20 must-read contemporary books like Yes, Chef by Waitlyn Andrews

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Yes, Chef

By: Waitlyn Andrews

3.86

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

I've sworn off romantic relationships, stifling family expectations, and self-doubt. The trifecta, …

"When you victimize yourself, you put yourself in the most dangerous position: in another person's hands reacting to their actions. When you determine you're the victim, you lose control of your ability to act on your own."

-Waitlyn Andrews, Yes, Chef

"When you victimize yourself, you put yourself in the most dangerous position: in another person's hands reacting to their actions. When you determine you're the victim, you lose control of your ability to act on your own."

-Waitlyn Andrews, Yes, Chef

If you liked the contemporary plot in Yes, Chef by Waitlyn Andrews , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Love Interest

By: Clare Gilmore

3.74

Format: 339 pages, Paperback

A sparkling adversaries-to-lovers romcom set at a magazine publisher in Manhattan. When Casey and A… read more

Similar categories in Clare Gilmore's Love Interest book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
"Beside me (he always sits next to me, and I never understand why)"

-Clare Gilmore, Love Interest

"But just because you don’t make art doesn’t mean you don’t inspire it."

-Clare Gilmore, Love Interest

"I won’t be good at it,' I admit to Alex softly, biting my lip. 'Even worse, I’ll probably choke.' His expression goes soft and open, and maybe even a little bit tortured, like my words have bothered …"

-Clare Gilmore, Love Interest

"The funny part is my gut reaction is to come up with something to say next that won't make him uncomfortable. What would I do otherwise? Cause a scene? Claim harassment by a man who likely helped pay…"

-Clare Gilmore, Love Interest

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2. Right on Cue

By: Falon Ballard

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From the beloved author of Just My Type and Lease on Love comes a new romantic comedy in which a fo… read more

Similar categories in Falon Ballard's Right on Cue book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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3. The Takeover

By: Cara Tanamachi

3.42

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sometimes, when you ask the universe for your soulmate, you wind up with your hate mate instead. O… read more

Similar categories in Cara Tanamachi's The Takeover book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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4. Welcome Home, Caroline Kline

By: Courtney Preiss

3.36

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A debut novel sparkling with wit and insight about a young woman whose reluctant return to her Jers… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Preiss's Welcome Home, Caroline Kline book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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5. 'Tis the Damn Season

By: Kimi Freeman

3.28

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

A Hollywood starlet caught in a scandal. The boy she never got over. A Christmas season they’ll nev… read more

Similar categories in Kimi Freeman's 'Tis the Damn Season book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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6. Highlands Christmas

By: Amy Quick Parrish

3.37

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

Christmas wishes do come true. Melissa MacKenzie is an American interior designer with a seeming… read more

Similar categories in Amy Quick Parrish's Highlands Christmas book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • clean romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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7. Ghosted (Ghosted, #1)

By: Sarah Ready

3.99

Format: 457 pages, Kindle Edition

Jillian Nejat is the only dating and relationship expert on the planet who is incapable of speaking… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Ready's Ghosted (Ghosted, #1) book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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8. The Love Algorithm (True Love, #3)

By: Camilla Isley

3.87

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

At 28, with a Ph.D under her belt and a meteoric rise to head of Research and Development at Mercer… read more

Similar categories in Camilla Isley's The Love Algorithm (True Love, #3) book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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9. A Hollywood Ending

By: Melanie Summers

3.91

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

When life hands you heartbreak, grab a sexy bodyguard… America’s sweetheart Courtney Bennett had… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Summers's A Hollywood Ending book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You can get through this, but only if you don't give up."

-Melanie Summers, A Hollywood Ending

"He thought back to what his therapist had taught him. Uncover your thoughts first, feelings next."

-Melanie Summers, A Hollywood Ending

"anger turned inward becomes depression, As I see it, you have every right to feel angry. Just be careful not to turn it on yourself."

-Melanie Summers, A Hollywood Ending

"He has stood beside me through so much. No matter what I'm facing, he's there, saying 'You've got this. You'll make it work. You're smart enough and talented enough, and what you don't know, you'll f…"

-Melanie Summers, A Hollywood Ending

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10. Love You, Mean It

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A playful romantic comedy featuring dueling delis, fake dating, a shockingly awesome ex, and just t… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Love You, Mean It book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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11. How to Ruin a Wedding

By: Sophie Andrews

4.14

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

There are three things to know about Tilly 1. She’s a liar. 2. She thinks she’s in love with her… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Andrews's How to Ruin a Wedding book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Yes, Chef by Waitlyn Andrews

12. Yes, Chef

By: Waitlyn Andrews

3.86

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

I've sworn off romantic relationships, stifling family expectations, and self-doubt. The trifecta, … read more

Similar categories in Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • clean romance
  • france
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
"When you victimize yourself, you put yourself in the most dangerous position: in another person's hands reacting to their actions. When you determine you're the victim, you lose control of your abili…"

-Waitlyn Andrews, Yes, Chef

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13. Potions and Proposals

By: Kate Callaghan

3.98

Format: None pages, ebook

In the mystical town of Foxford, tenacious translator Lucinda Hawthorne is on the brink of assuming… read more

Similar categories in Kate Callaghan's Potions and Proposals book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • adult
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14. Get a Room

By: Casey Dembowski

3.87

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Brian Hawkins has had the worst year. He watched his girlfriend marry another man, lost his job and… read more

Similar categories in Casey Dembowski's Get a Room book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Play Your Part (All In, #1) by Kathryn Kincaid

15. Play Your Part (All In, #1)

By: Kathryn Kincaid

4.00

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Three months. Two enemies. One goal. Zero time for distractions. Kennedy Cole’s life stalled one… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Kincaid's Play Your Part (All In, #1) book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love by Katrina Kwan

16. Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love

By: Katrina Kwan

3.83

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

In this spicy workplace romance, a hotheaded celebrity chef finds himself drawn to his inexperience… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Kwan's Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
"Alexander thinks she's so sweet, she's going to give his heart cavities."

-Katrina Kwan, Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love

"Is your home life okay?" "What?" "Your home life. Are you doing okay, man? Because if the only way to make yourself feel better is to yell at women and get high off the power-trip, might I suggest th…"

-Katrina Kwan, Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love

"Eden has to remind herself that the man standing before her, judging her food... They're two entirely different people. Shang was encouraging, patient, and kind. Alexander is--- well--- kind of a dic…"

-Katrina Kwan, Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love

"Chicken stock for saltiness. White wine for acidity. Butter for creaminess. Parmigiano-Reggiano for nuttiness. A pinch of saffron for earthiness and color. And the licorice powder? That's to add an u…"

-Katrina Kwan, Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love

Cover of The Cutting Edge (St. Pete Slashers #1) by Lisa Daily

17. The Cutting Edge (St. Pete Slashers #1)

By: Lisa Daily

3.14

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He ha… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Daily's The Cutting Edge (St. Pete Slashers #1) book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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18. Ms Perfectly Fine

By: Kate Callaghan

3.49

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Autumn wants the house, but Elijah wants her. Autumn Adler, a famous concert pianist, is making … read more

Similar categories in Kate Callaghan's Ms Perfectly Fine book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Off-the-Charts Chemistry (Smart is Seriously Sexy #1) by Christine    Miles

19. Off-the-Charts Chemistry (Smart is Seriously Sexy #1)

By: Christine Miles

3.73

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

A single chemistry teacher with two cats equals a spinster in the making…or does it? Stacey Kins… read more

Similar categories in Christine Miles's Off-the-Charts Chemistry (Smart is Seriously Sexy #1) book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
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20. Ticket to You (Wonderings, #1)

By: Florence Fields

3.94

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Ophelia Brooks and Adam Abrams are both journalists, but that’s where their similarities seemingly … read more

Similar categories in Florence Fields's Ticket to You (Wonderings, #1) book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • contemporary
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21. The Worst Darcy

By: Robyn Gynne

3.91

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Brodie Bishop is the worst. Vivian Trent is desperat… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Gynne's The Worst Darcy book and Waitlyn Andrews's Yes, Chef

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary

18 best-selling contemporary romance books like Yes, Chef by Waitlyn Andrews

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Clare Gilmore

3.74

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Right on Cue

Falon Ballard

3.64

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The Takeover

Cara Tanamachi

3.42

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Courtney Preiss

3.36

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4.27

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Christina Lauren

4.14

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4.10

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3.68

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