**THE VANDENBERG CLAN**
*Seven grandchildren. Seven sensual stories.*
**A full-length novel >80.000 words **
**JOSHUA, book 2**
After his mother left him and his twin sister, Joshua Vandenberg was raised by his aunt and uncle, and after a troubled childhood, found his passion in food. Now, at thirty, he holds sway over his own restaurant as a successful head chef. With his mind on creating recipes, he has no time for women, but when a feisty and sexy-as-hell pastry chef opens a dessert bar across the street, he’s an absolute goner.
Teresa Sainz recently moved to Portsmouth in hopes of starting a new life after a traumatic event claimed her parents. Felipe, her younger brother, is the only man in her life. She’s determined to raise him like her parents would have, and the last thing she needs right now is a bad-ass tatted chef telling her she lacks creativity, and insisting her dessert menu is mediocre at best.
When Joshua receives a threatening letter with proof of what happened to his mother, he’ll do whatever necessary to prevent this information from leaking to the press, even if it conflicts with his cousin Mac’s wishes. Meanwhile, he tracks down an old family friend, who delivers a shocking truth bomb about his mother’s past.
Teresa is juggling her dessert bar and keeping Felipe on the straight and narrow, while trying to keep her sinfully delicious and clearly troubled neighbor at bay. It’s without effort nevertheless, but not everyone seems happy about her and Joshua getting closer. Then Teresa receives a phone call that turns her world upside down once again, a call that separates her from the man she has fallen for hard.
******Author’s note: The Vandenberg Clan is for 18 and older******
The seven books of the Vandenberg Clan can be read as standalone books when it comes to romance. I’m a fool for a HEA, so you won’t find any cliffhangers. However, this series is a contemporary romance, but also a bit of a whodunit. A few deeper, thrilling elements to the story, such as the kidnapping in book one, won’t be solved before book six. Also, this series is slightly erotic, but you won’t find sex in every other chapter. So, consider yourself warned! It does contain graphic sex, and occasional profanity to manage frustration, addiction, and brutal assaults. If you haven’t checked out yet, and if you enjoy reading a sexy storyline with dark elements, and don’t mind reading through seven books before everything falls into place, then kick back and relax, and let the Vandenberg men and women take you on an exiting and thrilling ride. Enjoy! Views: 424
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