Too Damned Hot — Eleanor Sullo

When sensual and gutsy Alana Phoenix goes on a routine air-conditioning service call in the desert, she's stunned to find her fiery former lover Ted Caliente, returned to Tucson after making a big name as a Mexican chef. Although sparks ignite, each blames the other for a bitter ten-year separation. As their sizzling romance is rekindled, she's afraid it's just sex, and he's scared to death it's something more. Whatever it is, it's as hot and hard to resist as Teddie's famous chili peppers. Although meddling relatives and secrets from the past rock their lives, the choice is theirs-refuse to face a future with no guarantees, or step out into the storm and gamble on love.