{"product_id":"we-met-in-paris-shannon-steeves-9798998697531","title":"We Met in Paris: A Hidden Identity Romance (The Hayton Collection Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hidden identity romance set in the kitchens and cobblestones of Paris and London.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCordelia Dyer didn't come to London to fall in love. Six months after walking away from a cheating ex, the American pastry chef is finally building something that's hers: a cookbook, a career at one of the city's most prestigious restaurants, and a life on her own terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoyce Brownell didn't come to Paris to be found. A historian nursing the wounds of an academic scandal, he's hiding behind a borrowed name and a quiet life of research. The last thing he needs is a complication, especially one with flour-dusted hands and a talent for seeing through people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collision on a dusty Paris street throws them together. What starts as reluctant attraction deepens into something neither expected: a connection built on midnight conversations, shared meals, and the slow unraveling of each other's carefully guarded walls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Royce is hiding more than heartbreak. And when his secret surfaces, Cordelia must decide whether the man she's fallen for is real or just another beautiful lie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers who love\u003c\/strong\u003e the wit and emotional pull of Emily Henry's Book Lovers, the European glamour and class tensions of Evie Dunmore's Bringing Down the Duke, the travel-romance warmth of Christina Lauren's The Unhoneymooners,  and Carly Fortune's Every Summer After. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​​​​​​​We Met in Paris is the first book in The Hayton Collection, a contemporary romance series that follows Cordelia and Royce from Paris to Venice, through the Scottish Highlands, and home to London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shannon Steeves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998697531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Gate Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.75d","brand":"Shannon Steeves","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852598653183,"sku":"9798998697531","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-met-in-paris-shannon-steeves-9798998697531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}