Product Description

From the author of the runaway bestseller The Candidate comes the story of two women trying to find the right recipe for love.

Every week millions of viewers tune in to watch Grace Wellwood transform basic ingredients into delicious cuisine. Her latest cookbook is flying off bookstore shelves and her trendy Boston restaurant is booked months in advance. She knows how to cook up success, but overlooks the basic ingredients to transform her private life into anything delicious -- or even remotely satisfying.

Grace is deeply annoyed when a long overdue vacation is interrupted by catering a women's pro golf tournament. Torrie Cannon, the Tour's young hotshot, takes one look at the famous chef and embarks on her usual plan of seduction -- hot tonight, gone tomorrow.

Torrie's bewitching charms are undeniably enticing. In spite of the sizzle between them, however, Grace is done with fast food relationships. What Grace wants is the one thing that has never been a specialty on Torrie's menu: love.

The glamorous worlds of haute cuisine and professional golf collide as Tracey Richardson explores the trust and sacrifice required before two women can choose more than a side order of love.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46860 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 251 pages

Customer Reviews

Variation on a Theme
It seems that I have read a lot of golf-themed books in this genre lately. That's not a bad thing - spring is on the horizon - but it seems a little funny to me. It's almost like a handful of books come through periodically that are variations on a theme. They come from different authors and different publishers, but they all seem to come at once.

Here Grace Wellwood, a popular chef, finally is convinced to take a long, relaxing vacation. She plans to stay at her best friend's beach cottage and reflect on her life. While at the cottage, she meets an older neighbor who paints beautiful scenes in her studio. The two become fast friends. One day Grace receives a surprising request from her friend to help cater a golf tournament. She reluctantly agrees.

Torrie Cannon, a hot shot golfer on tour, had won the tournament the year before and was responsible for the catering this year. She can't compete because of a recent shoulder surgery, but doesn't' shirk her responsibilities. She feels an immediate pull to Grace, but her playgirl reputation repels the talented chef.

Getting to know each other during the tournament brings strife and exhilaration to both women. When all is done, Grace goes back to the beach cottage to finish out her vacation. Little does she know that her friendly neighbor is Torrie's aunt - and Torrie is coming for a visit. Add this to a surprise relationship between two other characters, and you've got a very good story. The characters are engaging and memorable. The plot is imaginative, but believable.

Bottom Line - `The Candidate' was good, but `Side Order of Love' is great. Richardson is clearly maturing as an author and will likely continue to deliver quality product.

I loved it
I loved this book! Which of us out there does not want to read about a hot pro golfer and a awesome looking chef? Well writtin, fast moving,
kept me going the whole time!

Loved It!
I really enjoyed this book! Although the story is similar to other of this genre, its the wonderful writing that makes all the difference. Fast moving, well written and strongley developed characters. I loved and laughed with the characters of the book. I really enjoy reading books by this author and glad Richardson started writing again after her long absense.