FlavorfulSeductions by Patti Shenberger

Rumor has it the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Kate Carlisle has no trouble personally delivering her goodies, whether it be to the boardroom or the bedroom.
    Kate Carlisle needs every ounce of courage she can muster if she has any hope of keeping her catering business Sinful Sweets afloat. But when business mogul Adam Belfour is in desperate need of her culinary skills, it’s all Kate can do to keep her mind off his sexy physique and on whipping up decadent desserts in order to keep the CEO coming back for more.

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    Copyright © 2012 Patti Shenberger
    ISBN: 978-1-77111-374-8
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    Flavorful Seductions
    The Zodiac Series, Book 6
    By
    Patti Shenberger

    To anyone who appreciates a decadent dessert. This one’s for you!

    Gemini
    The Sign of the Twins
    May 21 – June 20
    The Gemini gal loves to explore. You can find her checking out a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and a lot of everything, and exuding all her mental energy to do so. She loves to be ahead of the crowd, in the know and always on the move.
    If there’s a new experience to be had, you’ll be sure to find her at the head of the line, waiting to be the first to climb onboard and ride that adventure train all the way to the very end.
    She thirsts for knowledge and gleans something from everyone and everything she comes in contact with, whether they know it or not. Gemini’s love to talk and have the gift of gab, so be forewarned, you may not be able to get a word in edgewise.
    A Gemini usually lives a unique and unusual lifestyle. They love to make and spend money. Shopping is their friend. And you can find them working on multiple projects all at one time. The more chaotic the better it is for our Gemini girl.
    When she’s not working, she can be found curled up with a good book. Might be a romance, might be a repair manual for a 1967 Corvette. You never know what you’re going to get, so be prepared to be surprised.

Chapter One
    Kate Carlisle carefully sat the box down on the table, making sure not to tip it in the slightest so she wouldn’t ruin the desserts inside. She glanced at her watch, then looked up and scanned the restaurant, not seeing any of her other friends. Either she had completely screwed up the date of the dinner party, which was a definite possibility given her crazy work schedule as of late, or she had the wrong restaurant.
    But they always met at Le Bleu for every one of their birthday parties. It wasn’t like the gals to not tell her if there was a change of venue, not that there ever was.
    “Happy Birthday darling,” her best friend Samantha Drake sidled up beside her and gave Kate a big hug. “Didn’t you get my message? I called you at lunch and you never called back.”
    Kate shook her head, causing her long brown curls to swing back and forth over her bare shoulders. “No, my phone took a nosedive into a vat of frosting