This HaBO is from Elizabeth, who wants to find this romance:

The book is from late 1990s/early 2000s. Erotic fiction maybe? Or just kinda smutty.

The main character is a woman who owns a diner in a California town near the coast. I think she lives in the house her dad won in a poker game, designed by a famous architect (surf board in the ceiling beams?).

Main sex partner is the sheriff who used to be a cop in like LA or San Diego, shaved head. She hires a line cook and sleeps with him first.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Let’s HaBO!