Take Me Tender (Billionaire's Beach Book 1)

“A sizzling combination of heat and heart.” Barbara Freethy, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author


He’s sworn to go a summer without women. She’s given up on men. What could possibly go wrong?


Bachelor-about-town Jay Buchanan doesn’t want a woman in his life, but a guy’s gotta eat so he puts out feelers for a private chef. If the best applicant’s female, so what? More needs to come out of his Billionaire’s Beach kitchen in Malibu than peanut butter and beer, and he’s in no mood for romance anyway.


Long ago Nikki Carmichael learned to put up her guard when it comes to guys, and her new client, Jay Buchanan, is the manliest man she’s ever met. She figures ignoring his magnetism will turn him away…but instead it backfires, and Jay is only further intrigued by the woman who refuses to fall at his feet.


They flirt, they fight, they ultimately share a bed and then their deepest secrets…but can these two trust that what seems like a summer fling is truly the love of a lifetime?


USA Today bestselling author Christie Ridgway serves up six sexy, sun-drenched romances with a decided emotional kick in the Billionaire’s Beach series. Enjoy them all!


Take Me Tender (Book 1)

Take Me Forever (Book 2)

Take Me Home (Book 3)

The Scandal (Book 4)

The Seduction (Book 5)

The Secret (Book 6)


Praise for Christie Ridgway:


"Emotional and powerful...everything a romance reader could hope for." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)


"Ridgway's feel-good read, with its perfectly integrated, extremely hot, and well-crafted love scenes, is contemporary romance at its best." --Booklist (starred review)


“Sexy, sassy, funny, and cool, this effervescent sizzler nicely launches Ridgway’s new series.” Library Journal


“Ridgway rocks romance!” --Bella Andre, New York Times and USA Today Bestseller