The Marriage Test

Orphaned at a young age, Julia of Childress has become the angel of the kitchen at the Convent of the Brides of Virtue. She may be renowned for whipping up meals that can make any mouth water, but all Julia wants is a kitchen of her own--and a husband for whom to cook. Unfortunately, the abbess has other plans--such as transforming Julia into a proper nun. Griffin de Grandaise will do anything to make Julia his personal chef--even keep his vow to return her to the convent in one year..with her virtue intact. But nothing prepares him for Julia's sumptuous meals--or for the maddening way she drives him wild with desire. To make matters worse, it's obvious Julia is determined to get him to propose a more lasting arrangement--and it will take every ounce of Griffin's willpower to resist the feisty beauty...