A Pinch of Kitchen
Magic
by
Sandra Sookoo
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A PINCH OF KITCHEN MAGIC
2012 by Sandra Sookoo
Published by New
Independence Books.
Contact
Information:
[email protected] [email protected] Visit me at
sandrasookoo.com
Book Cover Design by David
Sookoo
Portrait of a couple hugging
while cooking in their kitchen
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Publishing
History
First Digital Edition,
2012
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Please note this title was formerly
available as The Foodie’s Guide to Kitchen Magic.
Since the rights have returned to me,
this story has been substantially re-edited plus I’ve added a lot
of bonus content to make the story what it was originally intended
to be.
I hope you enjoy the
changes.
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Take one timid but curvy cook, Aidan,
who discovers she can perform magic in the kitchen--literally. Add
a healthy pinch of desire to become a famous cable TV chef. Stir in
Matteus, the sexy skills assessor from the Institute of Magical
Instruction. Sprinkle with mutual attraction. Add a dash of
yum.
Except there’s one tiny problem: Aidan can't cook—not even boil
water.
At some point in every woman’s life, she wishes she could do magic.
But will Aidan cook up true love, a career... or just a
disaster?
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He crooked his index finger and the
fruit fell to the board with a soft thump. “Now you. Manipulate the
knife and cut them in half.”
“ I can’t.” She caught her
bottom lip between her teeth. She stared at the two red tomatoes.
“I’ve only had this magic—this energy—for two days. I have no idea
how to use it.”
“ Thus the reason I’m
here.” He moved behind her. “Let me show you. Also from now on, you
are forbidden to use the word ‘can’t.’ It’s irritating and
completely destroys any forward momentum or confidence.”
Excitement skittered down her spine
while thoughts of forbidden dark places danced through her mind
while his body brushed against her back. “What now?” The question
was barely louder than a whisper as he held her hand suspended in
the air.
“ Become the object you
wish to move. Think of nothing other than that object.” His words
caressed her cheek, stirring a few escaped blonde tendrils of her
upswept hair. “Convince the object it has nothing else better to do
than your