Ryan Callahan’s parents died in a boating accident off Sutter’s Bay when he was five years old. Now Ryan is back in the bay ready to live in the Victorian reproduction house his father built for his mother. And ready to get his dream job a chef in a restaurant. The job of head chef seems to fall into his lap when Mabry’s is short staffed, but when the sexy as sin owner, Chris Mabry, returns from vacation he fires the inexperienced Ryan on the spot.<br><br>Ryan’s dream seems to be over before he gets a chance to prove himself, but when Chris realizes how bad his restaurant’s situation is, he rehires Ryan. As Mabry becomes a success, things sizzle between Ryan and Chris and soon Ryan is cooking for Chris personally.

Tempted to Taste

Okay, so he was making progress. New job, furniture on the way, and maybe some new friends. Maybe coming to Sutter’s Bay had been the right thing to do after all. 3


Chris Mabry had a headache. Well, actually, he had a number of headaches, but the one actually in his head at the moment was killing him. He twisted off the childproof cap from the aspirin and poured out two pills. Then he thought better of it and added a third. He got a glass of tap water from his kitchen faucet and downed them.


He bowed his head and willed the pain to go away. At least he didn’t have to go upstairs to the restaurant for another half an hour. Maybe it would go away by then. Or at least lessen.


Chapter 5