Before the catering company, before the bodies at her beautiful parties, Ella McBane spent a summer in Paris with the one man she has never quite stopped thinking about. That was over two decades ago.
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The story
A summer in Paris
Every reader of the Ella McBane mysteries eventually asks about the man from Paris. Chefly Kissed is where that story begins.
How it started
The summer
One bad night with her college boyfriend and Ella was on the first flight out, hiding at her grandmother’s apartment in Montmartre for a few weeks. That was the plan.
Paris, the evening everything started
The one who got away
Blaise Laurent
A Sunday coffee at La Maison Rose that turned into poulet basquaise, a bottle of rosé, and the rest of the afternoon. How it ended is the one thing Ella won’t explain. Book three, Deliciously Dead, finally answers it.
Meet Ella
Life begins at fifty. So does the sleuthing.
Ella McBane caters San Francisco’s best nights: the weddings, the rehearsal dinners, the parties people plan for a year. The kids are grown. The house is quiet.
And lately, her beautiful events keep turning into crime scenes.
WhereSan Francisco, and the kitchens behind its best parties.
Day jobCaterer. She knows everyone worth knowing, and most of their secrets.
The troubleGuests who don’t make it to dessert.
Start hereChefly Kissed is free. The full mysteries begin with Engagingly Dead.
