Eliza, the kitchen manager and head chef, had always praised his attention to detail and she'd promoted him to sous chef when the last one moved to Arizona. He'd only been a chef at The Brazen Head for a few months. He didn't mention his instructors at ICE would have his head for using a kitchen gadget advertised on late night infomercials. The idea of it made him cringe inside, but he simply shook his head. She motioned at the onions on the cutting board in front of Derek. She'd come out from the storage room and hung a clipboard up on the wall on the other side of the kitchen. His boss, Eliza, laughed at him, hazel eyes lit with amusement. Read moreĭerek blinked his eyes to clear the tears. Soon, the dares threaten to turn their academic rivalry into something much more. Tonight, Sean’s determined to get Lexi to quit teasing and take a real chance on him.Ī bachelorette party Drink or Dare game pairs paramedic students, Rachel Robertson and Killian Whelan, in a flirting match. She’s been playing cat and mouse with him for weeks. So why did she let singer-songwriter Cian O’Neill kiss her? And why is she thinking about doing it again?Īs a bartender, Sean Whelan meets all kinds of women every night, but none turn his head the way that Lexi has. When it comes to dating, Holly Hall has one unbreakable rule: no musicians.

The Brazen Head seems like the perfect neutral place to confess her feelings, but nothing goes according to plan. When her life is threatened by a mugger, Charlotte Price realizes she's in love with her best friend, Tommy Leung. When she’s called to the Brazen Head to repair a dishwasher, old sparks ignite buried feelings.

Can a mysterious visitor inspire them to look past old hurts and misconceptions and give romance a chance? One Lucky Night is a collection of five sexy interwoven novelettes by Aria Kane, Grace Teague, Ana Blaze, Constance Phillips, and Melinda Dozier.įour years ago, chef Derek Chase walked out of Andrea Rivera’s life after a tragedy neither of them were prepared to deal with. The crew at Boston’s Brazen Head Pub hasn’t been very lucky in love.

New York Minute by Melinda Dozier