Recipe for disaster Novel

Charles is a damaged playboy who spent years rebuilding walls around his heart after a traumatic childhood. He desires nothing more than to keep those barriers intact and impenetrable. Everything changes when he encounters Annabelle, an intelligent, wealthy, and beautiful woman hiding a deadly secret behind her professional facade. She possesses a unique background and is skilled at manipulating games to her advantage. The situation becomes increasingly complicated when a desperate waitress enters their world. As the three become entangled in escalating drama, critical questions emerge: Can they navigate the dangerous games they're playing? Will their hidden secrets destroy them when revealed? Is love strong enough to overcome the chaos they've created? Or will they all be consumed by the flames, making this nothing more than a recipe for disaster?