When Alexis “Lexi” Moreau caught her husband, Jeff, sampling
the sous-chef’s more intimate wares in their New York
restaurant, she ran—all the way back to her hometown of St.
Helena, California. Six months later, Lexi has no husband
and no restaurant. But she does have a three-step plan:
First, convert her grandmother’s bakery into her dream
bistro. Second, ignore Grandma’s matchmaking attempts. And
third, avoid Marco DeLuca, her ex’s commitment-phobic,
distractingly sexy best friend.
In school Lexi was off-limits for Marco. After all, she was
his buddy’s girl. But she’s still as smart and as
gorgeous—and apparently as immune to his charms—as she used
to be. Yet the simple fake romance they agree upon to dodge
Lexi’s grandmother’s matchmaking plans soon turns
deliciously complicated. And the sultry summer might bring
together all the right ingredients for Marco to win the only
woman he’s ever wanted.