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Delicious takes place during a time period that is not typical for the historical romances I usually read - the 1890's. It is also different in that the heroine is a chef. While both of these aspects of the novel seemed rather unusual, I recently read a Laura Lee Guhrke novel which shared both characteristics. While I enjoyed Delicious, I have to say that I liked the similar Laura Lee Guhrke book better. The characters in Delicious were likeable, but I didn't find them quite as appealing as Guhrke's hero and heroine. Delicious jumps back and forth from events in 1892 to when the hero and heroine first met in 1882. I found this book to be very engrossing and I will be looking forward to more by this author.

When Verity Durant's employer dies, his half brother, Stuart Somerset, inherits the estate where she is engaged as a chef. As Stuart arrives at the estate for the funeral, Verity decides to prepare delicacies that will resurrect Stuart's lost sense of taste and enjoyment of food. Stuart is unaware that his new chef is the woman he spent a passionate night with ten years ago. He fell hard for Verity when they first met, and he searched for her to no avail. Now he doesn't understand why he feels a strong attraction for his promiscuous chef who only shows her face to him when it is engulfed in darkness. Stuart is engaged to a respectable young woman, and he is determined not to become involved with Verity. When Stuart finds out Verity's true identity, he must decide whether his future holds a place for her.

Delicious was the second book I have read by this author, and I liked both of them. In the two books I have read, Thomas creates heroines who are more experienced and older than those of many historical romance novels. If you enjoy historical romance set in a time period that is a bit different from most, and you like heroines with a past, this book is for you.