Sheila Anderson has a knack for the sweeter things in life. Practically growing up in the family bakery, being a pastry chef is in her blood. When the opportunity to fill in at her dream job in the trendiest restaurant in Boulder falls in her lap, nothing will stop her from giving the audition of a lifetime. Not even the surly head chef with electric eyes who sets her nerves on fire with every scorching look.

Max Harper has worked his entire life to reach the pinnacle of his profession. He’s not about to risk his reputation, or the restaurant’s, because of some second-rate pâtissier with delusions of grandeur. All it takes is one bad review from a food critic to tank a career. It doesn’t matter that she makes his body come alive just by walking into a room. He needs her gone before she ruins everything he’s ever hoped to achieve.

As professional rivalry transforms into a simmering romance, these two strong-willed chefs will have to decide what’s most important to them: their ambitions or their hearts.