If You Can't Take the Heat

by Michael Ruhlman

From James Beard Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman, a coming-of-age story about finding a new life and love in the kitchen...and trying not to get burned along the way. Out now in paperback

When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating break-up, he's forced to call an audible on his summer plans and put his college ones on hold. He soon finds himself in the most unlikely of places for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593523458
• ISBN13: 9780593523452
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher