Violet Duke

(A Prequel to Love, Chocolate, and Beer)

Man, oh man, was he in trouble...

If the girl-next-door-had an unpredictable, feisty twin sister, this woman would be her. Though she'd doused it quickly, a sizzling, ultra-feminine awareness had flared in her eyes in that brief moment they'd met his, along with a sweet blush she'd fought with adorably stubborn defiance. Damn, she was cute. And intriguing. With that quiet, kitten gaze of hers still mulishly