COOKING UP A SEDUCTION
BY
JENNA BAYLEY- BURKE
BLURB:
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.
Excerpt:
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.
AUTHOR BIO
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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Really love the excerpt! Sounds steamy!
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