Books like Some Like It Hotter by Roz Denny

A heartwarming tale of friendship and resilience set in 1930s Alabama, following four women whose lives are intertwined by a humble café, love, and unexpected tragedy.

A romance novel where an overprotective father unexpectedly falls for his daughter's lingerie shop owner.

Reclusive Jennifer Graham kept her nose in her ledgers-until she became the reluctant star witness against an illegal adoption ring. Terrified of notoriety, uncertain of the truth, she hotfooted it to Brazil--and suddenly found herself kidnapped by a mysterious stranger! Why had raven-haired Dominic Laino "imprisoned" her in a luxurious Copacabana condo? Dominic wanted revenge against the man Jennifer could incriminate, and she was going to be his bait. Meanwhile, though, how would he pass the time with his bewildered hostage? To his amazement, the pulsing beat of Rio soon transformed prison into paradise . . . and turned his bashful bookkeeper into a femme fatale eager for his heated embrace!

Marie, a single teenage mother, starts working at an upscale Dallas steakhouse, where she must juggle the pressures of her job and her private struggles, navigating a world of favors, cash and self‑destructive temptations.

Seven‑year‑old Mark works with his grandmother and family at a seaside hot‑dog stand, where a nighttime surprise reveals a new adventure.

Major A.C. Bannister, an ROTC head in Texas, balances duty and romance as he attracts the attention of West Point‑educated Captain Meredith St. James.

After their parents split, a pair of fourteen‑year‑old twins turn their summer into a culinary adventure, running a family restaurant with the help of close friends.

Twice married, once divorced and once widowed, Soveida Dosamantes is a survivor. She is currently writing a handbook for waitresses called The Book of Service, a compendium of lessons she has learned working for thirty years at El Farol Mexican Restaurant in the rural Southwest. Looking back on her career, Soveida comes to understand the meaning of service in her own life and the role of women in a machismo culture and in the interconnected lives of work and family. Here is a rich chorus of Latino voices and a retinue of wayward husbands and lovers, from her grandmother, Mama Lupita, to Mama's elderly servant, Oralia; from her estranged parents, Luardo and Dolores, to the lovelorn restaurant manager Larry Larragoite, to the waiters and waitresses of El Farol, even its cough-syrup-swilling cook, Lavel. A novel of antic humor and sobering pain, of nachos and nourishment of every kind, Face of an Angel straddles old worlds and new, Mexican, American, and Mexican-American, to explore one woman's acceptance of her true vocation, her true love, and, ultimately, her true self.

Bad luck has been biting at Allie Daniel's heels all her life, so when she inherits a cafZ in a small Texas lake community she's sure there's a catch. But Allie decides to move and brings her grandmother along, since the cafZ gives Nana a chance to do what she loves best-cook. As Allie settles in, she soon discovers that she's not alone anymore-and that sometimes, the only cure for bad luck is gaining the courage to love.

Caney Paxton’s long‑dead Oklahoma diner is revived when a Crow woman named Vena Takes Horse arrives with a three‑legged dog and a buried secret, stirring love, generosity and hope into the town and Caney’s heart.

A sharp commentary on race relations and the dark side of haute cuisine in New Orleans.