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Re: Amanda Usen | What Do Cookbooks and Romance Novels Have in Common?
I love a happy ending and feel happy for days after when I get one. It is exactly like the perfect dessert after a really good dinner.
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I look forward to a happy ending.
MY favorite part of a book is when the characters first realize their attraction. Things start heating up then and it's lots of fun. And I loved Scrumptious and am looking forward to this new book.
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person in the world who will sit and READ a cookbook, instead of just finding and making a recipe!! In fact, I read through the cookbook we put out at my church the other day, but that was business, pleasure (although I did find a batch of recipes I want to try), because I was looking for those errors that simply escaped the entire proof-reading committee! Found more than I wanted to (but fewer than expected - hooray!), but that's life in the Big 10, I guess.
Enjoyed your blog. I could read cookbooks for hours and never try any of the recipes. Your new romance novel sounds like a great read.
There are parallels between trying out a new recipe and meeting a new man - it could turn out fabulous and become a "keeper" or not turn out the way you think it will, but you tried something different and learned from the experience.
I love a book that has flawed characters...characters with a past. And, I love a little romance with my thriller.
I like to get a lot of background information in a story. It creates interest and provides information - about a country, a period or a profession say - and provides an environment in which the characters interact. Recently read a book set in Dallas, but nobody once looked out the window or drove along a highway, every scene was in an apartment, office or kitchen. So I have no idea what Texas or Dallas look like.
My family and friends are horrified, but, I'm one of those who checks the end of a book to make sure it has a "they lived happily ever after" ending.
I am deeply fond of culinary romances since I too have a love of food and romance. Many of the romances I had read recently were paranormal and urban fantasy. It is such fun to lose myself in the story and world-building.
One of my favorite parts of a romance story is the attraction and romantic
I like variety of subjects, and since I love cooking shows
HI I JUST LOVE YOUR BOOKS. THEY ARE WONDERFUL I CAN'T PUT
I like books featuring babies or small children, and I also like books with travel in them.
Hello, everyone! Wow - great, thoughtful, fun comments! I'm sorry to chime in late today but the kids and I went blueberry picking. Not a ton of berries on the bushes this year but GREAT flavor. My son declared he wanted to make a blueberry pie with his, but we usually plow through them by the handful. Thanks for chiming in, all you lovers-of-a-happy ending! And I do read cookbooks for fun. I've learned as much about baking that way as I have in textbooks. There must be something in the air this summer, because I've been on a paranormal kick, too. I've been reading Nalini Singh, Jeaniene Frost, Thea Harrison and Kresly Cole like crazy! And finally, THANK YOU, SHELLY! YOU MADE MY DAY! As have all of you who stopped by to say hi! :-)
I love the variety of romance books out there... something for my every mood... always look forward to the HEAs and the great feeling I leave a book with.
I like books that have faraway places and scary suspense. I also like ones that have paranormal in them. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love a strong woman in a romance. I love reading about them interacting with their nieces/nephews/pets.
I like the mystery part of a romance the best.
I like books that have romance and faraway places and those with a little mystery. Since I'm a cookbook collector and lover of recipes, I can't wait to read your books, Amanda. I haven't read culinary romances yet! I love reading cookbooks and origins of recipes. Thanks for the chance to win a delicious, fun book!!!
What draws me to a story depends on the genre I'm reading. For romances, it's knowing that there's a HEA.
What a great story - I have really gotten to love shows like Top Chef, Chopped, Iron Chef America, Hell's Kitchen - so I love these culinary love stories - I also love an unusual foreign setting - like many of the others, I also need my HEA ending, too - LOL - also love my paranormal romances, too!
sounds like a real cool book
For me, a book has to have a hook. If it is an author I know, then it has to be characters I know from the series or a concept that attracts me. For an unknown author, I need an interesting cover, a concept that is in some way familiar and yet creative and a recommendation from a trusted reveiwer certainly helps.
i love happy ever after!!
I've never read a culinary romance, so that isn't a book that I've had the pleasure to comment on -- yet!! When I'm in the mood for some lighthearted romance with a little mystery thrown in, I know that Janet Evanovich never lets me down. If I'm looking for a book that's totally off the wall and has nothing to do with romance, I look for Gregory Maguire's latest book. As for a real romance book, I scan the shelves. The story line has to grab me. I read the book the same way you do. I am the heroine, and experience the same things she does. I live the part. I do have my favorite authors, but don't want to be tied down to particulars. I want to experience other Authors as well, since there are so many talented ones out there that deserve a chance to be read. I look forward to reading your books, since we seem to be on the same page on so many levels. I may not have graduated from a culinary school, but I love to cook and bake, and reading, well, they go hand in hand the way we read them. Congratulations on your latest book.
My favorite part is watching how the relationships between characters develop.
The chemistry between the characters.
Thanks for stopping by, everyone! It seems like many of you love a happy ending, chemistry, mystery, travel and (like my publisher Sourcebooks) a great hook. I'll be honest and say cover and title play in when I'm trying a new author too. Then blurb. Then maybe a page in the middle, lol! As mentioned above, a good rec from a friend is worth its weight in chocolate. Have a great weekend, y'all!
I love romance with a touch of cooking and enjoy recipes related to the story as they make my mouth water.
I love reading cookbooks! I have a nice collection! I love the pictures and
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