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In the third year of Keio, at the end of the Edo period, Rise, a young girl, enthusiastically creates various Western dishes at Motomachi-tei, a restaurant in Yokohama village near Edo. One day, Rise is called by Hori, an official from the foreign magistrate's office, who has come to Motomachi-tei. When he learns that he is looking for a chef who can cook a full-course Western meal, he asks him to order it for him, but...!?
A three-week cruise on a millionaire's yacht! To Laurel it was more than tempting. And when her fellow worker said she couldn't go herself unless Laurel accompanied her as chaperone, Laurel allowed herself to be persuaded. What a mistake! For, once aboard the yacht, Laurel discovered she had really been brought along as "company" for Nicolas Ponti. The fact that Nicolas was young, handsome, and wealthy did nothing to console her. Laurel could see a battle ahead ... and she had no intention of losing! [Taken from FictionDB]