His Curvy Chef

In this Alpha Billionaire Single Dad & Curvy Girl Secret Crush HEA RomanceStern Xavier Ballantine has only one weakness… she stands in his kitchen every day, and he can't have her.You spend all your life dreaming of that one true love, and then you find it, and you can't have it. How fair is that? 38-year-old billionaire Xavier Ballantine, 'X' for his friends, has dedicated his entire existence to duty. Duty to his family's business, to his dear ones, to an ex-wife he married just to do the right thing, and then, to his two beloved motherless twin daughters, his sole responsibility since their birth and also his only joy in a dull life that used to have no space for smiles. And then there she was, and suddenly he wanted things. Wanted her. Soft and beautiful inside and out, the light to eclipse all others, his one true love. She was his from the first moment he spotted her over a year ago, but they don't belong together. She's too young for him, too full of life, too joyful, and he has emotional baggage not even his private jet's hold could carry. He could never have her. Or could he? 24-year-old Cleo Morris hasn't had it easy, but nothing has ever been able to snuff out her light. She just needed a kitchen and time to create, and she could forget about anything and everything that ever hurt her until she met the one person she couldn't look away from, the one man that now is never too far from her heart and mind: her first and only true love. Serious, no-nonsense, and take-charge in all aspects of his life, X is a CEO in and out of his office and looks after everyone he feels responsible for. Including her.She feels safe with him, protected. Under his gaze, the pain of the loss and the years of scorn and undermining just disappear.There's only one teensy tiny problem: he is her boss, and they don't belong together.X is older than her, he's refined and classy, and they don't share much, aside from their love of food and their partly Greek background. She could never have him. Or could she? Leap Day is fast approaching, and someone is about to jump straight into love, with both feet and without looking. Dear Reader: This is a steamy, NO-cheating, will-they-won't-they, Leap Year novella that's short, cute, and absolutely filthy-sweet.Come on in, pull up a chair, and sit down to enjoy a slice of this piping hot dish that features a madly in love possessive alpha and the voluptuous heroine of his dirtiest dreams as they leap into their happily-ever-after when a passion that's been simmering for fourteen months is finally let loose. *Please note that 'His Curvy Chef' is part of the "Manhattan Swerving Curves Series." Each one of the stories focuses only on one couple, and there are no cliffhangers, but going through them in order can provide a better reading experience.