Secret Ingredient

Series · 2 books · 2011-2012

Books in series

The Secret Ingredient

2011

A culinary romantic mystery. Celebrity chef Katelyn Karr returns to her hometown of Secret, Montana in order to stop an investigative reporter from revealing the truth about her alcoholic father, dead mother and the reason she was run out of town by the socialite Juno family when she was only seventeen. During a live cooking show at the Juno ranch, her father dies in front of millions of viewers, and suspicion falls on the celebrity diva when the autopsy reveals he was poisoned. Nick Juno, the boy Kate left behind, and who is now mayor, is the only person who can prove her innocence. Did Kate kill her father on national TV? Nick must untangle the lies and past secrets to figure out if Kate has been framed or slipped her father a secret ingredient that finally put an end to their family dispute. Bonus recipes are included at the end of the book!

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The Secret Life of Cranberry Sauce

2012

All she wants is a can of cranberries… After six months in Hollywood, Aurora Stillwater returns home with a new attitude and one very important job … buy cranberries for the traditional Thanksgiving dinner her boss is preparing live on her the TV show, The Secret Ingredient. Aurora never said goodbye to Joel Campbell, the former football star she’s been crushing on since high school. Now when she runs into him in the grocery store on the night before Thanksgiving, he doesn’t even remember her name. All he wants is an apology… The worst blizzard in fifty years strikes Montana, trapping Aurora and Joel in the store with Joel’s ex-girlfriend, Becky, who wants Joel back, and the cranky store manager who wants everyone out. Joel figures this is his chance to tell Aurora how he really feels about her and her disappearing act, but when she hits her head trying to steal the last two cans of cranberry sauce from him, she ends up with a concussion. It’s a Thanksgiving they’ll never forget… Knowing this may be his only shot to convince Aurora he loves her, Joel must tend to her head—as well as her heart—if they’re going to make it out of the store alive.

Author

Misty Evans

Author · 56 books

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Misty Evans has published over fifty novels and writes romantic suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance. The books in her Super Agent series have won a CataNetwork Reviewers’ Choice Award, CAPA nominations, the New England Reader’s Choice Bean Pot Award for Best Romantic Suspense in 2010 and the ACRA Heart of Excellence Reader’s Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense in 2011. OPERATION SHEBA has been a military romance, action-adventure, and romantic suspense bestseller on Amazon. Her Witches Anonymous series was dubbed a Fallen Angel Reviews Recommended Read. The Super Agent Series, Witches Anonymous Series, and the Kali Sweet Series have been on multiple Amazon Kindle bestsellers lists. Her culinary romantic mystery, THE SECRET INGREDIENT, and the first book in her SCVC Taskforce Series series, DEADLY PURSUIT, are both USA TODAY bestsellers. When not reading or writing, she enjoys music, movies, and hanging out with her husband, twin sons, and two spoiled puppies. She is registered yoga teacher, Master Reiki Practitioner, Crystal Reiki Master, and is certified in lots of “woowoo” stuff. She still hasn’t mastered levitating, but she geeks out over astrology, numerology, and all things magical. For descriptions of her videos, grids, Reiki sessions, and intuitive readings, check out her website. Learn more about her fiction books and sign up for her newsletter at www.readmistyevans.com. Like her author page on Facebook or follow her on Twitter.