Smoother: A BWWM Steamy Contemporary Romance (How Do You Want It #9)

Angelina Gianetti is a lot of things: mother to an absolutely adorable four year old daughter, sister to the world's most spirited wild child, heir apparent of Papa Gino's Famous Italian Cuisine, and a 26 year old widow. Papa Gianetti, her mentor and father-in-law, loves her like his own, and the whole matter of his retirement looks settled and done... Until Vinny shows up at the restaurant for work.

Vincenzo Gianetti is several things as well: Papa's nephew, a former Marine, a high placing, extremely controversial contestant on a famous reality television cooking show... And a ridiculously good looking, ab-rippling, trash-talking Jersey Shore A-hole. The whole kitchen feels the heat when the pair of them clash as insults fly, minds meet, and sultry looks steal their way across the room--for Vinny, it was lust at first sight, and being hated never stopped him from getting his way before. Then again, he's certainly never met anyone who can scorch quite like Angelina.

Typical alpha male Vinny doesn't think Angelina is up to the task of inheriting Papa's legacy, but when she proves herself in the kitchen he finds himself wanting to test her skills somewhere a little more... Intimate.

Is it wrong to want her, when they're both still mourning her husband's death?

Is it wrong to want him, when he's such an ass?

Everyone's got their problems in this Jorja Tabu contemporary romance, but fortunately, the solution is pretty simple: Love.

And also, of course, sex. Lots, and lots of sex.

Rivalries simmer like marinara in this steamy, sassy romance, full of whiplash banter, brutal comebacks, emotional confrontations with the past and delicious daydreams about the future... This is the ninth book in the How Do You Want It Series. Each novella is a stand-alone story, except for Harder and Hardest, which complete their own tale of love and have an extended novel coming out to complete the series later this year. These books explore every flavor of multicultural love, but if you're a fan of BWWM swirl / interracial romance, check out Deeper, Harder, and Louder, also available in an anthology of the same name, as well as Jorja Tabu's romantic suspense titles: Galaxy of Scars, and the Blue Mountain Dynasty Trilogy.