It's about to get hot in the kitchen... Stacy Frederick’s rebuilt her life after the death of her husband, but her wrecked heart isn’t ready to love again. Even her intense attraction to celebrity chef William Blackwell, who’s spending the summer in Ocean Sands, can’t change her mind. She has other things to keep her busy, like saving the floundering restaurant where she works, and consequently securing the promotion that’s been dangled in front of her. William says he can respect Stacy’s boundaries. In Ocean Sands recovering after a battle of his own, he’s under strict orders to rest and recover. Spending a few weeks helping an old friend is just the distraction he needs. No drama is a good thing, and his finger-snap attraction to Stacy should burn itself out any day now… While working shoulder to shoulder, Stacy begins to fall for the handsome chef with Southern charm, and getting a second chance at love starts to feel irresistible.