Archive for the Category »wedding cake «

Apr
29

Whoo Hoo!

I just found out Forever, I Do jumped 12 whole spots to land in top 10 Bestseller list on All Romances Ebooks this week! I know it isn’t New York Times or even Times Picayune(LOL), but it’s a nice feeling:)

If you haven’t bought Forever, I Do here’s a blurb to whet your whistle:

Rosalind Fletcher has a secret. Her one-of-a-kind wedding cakes are infused with a loving spell handed down from mother to daughter for over a century. Her sought-after creations are not only delicious, but rumored to be lucky as well: producing long-lasting marriages where the men never stray, the women don’t nag, and 99.7 percent never face each other on opposite ends of a court room.

But what happens when her spell falls into the hands of the wrong person?

Like Ashley Benedict, notorious playboy and wedding planner extraordinaire, who eats a sample meant for his clients? There’s only one thing that can happen: he succumbs to the spell’s bewitching powers and sets out to charm the pants off of the hardworking sole proprietress of Forever, I Do cakes. While Rosalind frantically searches for an antidote, she surrenders to Ashley’s lustful appetites. Will guilt push her into finding a successful cure for her bewitched lover, or will her heart allow herself to be locked into a loving relationship with a man who might not really be in love with her?

Click here to read an excerpt!

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Mar
09

Again, Lara Santiago has looked out for your girl! She just sent me a review on Forever, I Do, my February release from Loose-Id. The reviewer T.S. Peters with Just Erotic Romance Reviewers gave the book 4 out of 5 stars and an “O” (orgasmic) for heat level.

Here’s a portion of the review, which was published in Jerr’s monthly newsletter, Issue #145:

For generations, Forever, I Do has had the most sought after wedding cakes in South Carolina. What no one realizes is that owner and designer, Rosalind Fletcher adds a little something extra to her cakes to guarantee that her customers really do get their happily ever after. Super hot wedding designer Ashley Bennedict makes her skin crawl in all the right ways. Too bad he is so annoying, her best customer and white! Between that and his lothario ways, Rosalind wants nothing to do with him outside work. But one bite of her special cake will change everything…forever.

The ladies, Brown and Crenshaw, have written a highly entertaining, passionate and funny multi-cultural story. Readers will enjoy Rosalind’s desperate antics and Ashley’s sexy, charming schemes. When the two get together, readers will either be falling over laughing or hot and bothered. The sex is amazing! It is hot, urgent and full of passion…. ….(to read the rest you have to go to Jerr’s Yahoo Group)

Feb
18

In honor of my one week old release, Forever, I Do from Loose-Id Publishing, I co-hosted a live chat last week in which the discussion centered on on all things weddings, which only made since considering the hero and heroine from are both in the wedding business.

Rosalind is a wedding cake baker who makes charmed cakes that ensure happy marriages. And Ashley Benedict is a hunk but also a wedding planner extraordinaire!

During the four hour we discussed, laughed, cried, and sighed on such various topics as our dream weddings, favorite flavor of wedding cake (I’m privy to red velvet), most memorable engagement proposal and even disastrous weddings. I’m still tickled by some of the discussion. So, much so that I decided to share some of it with you in a Q&A entitled Tragic Weddings!

1. Worst place you’ve ever attended a wedding reception?
My high School’s cafeteria (the walls are painted orange and black ~ Go Tigers!)

2. Worst bridesmaids dress you’ve ever seen?
It was my cousin Robin’s wedding. One of her bridesmaids had gained 40lbs since the last fitting due to a pregnancy. Instead of giving up her spot to someone who could wear the dress, which was beautiful by the way, she had a seamstress bust the seams up the sides to her hips then install panel made of white suit lining to hide her undergarments.

3. Most macabre wedding?
When a friend of mine honored several dead family members during the wedding reception. It wouldn’t have been so bad if they’d passed in the past year, but they were honoring people who’d passed away years ago.

4. Worst bridesmaid’s behaviour?
My cousin chose one of the oldest churches in Washington D.C. to have her nuptials. And of course the place didn’t have AC. So halfway through the ceremony, which took place in the middle of August, four bridesmaids fainted.

5. Worst Catering Service?
I once attended a wedding reception where the caterer served all of the guests on styrofoam plates with the individual pockets to keep your food seperated. And no this was not a barbeque themed reception.

6. Worst wedding idea?
The bride loved the movie Beauty & The Beast so much that she wanted to have two wedding attendants walk down the aisle with two figurines from the move encased in glass. But the idea was squashed by her mother-in-law who wondered who was the beauty and who was the beast.

Take a stab at the six questions above, I don’t mind! We’ve all had two hours stolen away from us by tragic weddings.

And if you haven’t picked up your copy of Forever, I Do yet take a peek at the blurb/excerpt its a great story!