Challenged By You

For single-mother Trina Paxton, moving back to New York feels like a major setback. Although she’s throwing herself into creating sweet delicacies with a twist at Seduction New York, nothing about her life is settled. And it’s made infinitely worse when a bad review puts her job on the line. Food critic Jonas Rice is infuriated when his review is accidentally switched. He personally goes down to assure the restaurant a retraction will be printed only to walk in on Trina being thrown out. Jonas finds Trina so he can personally apologize. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself...

For single-mother Trina Paxton, moving back to New York feels like a major setback. Although she’s throwing herself into creating sweet delicacies with a twist at Seduction New York, nothing about her life is settled. And it’s made infinitely worse when a bad review puts her job on the line. Food critic Jonas Rice is infuriated when his review is accidentally switched. He personally goes down to assure the restaurant a retraction will be printed only to walk in on Trina being thrown out. Jonas finds Trina so he can personally apologize. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself face-to-face with a stubborn-as-hell, knockout who provokes him on every level. By the end of their first conversation, she’s daring him to lead her life for one month. Much to her surprise, he accepts with one major caveat — she agrees to being interviewed. In the end, will Trina be able to accept life isn’t always about rising to a challenge? Will she be able to find there’s joy in finding compromise — both in the kitchen and in Jonas’ eyes.