Lili DeLuca set aside her plans for grad school and took over managing her family’s Italian restaurant when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now that her mother has completed her treatment, Lili, bullied as a child because she was heavy, still has a hard time believing that she should pursue her photography career instead of continuing to manage the failing family restaurant. When she discovers Jack Kilroy, famous chef, has picked her father’s restaurant to be the showcase for his new television series pitting Jack against Lili’s father in a cooking contest. Lili finds things heating up in the kitchen and her emotions reeling out of control. Lili decides that what she needs is a hot and sweaty night with the tantalizing chef to boost her confidence and get her out of her rut. What she doesn’t know is that playboy chef Jack has had it with one night stands and is looking for something more permanent. As Jack and Lili dance around their feelings you can Feel the Heat building between them.
Will Lili follow her dreams or will she stay and manage the restaurant? Will Jack settle for a hot and sweaty one night stand or will he push Lili to accept the fact that he cares for her and wants to build something more with her, even if that means getting outside of her comfort zone? Settle down with a cool drink and find out in Feel the Heat by Kate Mader. Then, don't miss the next installment in the DeLuca family saga, All Fired Up, due out this fall!