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    Cooking Up Love

    By Amylynn Bright

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    Is there anything more pathetic than a food critic who can't cook? That's Holly Darcysecret socialite, wannabe author, lousy chef and "The Covert Connoisseur." Feeling like a fraud for critiquing restaurants when she can't boil a pot of water, Holly joins a cooking class for beginners and quickly cooks up serious chemistry with the sexy instructor.

    Mark Bennett was born to be a chef, but his foray into restaurant ownership fell far short of his dreams thanks to a scathing review from The Covert Connoisseur. Now teaching is the closest he will venture into a kitchen. Luckily the job comes with an unexpected perk: the attraction simmering between him and a curvy, clever writer with pinup-girl looks.

    Flirting over pasta soon leads to passionate kisses and a sizzling relationship. But how can Holly be honest about her job when Mark blames his restaurant's failure on her review? And when Holly's secret is exposed, how will Mark be able to forgive her for ruining his life?

    55,000 words

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarina Press
    Release dateJun 2, 2014
    ISBN9781426898440
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    Amylynn Bright

    Amylynn Bright has branded her historical novels as “Regency Romantic Comedy” due to her love of humor and witty dialogue. After many starts and stops, in several different genres, she finally came to understand that she simply needed to write what she loved to read and then she had no issue sailing through several manuscripts since 2009.When Amylynn developed the super power of having to sleep only five hours a night, she began telling her stories after everyone else in the family (and most sane people) went to bed. The first of which is “Lady Belling’s Secret”, the initial book in the “Secrets” trilogy.She is a lifelong native of Tucson, AZ and lives there with her husband, two quiet children and an assortment of pets.Visit Amylynn at www.theQuillSisters.com for a daily dose of fun and mayhem.

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      Cooking Up Love by Cynthia Hickey is a most delightful book. Tabitha McClelland has just taken a job as a Harvey House waitress and to reach the job she has to travel across the country but at least she gets to ride on a train and does not have to endure the trip via stagecoach. At this time in America, well bred young ladies did not work outside the home but Tabitha has no choice for she is on her own and has to support herself. When she reaches Topeka, Kansas, she meets Adam Foster who is the chef at the restaurant where she will do her training. He is a widower and Tabby is drawn to him but family is everything to him and she only wants freedom and to be on her own. Fraternizing between the male and female employees is strictly forbidden by the Harvey House owner but the feelings that Tabby and Adam have for each other are just too strong to ignore. Adam’s dream is to open a restaurant in California with his family and he prays that he can convince Tabby to join him as his wife and to share his dream.The author did an excellent job with the development of the characters. Everyone of them came alive on the pages of the book and I felt as if I knew each of them personally. Scene descriptions were so realistic that I could feel the sway of the train as I traveled with Tabby to her new job. The author made Tabby’s training so real that I was feeling her pain and all her other emotions that were attached to the training. I especially liked the way that the author kept God’s love and forgiveness prominent in the book as Tabby dealt with her memories and grief and as Adam trusted God for guidance. The author also did a good job of educating me about the Harvey Girls. I had a passing knowledge of them but this book gave me a look into the outs and ins of the job. I had no idea that the training was so intense and that there were so many strict rules and regulations. Not only was this a great romance story but it also presented a bit of American history in a most enjoyable way.I recommend this book highly to everyone that likes a great Christian historical romance with a happy ending and that also teaches a small history lesson.Thanks to the author, Cynthia Hickey, for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.