Ashlynn recently graduated from culinary school and is desperate for a change as she's outgrown her sleepy little town. She stumbles upon an ad for a chef's position at a working cattle ranch in Montana and thinks it could be the ticket to launching her career. Despite being young and inexperienced at life on her own, Ashlynn is determined to take on the challenge and applies. When she finally arrives at Colton Creek, she discovers more than just state of the art cooking appliances. Can Ashlynn take on a job in a new town and keep the fires from raging out of control in his kitchen?
Ridge Colton has given up on trying to find a woman and is instead dedicating his life to his family's ranch, Colton Creek. He spends his days tending to their cattle and his nights alone, giving in to the notion that love probably isn't in the cards for him. Ridge comes home from a cattle drive one evening only to discover Ashlynn in his kitchen, and he instantly thinks her being there is a prank orchestrated by his brothers. Once Ridge discovers the truth, he decides he'll do whatever it takes to make Ashlynn stay, and he wants to sample much more than just her tasty dishes.
Fate brings these two together, and their instant, scorching attraction to each other is strong enough to light the pages on fire.
