When a holiday romance, falling for your boss, and a reality TV show aren’t enough of a challenge—just add a pandemic! Personal assistant Jen Parker is eager to start her new job on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, supporting Noah "The Casanova Cook" Ryder, a temperamental chef who is judging a blockbuster television cooking show. But Jen, a widow, has a secret mission at the beach—a personal, emotional goal she must accomplish by Christmas Eve. Noah is famous for seducing a starlet every new season. But with Home Cook America filming during a coronavirus quarantine, the Restaurant Romeo is off his game. The stress of lockdown—not to mention his own long-held secret—has Noah struggling to launch his make-it-or-break-it newest restaurant. And that's before his longtime business partner turns into his worst frenemy (or is that just a plain enemy?) Soon, Jen and Noah's budding attraction is tested by vegan Thanksgiving, the world's ugliest charm bracelet, and a possessed elevator. Every passing day—and night—ups the ante on their secret pasts. But if this culinary couple can't stand the heat, there's no way out of their COVID-locked-down kitchen! If you fell hard for the feel-good rom-coms of Emily Henry, Christina Lauren, and Tessa Bailey, then grab a seat, because The F Word is the perfect romantic comedy escape for you.