One more day until release day! Let me explain what I love so much about this snippet from the book. I think it captures my approach to storytelling so well. I attempt to write my characters as who we are. For instance, at this moment Gina is all emotion, protecting her ego but unaware that she’s doing it. She’s also surprised Sarah doesn’t see what appears to be a glaring reality to her. Her feelings for Randy drive her mad in a very subtle yet palpable way. It was fun writing a character whose emotions are as uncontained as Gina’s. You know those people who aren’t afraid to be themselves because they have the kind of parents who let them be anything? I had to craft that into Gina’s background to explain how she shows up in the world. I cannot stand consuming a story where the characters are humanely inconsistent. Everyone in this book is consistent with their background–I made sure of it. I really enjoyed writing this story–or shall I say rewriting this story. Yes, I am the only writer. There are two names on the cover but ONE WRITER. I’m telling you this so you won’t fear there being potential inconsistencies. I’m bringing my thirteen years as a storyteller to this particular book. So, it’s going to be good. However, Tabi Ryan and I wrote a book called “The Sexy Chef” many moons ago. Our names for that book were Z.L. and T.R. Now that I’m a more mature storyteller and a better writer, I wanted to do that story some justice. It had great bones, but it was an utter failure. But Tabi did a lot of the preliminary work on this new story so that I could revise it. Tab went from chapter to chapter, letting me know what I could possibly still use and what needed to go. In the end, practically the entire story had to be revised. So, because Tab had rights to that first story and read every chapter after I completed them with this story, her name was added as a collaborator. Tab even helped me work out a plot point regarding Randy’s mindset when he’s been released from the cooking competition. He’s going to be exhausted, which means he’s going to show up in the world as an exhausted person. I tried to remain true to my characters’ physical, emotional, and mental states. I think I succeeded. Anyway, that’s enough prattling on from me! LOL! I can hardly wait for you to indulge in this book. Until tomorrow! Much Love, Z Want to reserve your copy now! Click here

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