Hey, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Marianne Arkins and her new book, “Kitchen Matches,” here on FAB!! For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.
Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Marianne and to increase your chances of winning!!
Thanks for stopping by!! Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!
Kitchen Matches
The Matched Series
Book 1
by Marianne Arkins
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GENRE: Romance
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BOOK BLURB:
A feisty auto mechanic and a hunky chef cook up chaos!
Cori Weathers is a wizard with a torque wrench, but the moment she lays eyes on her cooking teacher, Micah DePalma, her lessons turn into a klutzy symphony of flying poultry and burning aprons. It makes no sense. He couldn't be less her type: tall, skinny, and born with a silver spoon in his mouth. So why is her heart sputtering like a badly tuned engine?
Despite family pressure to date only women of his own social class, something about the cooking-challenged spitfire lights all Micah's burners. Cori's a complex dish inside a deceptively simple coating, one he's willing to risk tackle football and jealous ex-boyfriends to sample.
His every attempt to crack her stubborn heart strikes sparks. Will they ignite the flame of love or explode into just another kitchen disaster?
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EXCERPT ONE:
Corinne Weathers, Cori to her friends and family—but not to her very proper cooking class teacher, Micah DePalma—gave a squeak of fear at the flames creeping up her apron. She slapped at them with her potholder, but it didn’t help. Her throat was so tight with panic, she couldn’t cry out for help. With one last futile whack at the growing fire, and desperately trying to remain calm, Cori reached behind her neck to untie the apron straps. Her trembling fingers fumbled with the bow and pulled it into a good, solid knot.
A brief hissing sound was the only warning she got before clouds of whatever white stuff lurked inside a fire extinguisher smacked into her gut like a fist and drifted in a halo around her head.
She coughed and waved a hand in the air in an attempt to clear it. “Thanks.”
“You’re welcome.” A familiar male voice threaded through the cloud.
Cori grimaced. Ack. Saved by Micah DePalma, her handsome-but-cranky cooking teacher. Why couldn’t it have been someone—anyone—else? She closed her eyes for a moment and prayed for something to rescue her from his wrath. She knew a lecture was on its way, knew she deserved one for setting herself on fire, but she really didn’t want to hear it.
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MY BOOK REVIEW:
Another top-notch read from Marianne Arkins!!! "Kitchen Matches," is a fun, entertaining, romantic read filled with genuine characters, creative storylines, and amusing plot points!!
I could not put this book down!!! I quickly devoured “Kitchen Matches,” in just one sitting!!
I really enjoyed the author’s unique ability to thoroughly describe scenes filled with realistic themes and relatable characters, therefore, allowing for the reader to stay fully immersed in the story.
This book is an extremely fast read, comprised of seven super short chapters spanning across 76 eBook pages.
Currently this book, “Kitchen Matches,” is listed as Book One in Marianne’s exciting new series, The Matched Book Series.
All in all, I really enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely recommend it!! I think all romance readers will be sure to like this book too!! So, add it to your TBR List and get to reading – you won’t be disappointed!!
**Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book and have voluntarily provided an honest, and unbiased review in accordance with FTC regulations**
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AUTHOR BIO:
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Marianne is originally from California but currently living in the lovely state of Utah with her daughter, two dogs, two cats and one adorable foster hamster. She can’t imagine a world without romance or not having stories rattling around in her brain. There are nights when she dreams a complete story and watches it acted out in her head. Those are the times she wakes up and grabs for a notepad to jot down the important parts – without turning on the light – and hopes it’s coherent in the morning. She’s a member of the Romance Writers of America and heavily involved and indebted to her group of writing friends.
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CONNECT WITH MARIANNE:
Website:
https://mariannearkinsauthor.com
Facebook – Author Page:
https://www.facebook.com/Author-Marianne-Arkins-111996717795365
Facebook – Personal Page:
https://www.facebook.com/mariannearkins
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https://twitter.com/MarianneArkins
Goodreads Author Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1452737.Marianne_Arkins
Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202135751-kitchen-matches
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
Amazon US Kindle eBook:
Amazon CA Kindle eBook:
https://www.amazon.ca/Kitchen-Matches-Matched-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0CNBGT4CM
Universal – Books2Read:
https://books2read.com/b/KitchenMatches
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Marianne will be awarding a $10 Amazon Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog. This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**
This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions. Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
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