grudgingly agr… read more

Similar categories in Robin Lefler's Not How I Pictured It book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lost Witch by Paige Crutcher

27. The Lost Witch

By: Paige Crutcher

3.19

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In Paige Crutcher's The Lost Witch, a witch discovers that finding your way home is sometimes the m… read more

Similar categories in Paige Crutcher's The Lost Witch book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Just One Taste by Lizzy Dent

28. Just One Taste

By: Lizzy Dent

3.70

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

“I love, love, love Lizzy Dent.”—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author Olive Stone i… read more

Similar categories in Lizzy Dent's Just One Taste book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
" Time and bravery will get you through anything "

-Lizzy Dent, Just One Taste

"The smells of barbecued seafood waft through the air, and I think about the crazy difference between here, with its blue sea and salty air; luscious, green Tuscany; and sun-burnished Sicily."

-Lizzy Dent, Just One Taste

"I want to take you into the kitchen and ravish you." "Where all the best love affairs begin," I say, turning and jumping up and wrapping my legs around his waist as he kisses me and leads me, slowly …"

-Lizzy Dent, Just One Taste

"The second dish is so inviting. I plunge my fork into a piece of soft squid, devouring too much of the North African-influenced couscous dish. There are so many potential key ingredients in here: any…"

-Lizzy Dent, Just One Taste

Cover of A Jingle Bell Mingle (A Christmas Notch, #3) by Julie   Murphy

29. A Jingle Bell Mingle (A Christmas Notch, #3)

By: Julie Murphy

3.99

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

What happens when there’s no room at the inn and you and your potentially demonic cat become roomma… read more

Similar categories in Julie Murphy's A Jingle Bell Mingle (A Christmas Notch, #3) book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of I Wish We Weren't Related by Radhika Sanghani

30. I Wish We Weren't Related

By: Radhika Sanghani

3.54

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

After a shocking phone call from her mother, Reeva Mehta’s life starts to sound like the plot of a … read more

Similar categories in Radhika Sanghani's I Wish We Weren't Related book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Sunshine and Spice by Aurora Palit

31. Sunshine and Spice

By: Aurora Palit

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When two complete opposites agree to fake date in order to solve their cultural dilemmas, they find… read more

Similar categories in Aurora Palit's Sunshine and Spice book and Samantha Verant's The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook

31 best-selling fiction books like The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique by Samantha Verant

Transform Your Habits

Recipe for a Charmed Life

Rachel Linden

3.73

Transform Your Habits

A Cosmic Kind of Love

Samantha Young

3.67

Transform Your Habits

The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

Audrey Burges

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Ciao For Now

Kate Bromley

3.57

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21 Best fiction books like Gigi, Listening by Chantel Guertin

Transform Your Habits

A Love Catastrophe

Helena Hunting

3.44

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The Rom-Commers

Katherine Center

4.15

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Ciao For Now

Kate Bromley

3.57

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Kilt Trip

Alexandra Kiley

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