Recipe for Romance: An Erotic Romance

by Maria Isabel Pita

Holly Hanson risks losing her job as assistant cook at a fraternity house when she starts going out with Greg, one of its members. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972633987
• ISBN13: 9780972633987
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Magic Carpet Books
• Length: 249 Pages

Customer Reviews

Review from ROMANCE DIVAS

This book is both erotic and romantic. Vaguely reminiscent of the film, `Like Water for Chocolate', food plays a big part in the story. In fact, the book includes recipes, mostly Cuban, mostly health-conscious, and they all look interesting if you like to cook! But more than the recipes, the food is a central theme and is a major element of the sensuality. Freelance journalist Ariana Padron goes home to Miami for a funeral, never expecting to meet her soul mate, Gerald, a talented sculptor. Love hits hard and fast, and so does passion. The story is laced with very steamy sex, the colors and textures of good food, and much discussion of love. Highly sensual, this author has a talent for rich description. As an art lover, I thoroughly enjoyed her discussion of Gerald's sculpture. It reminded me very much of the erotic art of Rodin and Canova. Art and food, two of my favorite things. And then there's the sex. Sometimes sensual, more often raw and edgy including very blunt language, Ariana's sexual escapades lead her through a process of internal growth and bring her to love. Some of the more philosophical discussions are quite interesting. This story may be slower-paced than some readers would enjoy, but for me the pace itself spoke of the sultry Miami heat. The small peek into Cuban-American culture is intriguing, although I found myself wanting more of it. Overall, I found this to be a real woman's book, as it is ultimately about love. And the titillating journey from beginning to end was quite enjoyable. I definitely recommend this story if you like your romance smoking hot!

Yes you too can have a vicarious erotic existence ....

A brand new novel from one of the hottest new authors of contemporary American erotica it's hardly a surprise the first print run is already sold .... A young Cuban American, Ariana Padron returns to Miami for the funeral of an aunt and meets Gerald, an up and coming hot sculptor. Our heroine as well meets Eric, a suspended cop moonlighting as a lock smith, and, from the get go the reader is served a sexual snack that is absolutely yummie..... The book is very very light fare and the author writes from a very very introspective and personal note. It is that skill that allows the reader to vicariously enjoy the freewheeling trysts of Ariane and her two lovers ..... More than being light fare, the author manages, I guess, to calm her yearning to write a cookbook and treats us to 26 different recepies of proabably the most popular Cuban dishes around. A nite to the author though I can't believe that she didn't include a recepie for black beans and rice ..... I mean whats a Cuban meal without the compulsory black beans ....... Great book I enjoyed it though I don't think I can leave it on the kitchen counter while trying some of the dishes ... cause one minute your frying ground beef and on the next page Ariana's eating .... well anyway you get the picture .....