The Slowest Burn, Sarah Chamberlain
The Slowest Burn, Sarah Chamberlain
List: $26.99 | Sale: $18.89
Club: $13.49

The Slowest Burn
A Novel

Author: Sarah Chamberlain

Narrator: Hunter Johns, Kate Handford

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/24/2024


Synopsis

Most Anticipated by The Nerd Daily * Brit + Co

"A five course feast of longing, banter, gourmet cooking, heaps of spice, and a cherry on top happily ever after. I devoured this fake dating, celebrity chef romance." —Erin La Rosa, author of Plot Twist and For Butter or Worse

Business or Pleasure meets Evvie Drake Starts Over in this delicious opposites-attract romance from debut author Sarah Chamberlain.

Sometimes the perfect recipe just needs a little extra heat.

Ellie Wasserman’s life is neat and tidy, and that’s exactly how she wants it. Really. A top ghostwriter for celebrity cookbooks, she was widowed three years ago and has no interest in taking chances—not on writing her own cookbook, not on telling her still-grieving in-laws she wants to move out, and certainly not on dating, which is about as intimidating as a recipe with fifty steps.

Kieran O’Neill isn’t known for being organized. An up-and-coming chef who scored big on a reality television competition, he’s been the guy who cracks jokes and makes messes—something his chilly family has never let him forget. The only place he feels truly capable is at the stove. But when he’s paired with an uptight ghostwriter with cool blue eyes and distracting curves to write his debut cookbook, she shreds his class clown act like a paring knife cuts an orange peel.

As Ellie and Kieran are forced to work closely together in a hot kitchen for weeks on end, their sharp edges and harsh judgments slowly soften and sweeten into a wildly delicious attraction. Long, steamy days turn into even steamier nights, but they have to face their painful pasts to know if this tender new love can transform into something lasting.

"A romance as sharp as it is sweet. Fans of Emily Henry will devour this delectable story of love lost and found." —Cecilia Rabess

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

About Sarah Chamberlain

Sarah Chamberlain is a writer, editor, and cookbook translator whose articles have appeared in VICE, The Guardian (UK), Food52, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. When she’s not writing witty, sexy contemporary romance, she enjoys making dinner for her friends and family, watching Cary Grant movies, and setting records as an amateur competitive powerlifter. Originally from Northern California, she lives in London.

About Kate Handford

Kate Handford has narrated over 150 audiobooks and has been awarded an Earphones Award by AudioFile. She regularly works with great publishers on a wide range of genres, from contemporary literary fiction to crime thrillers. She also narrates for The Guardian; features in video games like Horizon: Forbidden West and Terminator: Resistance; voices projects for international brands like Maison Margiela; and ads for Google, Amazon, Jabra, Pampers and more.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clace on September 20, 2024

3.45! So this wasn't the slowest burn but a slow burn for sure. I have so many mixed feelings regarding this book like at one side it was so enjoyable and easy to read but the other side had me rolling my eyes because the characters did not act the way people in their age gap would. I would say th......more

Goodreads review by Estefania on July 21, 2024

I hated every second of it.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on May 25, 2024

Great story plot with a definite slow burn build. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have to say, I was a tad concerned when this book started. The author wasn’t kidding when she said slow burn. It felt like half of the book they were at odds with each other, then drip by drip, they started warming up. There was a lot go......more

Goodreads review by Cristina on February 27, 2025

I loved the slow burn romance between Ellie and Kieran and the beautiful, emotional, life changing growth of both characters. Opposites that struggle with their own issues grief and ADHD and share de non existing love and support from their respective families. In spite of that they fall in love, make......more

Goodreads review by Sara on September 24, 2024

Told in dual POV (once again, my favorite way to read a romance), The Slowest Burn is exactly as the title advertises, a sweet and (a little) spicy, slow burn romance for the ages. The CHEM-IS-TRY between Ellie and Kieran was sizzling. This one has a slew of tropes to love. Coworkers (Ellie is ghostw......more


Quotes

"The Slowest Burn will steal your heart with its perfect chemistry and the totally satisfying ending, and it will stay with you for its subtle exploration of family and friendship. This is a truly thoughtful, rich love story." - Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Same Time Next Summer and Summer Romance.

"In The Slowest Burn, Chamberlain serves up a romance as sharp as it is sweet. Fans of Emily Henry will devour this delectable story of love lost and found." - Cecilia Rabess, author of Everything's Fine

"The Slowest Burn is a five course feast of longing, banter, gourmet cooking, heaps of spice, and a cherry on top happily ever after. I devoured this fake dating, celebrity chef romance and can’t wait to read more from Chamberlain." - Erin La Rosa, author of For Butter or Worse and Plot Twist

"
Chamberlain’s heartfelt opposites attract debut introduces two beautifully flawed characters ... Their attraction is intense and mutual, but are they ready for a real relationship? Chamberlain makes finding the answer to that question an emotional roller-coaster ride. Readers won’t be able to get enough." - Publishers Weekly