{"product_id":"villa-matisse","title":"The Villa Matisse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘It wasn’t as if I fancied Luc Mandeville; I didn’t even like the man.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA well-paid Christmas job cooking for a wealthy English family in their luxurious holiday home on the French Riviera – what’s not to like? Or so thinks Alix Bailey: private chef and single parent who is always up for a challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her son, Carl, off skiing with his father, what could possibly go wrong? Answer: absolutely everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue, the Villa Matisse would be a dream if its rude, arrogant owner, Luc Mandeville, weren’t such a nightmare. But Alix isn’t one to give up easily, even when it seems she’s made a terrible mistake. And if she’s misjudged the recipe for romance, well, that’s hardly a first. As for facing a few uncomfortable truths about herself, Alix can deal with that. She’s made of sterner stuff. All she has to do is cook her way out of trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy that serves up heat, heart and a pinch of chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490185191797,"sku":"9781835744192","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781835744192.jpg?v=1786442069","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/villa-matisse","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}