I have seen people post about the books in this series and now that I finally got around to them I feel like I was sleeping on them a bit! I read this one first (pub order) and it was so so good. The awful situation the FMC is in from the beginning starts such a delicious slow burn that I didn't even notice it was a slow burn until we hit the real hear and I realized how far in I was! The tension and banter between the MCs was excellent, the food descriptions were delectable, and the integrity they both show to wait until she was removed from her situation made me happy. It's unrealistic to think that all people will meet at the right time when they're both single. The books in this series navigate that well and I was especially impressed with this one. Also, when we got to the spice? Hey me a fan. But also, this book made my heart squeeze with how precious and lovely it was. Such a great book that I had to immediately read the next one.