With two of his brothers married and practically engaged and the oldest still in mourning, Avery Preston is now the focus of his family’s matchmaking schemes. He’s not ready for a girlfriend, much less a wife. Variety is the spice of life, and he’s taste testing his way through a vast menu. If only he could find a way to have his cake and eat it, too. The feisty redhead dodging his best moves seems as good a candidate as any.

Pastry chef Jo Hayes dreams of opening her own bakery, but her life has become a nightmare. The bank denied her application for a startup loan and her boss is one cupcake away from firing her. The last thing she needs is some billionaire bad boy flashing dollar signs and a sugary smile to distract her. His crazy but lucrative offer—an agreement to be his plus one at a few upcoming social events—is tempting and probably trouble...and so is he