Combine food and fiction with these tasty new novels featuring chefs. Find them on the new-book and paperback shelves at the Duke Street Library.

1 THE LOST ART OF MIXING, by Erica Bauermeister. Restaurant owner Lillian manages an unexpected challenge among her friends and regulars, including ritual-performing accountant Al, heartbroken chef Chloe, and unobtrusive giant Finnegan.

2 HOW TO EAT A CUPCAKE, by Meg Donohue. When childhood friends Annie and Julia reconnect as adults and decide to open a cupcakery, they must overcome old betrayals, first loves and a dangerous threat.

3 WHEN IN DOUBT, ADD BUTTER, by Beth Harbison. Gemma, a private chef who takes care of other people, goes home alone each night to eat cereal and quick meals. Then her life takes an unexpected turn, and she faces her past and moves on in unimagined ways.

4 AFFAIRS OF STEAK, by Julie Hyzy. White House chef Olivia Paras and archenemy White House Sensitivity Director Peter Everett Sargeant must work together to solve the murders of an assistant to the first lady's and the chief of staff before they become the victims of a merciless assassin with a secret agenda.

5 THE ACCIDENTAL BRIDE, by Christina Skye. Overworked chef Jilly, strong-armed into taking a vacation, finds she's enjoying herself, thanks to handsome Walker Hale.