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

Ryan waited until he was out of sight and his footsteps had faded away before turning to Chris. “Damon told me he was here.”


“Wasn’t sure what he was planning.”


Chris smiled and grabbed Ryan’s hand. “Were you going to act like my bodyguard?”


“Maybe. If needed.” Ryan shrugged. “Were you tempted?”


“To, you know, maybe take him back. Try again.” Ryan looked very unsure of himself, which was pretty unlike him and Chris didn’t like it.


“Not even a little.” Chris put his arms around Ryan’s neck and drew him closer. “I’m not looking to my past with him, I’m looking to my future.”


“With you, in case that wasn’t clear.” Chris kissed him.


Ryan smiled. “Well, he was sort of hot in a smarmy kind of way.”


“You’re way hotter. In a sexy bad boy chef kind of way.”


“I love that.” Ryan nibbled on Chris’s lips. “I know we haven’t really been seeing each other that long. A couple of months. And I also know we didn’t really start off well.”


Chapter 15