Hot in the Kitchen

A beat-cute for the ages . . . What Lili DeLuca meant to do: investigate the mysterious light in her family restaurant's kitchen. What she actually did: Brained a famous chef with a frying pan. Between her family's failing restaurant, her soggy-bottomed love life, and her dreams put on hold as she manages, well, everything, the last thing Lili needs is an arrogant celebrity with a concussion. But when sexy TV chef Jack Kilroy challenges her father to a cook-off for his show, she spies an opportunity to save the family business and indulge in some no-strings fun with the hottest man she's ever seen in a chef's jacket. Pity the reputed playboy has decided to turn over a new leaf ... Jack's celebrity has left him feeling used and used up. While Lili's throaty moans when she tastes his creations turn him on, he's even more aroused by how this beautiful, funny woman is unimpressed by his fame. He knows they could be amazing together, if she could only see past his rabid fan base. Now as he's about to start a new prime time TV cooking show, can Jack convince Lili to realize her own ambitions ... and turn up the heat in his kitchen?

TV chef Cella journeys to an idyllic seaside town to write an Italian cookbook. She's also mourning a failed restaurant project, dodging her predatory agent, and finding respite from soul-crushing fame. When she learns that her next-door neighbor, hot doctor Max, is the nephew of a late, famed Italian restaurateur, she convinces him to teach her authentic touches that will help her write the book. This is a mixed blessing for guilt-ridden Max, who botched his own attempt to become a chef-a failure that's left his aunt's gorgeous restaurant sitting empty for years. No one has challenged Cella when it comes to her cooking in ages. Max's fiery disposition sparks her intuition and reminds her how to feel the food. But the heat between Max and Cella may be hotter than the flames on the stove. Max's gentlemanly nature and Cella's professionalism stop being enough to keep them apart. With Max's vacation ending and Cella slated to return to L.A., how will they ever say goodbye?

Seventeen years ago, Caleb Marshall ordered the hit that killed Kelly's father, and he's never been made to pay for that sin. No matter what it takes, Kelly will finally make him pay. She'll work her way into his life, into his bed, and into his heart so she can uncover the truth and reveal all his dark secrets. He's lied to the world, so she'll lie to him. He's manipulated others, so she'll manipulate him. He believes he's untouchable. He's wrong. Untouchable is a spicy contemporary romance standalone, and it includes violence, a revenge plot, two morally gray characters, death in backstory, references to cancer, and an exploration of long unresolved grief. It also includes hate spice, deceptive spice, conflicted spice, spice under false pretenses, unenthusiastic spice, manipulative spice, and numerous references to Hamlet. A previous version of this book was formerly published in two separate volumes, but it has since been substantively revised in plot, pacing, character development, and tone.

Her sweetest mistake . . . tastes so, so good. Cool as a Chicago winter, private events planner Cara DeLuca is a model of self-control . . . until she meets the one temptation she can't resist: Shane Doyle. The sexy, Irish pastry chef is too hot, too sure, too young, and after a crazy night in Vegas, her new husband. While at first Cara wants nothing more than a way out of her sham marriage to Shane, she soon finds that beneath his farm boy demeanor lies a man who can match her drive, both in and out of the bedroom. How can the wrong guy feel so deliciously right? Shane has carefully structured his career and life around one goal: connecting with the family that doesn't know he exists. Marrying a woman with more issues than a magazine stand wasn't part of the plan, but melting Cara's icy exterior is so worth the detour. It isn't long before this side trip is leading him down an unexpected path with love the final destination. As their annulment date nears and long-buried secrets are revealed, Shane will have to fight for the one thing guaranteeing the perfect life he craves . . . the current Mrs. Shane Doyle.

A fire they can't put out . . . Although her baby boy keeps her plate full, Jules Kilroy is ready to take her love life off the back burner-which means getting back into the dating scene. And while she might wish her best friend, Taddeo DeLuca, would see the potential of them as a couple, in her heart of hearts she knows it's not to be. He rejected her once and she's vowed never to blur the lines again . . . After a lifetime of excuses and false starts, Tad has finally opened a wine bar, a deal made even sweeter when Jules joins his staff. Lovers come and go, and he's had his share, but friendships like theirs last forever. Yet, ever since he tasted her, he can't stop fantasizing about what could be. And when she signs up for an online dating site, the thought of his Jules with another man makes his blood boil. Tad might have made a mistake with his best girl before, but this time he's determined to beg her forgiveness . . . one scorching kiss at a time.