Henry Beck isn't much of a talker but he can cook. He also has the friendship and loyalties of the staff at Lunden's Tavern. Their team has been making its way up the ranks in the Rising Star Chef Competition (see Some Like It Hot and Too Hot To Touch). Now only three teams remain, one of which is led by Skye Gladwell, the wife Henry hasn't seen in 10 years. Henry never expected to be back in his home town facing off against his estranged wife. All Skye wants is a divorce since her current boyfriend may be about to propose. Beck is thinking about how much he has always loved her.
Skye was devastated when Henry dropped out of her life after they experienced a tragic loss. Since then, she's built a life for herself. She owns her own restaurant, Queenie Pie CafΓ©. She has wonderful friends and has learned to tolerate her parents. She's lived without Henry for a long time and plans to continue to do so. Except... the attraction is still there, and maybe she's never stopped loving him. So she definitely has mixed emotions when she accepts his betβif she wins the competition she gets a divorce, if he wins he gets one last night with her before giving her the divorce. Either way she wins, right?
The story of the relationship between Beck and Skye has been hinted at throughout the series. Now, fans will find out what's behind all the tension and get insight into all the things the taciturn Beck hasn't revealed to anyone. Beck and Skye have a strong chemistry, and the emotional bond is powerful. We get emotional glimpses into what brought them together and what tore them apart. Their dedication to their craft is admirable and the food sounds mouthwatering, if only I could eat at their restaurants! HOT UNDER PRESSURE is brings this cooking competition to a satisfying conclusion.
Henry Beck thought he’d already faced the toughest kitchen challenge of his life. After all, what could top sweating it out as a Navy cook on a submarine? But when he learns his competition for the title of Rising Star Chef is the sweet hippie girl he married…and left…ten years ago, the heat is on. Now Beck and Skye Gladwell are going head to head in the finals…and sparking up old flames every time they touch. But Skye wants more than a win over the man who abandoned her when she needed him most—she wants a divorce! Then her sexy almost-ex makes a deliciously dangerous proposition. He’ll give in to her demands, but if his team wins the RSC, he has a demand of his own…one last taste of the only woman he ever loved.
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