Steamy couples, emotional intensity, and sexy heroes.  The series is set in Manhattan on Fifth Avenue.  The Candied Apple Café is the brain child of Hayley Dunham, Chocolate Chef (heiress to the Dunham Diners food empire), Cici Johnson, CFO and Iona Summerlin, PR wunderkind.  They have a boutique on Fifth Avenue with a distinctive wrought iron apple above the door.  The shop features candy making classes perfect for date night, one-of-a-kind windows and innovative chocolates and candies.
 
Each of the books in the series stands alone, you don’t have to read the entire series or read them in order.  Unless you want to!