The Delivery Driver

By Pippa Lark

She built a restaurant from scratch.
He delivers the food that leaves it.
Neither expected the other to change everything.

Nina Castellano has spent three years turning Sorelle into one of Portland's most beloved small restaurants. Handmade pasta. Brown butter sauce. Every plate crafted with obsessive care.

There's just one problem.

Delivery is killing her reputation.

When a brutally honest FoodRun driver keeps leaving three-star reviews, Nina does what any exhausted, stubborn chef would do-she confronts him.

Marcos Delgado doesn't hate her food. He just sees what happens after it leaves her kitchen. Broken sauces. Leaking containers. Dishes that were once perfect arriving at someone's door... sad.

What starts as an argument turns into late-night ride-alongs, packaging experiments, and a complete reinvention of Nina's delivery menu. As ratings rise and her restaurant begins to thrive, so does something neither of them planned for.

Because sometimes the person who sees your flaws most clearly is the one who believes in you the hardest.

A heartfelt, workplace contemporary romance about ambition, pride, second chances, and the courage to adapt-both in business and in love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQ37W4XV
• ISBN13: 9798249677398
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"