The Romance Recipe

Included in Autostraddle: 49 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Summer 2022

One of Popsugar’s 101 Romance Novels to Spice Up Your Summer

“Amy and Sophie’s romance is charged from the get-go, with generous helpings of spice and sweetness as the novel progresses. The bisexual representation is one of the book’s most compelling elements; Sophie comes out in her early thirties, and through her journey to her relationship with Amy we get to see the overwhelming joy and love that her self-acceptance brings.” -USA TODAY

‘In her debut, Ruby Barrett wrote one of my favorite romance heroes of all time, but it’s her heroines who shine in The Romance Recipe. A prickly restaurant owner butts heads with her new chef in this steamy f/f romance, which will be the perfect way to celebrate Pride when it publishes this June.” –Meryl Wilsner, for Entertainment Weekly

“Simply delicious! Amy and Sophie’s chemistry sizzles across the pages.” –Rosie Danan, author of The Roommate and The Intimacy Experiment

“Sensual feasts abound, both in luscious culinary creations and detailed sex scenes, as Barrett masterfully portrays the sensation of infatuation growing into true love.” –BookPage

“A down-to-earth queer romance” –Publishers Weekly

“Like Rosie Danan or Kate Clayborn, Barrett has a way of making palpable the full journey of a relationship: It’s not just two hot bodies being hot in proximity to each other – though the sex scenes are definitely spicy! – but two distinct lives growing toward a shared future.”–New York Times Book Review

Ruby writes steamy romances about big feelings. Mutual pleasure, pining, and healing are common themes in her books. She loves to read romance, lift weights, drink tea, and cackle with her friends. Ruby is a bi woman with ADHD living in Ottawa, Canada with her daughter, and her husband.