Louisa Edwards's Blog, page 18

Hey, Tweetheart...

I know, I've been promising all kinds of stuff like Bocuse pics and whatnot, but I've been crazed! And today, I have even cooler news than that, so here it is.
On the Steamy Side is a real book! I'm so in love with that cover, I want to run away to Aruba with it. My husband says he totally understands, and wishes me well. Yay!

To celebrate the pretty, and its imminent release into the wild (March 2nd, y'all!) I'm running a Twitter contest until midnight tonight for the chance to win one of my p...

Snowpocalypse!

Actually, Snowpocalypse 2010, or as some people are calling it, Snowmageddon, turned out to be more like Snowtopia for us--we got stuck in Manhattan! Tragic, I know. Okay, working out the flight home was zero fun, but we finally made it, and our extra night in town was well worth the hassle. We braved the snow drifts and made our way up to the Upper West Side, our old stomping grounds, and visited my favorite NYC restaurant, Ouest.

I can't even fully described why I love that place so much. It...

Barefoot and Bocuse

Sorry I've been out of touch for a while; I'm traveling! I know, you're shocked. But this time it's for work! Really! I met Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, and attended the Bocuse d'Or USA Finals at the Culinary Institute of America, and it was all for work. I *love* my job. : )

First off, the Ina thing. Awesome. She's essentially the smartest, most charming, down-to-earth woman alive. She was at the NY Women in Communications Cocktails and Conversation series, talking about food and brandi...

Hey, E-book Readers...

I just found out that B&N is offering a digital version of Can't Stand the Heat at less than $6! $5.59, to be exact. And Fictionwise has it for $6.99, with a rebate that puts the actual cost at $3.84.

Sorry for the infomercial moment, but I was excited! Go on about your business...

Mama's Coming!

My mother is coming to visit this weekend, and I'm so excited! I plan to put her right to work helping me test recipes for Just One Taste, the third Recipe for Love novel. I got a lot of my kitchen mojo from her; both of my parents are fantastic cooks! Holiday meals bring people together at the table, but in my family, the food brings us all together in the kitchen while we cook it! That's my favorite part of any family holiday.

I've got to run pick her up from the airport in just a little bit...

Adam Lambert

Yes, I've succumbed to the great and inevitable power that is Adam Lambert, American Idol runner-up, infant glam-rocker, and all-around media sensation. I've never watched AI, so I missed his rise to fame, and when his album came out, I have to say--I dismissed him as another emo whiner. That album cover does him no favors. BUT when I heard his cover of Mad World by Tears for Fears (on my soap opera, of all places--General Hospital is using it as the theme for an ongoing storyline about a psy...

First ON THE STEAMY SIDE Review!

Michelle Buonfiglio, columnist for B&N's romance blog, Heart to Heart, has posted the very first review of On the Steamy Side (at least, the first I've seen,) and I'm breathless with happiness! It's actually a really fun, funny review, and I love (and will be rereading and probably memorizing) many lines from it, but my favorite is:

"On the Steamy Side" is an instant re-read, a fresh, emotions-first take on the food-infused romance and, quite simply, a stellar example of the health and...

ON THE STEAMY SIDE Arc Contest Winner!

Drumroll please! Using a random chooser program, I very scientifically drew one name out of the metaphorical hat and...

CHRISTINE FLYNN, come on down!

You have won your very own, not-yet-available-in-stores (although totally available for pre-order!) copy of On the Steamy Side! Well, an advanced reading copy, which, I warn you, may contain a few little typos here and there. Just to make the read extra exciting. I hope you enjoy it! Email me your address at louisa@louisaedwards.com and I'll sign...

ON THE STEAMY SIDE Arc Contest!

I was thrilled by how many of you want to get your hot little hands on an advance reading copy of On the Steamy Side! So thrilled that I think the only thing to do is to run a contest. I'm thinking...trivia contest!! (Or, if you remember the SATs, this will be like one of those questions from the Reading Comprehension section. LOL)

So here's the deal. Answer the questions below correctly for a chance to win one of my few, precious ARCs! All answers can be found in the excerpt from On the...

ARCs Are Cool!

And I got me some! Pretty, shiny On the Steamy Side ARCs, to be exact. My publicist immediately pounced them and got the lion's share, but I managed to squirrel away two or three...so what should I do with them? *grin*