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

“Normally I’m not this easy,” Chris told him, pulling his shirt off over his head.


He got his own shirt off. “You just can’t resist my charms, huh?”


Chris sat on the edge of the double bed and toed off his shoes. “That must be it. Will you respect me in the morning?”


“Jesus, you’re slow.” Ryan reached for the fastening of Chris’s pants and undid them. He slid down the zipper.


“Okay, okay, stop pawing,” Chris protested. “I can get them off myself.”


Ryan rolled his eyes and took care of the rest of his own clothes. When he turned around, Chris was finally naked. And God what a sight he was, too. Defined muscles everywhere, but he had especially good biceps and rippling abs.


Chris’s smile was uncertain. “Is that good or bad?”


“It’s fucking fantastic. Where the hell are the condoms and lube?”


Chapter 9