As co-owner of the Beachside Bistro, the only recipe Carolyn Hammond has followed is the one for disaster. The restaurant is a hot mess and in danger of having its doors closed for good. In a last-ditch effort to save the place, her brother Cliff sells his half of the business. Enter sexy but no-nonsense Alex Stanton, who arrives on the scene announcing he's the new boss.

This doesn't sit well with Carolyn, who's used to arriving late and surfing the internet on company time. Alex, who vows to turn his new venture into a success, has no problem teaching his sexy partner some self-discipline with a much-needed spanking administered over his knee. But when kissing Carolyn proves as much fun as spanking her, things really heat up in that kitchen.