Even after two pregnancies, Diaka remains to receive compliments about her figure and has been asked multiple times how she has managed to avoid weight gain despite all the delicious meals she makes. Her secret: Easy, Delicious and Healthy African Recipes. Diaka has been creating and re-creating food and drink recipes passed down through generations from her African ancestry. The Sexy Ladies' Culinary Secret is a cookbook filled with recipes on old-fashion African Dishes, which are sure to give you not only taste-sensation, but also balance the different food groups for healthy digestion. Bon apptit!

Even after two pregnancies, Diaka remains to receive compliments about her figure and has been asked multiple times how she has managed to avoid weight gain despite all the delicious meals she makes. Her secret: Easy, Delicious and Healthy African Recipes. Diaka has been creating and re-creating food and drink recipes passed down through generations from her African ancestry. The Sexy Ladies' Culinary Secret is a cookbook filled with recipes on old-fashion African Dishes, which are sure to give you not only taste-sensation, but also balance the different food groups for healthy digestion. Bon appEtit!

From USA Today bestselling author Kilby Blades, the first in the Hot in the Kitchen series... TV chef Cella journeys to an idyllic seaside town to write an Italian cookbook. She's also mourning a failed restaurant project, dodging her predatory agent, and finding respite from soul-crushing fame. When she learns that her next-door neighbor, hot doctor Max, is the nephew of a late, famed Italian restaurateur, she convinces him to teach her authentic touches that will help her write the book. This is a mixed blessing for guilt-ridden Max, who botched his own attempt to become a chef--a failure that's left his aunt's gorgeous restaurant sitting empty for years. No one has challenged Cella when it comes to her cooking in ages. Max's fiery disposition sparks her intuition and reminds her how to feel the food. But the heat between Max and Cella may be hotter than the flames on the stove. Max's gentlemanly nature and Cella's professionalism stop being enough to keep them apart. With Max's vacation ending and Cella slated to return to L.A., how will they ever say goodbye? “Blades delivers a saucy romance full of lovely characters who complement each other like a fine wine does a good meal, blending an inviting, homey locale with scrumptious descriptions of Italian cuisine. Romance-inclined foodies will love this contemporary.” - Publisher's Weekly “The Secret Ingredient was a slow-burn, highly developed, and impeccably detailed romance novel.” - T. Rosado, Goodreads “I absolutely loved this book. The writing was excellent and the characters well developed. But the thing that made me keep reading was how flawlessly the author told the story.” - Karen, Amazon reviewer “By the time I finished this book I felt as tho[ugh] I had taken a trip to Italy. It's not set there and I've never been there but the atmosphere created by this author was absorbing and real.” - L_iam, Amazon reviewer Awards and Accolades for The Secret Ingredient 2021 Finalist. The RWA Vivian Award 2020 Finalist: The HOLT Medallion 2019 Quarterfinalist: Publisher’s Weekly BookLife Prize for Fiction 2020 Finalist: National Readers Choice Award 2020 Finalist: New England Reader’s Choice Award 2019 Winner: I Heart Indie Contest 2018 Winner: Unpublished Stiletto Contest 2018 Finalist: Sexy Scribbles Contest

Examines the biochemistry behind cooking and food preparation, rejecting such common notions as that searing meat seals in juices and that cutting lettuce causes it to brown faster

You don't have to be French to not get fat, and you sure don't have to be a bitch to be skinny . . . Screw diets, forget about fasting, and start putting your monthly gym dues toward next month's dinner party. Just eat! Entrepreneur and fashionista Divya Gugnani is living proof that you can work fourteen-hour days, stay fit, and satisfy your everyday food cravings. In Sexy Women Eat, Divya shows you how to make small changes in your daily routine that add up to big savings on the scale and higher energy levels to help power you through your busy life. Divya dispels dieting myths, gives you the 411 on energy bars, green tea, and protein shakes, and offers unconventional tips that only the busiest women will understand (yes, you can actually break a sweat at the office without anyone noticing!). Sexy Women Eat will empower you to stop the yo-yo dieting and start eating well, because sexy women always have an appetite for life.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The book that launched a French Revolution about how to approach healthy living: the ultimate non-diet book—now with more recipes. “The perfect book.... A blueprint for building a healthy attitude toward food and exercise"—San Francisco Chronicle French women don’t get fat, even though they enjoy bread and pastry, wine, and regular three-course meals. Unlocking the simple secrets of this “French paradox”—how they enjoy food while staying slim and healthy—Mireille Guiliano gives us a charming, inspiring take on health and eating for our times. For anyone who has slipped out of her Zone, missed the flight to South Beach, or accidentally let a carb pass her lips, here is a positive way to stay trim, a culture’s most precious secrets recast for the twenty-first century. A life of wine, bread—even chocolate—without girth or guilt? Pourquoi pas?

**Winner of the 2018 Stiletto Award****Finalist in the 2019 Sexy Scribbles Contest**TV chef Cella journeys to an idyllic seaside town to write an Italian cookbook. She's also mourning a failed restaurant project, dodging her predatory agent, and finding respite from soul-crushing fame. When she learns that her new neighbor, Max, is the nephew of a late, famed Italian restaurateur, she convinces him to teach her authentic touches that will help her write the book.This is a mixed blessing for guilt-ridden Max, who botched his own attempt to become a chef--a failure that's left his aunt's restaurant sitting empty for years. No one's challenged Cella in the kitchen in ages. Max's fiery disposition sparks her intuition and reminds her how to feel the food. But the heat between Max and Cella may be hotter than the flames on the stove. Max's gentlemanly nature and Cella's professionalism stop being enough to keep them apart. With Max's vacation ending and Cella slated to return to L.A. at summer's end, how will they ever say goodbye?