Savage Feast

In the heart of Texas, smoke thickens and tempers rise at the state’s toughest barbecue festival. Cole Maddox, a pitmaster with three straight titles, knows the fire isn’t just in his smoker it’s in every challenger’s stare, waiting for him to slip. To protect his legacy, he keeps the flames steady, the brisket flawless, and his own secrets locked away.

Maya Delgado, a sharp journalist with a taste for scandal, shows up ready to unmask him. Armed with her notebook and restless ambition, she expects shortcuts and corruption. What she finds is a man forged by discipline, sacrifice, and silence. The closer she looks, the harder it is to stay objective. His guarded intensity dares her to dig deeper even as the pull between them grows harder to resist.

With rival chefs sabotaging pits and rumors thick as the smoke, Cole and Maya’s collision can’t be contained. Attraction runs hotter than the fires they tend, threatening reputations, pride, and the crown that defines him.

When desire and distrust burn side by side, will they survive the flames or be consumed by them?

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Step into this story and discover how it joins the larger feast of passion that defines the Feast of Hearts series.

Across kitchens, markets, and festivals worldwide, passion simmers just beneath the surface. Feast of Hearts: World Food Day Romances brings together steamy standalone love stories where flavor meets desire. From candlelit dinners in Paris to spice-drenched nights in Mumbai, each tale blends the richness of food with the heat of attraction. Every story serves its own course sweet, fiery, forbidden yet all promise the same decadent escape. These aren’t just stories of hunger satisfied, but of hearts claimed and love found in the most delicious places.

Will you taste the fire where food and desire collide?