Interview with Author Kate Meader
BS Book Reviewers were fortunate enought to get an exclusive ineterview with author Kate Meader of the HOT new series HOT IN THE KITCHEN.
Did you always want to be a
writer?
Funnily
enough, no! I’m not one of those writers who had voices in her head demanding
that their stories be told. I didn’t write long stanzas of terrible poetry in
high school or fill pages of writing journals with my deepest, innermost
thoughts. But I was approaching a certain milestone birthday a couple of years
back and I started to thinking that maybe I’ve been watching too much TV and
perhaps, I have a book in me. Everyone thinks this, I believe. Some people
start and give up. Some people never start at all. But I knew I had at least
one book in me and that anything I wrote would probably be on the lighter side
because that’s what I like to read – funny banterfests like Julie James or
Janet Evanovich. So in November 2010, I began to write my first book during
National Novel Writing Month and the rest, as they say…
What inspiration did you have for writing Feel the Heat?
I’m a big fan of chef memoirs, cooking shows, and
culinary romance. There’s something about a strong, in-charge leader in the
kitchen becoming undone by love, and any guy who knows how to seduce with
food—and a few well-chosen words—just sets my heart aflutter. I also wanted to
examine the perils of fame and how the anonymity of the Internet allows
consumers a weird measure of ownership over people they don’t know. That all
sounds very serious, but Feel the Heat
is really a funny take on a love affair played out in the public eye. With
pasta.
Will Feel the Heat be the start of a new series? If so which character will be featured in the next book?
Feel the Heat is the first in the Hot in the Kitchen series about an
Italian-American restaurant-owning family and the sexy, sizzling chefs who love
them. Book 1 is about Jack Kilroy, celebrity chef, and Lili DeLuca,
artist-photographer and all-round regular gal. Book 2, All Fired Up is about Cara DeLuca, Lili’s buttoned-up sister and
Shane Doyle, a hot Irish pastry chef. These two have secrets and issues galore
that will be resolved with the help of mouth-watering lemon tarts and decadent
chocolate ganache-iced cakes. The final book in the series is Hot and Bothered, which is about Tad
DeLuca, the bad boy cousin of Cara and Lili. It’s a friends-to-lovers story and
his soul mate is Juliet Kilroy (sister of Jack from Feel the Heat), a reformed bad girl who harbors cooking ambitions
in the kitchen.
What are you working on now?
What are you working on now?
Right
now, I’m finishing up Hot and Bothered,
Book 3 of the Hot in the Kitchen
series and am about to start edits for All
Fired Up, Book 2. The release date for All
Fired Up was originally August, but has been pushed back to November. I
don’t have a release date for Book 3 yet. I’m also finishing up a novella about
Laurent, Jack Kilroy’s French chef pal, rival, and wingman in Feel the Heat. I’ve had a few people
tell me his story needs to be told!
Who is your favorite author?
Oh, so
many! I read mostly contemporary and historical, so my favorites are across the
board. I love Jenny Crusie, Victoria Dahl, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Julie
James, Beth Kery, and Ruthie Knox. In historical, I’m a big fan of Julie Ann
Long and Tessa Dare.
What is your favorite book?
What is your favorite book?
Probably
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. It’s
hilarious and romantic, and it’s got lots of drooling over food.
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GIVEAWAY FOR FEEL THE HEAT
Kate is
giving away a signed trade paperback copy of FEEL THE HEAT on Goodreads. You
have until June 25th to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/55543-feel-the-heat
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FEEL THE HEAT by Kate Meader
Hot in the Kitchen, Book 1
IF
YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT . . .
Photographer
Lili DeLuca spends all her time managing her family's Italian restaurant,
instead of following her dream of getting an MFA. When famous British chef Jack
Kilroy unexpectedly challenges her father to a cook-off, Lili decides she's
tired of playing it safe and vows to seduce the tempting Brit. But once a video
of her and Jack kissing goes viral and her luscious butt starts trending on
Twitter, Lili fears she's cooked up a recipe for disaster.
. .
. GET INTO THE BEDROOM
Jack
Kilroy's celebrity has left him feeling used and used up. While Lili's
oh-so-sexy moans when she tastes his delicious creations turn him on, he's even
more aroused by how unimpressed this beautiful, funny woman is with his fame.
He knows they could be amazing together, if she could only see past his bitch
fork-wielding fan base. Now, as he's about to start a new prime time TV cooking
show, can Jack convince Lili to realize her own ambitions - and turn up the
heat in his kitchen?
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Feel-The-Heat-Kitchen-ebook/dp/B00B73T20S/
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feel-the-heat-kate-meader/1113979896?ean=9781455575350
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About Kate
Kate
Meader writes contemporary romance that serves up delicious food, to-die-for
heroes, and heroines with a dash of sass. Originally from Ireland, she cut her
romance reader teeth on Catherine Cookson and Jilly Cooper novels, with some
Mills & Boons thrown in for variety. Give her tales about brooding mill
owners, oversexed equestrians, and men who can rock an apron, and she’s there.
She has a bachelor’s in law (useless), a master’s in history (not as useless),
and another master’s in library and information science (yay, using). When not
writing about men who cook and the women who drool over them, she works in an
academic library. Her stories are set in her adopted home town of Chicago, a
city made for food, romance, and laughter – and where she met her own sexy
hero. For news, excerpts, and recipes, check out her website at http://www.katemeader.com.
Links
Contact: kate.meader@gmail.com
Contact: kate.meader@gmail.com
Website:
http://katemeader.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/authorkatemeader
Twitter:
@kittymeader
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6551743.Kate_Meader
Blog:
http://katemeader.com/blog/
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