Title: Rules
of the Chef
Author: Nicole Dennis
Publisher: Totally
Bound Publishing
Publisher URL: www.totallybound.com
ISBN/BIN:
978-0-85715-679-2
Genre: {M/M}
Contemporary Series
Rating: 3 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs
Reviewer: Dragon Minx
Chef Dakota Mitchell loves
his restaurant, Southern Delights. When
his friend and business partner sells his hotel portion of their Bed and
Breakfast—Southern Charm—Dakota’s saddled with a new partner he doesn’t
want.
The Ashford Hotels wants
to start a collection of unique boutique hotels and plans to start with Southern
Charm as their first acquisition. When Samuel Ashford arrives he’s ready to
make huge changes to correct its rundown appearance, but didn’t count on the
resistance of his new partner. He also doesn’t expect the sizzling attraction to
a man he argues with constantly. Can Dakota and Sam come to an agreement and
make a life together?
Rules of the Chef is the first book in the new series, Southern Charm by Nicole Dennis. I liked the premise for this new
M/M series. I mean what could be better than two good looking guys at the beach
and one of them is a great chef. Who doesn’t love a man who can cook?
I enjoyed how the
story began. Dakota’s passionate about his restaurant and obviously loves his
friend and the bed and breakfast they own. His quirky relationship with the
people who work at the B & B and their bantering dialogue made me smile. He
seems like a likable guy but the moment Sam arrives, the problems begin. Dakota
doesn’t want to make changes and he acts like an arrogant ass. From this point
on his personality is definitely flawed and pretty unappealing during most of
the remainder of the book. Sam’s supposed to be attracted to Dakota but his
attitude is so terrible that I don’t know why he would be. At least they don’t
jump into bed immediately.
What I liked: Getting
to see Dakota and Sam shopping. I enjoyed the early morning fish market scene.
It was funny and added a nice growth moment to their relationship. There are a
few secondary characters that were nice additions—Mal and Elise in particular,
and I’d like to know more about them. There are also a few townspeople that
made appearances who I assume we’ll see again in the future.
Where I have issues: Aside
from the landscaping at the Southern Charm I didn’t have a good feel for what else
needed to be fixed. Dakota’s a businessman. He should have had a better handle
on his kitchen. And Sam—the idea that he spent days sorting paperwork is crazy.
Why didn’t he have help? And they kept talking about Chandler
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