they really turn up the heat!Ask anyone and they will tell you: Paolo Perso is living the dream. His cooking show is number one, his new retail sauce line is about to launch, and his 5-star restaurant in Los Angeles is so popular you have to know someone just to get a reservation. So why does he feel like someone deflated his soufflé?Marina Trovato has worked hard to get where she is. A long-time assistant producer for The Eating Channel, she's just been given her big break: Producer of her own project; a special series of cooking shows featuring Paolo Perso, celebrity chef. But when the cameras start rolling, it's clear this show will end up going from the frying pan into the fire... unless she can whip it all into shape!Will Paolo’s performance prevent Marina's career from reaching her climax, or can she put the flavor back into his sauce?

    Just ask him - he’ll be the first to tell you all about it. So when anonymous food blogger and food critic, Wicked in Worcestershire, writes a scathing review of his latest culinary creation, he’s determined to discover their identity and show the world just how wrong they are.Evie Jones has clawed her way to the top of the amateur food blogger food chain by telling like it is. A review from her can impact a chef’s reputation, and she’s not afraid to wield that power. So when her latest review gets her called out on national television it’s knives out, baby, and Evie is prepared to filet her latest victim.She’s the reality check he doesn’t know he needs. He’s the tender touch she has no idea she’s craving.Can they fix each other’s recipes before the flames consume them both?

    When Tanner Gerard walked into my family's barbeque restaurant, all it took was one night of passion to seduce a secret family recipe from my lips. Three years later, we're unexpectedly reunited and I'm still madder than a wet hen over his betrayal. But when he begs me for a second chance, I'm willing to risk everything - including my heart - to save my family's business.

    Her days are spent baking sweet treats but her nights are spent longing for something more...savory.Only, she is hardly ready for the delicious dish that is Baker Elliot.Baker Elliot is rich, powerful, and hungry. With a hearty appetite for life, he's tasted plenty of what the world has to offer but nothing has satisfied his cravings. Until he meets bubbly, beautiful, and bashful—who just may be the flavor of life he’s been looking for.Flirt Club is cooking up something special . . . and the secret ingredient is L-O-V-E.Our latest recipe for romance is a spicy series full of flavor from nine of your favorite romance authors. Get ready for sexy salsas, romantic reductions, and creamy coulis. These short ’n’ searing stories are sure to satisfy all your cravings.

    Lauren must ask for help. Unfortunately, the only person who might be able to save her is a childhood sweetheart. How can she trust the man on the wrong side of the blood feud to secure her family’s legacy, when she couldn't trust him with her heart?Torn between Lauren and his father, Max walked away from an impossible choice. Misunderstandings and duplicity have kept him away. The safest thing for Lauren was to leave her alone. But with his father out to crush the last remaining Matthews and a centuries-old feud about to boil over, Max will move heaven and earth to help her, even if it means choosing love over family. With all the harm Max’s family has caused, can Lauren box up and bury the past to have a dream Christmas with Max? Or, will she need a Christmas miracle? Up to Snow Good is not your typical small-town, holiday romance. Angst and treachery hide in every corner. It’s a holiday Romeo and Juliet with a happy ending.

     That’s not the kind of headline I’d ever expect to read, especially about my own life. But a chance meeting at a hotel with Noah Forte, America’s favorite super hero, leads to a night of passion. One and done, was how I planned it. Just one crazy night outside of my boring routine and then back to my regular life. But life is more than a headline, after all. And sometimes life takes you in directions you never imagined in your wildest dreams. Twelve of your favourite Flirt Club authors bring you the May Flowers Series. Sexy stories filled with filthy talking heroes and beautiful women with steamy scenes to curl your toes, enjoy the entire bouquet!

    This year, I will fly in more ways than one. It all starts with a text that pushes me out of my comfort zone and gives me the courage I need to quit my job and book a flight to Greece. On the plane, I meet Carter Starr, a sexy stranger who makes me soar to heights I never expected to reach. One look at him and my heart turns over. We’ve never met before, but his kiss, his touch, the taste of his name on the tip of my tongue…It just feels right. Now I’m terrified of my own feelings, feelings for a man I barely know, a man who sweeps me off my feet and whisks me away. Carter Starr may be my one-way ticket to a fresh start, but what if it’s all too good to be true? *It’s the New Year! Time to ring your bell with some hot and hunky resolutions! Join fifteen of your favorite romance authors as their stories get off… on the right foot this year. Champagne corks aren’t the only things popping!*

    Will love prevail, or are family ties too strong?

Luke
I’m the private chef at a posh party when I mistake Julia for a waitress. 
By the time I find out she’s the client’s daughter, it’s too late. I’m already in love with her mind and her curves.
I’ll never fit into her world or be accepted by her formidable mother, but love is always worth fighting for. 

Julia
I’m a big disappointment to my mother. Too boring, too fat, and too single.At her annual Valentine’s Day party, I’d rather hang out in the kitchen than with the guests, especially when the chef is the Beyoncé-loving, butt-wiggling Luke.
 But my mother doesn’t approve, and I’m not sure I’m strong enough to go against her.
Can I stand up to my mother, or will I let Luke, and his booty, shake their way out of my life?Lonely Hearts series are flirty, fun Valentine's stories from some of your favorite shorts authors. No cheating. No cliffhangers. And a happily ever after guaranteed.

    Getting attacked by a bear wasn’t a part of the plan when I went on a hike —but what’s even less expected is finding this forbidden fruit in the kitchen of the closest farmhouse.Eve is everything I want but can’t have.It’s not just her ripe innocence that tells me she’s off-limits…She’s Amish … with plenty of curves hiding behind her apron.But I want to taste more than the apple sauce she’s cooking.I want all of her.But even out here in the country, nothing’s quite as simple as it seems.Dear Reader,Yes, this is a thinly veiled Amish-romance.Yes, I understand your hesitation.But trust me.This is over-the-top and filthy-sweet in the yummiest way.I promise.xo, frankie

    

    Until all hell broke loose.  In a single day, my best friend and business partner threatened to fire me, I’d hit a stray dog with my car and the cute vet with the stunning eyes friend-zoned me on sight. Now my beloved BMW convertible is in the shop and I’ve become a reluctant dog owner. The only bright spot? Meeting the sexy vet, Dr. Dahlia Kent. Although we’re opposite in every way and she’s clearly immune to my charm, it only makes me want her more. If I were smart, I’d find a home for the dog, lose Dahlia’s number and get back to what I’m good at — looking for the easy win. But for some reason, I can’t seem to walk away from the dog — or her. Am I ready for a big change? Or am I taking on more than I can handle? Roses are red
 Violets are blue 
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    But now that I’m home to take the helm, I find out my parents have gone and hired some corporate wannabe with a fancy degree to help. I’m determined to send her packing until I get a good look at her.Though she represents everything I hate, I find myself drawn to her. She’s a temptation that’s hard to resist.OliveHelping the family-run apple orchard reach the next level seems like a good stepping stone for bigger and better things. It would go a whole lot better if the owners’ son didn’t question my every decision.And it would be a whole lot easier if he wasn’t so good looking.I’m here to do a job, but maybe it wouldn’t hurt to mix a little pleasure with business.Instalove Fall Festival is a series of standalone short, sweet, and steamy romances filled with the best parts of Autumn and happily ever afters. Read this series if you love strong, protective heroes and confident, curvy heroines who find true love, and maybe some hot apple cider along the way. No cliffhangers! No cheating!

    A break down. And the mountain man who came to her rescue.After suffering through an unexpected divorce, the only thing Ivy Foxx has on her Christmas list this year is some downtime in her newly acquired mountain home in Knight’s Falls. Walking away from her three-year marriage was tough enough but nothing compares to the loneliness of spending her first holiday alone. Or the fear of her unknown future, which is as scary as her car breaking down on the icy mountainside during a blinding snowstorm.The only thing working in her favor this Christmas Eve is the silent and surly mountain man who comes to her rescue. A knight-in-shining armor he is not. But one can’t be too picky when there are no other options.Anderson Knight may be the town’s only towing service, but it doesn’t mean he has to enjoy dealing with customers, especially ones who interrupt his Christmas Eve solitude. Even on the best of days he can be a grouchy bear, but on a night when his lost love still eats him alive, he’s a beast. And even the pretty female stranger in need of assistance may not be able to break through that ice.But it's the time of year when the magic of the holidays and the Christmas spirit intervenes, connecting two lonely and broken hearts together under the unlikeliest of Christmas Eve circumstances.

     She believed in all things supernatural since a young age, and she always seemed to say the wrong thing at the wrong time.. After writing an article about vampires hiding amongst the rich and famous, she's promptly fired from her job at Freedom Times Magazine . Janus headed to the comic book store to sell a few of her collectables only to find herself face-to-face with something truly out of this world. Little did she know, Janus was the destined mate of the red-eyed stranger that saved her life. Garrus Rex, Delta of the Silverblood pack, followed his enemies into the city to stop them from hunting humans. The Bane Bloods cornered a female, his female. Garrus recognized the mate mark on her wrist and it nearly sent him into a rage. The fearless woman resembled the Goddess of Mercy, Eir, too much to be a coincidence. Is Garrus willing to jeopardize the fat of his entire pack off of a mere suspicion? Steamy, Fun Standalone romance with a HEA. Contains mature themes, adult language, and sexy shifters. 18+ Readers Only!

    And after a few failed movies and one too many scandals, The Bad Boy of Hollywood is out of options and agrees to be my client.I will do anything to make a name for myself in this business… even if it means sharing a house with the one man who gets under my skin.Nico is my chance to prove to the world that I can turn his career around. Our partnership is the start of something great for both of us.But there’s one problem…As we get closer, the lines of professionalism blur, and I can’t deny my feelings for Nico. We both knew this situation was temporary… and that fame comes with a price.