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Rekaya Gibson, Author |
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Exhibitor Mesquite Expo Saturday, January 9, 2010 @ 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Virgin River Hotel/Casino/Bingo 100 Pioneer Blvd., Mesquite, NV
Book Signing Saturday, January 16, 2010 @ 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Barnes and Noble 8915 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
The Food Temptress Bus Trip and Spa Day Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Red Mountain Resort and Spa 1275 E. Red Mountain Circle, St. George, UT See Details at www.casontravelandtours.com
Cruise with The Food Temptress March 20-25, 2010 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico For details, contact Christy Cason @ 1-(800) 899-7690
For Book Signing Events, Interviews, Author Meet and Greet or other events contact Rekaya Gibson at rekaya@foodtemptress.com or Jennifer Robinson , Authors Relations at Xpress Yourself Publishing Company Phone: (301) 390-3645, Email: jen_ibee25@yahoo.com |
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Who knows how to convert a gay man into a straight lover using a pineapple upside-down cake? Only Ambrosia Bourgeois, The Food Temptress, can accomplish such a task. The New Orleans Goddess of Gastronomy uses food to seduce men in hopes of creating Mister Right. Paralleling southern cuisine, each short story captures the hearts and minds of different men.
In the Power of the Pudding Chapter, Ambrosia realizes that her bread pudding cannot withstand the demands of an associate minister’s plans to make her a dutiful wife. When she decides to forget about him and travels to Atlanta to visit her friend, she ends up in the bathroom with Black Thunder, a local stripper. It is not her fault; the peach cobbler was intended for the birthday girl.
Ambrosia perfects her craft by using traditional recipes from her deceased grandmother and occasionally consulting her mysterious aunt. When she discovers that her meals fall short of converting the man to her specifications, she moves on to the next one - a total of 16 ranging from the local police chief to a Bourbon Street musician. Will she reach her goal before the monstrous hurricane hits her city? The Food Temptress serves a delectable treat connected by Ambrosia’s continuing quest for both romantic and culinary perfection. |
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Trailer Script and Creative Direction by Dana Satterwhite Motion Graphics and Animation by Steve Ganem |
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Published by Independent Book Publisher, Xpress Yourself Publishing Company |
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The sequel to The Food Temptress, The Food Enchantress is coming in April 2010 |
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Join AMBROSIA BOURGEOIS, the New Orleans Goddess of Gastronomy, as she uses food to seduce men and it converts them into the perfect guy. She attempts to perfect her craft by using traditional recipes from her deceased grandmother and occasionally consulting her mysterious aunt. Though she gets rescued from her home after Hurricane Katrina, it temporarily foils her plans of finding true love. For a moment, she thinks that she will start a new life with her youthful neighbor Marcus, but instead they go their separate ways. She ends up on an airplane heading to a mystery location, her final destination – Rockville, Maryland.
After spiritual cleansing, she decides to find and purchase a permanent home in Fairfax, Virginia to regain a since of normalcy. Soon she resorts back to using food to seduce men in hopes of creating Mister Right. Ambrosia knows what to cook Memphis – some Maryland Chicken. She uses celery seed to reduce his cockiness and garlic powder to raise his desire for her. The concoction makes him sick. It did not matter to her; she did not foresee a future with him anyway.
Ambrosia’s beauty mesmerizes Jackson Cooper, so he approaches her. To impress him, she talks about taking the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). When he takes her to Union Station for a date at a popular Southern-style restaurant, she finds herself hobbling down the streets of the capitol with a twisted ankle.
Lucius Delight, an Executive Chef, has a goal of opening a restaurant some day. He and Ambrosia hit it off on their first date – despite their previous encounters – and Ambrosia ends up making him a French toast casserole for breakfast. This begins their dating relationship. The potion works this time. Or does it?
Ambrosia’s LSAT scores get her into law school. To give her a break from studying, Lucius invites her to his house for dinner. She freaks out because she never had a man cook for her. It subsides long before he presents her with a roundtrip ticket to New Orleans – the perfect place to consummate their relationship and to divulge his secret.
After she graduates from Georgetown Law School, Lucius surprises her with an engagement ring. What does she say to his proposal? Is she ready for a life-long commitment? Is he the perfect mate for her or does he lack something? The Food Enchantress dishes up a mouth-watering treat connected by Ambrosia’s continuing quest for both love and culinary perfection. |
