Malibu O’Hare has always prided herself on her cool demeanor regarding the opposite sex – until the alluring Mark Bouchard sizzles his way into her heart with twinkling dark eyes and a body fashioned for pleasure. More than the steaks at Scandal bistro are searing as this captivated pair blaze through Mark’s cryptic past, Malibu’s misgivings, and a devious adversary intent on ruining everything.