When Alice woke up this morning, she never expected to end up in a reality television competition where the contestants are terrible bakers. She’s been ambushed and now she’s expected to make a cake that actually tastes good? While the cameras roll? Just when Alice thinks the situation couldn’t get any worse, the man she’s always loved from afar, British celebrity baker Sebastian Cove, is introduced as one of the judges. Sebastian has a reputation for being ruthless when judging desserts, but his glacial blue eyes soften the moment they land on sweet, flustered Alice. He wants a lot more than a pinch of her sugar and he’ll move heaven and earth to get it…

Professional hockey player Aidan “the Brooklyn Brawler” Tulane is known for his temper on the ice. When Aidan’s agent suggests he judge a reality television baking competition to soften his image, he reluctantly agrees, even though he’d rather get hit in the head with a ninety mile an hour puck. That is until he locks eyes with one of the contestants—a beautiful Vegas showgirl named Lola. He wants her immediately, with an intensity he’s never felt for anything but hockey. Unfortunately, Lola’s employer is corrupt and dangerous. She claims that being with her is a risk and she won’t let Aidan take it. But Aidan is ready and willing to take his brawling skills off the ice in order to protect Lola and make her his forever…

New York City firefighter Desmond Conlon is known among his sisters as the family prankster, but they’ve finally paid him back by nominating him as a contestant on a reality show for terrible bakers. Baking a decent cake with his huge baseball mitt hands will be challenging enough, but the task proves almost impossible when Desmond can’t seem to pry his eyes off one of the judges—petite, soft-spoken, bespectacled Quinn. Forget the cake, she’s the only sweetness he needs in his life. Quinn Beverley has never dated, finding the whole process intimidating. If only she could be more like Desmond. Outgoing, confident, sinfully sexy. In a burst of courage, she asks Desmond to give her a lesson in seduction—and he readily agrees. As their training heats up, though, the lines of their agreement blur and Quinn starts to wonder if Desmond has been seduced by her all along…