Hello ,

It was so much fun reading all the replies I got about Mr. Bloom forgetting my birthday—again. I love how many of you suggested I bake him a cake! And I actually might try the recipe that A'Ryen suggested ... it sounds easy enough to not mess up. 🤞

But, I have to share that my Darling Husband made up for his oversight—and terrible regift idea!—on Thursday last week.

I've been saving points to buy a gift card to a store that sells computers since my two 10-year-old MacBooks are really struggling to keep up with the software I need to do my job. Which is why I have two—each one carries half the load! Last week the less robust of the two walked off the job and never came back. 😫

I still didn't have enough money to replace it, so my Darling David—nudged, I'm certain, by the fact that I'd mentioned more than once that Natasha's husband bought her a laptop for her recent birthday—picked up the difference.

I still might still regift something I gave him for Christmas since I think that's funny, but I will also make a solid effort to properly celebrate the day he was born.

Now onto to the main event.

YOUR FREE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

TEMPTED BY THE SCOT

He’s a chef with a restaurant empire to build. She’s an ER nurse with a bet to win. Will a chance meeting alter their plans?

CRAIG

A lass with ginger curls, as bonny as the one at the bar, draws me out of the kitchen in my chef’s whites for the first time—ever. But it’s her smart mouth and amusing pet peeve that has me craving more.

When our night is cut short and she slips away, I learn the truth. I was only a means to an end. But I’m no stranger to hard work and convincing her otherwise is a job I’ll gladly take on. Especially when my heart is at stake.

BRIE

Who does this hot Scot think he is, a knight in shining armour? I’m no damsel in distress, but when my blind date doesn’t show, this tempting chef is my best chance to rescue the evening. He’s only the first of ten dates, after all.

When his hazel eyes, easygoing manner, and culinary chops leave me wanting more, I wonder if I’m crazy for trusting my instinct. Not that it's ever done me wrong before.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ellen Brooks believes in love at first sight, eating cake for breakfast, and staying up way too late.

She's a classically trained pastry chef who now spends her days whipping up short, steamy-sweet and satisfying modern day love stories.

Ellen lives in the desert southwest where she still *occasionally bakes a batch of cookies for her real-life hero and two girls.

*code for not often enough, if you ask them

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Have a fabulous weekend, romance reading friend!

xo

Danika