Tempted To Taste — Shawn Lane

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 and ready to live in the Victorian reproduction house his father built for his mother. And he's also ready to get his dream job as a chef. The job of head chef seems to fall into his lap when the bay's newest restaurant, 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.

Ryan's dream seems to be over before he gets a chance to prove himself. Yet when Chris quickly realizes his restaurant is truly failing without the help of a creative and talented chef, he rehires Ryan.

As Mabry's prospects for success take a turn for the better, things start to sizzle between Ryan and Chris. And soon, Ryan is cooking for Chris...personally...