Light-hearted Romantic Comedy
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" . . . a brisk and entertaining romantic comedy, complete with a wise-cracking and endearing heroine."
~ Booklist
" . . . light and frothy. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll fall in love with Cassie Pirelli and her misadventures in the big city." Alesia Holliday ~ 2006 Rita Award recipient
PRAISE FOR SHUT UP AND KISS ME
Hughey has penned a humorous, poignant tale
complete with mouth-watering descriptions of food and hilarious secondary characters, especially the
stealth moms. Simply delicious.
Booklist — Shelley Mosley
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The one word description I'd use to describe my reaction to Carolyn Hughey's "Shut Up and Kiss Me" is: delicious.
The novel is the literary equivalent of a very tasty and satisfying
meal. A combination of bountiful portions of sweet and savory
ingredients, dished up by someone who knows what she's talking about
when it comes to chefs, humor and romance.Shut Up and Kiss Me (Avalon Romance)
To keep the food analogy going, "Shut Up and Kiss Me" made me hungry for more of Ms. Hughey's creations.
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Is controlling fate the
road to a happily ever after?
What’s hotter
than a summer in New York City?
Two sexy Italian Chefs fighting over you, of course!
Hopeless
romantic, Ellana Licari,
has her sights set on the tall, dark and handsome, Nick Soranno.
With the help of the two meddling Mamas, she’s determined to show him she’s The
One - not that scrawny redhead who’s rapidly becoming more than his casual
‘flavor of the month’.
Convincing Nick to
stop thinking of her like his sister won’t be easy, but Ellana’s about to up
the ante to break up the relationship and leave this new one in a cloud of dust.
But is it
working? Not as well as she’d expected. But that’s okay because now Ellana’s canoodling with the Italian
stallion, Giovanni Cavallini, to make Nick jealous. Of course, Giovanni
was only too happy to oblige—he had his own agenda, and now that she’s gotten
Nick’s attention, is it too late for him?
With the matchmaking
Mamas doing their best to interfere, Ellana’s stuck in a quandary . . . which one
of these tempting chefs will she choose?
ROMANCING THE CHEF'S TOQUE SERIES
Dishing Up Romance - February, 2012 - Book One - includes 30 plus recipes
Cassie Pirelli is at it again in her ongoing saga
of denial. Past mistakes with romance
have left her scarred. But we’re
banking on a change! But by
comparison, those scars are minor compared to the ones she now faces. A lost job, a new career, giving up the
apartment she so loves in the Village, and Mama’s ongoing nag fest about
marriage and grandbabies.
But fate didn’t get that memo, and neither
did Papa who’s joined forces with Mama. Despite their attempts, Cassie holds strong to her conviction
to favor professional success over personal relationships . . . that is until
the arrival of Mr. Rock-hard Chest Contractor Guy who could throw her plans
right down the commercial garbage disposal.
With a new career as a chef, Cassie devises
thirty recipes she happily shares.
But will these recipes test her resolve or lure her into a world of
love?
To read an excerpt of Dishing Up Romance, click on "The Chef's Toque Series" above.
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One Menu at a Time - August, 2012 - Book Two
When Jamie Burke becomes guardian to her three-year old niece, her family is first in line to turn up the heat to get her hitched. But Jamie's more stirred up about finding the right job to fit her culinary profession. A failed attempt at a personal chef service doesn't exactly have her phone ringing off the hook, but her overdrawn bank account and non-payment of bills does.
Maybe it’s fate that forces her to become a private chef to Chase Walker, a NASCAR Sprint Cup contender and spoiled celebrity, and her family is serving him up as Jamie’s Amuse-bouche.
After his injury leaves him a full-time spectator in the racing world, his temper is hot enough to burn the rubber off any tires. But will it destroy the already fragile bridge he believes he’s created with Jamie? Does hoofing it through the gridlocked traffic give you a clue?
Another job and another mother whose been trying to get her son married more years than Jamie’s been alive thinks she’s his perfect mate. And who better to fulfill a starving appetite than a five-star chef who’s saving the family restaurant and could make her an instant grandma?
But will an unexpected encounter with Chase satiate their appetites or leave them hungry for more . . .
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Catering to Love - December, 2012 - Book three
