Vanessa Delray knew her herbs. She knew what to do with them, how to work them and how to get the best out of them. So when a tall dark brooding yet handsome man walks into her herbary, she knew he wanted something particular. He certainly wasn't like her usual patrons who thought they were witches and warlocks. So what could he possibly need? Gabriel Salvi wasn't a witch or warlock: just immortal. Cursed because of his father's transgressions, Gabriel was forced to live a life without love or anyone to call his own. His last hope of breaking the curse was an ancient aphrodisiac using the pungent licorice root. Living in a secluded cabin, Gabriel stumbled across Del Ray's Herbal Haven and it's owner, Vanessa Delray. Gabriel wanted the licorice root to finally find his love. Little does he know, Vanessa may be the only little bit of black licorice that he needs.

Layla something akin to a human volcano. Slow to erupt, but once she did, you had best watch out. Javier very much enjoyed watching her destroy any and all that dared get into the petite attorney's way. Hell, he just enjoyed watching her. He couldn't, however, allow her to jump over the cosmetic counter in the middle of a busy department store. And once he had her in his arms, there was no way in hell he was allowing the the little chocolate covered habeñero erupt over anyone else- ever.

Playboy executive, Mark loves beautiful women and wild parties. Not worrying about the future…beautiful women have come and gone in his life. That’s the way he’s preferred it. That is until he realizes that the one woman that he wants, Samira Morgan, friend and business associate, may not want him. Samira, still recovering from the death of her adoptive parents doesn’t appear to be remotely interested in a relationship with Mark. Not letting a little thing like rejection stop him, Mark decides to turn up the heat and get his woman. Will he be able to convince the one woman that knows him better than most that his playboy days are over? Or will past indiscretions come back to haunt him keeping her forever out of his reach? Samira, a vice president in the business services department of Freeman Bank, is not interested in a long-term relationship. In fact, because of recent events in her life she’s not interested in a relationship at all; especially not one involving her friend and boss, Mark Baldwin. Playboy extraordinaire. As far as, Samira knew, he didn’t believe in office romances. So why was he relentlessly pursuing her? Better yet, why did she like it?

Tabitha loves spiced rum and cola. Maybe just a little too much. When she gets pissed, she drinks… Maybe just a little too much. Thank goodness Derk is there to save her from herself. Sort of. Too bad he's her arch nemesis. At least, he is since "the incident." Other than that, he's the sexiest piece of eye candy this side of the Mississippi.

Nadia loved everything about sushi, the flavor, the scent, and the taste. What she loved more than sushi was owner of her favorite restaurant, Zen Su Chow. She'd lost track of whether her visits to his restaurant were about his food or him, but one thing was for certain, for Nadia, it was love at first taste. Zen Su Chow had been born and raised in Japan. His immigration to the United States at 18 allowed him to work for his success and bring his family with him. The American dream was his for the taking, when he meets Nadia. Withi a short time, Zen can't see his future or his dream without her in it, despite how much it distresses his family. Sushi is just plain without the other ingredients to flavor it, to bring it alive. Zen knows he's just been existing. Now he has to convince Nadia she's just the wasabi heat he needs in his life.