Smexy Books

Romance and Urban Fantasy Reviews

  • Review Request
  • Contact
    • Smexy Reviewers Profiles
    • New Reviewer Application
    • Contact
  • Advertising
  • Home
  • Reviews
    • By Genre
      • BDSM
      • Contemporary
      • Erotic
      • Fantasy
      • F/F
      • Historical Romance
      • Historical PNR
      • LGBTQ+
      • M/M Romance
      • New Adult
      • Urban Fantasy
      • Paranormal Romance
      • Sci-Fi
      • Romantic Suspense
      • Young Adult
    • By Letter Grade Rating
      • A Reviews
      • B Reviews
      • C Reviews
      • D Reviews
      • DNF Reviews
  • Features
    • New Releases
    • Smexy Deals!
    • Retro Review
    • Weekly Wrap-Up
    • Blog Tour
    • Scenic Sunday
    • To Be Read
    • Guest Post
    • Top Ten/Happy Friday
    • Smex Scene Sunday
  • The Psy/Changeling Channel
You are here: Home / B Review / Review: Prep Work by P.D. Singer

Review: Prep Work by P.D. Singer

October 4, 2011 by Mandi 6 Comments

Prep Work

Prep Work by P.D. Singer
August 17, 2011
M/M Romance
E-Book, Novella
Dreamspinner Press

Reviewed by Mandi

All celebrity chef Jude Marshall wants is an easy, plain meal. On a one night break from shooting his show, Jude Marshall Tastes. he finds himself in London at a pub. He doesn’t want to eat any more insects, or crazy spicy food that he often finds himself eating for his show. He wants something simple. So when he orders split pea soup, and it comes out with a fancy garnish, Jude can’t hold his complaints in.

But he quickly shuts up when the chef of the pub, Tommy Bell comes out. Tommy recognizes him from the show – and actually is a huge fan of his. Tommy owns the one cookbook Jude wrote a long time ago and wants him to autograph it. Realizing Tommy is very busy in the pub and itching to be back in a kitchen, Jude offers to help out for the night. After some flirting in the kitchen, their time together extends to overnight.

Prep Work is a short novella, about 50 pages, but really provides a nice story in a short amount of time. Jude is a little more on the cranky side, tired from traveling, eating crazy food and always being alone. He is known for not always having a filter and just saying what is on his mind. At first he likes that he is recognized by Tommy, but after just a few minutes with him in the kitchen, he wants to get to know him better. With the ebb and flow of being back to cooking in a kitchen, it reenergizes Jude. He is able to teach Tommy some short cuts in the kitchen and he admires the kind of food and philosophy Tommy brings to his pub.

Let’s not forget the smexy romance scenes either. And the author reminds us that Tommy has worked in a kitchen all day:

“Not yet. You smell too good.” I stroked my cheek against his on the way to his neck; it was late enough that our almost –stubble rasped together, and then I could breathe deeply of warm Tommy and his craft. The butter and herbs that had glazed the filet clung to his hair, faint traces of the spicy tomato-based sauce for the eggplant wafted from his skin, and I tried to devour them all.

While Jude enjoys the different aromas, he quickly get to body parts that were not exposed to the kitchen all day. *ahem*

The drama comes into play when it is time for Jude to get going back to New York City, after only one night with Tommy. Again, for a novella, I like how the conflict plays out. It doesn’t feel rushed, nor does the end feel unrealistic.

This is the first I’ve read of P.D.Singer but I enjoy her voice in this one.

Rating: B

Recent Reviews:
Goodreads

Author’s Website

Dreamspinner Press

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • More
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Filed Under: B Review, Dreamspinner Press, M/M Romance, P.D. Singer

Comments

  1. SharonS says

    October 4, 2011 at 10:48 am

    I’ve been finding some amazing m/m novellas from Dream Spinner.

    Loading...
    Reply
  2. helyce says

    October 4, 2011 at 11:07 am

    I’m always amazed what a good author can turn out in so few pages. This one sounds good!

    Loading...
    Reply
  3. Lucy V Morgan says

    October 4, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    I like the sound of this one (although as a former chef, I can tell you that nobody finishes a kitchen shift smelling of anything good, ahem)!

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Mandi Schreiner says

      October 4, 2011 at 12:10 pm

      What do you mean? LOLOL.

      Loading...
      Reply
  4. Brie says

    October 4, 2011 at 3:17 pm

    Oh I saw this cover and I thought it was some other novella I read that was part of Dreamspinner’s Bittersweet line, that line is terrible! Well, it isn’t terrible like in bad books, but terrible like in unhappy endings of doom! Now I see that they use the same cover for these novellas and obviously this one has a happy ending.

    Ever since reading Louisa Edward’s books I’m addicted to chefs especially in m/m books, they make for some great moody heroes, like artist but with knives and boiling water (much more dangerous)… I’m adding it to my TBR pile.

    Loading...
    Reply
    • Mandi says

      October 4, 2011 at 7:53 pm

      Yeah- the cover threw me too. I don’t know why they cheat and don’t give original covers. Oh well.

      I soooo need to read Louisa Edwards!

      Loading...
      Reply

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Welcome to Smexy! If you are reader feel free to use our search feature to find a specific book or browse through our features to find Smexy Deals, New Releases, and book news!

As an Amazon Associate, we do earn from qualifying purchases. We also earn a small commission on affiliate links to Apple, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords,  Booksamillion, and Bookshop,org.

 

Shop our Affiliates!

Amazon

B&N

Apple

Smashwords

Booksamillion

Angela

Melanie

Jen

Kate

Iby

Kate H.

Sign Up for Daily Emails


Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

.

Follow Us!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on Instagram

Top Posts & Pages

  • Smexy Deals- Deals for books by B.K. Borison, Tessa Bailey, Caitlin Rozakis, and more!
    Smexy Deals- Deals for books by B.K. Borison, Tessa Bailey, Caitlin Rozakis, and more!
  • Review: Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria
    Review: Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria
  • Smexy Deals- Deals for books by J.H. Croix, Sophie Jordan, Liana De la Rosa, and more!
    Smexy Deals- Deals for books by J.H. Croix, Sophie Jordan, Liana De la Rosa, and more!
  • Smexy’s Top Ten Favorite Sex Scenes of 2012
    Smexy’s Top Ten Favorite Sex Scenes of 2012
  • New Releases- Week of May 26-30, 2025
    New Releases- Week of May 26-30, 2025
  • Review: The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros
    Review: The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros
  • Review: Manacled by SenLinYu
    Review: Manacled by SenLinYu
  • Smex Scene Sunday
    Smex Scene Sunday
  • Steamy Excerpt from Everything's Better With Lisa by Lucy Eden
    Steamy Excerpt from Everything's Better With Lisa by Lucy Eden
  • Review: Scarred by Emily McIntire
    Review: Scarred by Emily McIntire

Disclosure

The majority of the books reviewed at this site have been provided for free by publishers, authors, or other third parties like NetGalley or Edelweiss. Acceptance of a free copy does not guarantee a review or a positive review.

As an Amazon Associate, we do earn from qualifying purchases. We also earn a small commission on affiliate links to Apple, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, and Booksamillion.

Shop our Affiliates!

Amazon

B&N

Apple

Smashwords

Booksamillion

 

Find Our Reviewers

Angela @fv-angela.bsky.social l Goodreads

Melanie @melonreads.bsky.social l  Goodreads

Jen .@thebooknista l Goodreads

Kate  @kateminasian l Goodreads

Iby Instagram l Goodreads

Kate H. @Naranjadia l Goodreads

Copyright © 2025 · Beautiful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

%d