Recipe for Love: A gorgeous Cornish romance (Polwenna Bay Book 5) by Ruth Saberton

Author:Ruth Saberton [Saberton, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Notting Hill Press
Published: 2017-05-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

As long as she lived she was never going to be responsible for another celebrity wedding, Ella St Milton promised herself as she hid behind a giant arrangement of purple and orange flowers to enjoy a few seconds’ peace. It had been manic from the moment she’d opened her eyes. One member of a re-formed boy band was distraught because orange fake tan was smeared on his white linen suit, another former pop star had twisted her ankle, and Justin Anderson had enjoyed a scuffle with the paps – all before the bride and groom had even exchanged vows. Now that the reception was in full swing, Ella was ready to collapse in a heap.

She wouldn’t be surprised if all her hair went grey by tomorrow from the stress of it all; Georgie Angel’s wedding had probably taken a few years off her life too. From the frantic scramble to find the purple and orange flowers to the military-style security required to guard the exclusive pictures, to the bride’s meltdown when she’d snapped an acrylic nail, today had been nothing short of an ordeal – and it wasn’t even over yet.

Thank God that in the frantic run-up to the big day nobody from the wedding party had been too distraught by Charlie Barton doing a runner. Ella had done her best to smooth over the shock of his departure by making sure that her clients were aware of Symon Tremaine’s credentials. After some initial hysterics (Tabitha) and threats of suing the hotel’s arse off (Georgie), they’d calmed down sufficiently to read reviews of The Plump Seagull and to let Symon devise a menu. They weren’t happy but they’d been mollified by Symon’s Michelin star and a massive discount on their bill, which might have cost Ella most of her profits but had ultimately ensured that Charlie’s bid to sabotage her flagship wedding would be unsuccessful.

Ella made a mental note to never, ever get romantically involved with staff again. Especially temperamental chefs.

She knew she owed Symon Tremaine big time for agreeing to step in at the eleventh hour. As she’d suspected, and as Symon had predicted, Charlie hadn’t done any preparation at all for the wedding breakfast. Worse, it transpired that he’d forbidden Klaus from getting on with anything without his say-so. The freezers were empty, nothing had been ordered and even the kitchen staff, used to Charlie’s erratic manner of doing things, were terrified. When she and Symon had assembled them to explain what was happening now that Charlie had quit, everyone had looked delighted to have a plan. Poor Klaus had almost shed tears of relief.

“Have any orders been placed or menu plans agreed?” Symon had asked them. He might be quietly spoken and have none of Charlie’s swagger, but he was certainly able to command respect. Ella had noticed that as soon as he’d entered the kitchen everyone, from the lad who scrubbed the pans to the sous-chef, had stood up a little straighter and given him their full attention.

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