Culinary Delights: Four Delectable Foodie Romances

Award-winning authors Julia Barrett and Penny Watson are thrilled to present a sampler collection of foodie fiction.

If you like Top Chef, Julia Child, the romance of the Napa Valley, and the mystery of the Scottish highlands, then you will love CULINARY DELIGHTS: Four Delectable Foodie Romances.

CULINARY DELIGHTS includes previously published content (two full-length novels and two romance novellas).

***Collection includes ten original recipes by Julia Barrett***


A TASTE OF HEAVEN by Penny Watson

Forty-seven-year-old widow Sophia Brown enters a cooking competition determined to reinvigorate her life, not expecting to find a giant Scottish obstacle blocking the path to victory. Elliott Adamson has one goal in mind...winning. But a smoldering attraction to his amateur partner may derail his plans.

“Lots of humor, romance, and a touching story of second chances.” (KIRKUS REVIEWS)

Best of 2015 Lists at Babbling About Books, Heroes and Heartbreakers, Smexy Books, and Fiction Vixen


BEAUTY AND THE FEAST by Julia Barrett

Eva Raines is an uncomplicated country girl about to embark on a new adventure as a personal chef in the Napa Valley. Wealthy entrepreneur Gabriel Abbott has no idea the sound of a woman's voice and the taste of her decadent food hold such seductive powers. When they finally meet in person, the chemistry between them is hot enough to ignite a barbecue.
“Spicy, sensual, and masterfully woven.” (MANHATTAN BOOK REVIEW)

Amazon #1 Bestseller, Annual Dixie Kane Memorial Contest 3rd Place Winner

APPLES SHOULD BE RED by Penny Watson

What happens when prim-and-proper Beverly and cranky curmudgeon Tom are forced to spend Thanksgiving together? A beer-can turkey, a stolen gnome, and some unexpected chemistry...in and out of the kitchen.

“Sexy and heart-warming.” (NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS)

2015 CoRWA Award of Excellence Finalist, 2015 DABWAHA Finalist


DINNER WITH A HIGHLAND GHOST by Julia Barrett

Restaurant-owner Emma Steen leaves scorching Arizona behind and arrives in Scotland hoping for a much-needed breath of fresh air. She never expects to encounter another living person on her first hike to Loch Ness, let alone a kilt-wearing bare-chested Highland hottie.
Pity he's also dead.

"Get ready for a romance story that will give you goose bumps in the best possible way...within the pages of Dinner with a Highland Ghost is one of the most complete, heartfelt, romantic and beautiful stories I've read in a while." (LONG AND SHORT REVIEWS)