When in Doubt Add ButterWhen in Doubt Add Butter

The New York Times bestselling author of Always Something There to Remind Me delivers a hilarious and heartfelt new novel about a personal chef and her search for true love

From the New York Times bestselling author of  Shoe Addicts Anonymous &nbspand  Always Something There to Remind Me, When&nbspin Doubt, Add Butter  by Beth Harbison&nbspa delicious new novel about the search for true love and all the ingredients that go into it. As far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over.&nbspIn fact, it's her job to cater other peoples' dates, and that's just fine by her.&nbspAt thirty-seven, she has her own business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full and secure. She's got six steady clients that keep her hands full. There's Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner who loves Oysters Rockefeller and 1950s comfort food; Willa, who needs to lose weight under doctor's orders but still believes butter makes everything better; a colorful family who may or may not be part of the Russian mob; an überwealthy Georgetown family; the picture-perfect Van Houghtens, whose matriarch is "allergic to everything"; and finally, a man she calls "Mr. Tuesday," whom she has never met but who she is strangely drawn to. For Gemma, cooking is predictable. Recipes are certain.&nbspUse good ingredients, follow the directions, and you are assured success.&nbspLife, on the other hand, is full of variables.&nbspSo when Gemma's takes an unexpected turn on a road she always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and move on in ways she never would have imagined. Because sometimes in life, all you need is a little hope, a lot of courage, and - oh yes - butter.