This is one of those books that isn't bad, but it just isn't great. It didn't really demand my attention so took far too long for me to read. I like the premise, I even like the hero and heroine. I just didn't quite get the chemistry yet I'm not sure why I didn't get it - all the pieces were there.

There was an undercurrent of this book that I cannot be the only one to have picked up on, one of the main character possibly having an eating disorder. Yet it was mentioned and really kind of glossed over. As I read further into the book I started to think that I was mistaken, but if it wasn't meant that way then there is a scene in the beginning of the book that is unnecessary. In the scene the heroine, Regina, is laying in bed hungry. She takes pork rinds from a hiding place in her room of her own house while "avoiding looking at herself in the mirror". Now this just seems like an issue to me and it really could have deepened the story.

Another problem with the story is the Thanksgiving scene. Gina is taping a Thanksgiving episode of her cooking show in the summer and goes to the farmer's market for supplies. Now, Gina is supposed to be a fresh ingredients type of cook. So why is it she has no clue that she's not going to find a pumpkin at the market? That really bugged me for some reason. Sure, not everything can be perfectly accurate. But c'mon...it at least has to be believable.

Like I said earlier though, I liked Gina. I liked the hero, Tate. He was actually a really nice guy. I just didn't believe his feelings for Gina and I also think they both cheated in their "competition". I may give this author one more try, but it will most likely be a while before that happens.