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Book Review of Cooking Up a Storm

Cooking Up a Storm
Cooking Up a Storm
Author: Emma Holly
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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In a word, eww.Generally, you expect erotica, romantica or erotic romance(whatever label you are using) to be sexy- not turn you off sex. The set up is promising- anyone who has ever worked in a resort area restaurant knows the kithchen and behind-the-scenes can be brimming over with sexual tension! Unfortunately, the author drops a promising premise like (sorry) a hot potato in favor of nonstop bad sex. One wonders how this Inn was ever a going concern- who is meeting the food vendors or running the place- everyone seems to be, well, tied up. More unforgiveably, the author betrays the ancillary lesbian character by suggesting that she really just wants a man. That Emma Holly wrote this is a bit surprising as I have read other books and stories by her that were much, much better. This one was such a stinker, I contemplated just throwing it out after throwing at the wall, but maybe it is just what someone else is looking for.