Serge Zumpano is obsessed with René Glass, owner of Crumbs Together, the local bakery and patisserie. Not only is the man gorgeous, but his pastries are so good, they make Serge weak in the knees. Put both together, and he's a gonner. Serge knows he has it bad when just tasting a cinnamon roll has him sporting, er ... well. But, as addicted as he is to the man's decadent creations, Serge doesn't see himself as good enough for someone like René, famous the world over and completely out of his league.<br><br>René won't let that stop him, however, because he has his eye on Serge, too. Step one: get Serge to build him a second shop. Step two: get the man to come over to his house. Step three: seduce him with pastry. Naturally, it's not that simple. But Serge is René's obsession, and he won’t let him get away.

Crumbs Together

“Nah. It’s just my insecurities talking. Don’t know how to get past them, though.” I gave my best friend a quick hug. “I’ll be fine.”


I left Woody working on his project and went to stand in front of the cabin and stare at the ocean below. That kiss by the truck had made my knees so weak, I’d had to grab hold of René’s shirt so I didn’t fall down and make an even bigger fool of myself. Could I do what he wanted?


I crossed my arms on my chest. I had always seen myself as the bratty little brother who managed to scrape by with grades and get into college on work-study. And then I was laid-off from my job after several years kissing ass. Running my own business might not set the universe on fire, but I’d thought I could finally carve out a niche for myself and be proud of my accomplishments.


And then René came along with his charm and fantastic pastries, and I realized that I badly wanted this man, and I’d never be good enough. How could I ever hold his interest for long?


Chapter 8