This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Mara Quinn is a culinary disaster in a chef's jacket. At twenty-three, she can barely poach an egg without a panic attack—but that won't stop her from climbing the glittering, cutthroat ladder of London's hottest new restaurant. With a grin, a giggle, and just enough charm to disarm, Mara is willing to do whatever it takes to make it to the top. Flatter the owner's wife? Done. Party all night with the sous-chef on coke and cocktails? Sure. Sleep her way into a better shift? If it gets her out of prep duty, why not?
She knows her knives are blunt and her sauces are questionable, but in the world of high-end dining, image is everything—and Mara is serving up the illusion of talent with a side of scandal.
But as whispers grow louder, secrets simmer, and rivalries boil over, the kitchen isn't the only thing about to explode. Someone knows Mara's bluff. And they're sharpening their own knives.
The Heat Beneath is a sharp, darkly funny thriller about ambition, manipulation, and how far you can fake it before it all burns down.
