Author: cadygilmore

All my life, I’ve wanted to play with the big boys…All right — get your head out of the gutter! You know exactly what I mean.I, Emi Nakamura, am as ambitious as they come. Someday I’m going to be a top chef, and I’ve got a good start here in Cherry Valley, heading up the first big restaurant in this small town.I’m SO focused on heating up my career that I don’t even have time for the guy who … have time for the guy who just moved in next door to my apartment.I barely notice how cute and sexy…

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People say my lady bits are the happiest ones in Cherry Valley…I wouldn’t disagree.See, I’m the biggest flirt in this small town, and I make no apologies for dishing out hot stuff…And I’m not just talking about the delicious food I serve at my family’s diner!There’s only one guy around who isn’t getting any of what Grace Milton has on the menu–And that’s because Deputy Jesse Herrera is on … menu–And that’s because Deputy Jesse Herrera is on my no-go list. He already had his chance, and things didn’t end with, shall we say…A cherry on top of the creamy…

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The first time I saw Quinn Maxwell in my family’s diner, I was…Absolutely smitten.He was like a tall, dark, handsome hero in one of the many books I devour, and just looking at him got me super wiggly and hot.And so, so ready for something I’ve never felt before.Sure, Quinn’s got a bad-boy reputation here in this small town.Everyone in Cherry Valley knows that he goes through women as fast as … knows that he goes through women as fast as he erects buildings in his contracting business.And I, Gwen Milton, seem to be next on his flirty to-do list.But,…

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Even though I love to eat some good cherry pie, I hate Cherry Valley…Ever since I was dragged to this small town to open a tech start-up with my partner, I’ve been stuck in a land of cowpatties, yee-haws, and scuffed boots.Dammit, I miss the kind of do-me heels I’d get in the city.And I got a LOT of pumps, if you know what I mean.Luckily Penny Burnett just happens to be one of the only … happens to be one of the only heel-wearing hotties around here. And — bonus! She’s about to flee Cherry Valley for a new…

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I never turn down a dare…And that’s especially true when a couple of fancy-jeans, city-boy nerds invade my beloved small town in order to scout locations for their tech start-up.Okay, I should be honest. One of those dweebs HAS aroused my interest.In fact, I actually wouldn’t kick Zach Hamilton out of bed unless I wanted to do it on the floor.He’s tall and tempting, and behind his glasses, his … and tempting, and behind his glasses, his eyes are a piercing blue with dark lashes. He’s got a cut jaw with a bit of sexy stubble and…Wait.I don’t do nerds.…

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