Could a blast from the past be the secret ingredient to their future?
Asher Wright has spent his career creating and concocting the perfect dishes and is about to open his very own restaurant. Life is good. His love life, however, is far from cooking! He hasn’t thought about Lucy Gray in years – not since they both graduated, reeling from the shocking loss of her then boyfriend and his best friend Kris, who tragically died at 18. So when he witnesses the breakdown of her wedding in all its humiliating glory – old wounds and long-buried emotions resurface.
As Lucy lands a right hook on her soon-to-be ex-fiancée in front of their entire wedding party, she has a moment of realization… Love is not on the menu for her! Fate, however, has other plans… A chance twist of events lands Asher as the private chef for Lucy’s spirited grandmother, Mitzi, and what begins as awkward encounters in Mitzi’s Portland mansion soon evolves into a simmering connection she never expected.
As Asher and Lucy work through their past they discover a bond that feels both familiar and excitingly new.
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Third Time Lucky is a heartwarming, slow-simmering second-chance romance that blends humor, emotion, and mouthwatering culinary moments into a truly satisfying read. Aimee Brown serves up a novel that feels like comfort food for the soul—warm, nostalgic, and deeply satisfying.
At the center of the story is Asher Wright, a passionate chef about to launch the restaurant of his dreams. But his carefully plated future gets a messy stir when he sees Lucy Gray, the girl he’s never quite forgotten, deliver a jaw-dropping punch to her cheating fiancé at the altar. Cue the reentry of unresolved feelings, shared grief, and a spark that’s never really gone out.
Their bond is complicated by the ghost of Kris, Lucy’s first love and Asher’s best friend, whose tragic loss continues to cast shadows. But as fate would have it, Asher finds himself cooking in the eccentric mansion of Lucy’s feisty grandmother Mitzi—who steals every scene she’s in with her wit and no-nonsense charm.
Lucy is a relatable heroine—flawed, resilient, and refreshingly real. Her growth arc is powerful, as she learns to put her own happiness first after years of trying to live up to others’ expectations. Meanwhile, Asher is an absolute delight—a cinnamon-roll hero with a chef’s precision and a tender heart.The banter is quick and natural, the tension between Lucy and Asher is delicious, and the healing they both find—individually and together—is earned and poignant.
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