A Lovin' Spoonful — Carolyn Monroe

Home cookin'

Jillian Reed aspired to becoming the next Julia Child, but the closest she'd gotten was hosting a cable TV cooking show in rural Virginia. Even that wouldn't have been so awful, if it weren't for a certain assistant chef whose hayseed mannerisms and country twang were the antithesis of Jill's sophistication.

Jill knew "Boondock Bill" Clayton was hardly her type. Still, it wasn't long before their on-camera squabbling led to stellar ratings--and off-camera cravings that had nothing to do with food!

Good-natured Bill might not appreciate those highfalutin French recipes his dignified partner prepared, but the lady herself fascinated--and exasperated--him. With characteristic gusto, Bill took it upon himself to spice up Jillian's bland existence with teasing . . . and kissing!