"Entertaining contemporary romance"

International investigative reporter Hugh Duncan is bored with his current assignment to write a report on Club Paradise until he hears someone singing "Summer Wind". Following the voice leads him to aromas of Italian cooking. His nose takes him to a feast for his eyes when he sees the singing chef.

Giselle Cesare enjoys Sinatra, but right now relishes her freedom with her overly protective brothers on the road. Thank god for honeymoons and hockey teams. Giselle plans to have a fling without those two bruising siblings scaring away all males. Now Hugh is in her kitchen during off hours and both are hungry for more than just her Kama Sutra cream puff. As they follow up on that first combustible look, Giselle and Hugh fall in love, but he is there under false pretense as he is to write an exposé of her South Beach hotel.

The latest South Beach tale is an entertaining blending of business with pleasure with the emphasis on the latter. The lead couple is a fine pairing though both come across a bit fluffy in this lighthearted romp. Still, fans of the series will never look at dessert the same way again as the heated romance between the journalist and the chef gives new meaning to éclairs, cream puffs, cherries, and icing. Poor brother Nico will have to heat up one heck of an entrée to top this tasty tale.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 2, 2004

Summary

Journalist Hugh Duncan can sniff out international intrigue, but finding a juicy scoop in a Miami singles club right under his nose? Could a voluptuous chef, singing a siren song while icing a Kama Sutra cream puff, be his next big story-or is she just a luscious piece of fluff? And if the kitchen contessa insists on giving out free samples- well, there's an offer no gentleman should refuse . . .

Giselle Cesare has a history of stirring up trouble, and not just on her stove. Even so, the minute a handsome reporter wanders into Club Paradise, she knows she's struck gold. By the time their first date draws to a close, Giselle has hit on the secret to spontaneous combustion! Unfortunately, if Hugh persists in digging up her past, more than her sexplicit desserts will be exposed!