Cooking up a Seduction
by Jenna Baylet-Burke
The Deets...
Love never tasted so sweet...
Sexy venture capitalist Cameron Price takes the helm of the
Seattle branch of the firm to prove he has what it takes to lead the entire
company. Unfortunately, his boss thinks what it takes for a workaholic like Cam
is a wife!
To fend off the matrimonally inclined, Cameron has to think fast.
Inspired by the dazzling green eyes of the gorgeous caterer, he proposes the
kind of innovative arrangement he's known for. If Lauren Brody will spend a few
weeks on his arm networking at events, she'll be able to raise the profile of
Come For Dinner catering and book more clients than she ever dreamed.
But Lauren has a plan of her own and tempts Cameron to play along.
She convinces Mr. Buttoned-Up-Tight they can have some serious fun on his
piano, in his kitchen, and behind closed doors. But it's dangerous to keep a
lid on something so hot. And a relationship was never on Cameron's agenda...
WARNING :: Indulge at your own risk! Cravings for exotic fruit,
decadent delights, erotic fashion & steaming hot nights of pleasure have
been reported.
Sneak Peek inside Cooking up a Seduction.
The door made no sound as Cameron
pushed it open. Stepping onto the cold tile of his kitchen, he froze. His
breath caught and he became agonizingly aware he wore nothing but his black
cotton boxer briefs. Underwear that had no hope of hiding his reaction to the
fiery woman with her back to him as she shimmied, cleaning something off the
counter with a towel.
Really, he should clear his throat
and let Lauren know he was there. Or run. Yes, running would be good. Straight
upstairs where he could put on some clothes.
Before he could escape she turned,
her eyes widening in surprise. Maybe the celebratory toasts had more of an
effect than he realized, because his anxiety vanished and he started to laugh.
“I thought you’d gone home.” He
crossed the kitchen and stood next to her at the counter. “Since you could
never be in a relationship with me and all.”
“Cameron,” she turned to face him,
but from the tremble in her lips he knew she suppressed a smile. “This isn’t a
joke. Playing for one night is one thing, but a relationship is another.”
“Oh, I don’t think Anders was
joking. He’s probably contracting someone to draw up our prenup right now, just
to ensure every party I throw is as good as this one. You did a wonderful job.”
“I could never marry someone who
thinks marriage requires an escape hatch.”
“What?” Cameron laughed again. She
certainly had a fresh way of phrasing everything. With a smile, he started
looking about the kitchen for some sign of sustenance.
“A prenuptial agreement. I’ll never
sign one, or marry someone who’s not fully committed to making a marriage
work.” She stood taller, pulling her creamy shoulders back.
“Before you get too indignant about
it, I have to have one. It’s part of my employment agreement so divorces don’t
affect the other partners.” He stepped closer, and then closer than he knew he
should. She’d had her hands on him all evening. Had it been just for show, or
could there be more to it? “But then that’s not really the issue here.”
“What are you doing?” Her bottom lip
trembled in a completely different way.
“I’m not sure yet.”
Lauren’s breath caught in her throat
as she stared into his darkening blue eyes. Oh no, he was going to kiss her.
And heaven help her, in spite of everything, she wanted him to. Had since
before he walked into the kitchen without a shirt on. Or pants for that matter.
Not that she’d allowed herself a peek south of the border.
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Who is Jenna Bayley-Burke...?
College confused me. I went in
determined to become an orthopedic surgeon, and
came out with a triple major – Psychology, Religious Studies, and
English. Thank goodness organic chemistry mystified me, or my life might have
turned out completely different. Or not. I always wanted to write, it just
seemed like a far away goal – a someday not a today.
After managing department stores and
executive recruiting, I got lucky and had my first of three children. After two
years of fertility treatments, I wanted to be with him as much as I could and
opted to stay home. I started writing then, and developing recipes for
magazines like Cooking Light and Better Homes & Gardens.
After my second son was born I had a
health crisis, and as I lay in the ER I worried about what my boys would make
of the things I’d left behind. Stories started and never finished, notes on
novels never written, not to mention the rolls of film I’d yet to develop and
put in albums. Grateful for life and high on pain meds, I was making some brave
decisions. Like writing a book in a month for National Novel Writers Month
(NaNoWriMo).
That book (after much editing) became
my first romance novel, JUST ONE SPARK, published by Mills & Boon in 2006.
COOKING UP A STORM followed, as have a series of single-title romances from
Samhain Publishing (HER CINDERELLA COMPLEX, PAR FOR THE COURSE, COMPROMISING
POSITIONS, PRIDE & PASSION, PRIVATE SCANDAL, FOR KICKS, and DRIVE ME
CRAZY).
COMPROMISING POSITIONS will always
hold a special place in my heart, not because it sat atop the Amazon Bestseller
list for two weeks, but because it was the story I was writing when I got sick,
the half-finished book I worried my boys would find and wonder why I hadn’t
completed it. Nothing compares to showing my kids that when you have a dream
you chase it, catch it, hold on with both hands, and never let go.
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