Leslie Keller Books

According to a survey presented by Smashwords founder, Mark Coker romance novels are the biggest sellers, beating out mysteries, historical fiction, young adult and women's literature. I've blogged before about not reading romance as my first choice, but obviously many people do. I don't claim to be an expert on romance novels but I do know there is a wide range of selections in this genre.  There is historical romance, young adult romance, erotica, steampunk romance, current romance and many more. If you read any of the Twilight series of vampire young adult books, there is a major element of romance between the three main characters. In fact, the vampire story line is almost secondary to the romance between Bella and Edward. As I write this post I surfed through my television channels and landed on the Hallmark channel. If there was a channel devoted to romance it is this one. Yet more proof that romance rules. It seems that we love to escape into a world where there ...

Flirting with Felicity by Gerri Russell is the first book I've read by this author. I was drawn to this book as the story is centered around a young woman who inherits a hotel and the restaurant, which is where her passion lies as its head chef. Also because it had almost two thousand 3.5 star reviews on Amazon. When the prior owner's grandson, Blake Bancroft, shows up to contest her right to ownership they commence upon a contest to see who can convince the other to give up and deed the hotel to the other. This book is a romance and I might have enjoyed it except that my restaurant knowledge kept getting in the way. I can't help it. I'm a stickler for the facts when it comes to the restaurant business. It was obvious to me that the author never had to work in one or she would have known the plot wouldn't work. I suppose if you only focus on the romance aspect it was a good story but, darn it - no head chef I've ever met (and I've met quite a few) especi...