Heat in the Kitchen (Cooking Up Passion, Book 1)

By Melissa F. Hart

As the billionaire head of a major company, Ethan Richmond feels the weight of his enormous responsibilities crushing down on him, until he meets the one woman who can set him free by tying him up. Jocelyn Ricci is the beautiful and talented chef he hired to work in his kitchen, but she has a passion for more than just cooking and can see the stress that her handsome boss is under. When Jocelyn offers to introduce Ethan to the kinky world of bondage and domination sex games by playing the part of his Mistress, things in the kitchen really heat up! The steamy affair turns Ethan into a new man, but not everybody is happy about it and will do everything they can to ruin him. Will things get too hot for them or are they just getting warmed up?

• Language: English
• Publisher: MFH Ink Publishing
• Release date: Jan 28, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310575877

Melissa F. Hart

I started writing romance fiction since I was 16 years old. I'm now a published writer thanks to the wonderful world of ebooks.I live in Canada and I love the winter months. As you can see, I wrote several books related to the winter holidays.I'm not represented by an agent and I'm a proud indie. I have learned how to create websites and edit images, design book covers, etc. All my books and what you see on this website I have created myself.I'm currently a certified accountant but my dream is to be a full-time independent writer of hot erotic romance books.

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Heat in the Kitchen

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Copyright © 2014 by Melissa F. Hart. All rights reserved worldwide.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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Books in the series

Heat in the Kitchen - Volume 1

Turning up the Heat - Volume 2

Into the Fire - Volume 3

Perfect Dish - Volume 4

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Synopsis

As the billionaire head of a major company, Ethan Richmond feels the weight of his enormous responsibilities crushing down on him, until he meets the one woman who can set him free by tying him up. Jocelyn Ricci is the beautiful and talented chef he hired to work in his kitchen, but she has a passion for more than just cooking and can see the stress that her handsome boss is under. When Jocelyn offers to introduce Ethan to the kinky world of bondage and domination sex games by playing the part of his Mistress, things in the kitchen really heat up! The steamy affair turns Ethan into a new man, but not everybody is happy about it and will do everything they can to ruin him. Will things get too hot for them or are they just getting warmed up?

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Table of Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

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Chapter One

Oh no! Jocelyn Ricci cried out in a panic. She rushed to the stove and lifted the pan off the burner, but it was too late. Black smoke billowed from the pan and the sauce inside was ruined.

Damn! she cursed in a hot-blooded rage and poured the sauce into the garbage disposal of the sink. As she watched the blackened liquid disappear down the drain, she felt her anger wash away along with it.

Time to start again, she said with a sigh. Jocelyn had always been quick to anger, but her temper was also quick to cool. She returned to the giant fridge and began to pull out fresh ingredients. As she measured and poured, she paused to brush her bangs out of her eyes. She noticed for the first time that her long, raven black hair had fallen out of the tight bun she normally kept it swept into. She shook her head to allow the rest of her hair to fall free and it cascaded down to her waist in luscious waves of ebony.

That’s better. She smiled, and her