One stolen legacy. One fiery chef. And a passion hot enough to melt the Wyoming snow.
Mason Stewart is a man on the brink. After the woman he trusted?his previous chef and lover?robbed the Black Elkhorn Lodge and Resort blind, his family's dream is teetering on the edge of collapse. Mason is a Master who has lost control of his business, and he is determined not to let his heart follow suit. He needs a miracle to keep the doors open by Christmas, and he needs it now.
What he gets is Emily Fox.
A redheaded siren from Los Angeles, Emily is a high-end chef with a mouth as sharp as her knives and a talent that makes the local cowboys weep with pleasure. She's come to the wilds of Wyoming to escape a scandal and prove she's more than a "silly little" hobbyist, but she never expected to walk into a lion's den.
From the second she steps into his office, the air between them doesn't just spark?it incinerates. Emily is bossy, defiant, and unapologetically independent, triggering every possessive, "caveman" instinct Mason has spent a lifetime refining. He wants her in his kitchen, but even more, the Dom in him hungers to see her on her knees, surrendering to a master's touch.
As they navigate a failing business and the high-stakes heat of the kitchen, the line between boss and employee vanishes in the shadows of Cuffs & Spurs, the local BDSM club. In Mason's arms, Emily discovers a world of wicked delights and a submission she never knew she craved, while Mason finds that the only way to save his lodge might be to finally lose his heart.
But when the ghosts of Mason's past return to claim what's theirs, will their explosive connection be their salvation or the final blow that destroys everything they've built?
