Pocket Star | 315 pages | ISBN 9781476774695 | July
Description
A down-home, feel-good debut Southern romance, From Scratch explores one woman’s journey back home to Dallas, Texas, where her family is cooking up a plan that doesn’t quite suit her tastes…
Thirty-year-old Lillie Turner grew up with maple syrup stuck to her skin and bacon grease splattered on her clothes, courtesy of working in the family diner. Thank goodness she escaped all that when she moved to Chicago five years ago. Now a successful strategy consultant and newly engaged to a man who complements her like biscuits and gravy, she has everything she wants.
When an urgent phone call about her father’s health pulls Lillie back to Dallas, she soon learns it was a ruse to bring her home so she can run the diner she’d rather avoid and compete in the Upper Crust, an annual baking competition, with no option to withdraw. Lillie is furious and ready to run back to Chicago, but her father’s haggard appearance makes her wonder if he’s hiding something. Things go from bad to worse when Nick, her handsome ex and the only man she ever truly loved, reappears, looking as scrumptious as ever.
Lillie’s trip home forces her to question the path she’s chosen, find her place in the family she abandoned, and wonder if the life she left behind is what she really wants after all.
Thirty-year-old Lillie Turner grew up with maple syrup stuck to her skin and bacon grease splattered on her clothes, courtesy of working in the family diner. Thank goodness she escaped all that when she moved to Chicago five years ago. Now a successful strategy consultant and newly engaged to a man who complements her like biscuits and gravy, she has everything she wants.
When an urgent phone call about her father’s health pulls Lillie back to Dallas, she soon learns it was a ruse to bring her home so she can run the diner she’d rather avoid and compete in the Upper Crust, an annual baking competition, with no option to withdraw. Lillie is furious and ready to run back to Chicago, but her father’s haggard appearance makes her wonder if he’s hiding something. Things go from bad to worse when Nick, her handsome ex and the only man she ever truly loved, reappears, looking as scrumptious as ever.
Lillie’s trip home forces her to question the path she’s chosen, find her place in the family she abandoned, and wonder if the life she left behind is what she really wants after all.
About the Author
Rachel Goodman was raised in Colorado on her mother’s award-worthy cooking and Roald Dahl. Now an engineering professor at her alma mater, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, she has not lost her passion for culinary discovery or a well-told story. A member of RWA, she continues to hone her craft through the Writer’s Path at SMU while seeking to create the perfect macaroni and cheese recipe. - See more at: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Rachel-Goodman/474514029#sthash.K0kftwII.dpuf
An extra little bit about the author!
Q. WHAT IS YOUR BIRTHDATE?
A. 11/21
Q. PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS
A. Strategy Consultant, Systems Engineer
Q. FAVORITE JOB
A. Engineering Professor, Professional Foodie
Q. HIGH SCHOOL AND/OR COLLEGE
A. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Q. NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE COMPOSER OR MUSIC ARTIST?
A. Richard Marx
Q. FAVORITE MOVIE
A. Good Will Hunting
Q. FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW
A. Friday Night Lights, Bravo's Top Chef
REVEALING QUESTIONS
Q. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE IN ONLY 8 WORDS?
A. Stories muddled together with rum, lime, and mint.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO OR MAXIM?
A. Good, better, best. Never rest until good is better, and better is best.
Q. IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, WHERE WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO BE?
A. Sienna, Italy
Q. WHAT’S YOUR GREATEST FLAW?
A. Stubbornness
Q. WHAT’S YOUR BEST QUALITY?
A. Perseverance
Q. IF YOU COULD BE ANY PERSON OR THING, WHO OR WHAT WOULD IT BE?
A. A cutting board. Think of how many amazing foods you get to experience.
Q. WHAT TRAIT IS MOST NOTICEABLE ABOUT YOU?
A. My strong-willed personality and big, Texan bond hair
Q. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL HERO?
A. Harry Potter
Q. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FICTIONAL VILLAIN?
A. Severus Snape
Q. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE?
A. Tardiness
Q. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OCCUPATION, WHEN YOU’RE NOT WRITING?
A. Engineering Professor
Q. WHAT’S YOUR FANTASY PROFESSION?
A. Head Chef
Q. WHAT 3 PERSONAL QUALITIES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?
A. Loyalty, Sense of Humor, Foodie
Q. IF YOU COULD EAT ONLY ONE THING FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
A. Cheese!!
Q. WHAT ARE YOUR 5 FAVORITE SONGS?
A. "Looking for a Good Time" by David Nail, "Angelia" by Richard Marx, "Let Her Cry" by Hootie and the Blowfish, "Time After Time" by Cindy Lauper, "Over When It's Over" by Eric Church
ON BOOKS AND WRITING
Q. WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS?
A. In no particular order: Roald Dahl, Emily Giffin, Lauren Oliver, Karin Slaughter, Victoria Schwab, Gayle Forman, Sophie Kinsella,
Q. WHAT ARE YOUR 5 FAVORITE BOOKS OF ALL TIME?
A. The Witches by Roald Dahl The Giver by Lois Lowery Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Q. IS THERE A BOOK YOU LOVE TO REREAD?
A. The Witches by Roald Dahl
Q. DO YOU HAVE ONE SENTENCE OF ADVICE FOR NEW WRITERS?
A. Never, never, never give up.
Q. WHAT COMMENT DO YOU HEAR MOST OFTEN FROM YOUR READERS?
A. Your books make me hungry!
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