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Just a Taste

A feel-good, funny and delightfully delicious Christmas romance from the author of ONE WEEK IN PARADISE
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Fun, fresh and always sexy – Anise Starre knows romance HANNAH GRACE A Christmas romance, featuring a personal chef who is snowed in with her least favourite client – a sexy but miserable technopreneur. The only thing personal chef Noelle Jones loves more than Christmas, is... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Just a Taste

A delightful Christmas romance from the author of One Week in Paradise, One Last Job and One More Shot. It's got enemies to lovers, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine dynamics and a dual POV. 

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Fun, fresh and always sexy – Anise Starre knows romance

HANNAH GRACE

A Christmas romance, featuring a personal chef who is snowed in with her least favourite client – a sexy but miserable technopreneur.

The only thing personal chef Noelle Jones loves more than Christmas, is cooking. She has a roster of extremely wealthy clients, including the elusive and stoic Alexander Hoxton.

When he asks her to cook a last-minute business meal he’s having, offering triple her pay for the short notice, Noelle jumps at the chance. It’s easy money, one of her favourite meals to cook, and will still leave her plenty of time to get to her family’s annual Christmas reunion.

But, when a sudden blizzard leaves Noelle snowed-in with Alexander, she quickly realises he wants absolutely nothing to do with anything festive. Stuck with a veritable grinch, she’s sure this Christmas is about to become one of her worst . . .

Just a Taste has the perfect blend of ingredients: sexy, angsty, endearing, feel-good and funny.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398544185

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Anise Starre is a born and bred Londoner who now travels the world with her husband. She loves writing sweet, fluffy romances featuring Black women being loved on and adored, with a hint of steam and spice to get the heart going. One Week in Paradise is her debut novel and the first book in the Flights and Feelings series. The second book is One Last Job and One More Shot is the third and final novel in the series. Just a Taste is her brand new Christmas romance novel coming out in October 2025.  You can follow Anise on Instagram @authoranisestarre and TikTok @anisestarre. Her website is anisestarre.com. 

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