Seabright Novels - Emily & Lucas

“So why don’t you grab a flight out in a few days? I’ll be in Chicago. Easy flight from Boston,” he says.

Because I can’t. I also can’t tell him – or anyone – why.

So maybe he isn’t the only one with secrets.

Thirteen years ago, Lucas walked away. Now he’s a celebrity chef at the top of his game, and Emily is a food writer who just lost her dream...

He kissed her and walked away. Why should she trust him now?

“And that’s all she is? Just a friend?”
“Not ‘just’ a friend.”
“That’s what I thought. Tell that to your 17-year-old self. He’d just laugh and say, ‘Man, what’s the hold-up?’”
“Real life. Different choices. I had to leave. For whatever reason, she had to stay. We grew up. We’re different...

“That’s rough. I’m so sorry,” I say. No I’m not, but I’m trying to be Mr. Sensitive here.

Did you love him, I long to ask. Were you in love with him? Are you still? It’s as if I’m jealous, which is ridiculous. But I have to know.

Working side-by-side to create Lucas’s passion project has brought them back into the kitchen to cook, laugh, and love...