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Four young women meet at a restaurant owner's conference-Angel from Florida, Monica from Missouri, Haley from Oklahoma, and Allison from New Jersey-and discover they share the same faiths, fears, and hopes, including a lack of a love story in their lives. They vow to keep in touch, pray for one another, and meet again at next year's conference. What happens in between is an absolute smorgasbord of changed lives, challenged faiths, new dedications and directions, and romantic twists that turn next year's conference reunion plans into reservations for eight.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
Vendor: Barbour Publishing
Publication Date: 2006
| Dimensions: 8 X 5.19 X 1 (inches)
ISBN: 1597893536
ISBN-13: 9781597893534
Availability: No longer available at CBD.
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Average Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5 out of 5 stars)
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Reviewed by Linda Bingham (Stockton, CA), September 29, 2009 Very funny and inspiring stories. This book also has some great recipes. Including the lemon lush recipe that my mom makes. 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Katelynn Davis (Tillamook, OR), August 17, 2009 LOVED IT!!!! Light-hearted love stories for the romantic at heart and maybe even the not-so romantic :D Four great stories about finding the man God has for you...or rather him finding you! A truly enjoyable and easy read! 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Sheryl Campbell (Tilton, IL), June 16, 2009 Great book! I loved how each woman in the book prayed for each other and fell in love. The gospel message woven into each story was just great. 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Betty Ward (Marshall, VA), May 30, 2009 Funny and entertaining. Great reading. Four stories in one is great to take along on trips. 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Margaret Beatty (Pocatello, ID), May 25, 2009 Very funny and light-hearted! All were connected, yet good individual stories as well. Great messages also about keeping the faith. 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Julieann Hull (Auburn, GA), November 13, 2008 Great book concept. Easy to read. Enjoyable. I love how all the short stories are linked together. 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Patti Robb (Lutz, FL), October 10, 2008 What a great read. I loved how each of the girls found their love and then passed the apron on to the next. 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Yvonne Williams (Colorado Springs, CO), September 16, 2008 I also enjoyed this book a great deal. All the stories were well written. I like the authors & their characters. View all 12 Reviews
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Author: Kristy Dykes Located in: Florida Submitted: February 21, 2006 Tell us a little about yourself. I have nine titles of Christian fiction with
Barbour, and I've written over 600 published
articles and worked for two New York Times
subsidiaries. I'm happy to say some of my works
are award-winning, such as my novella in Church
in the Wildwood won Third Place in the 2004
American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the
Year Contest (novella cateogry). In the 90s, I
had a dream to write and publish Christian
fiction. I studied the craft diligently (still
do), took a weekly college fiction-writing class
for four years, got a critique partner, and
wrote till my eyes burned. In 2000, my dream
came true when my novella appeared in American
Dream, and amazingly, it hit the Christian
Bestesellers List. I'm touching hearts with love
and laughter with my writing, according to the
reader mail I get. Got a reader letter the other
day, and she said, "When you almost want to pray
for the characters, that is a high compliment to
the author." Another said, "I don't generally
identify so strongly with stories, nor do they
usually cause me to change the way I do things
or think. Yours did. Your writing, and in turn,
you, are a blessing to me, and I wanted you to
know that your work did some good." I pray I
will always lift up the Lord and bless people's
hearts with my fiction.
What was your motivation behind this project? I love to cook. As I said, I was bred on Nana's
layer cakes. And I love to entertain. As a
pastor's wife whose hobby has been cooking and
entertaining, I've often felt like I've run a
B&B with all the people I've hosted, such as
missionaries, evangelists, singing groups, etc.
When I worked for a New York Times subsidiary,
the editor said one day they needed a story
about cooking. I said, "I've cooked for 100
people in my home and love to cook. Last week, I
had a dinner party for 22 people and had a
ball." The editor said, "Write me a story. By
tomorrow." So I did, and a weekly column
entitled "Kristy's Kitchen" was born. So when I
dreamed up Kiss the Bride, I envisioned four
young women in the food business. They all own
restaurants, they meet at a restaurant
convention, and they bemoan the lack of men in
their lives. Then, each novella tells each of
their love stories. During the entire book, they
pass around an apron with the words Kiss the
Cook written on the front. The last groom
crosses out "Cook" and writes "Bride" because
the girls have all become brides by the end of
the book. Fun!
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? I am one of four co-authors in Kiss the Bride.
(Coauthors: Kristy Dykes, Aisha Ford, Vickie
McDonough, Carrie Turansky.) We all had a great
time working on this project, and we hope
readers will experience what I call The Three
E's: entertained, encouraged, and enlightened.
All of our novellas are based on scriptures,
plus the book has a fun theme with a traveling
apron among four cooks, so I think those
expectations will be met.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? I was bred on Jesus and Nana's layer cakes in
the Deep South, in that order. :) So naturally,
my stories have references to Bible verses and
eating! When I was a teenager, my mother gave me
a copy of Catherine Marshall's Christy, and I
was enthralled. I also read Grace Livingston
Hill, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, Victoria
Holt, and other great writers. I'm a big reader
of all types of books, from novels to how-tos to
biograhies, to you name it.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: I believe a dream is a God-ordained desire that
He's put down in your heart, IF you're walking
in His will and asking Him to direct your paths.
Whatever your dream is, it's attainable, if
you'll pay your do's (misspelling intended).
1. DO rest in your call. 1 Thessalonians 5:24
says, "He who calls is faithful, who also will
do it." Be assured that the Lord will bring
about His divine plan for you, even through the
hard times (like rejections for writers!).
2. DO everything you know to do and do it
diligently, according to Ecclesiastes 9:10.
Apply yourself. Study in your field. Work hard.
Don't slack. And then keep applying yourself.
Keep studying in your field. Keep working hard.
Keep determining not to slack.
3. DO not want "it" above the Lord. Matthew 6:33
says, "Seek first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and all these things will be
added unto you." Put the Savior at the top of
your list. Worship Him. Work for Him. Seek Him.
And then remember Habakkuk 2:3: "For the vision
is yet for an appointed time. But at the end, it
will speak and will not die. Though it tarries,
wait for it. Because it will surely come." My
dream came true, and your dream can come true! I
speak that blessing over your life, in Jesus'
name!
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