When We Touch — Beth Kery

New York Times bestselling author Beth Kery's blistering new novel of a man and woman bound by the scandalous secrets of the past -- and by the sexual hunger that still fuels their uncontrollable desires…

When I'm With You, Part I
When We Touch

Restaurateur and self-exiled heir Lucien Lenault's first look at the breathtaking young chef trainee for his trendy Chicago restaurant is a shock. She's Elise Martin, daughter of a wealthy French fashion designer. She's also the holder of a secret that could explode his carefully laid plans.

Notorious for her flagrant exhibitionism, and for flouting the respectable façade of her aristocratic background, the coquine's wild streak shocked most people. Not Lucien. He was tempted by it. It was a deliriously punishable offense as far as Lucien was concerned. But taking on Elise is more than a game. She's a catastrophe waiting to happen, an inferno that's burned many a lover. Lucien isn't most men, however, and he won't allow her to manipulate him. In order to control the defiant beauty -- in order to see her submit -- he's going to have to willingly walk in the flames…