The Perfect Ingredient

<b>Over one million readers have fallen in love with Ava's bestselling Dare Valley and Dare River series ... come join the family.</b><br><br><b>From USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles of the #1 National Bestseller NORA ROBERTS LAND comes a heartwarming and suspenseful novel of love, second chances, family, and mystery about a celebrity chef and a mysterious woman from his past.</b><br><br>&quot;I am adding Ava Miles to my list of always reads like Susan Mallery, Jill Shalvis, Kristen Ashley, and NORA ROBERTS.&quot; Marjay's Reading Blog<br><br>Elizabeth Saunders is a woman of secrets, a rarity in small town Dare Valley. Her life hasn't turned out like she expected after a tragedy forced her to flee her old life and hide her identity. Now she's unmasked, hoping to put the past behind her - until the only man who ever captured her heart reappears.<br><br>Terrance Waters may look like a sexy Alpha Navy Seal, but he's actually a celebrity chef. His star is rising with a new primetime TV reality cooking show until his dream hits a snag. His bad-boy image needs to be cleaned up. He's arrived in Dare Valley to show the network how squeaky clean he can be, working as the head chef at Dare Valley's famous hotel.<br><br>When Elizabeth and Terrance meet, he wants to pick up where they left off, but Elizabeth resists. Terrance is not a man to take no for an answer. Soon the sparks are flying, hotter than ever this time. But the danger from Elizabeth's past appears, testing their newfound love and Terrance's dreams of becoming an even bigger star. Can their love triumph over all? (love story, contemporary romance, alpha males, heroes, billionaire, romance, family, falling in love, sweet romance) <br><br><i><b>Author's Note:</b> All books can easily be read as stand-alone stories.</i><br><br><b>The Dare Valley series:</b><br>NORA ROBERTS LAND<br>FRENCH ROAST<br>THE GRAND OPENING<br>THE HOLIDAY SERENADE<br>THE TOWN SQUARE<br>THE PARK OF SUNSET DREAMS<br>THE PERFECT INGREDIENT<br>THE BRIDGE TO A BETTER LIFE<br>DARING BRIDES (a short story collection) <br><br><b>The Dare Valley Meets Paris Billionaire Mini-Series:</b><br>THE BILLIONAIRE'S GAMBLE<br>THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET<br>THE BILLIONAIRE'S COURTSHIP<br>THE BILLIONAIRE'S RETURN<br>THE CALENDAR OF NEW BEGINNINGS ~ coming soon<br><br>The Dare River series (connected to Dare Valley) :<br>COUNTRY HEAVEN<br>COUNTRY HEAVEN SONG BOOK<br>COUNTRY HEAVEN COOKBOOK<br>THE CHOCOLATE GARDEN<br>THE CHOCOLATE GARDEN: A MAGICAL TALE (a children's book companion) <br>FIREFLIES AND MAGNOLIAS<br>THE PROMISE OF RAINBOWS ~ coming January 2016<br><br><b>The Once Upon A Dare series (connected to Dare Valley) :</b><br>THE GATE TO EVERYTHING ~ coming soon<br><br><b>REVIEWS:</b><br>&quot;Ava's story is witty and charming.&quot; Barbara Freethy #1 NYT bestselling author on Nora Roberts Land<br><br>&quot; ... Finding love like in the pages of a Nora Roberts story.&quot; Publishers Weekly WW Ladies Book Club<br><br>&quot;On par with Nicholas Sparks' love stories.&quot; Jennifer's Corner Blog<br><br>&quot;Ava Miles just keeps turning out great stories ... and these rank up there with the Fool's Gold series by Susan Mallery, the Lucky Harbor series by Jill Shalvis, and the Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber.&quot; Kay Pruett, Reader<br><br>&quot;Ava Miles has written a series ... I would compare with Robyn Carr's Virgin River books.&quot; RLK, Reader<br><br><b>AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY:</b> USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles burst onto the contemporary romance scene after receiving Nora Roberts' blessing for her use of Ms. Roberts' name in her debut novel, the #1 National Bestseller NORA ROBERTS LAND, chosen as Best Book of the Year by USA Today. Ava's books have reached the #1 spot at Barnes &amp; Noble and ranked in Amazon and iBooks' Top 10 and are being translated into multiple languages.