Contemporary Romance
| The Bride Can't Cook Marti Snowden can’t cook. While Granny was trying to teach her the family trade, Marti was sorting recyclables and saving the rainforest. Now Granny’s Diner is in trouble and only a win at the Family Favorites Cook-Off can save them. But Granny’s too sick to go! No way Marti can pull this off on her own. They need a miracle. The miracle arrives, broad-shouldered and tan. Ten years ago Easton Smith left their little town—and Marti—in favor of fame and fortune. Now he’s come back, spatula in hand, and wants Marti to simply forgive and forget. Well, for Granny’s sake she might at least forgive. After all, East sure knows his way around a stovetop—among other things. One drawback, though; this is a contest for family-owned-and-operated diners only. Marti hardly considers East a friend, let alone family. But times are desperate and after a quick trip to the county courthouse, Marti and East tie the knot. It’s just a temporary arrangement, but right away Marti realizes she's out of the frying pan and into the fire. Marti and East together—even for pretend—are the perfect ingredients for trouble. When their long-frozen passion starts to sizzle again, Marti knows her hard-boiled heart might get scrambled once more. Can she find a way to get East to stick around this time? It's true The Bride Can't Cook, but she’s out to prove she’s heaping with talent in other areas. |
| 1. Cook up a happy ending. |
| Thanks for the Mammaries Brant Clarridge needs a trashy woman with some killer tatas. He’s getting ready to launch a new line of up-scale lingerie and his father— Lingerie CEO Extraordinaire—has ordered him to find a regular girl- next-door rather than the professional models Brant usually hires. But Pops has a weak ticker and Brant is determined to convince the man to retire and get some rest. Brant figures if he rounds up the most inappropriate woman he can find Pops will abandon his ideas and let Brant take over. When Brant mistakes Lindy Franklin—and her killer tatas—for a stripper, he thinks his prayers have been answered. Lindy’s sister, Clover, was Brant’s flavor-of-the-month a while back; at least that’s what ditsy Clover says. Brant took some rather interesting photos of her and now that she’s got dreams of marrying a man with political aspirations, Clover needs those photos back. She helped Lindy through a rough time and now Lindy owes her. Won’t she please use her God-given assets to help out? Lindy reluctantly agrees. The mission? Get into Brant’s underwear-- the stuff he designs and sells, that is--and steal back those photos. But while Lindy’s trying to prove what a worthless creep the guy is, Brant’s busy proving things might not be all they appear. In fact, this whole thing might just turn out to be a big bust for both of them. |
| 2. Never underestimate the power of a perfect pair. |
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| Susan Gee Heino's Tips for making Contemporary Romance fun and frisky: |
| 3. And always, always leave 'em wanting more! |
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