Spotlight Tour: Pinch of Me, Dash of You by Heather Thurmeier
Title:
Pinch of Me, A Dash of You
Author:
Heather Thurmeier
Publisher:
Fated Desires
Pages:
119
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Format:
Kindle
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Kali
can’t cook to save her life, but she can write. As a foodie
reviewer for both a huge national paper and a successful blog, she’s
well on her way to achieving her dreams. When she’s offered a
cookbook deal, she thinks she’s finally made it…until her latest
review comes out a little harsher than expected and the restaurateur
threatens to expose all her secrets.
Mac’s
whole life is spent in the kitchen, running a New York City
restaurant and a culinary school for underprivileged youth. When
donations stop pouring in for Mac’s culinary school after a
scathing review of his restaurant, he fears he may have to shut the
doors if he can’t find a way to turn things around. Then he meets
Kali, the reviewer who admits she has no culinary skills. Now he’s
made her an offer she can’t refuse—he’ll teach her to cook over
the summer and help her with recipes for the cookbook if she’ll
agree to write an insider piece highlighting the strengths of his
culinary school.
But
when things start heating up in Mac’s kitchen, keeping her hands on
the food and off of Mac is proving harder than Kali expected.
Book
Excerpt:
Mac
watched as his name finally sank in. She stared at him, unspeaking.
Her sea blue eyes were captivating, and made his tough facade waver.
She opened her mouth as if to say something, but simply licked her
cherry red, glossy lips instead.
What
could she say? Sorry
for slamming your business with an unfair and untrue review? That
would be a good start, but highly unlikely given her history.
Kali
leaned back into her chair while her fingers twirled a strand of
strawberry blonde hair where it fell over her shoulder. “I’m
still not sure I understand what this is about. So you own a
restaurant. Good for you.”
Really?
She took the playing
dumb route.
He
leaned forward, crossing his arms on the table. “I saw your logo. I
know it’s you. So instead of pretending to be someone else, why
don’t you admit it?”
“Why
should I?”
“Because
I’d like to have a normal, professional conversation with you and
it would be easier to do that if you’d own up to who you really
are. I know you’re the one writing Kali’s
Kuisine.”
She
sat forward suddenly, her face only inches away from his. “Would
you hush up?” she whispered, her gaze shifting around the room. “If
everyone knew who I was, or who you think I am, I’d be out of a
job. Do you understand?”
He
smiled—smirked, actually. It felt good to have her backed into a
corner, like he was. “I do understand. Better than you could
imagine. I bet outing you would be a career killer. Sort of like how
a scathing review can kill a restaurant in a down economy. Funny how
things are very similar for us.”
She
narrowed her eyes at him. Oh, this girl had a temper. He kind of
liked it.
Clearly
he needed more caffeine if he was starting to be intrigued by the
girl who’d slammed his restaurant and apparently didn’t care.
He
understood why she had to keep her identity hidden. If restaurants
knew what she looked like, they’d never serve her. He certainly
wouldn’t have. Every place would be magically booked solid as soon
as she walked through the door. No one would risk a terrible review
from Kali’s Kuisine
since she almost
never wrote a good review.
A
twinge of remorse for being so loud and obvious about her profession
caught him off guard. He glanced around the small café
wondering if he’d accidentally caught anyone’s attention. It
didn’t look like he had. Of course, he didn’t know why he cared
either.
“Did
you just passive aggressively threaten me?” A mix of disbelief and
anger rippled in her voice.
“No,
but if you want to take it that way, I won’t stop you.”
There
was something intriguing about the twinkle in her eye—a spark
behind the anger. Something that told him she knew exactly what she
was doing with those reviews and she was both shocked and amused
someone would threaten to do the same to her. She would challenge him
and he couldn’t wait. He was ready to take her on.
He
was right, she was wrong, end of story.
About the
Author
Heather
Thurmeier is a lover of strawberry margaritas, a hater of spiders,
and a reality TV junkie. Born and raised in the Canadian prairies,
she now lives in New York with her husband and kids where she’s
become some kind of odd Canuck-Yankee hybrid. Constantly wondering if
she’s about to use the Canadian or American word, Heather often
chooses wrong, confusing her editor and friends alike. Occasionally,
she still adds an extra “u” to random words for no reason other
than, “It looks right that way!” She firmly believes that world
peace could be achieved if people used their mouths for things like
kissing and eating delicious chocolate instead of talking so much.
Living life like a romance heroine, Heather knew in their first kiss
that she would marry her high school sweetheart. Two countries, two
kids, and half a dozen pets later they are still happily in love.
Heather’s currently writing her next romance, which will probably
be filled with sassy heroines, sexy heroes, laugh out loud moments,
and always a happily ever after. She loves to hear from readers on
social media and her website!
For
More Information
- More books (paranormal romance/sci fi, contemporary romance, new adult romance, post-apoc action, contemporary, and single titles) by Heather Thurmeier.
- Contact Heather.
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