Louisa Edwards

One lucky winner can spice up her bookshelf with the highly acclaimed foodie-meets-romance novel, CAN’T STAND THE HEAT (St. Martin’s, September paperback), by debut author Louisa Edwards. Inspired by the glowing reviews from readers, Louisa wants to gift one lucky winner with a kitchen-inspired contest prize featuring a signature CAN’T STAND THE HEAT apron, spatula set and a red hot Emile Henry ruffled-edge pie pan.

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For sharp-tongued food critic Miranda Wake, the chance to spend a month in Adam Temple’s kitchen to write an expose is a journalistic dream come true. Surely Miranda can find a way to cut the hotshot chef down to size once she learns what really goes on at his trendy Manhattan restaurant. Trouble is, she never expected Adam to find out her most embarrassing secret: This critic has no idea how to cook!

Adam’s not about to have his reputation burned by a critic who doesn’t even know the difference between poaching and paring. He’ll just have to give the tempting redhead a few private lessons of his own—teaching her what it means to cook with passion.

"Have you ever read a book that is so engrossing that you miss getting off the bus, skip dinner and stay up late in the night just to find out what happens? If it’s been awhile since you read such a magnetic story, CAN’T STAND THE HEAT will end your reading rut."— TheRomanceReader.com

"Edwards has created an absolutely fun new hero: the happy alpha."—SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com

". . . snappy, exciting, adventurous and totally unexpected. CAN’T STAND THE HEAT . . . is one of the best light-hearted culinary, romantic novels this reviewer has read in a very long time!"— CrystalReviews.com

"A gastronomical reading delight, CAN’T STAND THE HEAT is filled with steamy passion . . ."— SingleTitles.com

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