I started in fine dining the summer of '79. At the time Perrier was the rage. The in thing was to order, and be heard ordering, Perrier. This bottle sat on everyone's table - an excellent drink with dinner and wine. My book is a collection of memories that I recall all too often - thoughts of events that occurred over twenty-five years that are too interesting not to be told. The best I can do is let you read about them. I wish I could tell you....I wish you were there. Being a waiter, and especially a maitre d', was fun not knowing what unique experience would occur today, and involve me. Unintentionally and willingly I had the best job of my life. If any waiter, or restaurant employee, or any type of worker had a more interesting or exciting job than I, more power to them.

All three books in the Hot in the Kitchen series! Turn up the heat with the DeLucas, a Chicago-Italian family of restaurateurs, and the sizzling chefs who love them. Book 1: Feel the Heat (Jack and Lili) A beat-cute for the ages . . . A hot British chef clashes with the strong-willed daughter of his cooking show competition. The heat is on ... Book 2: All Fired Up (Shane and Cara) Her sweetest mistake tastes so, so good . . . A buttoned up events planner finds herself accidentally married to a free-spirited Irish pastry chef. The marriage has to end . . . right? Book 3: Hot and Bothered (Tad and Jules) A fire they can't put out . . . He's her best friend and has been with her through thick and thin. But when this single mom starts dating, the playboy suddenly has an opinion . . .

A flight attendant shares a collection of true tales, all witnessed on the job, from a riot in first class to prostitutes using the bathroom for business.

A fire they can’t put out . . . Although her baby boy keeps her plate full, Jules Kilroy is ready to take her love life off the back burner—which means getting back into the dating scene. And while she might wish her best friend, Taddeo DeLuca, would see the potential of them as a couple, in her heart of hearts she knows it’s not to be. He rejected her once and she’s vowed never to blur the lines again . . . After a lifetime of excuses and false starts, Tad has finally opened a wine bar, a deal made even sweeter when Jules joins his staff. Lovers come and go, and he’s had his share, but friendships like theirs last forever. Yet, ever since he tasted her, he can’t stop fantasizing about what could be. And when she signs up for an online dating site, the thought of his Jules with another man makes his blood boil. Tad might have made a mistake with his best girl before, but this time he’s determined to beg her forgiveness . . . one scorching kiss at a time.

Dark, Southern gothic tale of homicide detective Raven Burns, with a complicated past and a desperate case to solve. Black Girls Lit recommends the first book, A Killing Fire "to crime fiction and mystery lovers and fans of Ruth Ware and Gillian Flynn.” “Full-bodied and dynamic characters carry this one along a mystery, tying a brutal past with a bloody present that will keep you guessing right up to the finale.” — Unnerving Magazine on Book 1 in the series. After former homicide Raven Burns returns to Byrd’s Landing, Louisiana to begin a new life, she soon finds herself trapped by the old one when her nephew is kidnapped by a ruthless serial killer, and her foster brother becomes the main suspect. To make matters worse, she is being pursued by two men— one who wants to redeem her soul for the murder Raven felt she had no choice but to commit, and another who wants to lock her away forever. FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress

Mega City One is under siege and the Judges are fighting a war of attrition They had given up more territory to the enemy, and there was almost nothing left to give up. Neither Judges or citizens expected to see the next day. The cityblocks were burning and more than half the city had been rendered uninhabitable It looked like this would be the last night of the Apocalypse War, the last night of Mega-City One. While in East-Meg, enemy territory, on the other side of the world, one desperate band attempted the unthinkable.