Burn for You by J. T. Geissinger

Burn for You (Slow Burn, #1)

by J. T. Geissinger

A classic fairy tale gets a sexy, edgy twist.

Jackson “The Beast” Boudreaux is rich, gorgeous, and unbelievably rude to the staff at Chef Bianca Hardwick’s New Orleans restaurant. Bianca would sooner douse herself in hot sauce than cook for Jackson again, but when he asks her to cater his fund-raiser, Bianca can’t refuse, knowing the cash will help pay her mother’s medical bills. Then Jackson makes another outrageous request: Marry me. The unconventional offer includes an enormous sum—money Bianca desperately needs, even if it does come with a contract—and a stunning ring.

The heir to a family bourbon dynasty, Jackson knows the rumors swirling around him. The truth is even darker. Still, he needs a wife to secure his inheritance, and free-spirited, sassy Bianca would play the part beautifully. Soon, though, their simple business deal evolves into an emotional intimacy he’s built walls to avoid.

As the passion heats up between them, Bianca and Jackson struggle to define which feelings are real and which are for show. Is falling for your fake fiancé the best happy ending…or a recipe for disaster?

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5 of 5 stars

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Sexy and sweet. I enjoyed this story just as much as I enjoyed Melt for You.
The characters are wonderful and their romance is captivating.

In this twist on Beauty and the Beast, our beast is played by Jackson Boudreaux, the black sheep of the Boudreaux Bourbon family. Jackson learns that chef, Bianca Hardwick, is featuring his family’s bourbon in her menu and comes to check out her restaurant. Fuming and demanding immediate attention, Jackson doesn’t expect the lovely Bianca to fume and snap right back at him. But even he has to admit that the food is as incredible at it’s creator.

When his cook quits at the last minute before a large charity event, Jackson insists that Bianca come in and cater the event. He probably shouldn’t have been surprised when she turns him down flat but he is surprised when his offer of $20,000 changes her mind. Bianca doesn’t seem to be the type who is swayed by Jackson’s money. What he doesn’t yet know is that Bianca’s mother was just diagnosed with cancer and with no health insurance, Bianca wasn’t sure how they would afford the chemo and surgery that her mother would need to survive.

Jackson can’t keep his thoughts away from Bianca or his eyes off her gorgeous figure. So it is no surprise that when Jackson learns that his trust has a clause that he work for the family business, which he will never do, or be married by his approaching thirty-fifth birthday, the only woman Jackson would even contemplate marrying is Bianca. But of course, she isn’t reasonable about his offer especially when she learns that they will need to be married for a minimum of five years.

But even a woman as head strong and independent as Bianca has to rethink things when she learns that her mother needs surgery and many, many more expensive treatments of chemo, and the $20,000 she received for the catering event is almost gone. Bianca needs the million dollars that Jackson offers in order to save her mother.

It is just that things are getting very complicated as Biance is beginning to make out the man beneath the fascade of the Beast and she very, very much wants to keep him.

This story is delightful as we watch sassy and smart Bianca tame the Beast. Jackson has been burned many times by his family and his former fiance. Everyone else just wants to get their hands on his money. He has become jaded by people until he meets Bianca and when he falls, he falls hard.

I am looking forward to reading Book 3, Ache for You, which comes out this Fall.

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