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Louisa Edwards

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Louisa Edwards was born in Austin, but grew up in Virginia, where she started reading romance around the age of eleven. She graduated with honors from Bryn Mawr College and landed her first job in publishing as an Editorial Assistant at Berkley and built her own list of authors, earning a promotion to Assistant Editor.

Then real life romance ensued: Louisa married a journalist and moved to a small town in Ohio where she critiqued restaurants for the local paper and began writing the Recipe for Love novels, a series of contemporary romances with a strong culinary theme. Her debut novel, CAN’T STAND THE HEAT, was released by St. Martin’s Press in September 2009 to rave reviews. The second novel in the series, ON THE STEAMY SIDE came out in Mar ...more

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The dog days of summer are officially here! Are you looking for a fun, romantic read to keep you cool and smiling through the heat? If so, I've got just the thing! My good friend, Maria Geraci, has a new book out that RT Book Reviews called "a great, easy breezy summer read that will keep you captivated until the end." And I'm going to give you a shot at your very own autographed copy! See bel Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.76 · 11,723 ratings · 1,147 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Too Hot To Touch (Rising Star Chef, #1; Recipe for Love, #4) 3.65 avg rating — 2,696 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can't Stand the Heat (Recipe for Love, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,671 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Steamy Side (Recipe for Love, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 1,527 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Like It Hot (Rising Star Chef, #2; Recipe for Love, #5) 3.80 avg rating — 1,363 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hot Under Pressure (Rising Star Chef, #3; Recipe for Love, #6) 3.97 avg rating — 1,157 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just One Taste (Recipe for Love, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 1,115 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under Her Clothes 3.57 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Too Hot to Handle 4.05 avg rating — 43 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spring Fever 3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simmer Down really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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All Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful

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Quotes by Louisa Edwards (?)

“Forgiveness is a funny thing. We act like it has to be earned, as if there are a certain number of hoops someone can jump through to make us forget that they hurt us. But forgiveness can't be earned! It can only be given freely, as a gift!”
― Louisa Edwards, Too Hot To Touch

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“Uncomfortable.Lord. I’ve been doing the comfortable thing my whole life, it seems like. And what did it get me? I think it’s about time I did something a little uncomfortable.”
― Louisa Edwards, On the Steamy Side

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“Somewhere along the way." Adam said, "I stopped cooking for anyone other than you. When you were gone, it was like all the flavor had drained out of the world. Without you, nothing tastes as sweet.”
― Louisa Edwards, Can't Stand the Heat

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Polls

It's time to vote for our November '11 Group Read (the Book of the Month). Poll closes 29th October.

Dragon Bound (Elder Races, #1) by Thea Harrison

Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison

11 votes, 37.9%

Blameless (The Parasol Protectorate, #3) by Gail Carriger

Blameless by Gail Carriger

6 votes, 20.7%

Too Hot To Touch (Rising Star Chef, #1) by Louisa Edwards

Too Hot To Touch by Louisa Edwards

5 votes, 17.2%

Everyone Loves a Hero by Marie Force

4 votes, 13.8%

Tender Loving Care by Jennifer Greene

3 votes, 10.3%

29 total votes

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message 6: by Darkand

Jul 12, 2012 09:49AM

Thanks so much for accepting my friendship! I love the RSC series and can't wait for what comes next - I'll bet it will be as delicious as all the others!

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message 5: by Louisa

Mar 23, 2012 08:32AM