Her battle lines are drawn. His sneak attack is being launched. But it isn't war - it's romance. She calls him a bully. He thinks she's a shrew. Naturally they're falling in love.
Being a tough taskmaster and a great cook made Verity Ames a success with her Colorado restaurant. And her new employee, Jonas Quarrel, followed her orders to a "T" during working hours. It was when the day was done that his lazy smile and bedroom eyes threatened to make him the boss who could turn her from a shecat into a kitten. So hot-tempered Verity taunted him that she would never surrender to a drifter like Jonas, who left a prestigious career as a Renaissance scholar to roam the world. But Jonas suspected the lady protesteth too much. His plan was to tame the shrew by seducing her; crumbling her defenses with nibbles, bites, and kisses; melting her resistance with his fiery passion; and making his love seem like heaven until his hellish past caught up with him.
For Jonas had not arrived at Verity's kitchen by accident. She was the key to a chilling secret that had nearly destroyed him. And now he needed to woo her and win her, even if he endangered both of their lives and broke her heart!