Are you ready for your next book boyfriend? Meet Alessandro Torre. Grumpy former bodyguard. Tattooed. Stubborn. And the kind of man who growls, "Who did this to you?" without expecting the answer to involve a buzzing device, a charging mishap, and one very awkward explanation.

A baking competition for the Happily Ever After channel could save my small-town bakery from bankruptcy. Alessandro Torre, though? Oh, he could bring trouble. And maybe one night of toe-curling passion. But love? I don't have time for that. Right? Right.

Alessandro marches back into my life with the same tattooed broad shoulders, half-grin, and smoldering dark eyes that had me melting like butter almost a year ago. I was never supposed to see him again. But now we're stuck together with the best sugar glue in town. A former bodyguard—and possibly the most stubborn man alive—Alessandro is the head of security for Sweets For Love, the baking show I have to join if I want to save my bakery. This time around, I won't throw caution to the wind. Maybe except for one night. Just one. Right? Right.

Aisling O'Connor.

For months, I've dreamed about seeing her again. Touching her again. Finishing what we started almost a year ago in that elevator. But now there are rules. She has a daughter. I have responsibilities. And I learned the hard way that trusting people comes at a price. All I need to do is finish this assignment with my brother, keep everyone safe, and move on. Except staying away from Aisling was easier when she wasn't right in front of me. One night. No feelings. No promises. And absolutely no one else can know. Because if they find out, we might lose everything.

# Sweets For Love is a steamy romantic comedy featuring a grumpy former bodyguard, a stubborn baker, an extremely inconvenient second chance, forced proximity, secret hookups, plenty of sugar…and one man determined to prove he's much better than all of her book boyfriends.