Love on Low Heat

Simmering Showdown offers half a million dollars-and one chance to save two restaurants.Sofía Carranza has devoted her life to La Alacena, the family restaurant that holds her parents' memories on Miami's Calle Ocho. On the other side of the wall, Liam Bennett runs Éter with millimeter-perfect precision and enough arrogance to push her past her limit. When a real-estate fund gives them thirty days before eviction, the two rivals enter the competition determined to beat the clock.But a cooking battle isn't enough for television. Production demands a romance the audience can root for, so Sofía and Liam agree to fake an irresistible relationship for the cameras. The rules are simple: cook together, sell every touch, and never mistake a calculated kiss for something real.Between timed challenges, financial secrets, and a threat that knows every weak point they have, their rivalry begins to turn into a partnership no contract ever anticipated. Sofía must decide whether trusting Liam endangers the legacy she swore to protect, while he must choose between the control that has always kept him safe and the woman who can dismantle it.Love on Low Heat is a contemporary enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating romance with high-stakes cooking, Miami roots, and a hard-won happy ending.