27 Recipes for Romance

Caroline: I have a secret—I can't cook. This wouldn't be a big deal except I write a monthly article for Cooking at Home Magazine, and now they want to give me a show on the television network. I have two months to become Suzy Homemaker or the entire world will know I'm a fraud.

Gio: I also have a secret—Caroline was my first love. So even though I haven't seen her in about ten years, when she walks into my Friday evening cooking class and asks for my help, you know I'm on board.

Caroline: Right now, Gio is my knight in shining armor, but there's a tiny problem. My nerdy, gangly science lab partner from high school is now a solid ten out of ten. Tall, dark, and handsome? Check. Dimples? You know it. A smile that could destroy a woman's career in a heartbeat? He's got that too.

If all goes as planned, I'll save face on public television, retain my career, and finally be able to bake a cake. But how am I supposed to focus on cooking lessons when the Italian chef is my teacher? And more importantly, if I do manage to keep my job…can I keep Gio too?