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, her ex is about to marry her sister, 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. He’s temptation with a capital Trouble, and so is his offer to invest in her bake shop. All she has to do is be his plus one at a few upcoming social events.