Louisa Edwards brings tidings of good food and reading joy for the winner of her Special Edition Christmas Contest. To celebrate a foodie’s favorite holiday, Louisa will gift one lucky winner with an autographed copy of her September foodie-meets-romance paperback, CAN’T STAND THE HEAT (St. Martin’s Press); a bevy of culinary ornaments, a trusty oven mitt and signature CAN’T STAND THE HEAT apron and spatula set. This prize package provides all the right ingredients for a fun day of baking—followed by a steamy night of reading!

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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

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

March 2010 will see the release of Louisa’s second Recipe for Love novel, ON THE STEAMY SIDE. For excerpts, Free Reads and other news visit www.LouisaEdwards.com.