{"product_id":"high-heat-sli-ndhlovu-9798235590106","title":"High Heat","description":"\u003cp\u003eEthan Colman has sworn off love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his ex-wife's addiction and betrayal shattered his trust, the award-winning chef has devoted his life to two things: raising his five-year-old daughter and protecting the family restaurant his parents left behind. Romance is a distraction he can't afford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsla Bennett is done with heartbreak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter catching her boyfriend in bed with her twin sister, the talented sous chef leaves everything behind for a fresh start in Johannesburg. A new city, a new job, and a strict promise to avoid men are exactly what she needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking together at The Colman Table was supposed to be simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Isla finds herself becoming part of Ethan's life-helping care for his daughter, sharing late-night conversations, and slowly breaking down the walls he's spent years building. As their friendship deepens into something neither of them expected, Ethan begins to wonder if love might be worth the risk after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the past isn't finished with either of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Ethan's ex-wife suddenly demanding a place back in their lives and Isla forced to confront the sister who betrayed her, old wounds threaten the future they've started to build together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes the greatest risk isn't falling in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's trusting someone enough to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sli Ndhlovu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235590106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sli Ndhlovu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Sli Ndhlovu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665779200255,"sku":"9798235590106","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/high-heat-sli-ndhlovu-9798235590106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}