Dishing It Out

A smart girl would help herself first

Slaving over a hot stove had taught Marie Simmons a thing or two-like not letting another cook steal her thunder! If it took her last chocolate chip (okay, second to last-a girl can't give away all the chocolate!) she had to find some way to foil Van MacAllister-a gourmet's flavor du jour-her new co-host on a cooking show. With some careful planning the only sizzle the audience would see would be from the steak, not the hunk.

Of course, she feels a soupgon of guilt at first because he really is a talented chef. And by the time they get to the appetizers it finally dawns on her that the, um, "to-die-for dish" on their show just might be the man himself!