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DEBUT Cookbook author Rosen’s (Kosher Style) first novel is set in Toronto, where twentysomething Ruthie Cohen is stuck in a job that she hates, daydreaming about making delicious meals, and pining for the dreamy Dean, whom she met on a Thailand vacation. Having recently inherited a sizable sum from her beloved grandmother, Ruthie decides to take her advice and follow her passion. She enrolls in a French culinary school and for the first time feels like she is where she belongs. She thrives in the kitchen and even meets a new potential love interest, Jeff. But then Jeff’s secrets put a damper on their budding relationship, and a betrayal ruins any chance of reconciliation. Is it divine intervention or just dumb luck when Dean reenters Ruthie’s life? Ruthie is determined to have it all and realizes that she can—and, most importantly, will—by choosing what makes her happy.