Sexy, single, and even sweeter than the treats he bakes, New York pastry chef Danny Lunden is trying to stay focused on food—not females. With the Rising Star Chef competition approaching, he doesn’t have time to get all steamed up over the gorgeous woman he encounters on the plane to Chicago. Even if she is Eva Jansen—the billionaire heiress in charge of the contest…

Danny assumes that “Eva the Diva” is a spoiled rich girl who doesn’t share his passion for food. But when the two meet up again in an elevator—alone—they share more than just passion. They share a kiss hot enough to start a kitchen fire—and they’re hungry for more. To indulge their new secret craving, Eva and Danny have to break every rule in the cookbook. But—like chocolate and caramel—some ingredients are are so sinfully good together, one scrumptious bite is never enough...

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Chapter 1

So this is what it’s like to leave home, Danny mused, narrowly avoiding a collision with a woman who seemed to have forgotten she was pulling a wheeled carry-on case behind her.

LaGuardia was packed. Every bank of waiting room benches sported at least a couple of people sleeping out the wait for their delayed planes, while the terminal seethed with chaos and confusion as flights were called, boarding was announced, and everyone rushed to find the right gate.

Danny Lunden, who’d never been out of New York, took it all in and tried to ignore the chills of excitement down his back.

They were on their way.

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When it comes to competitive cooking, Max Lunden is no stranger to winning…though he’s never been great at working with a team. A master chef—and major hunk—he’s traveled the world, picking up new cooking techniques as well as beautiful women. But when the prodigal chef returns home to his family’s Greenwich Village restaurant, he discovers one too many cooks in the kitchen—and she’s every bit as passionate as he is…

Juliet Cavanaugh used to have a crush on Max when she was just a teenager, hanging out at Lunden & Sons Tavern, hoping to catch a glimpse of the owner’s oldest, and hottest, son. Now a chef herself—competing in the biggest culinary contest in the country—Juliet will be cooking side by side with the one man she’s always admired…and desired. But despite their simmering attraction, Juliet is determined to keep her cool—no matter how hot it gets…

Prologue

Juliet Cavanaugh wrapped her arms around her ribs for warmth and stomped her feet as she walked. The stomping had two benefits; it kept the blood flowing, and it relieved some of the pent-up freak-out simmering in her chest.

The boots she’d grabbed on her way out the door were her mother’s—stealing them was a last act of defiance, and she refused to feel guilty about it.

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Violet Porter sniffed in a huge breath and gusted out a happy sigh. At seven o’clock in the morning, the Union Square Greenmarket was bursting with vendors hawking fresh produce.

The greenmarket buzzed with relief that the unrelenting winter of parsnips and potatoes was finally over. Table after heavily laden table ringed the square, each vibrant with green fiddlehead ferns, dusky yellow morels, slender spears of asparagus, and thick stalks of deep pink rhubarb.

It was a veritable wonderland for a hardworking pastry chef looking to add that elusive “wow” factor to a dessert menu.

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