Cooking Up a Seduction
by Jenna Bayley-Burke
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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 and
Links:
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.
Links:
Website: http://www.jennabayleyburke.com/
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