Beauty 

     and 

       The Best

Reviewers say:

"Phenomenally written novel... One of the best stories I have read this year, and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a happy ending!"

-Sizzling Hot Books 5 Hearts

"Full of love, emotion and help from "Boots", you will fall in love with BEAUTY AND THE BEST. (Judi) is a fantastic author with the ability to keep you laughing and crying at the same time while glued to every word."

-Kay, Quintin, Fresh Fiction

"An engaging and hilarious book."

-Mimi Smith, InD'tale Magazine

"I had a smile on my face and a sigh of contentment. Beauty and The Best is a happy-go-lucky, sweet, simple romance. The tale is light-hearted but full of emotion. The story stirred in me feelings of falling in love all over again. It was just downright enjoyable to read!"

 -Jenn, That's What I'm Talking About

April, 2012

ISBN#: 9780985453411

Can she cook up a recipe for love?

 Jolie Gardener, personal chef by day, aspiring romance writer by night, likes to talk and does it a lot. 

She has to because if she stops, all the pain, disillusionment, and abandonment of her AWOL mother, question-mark father, and foster-care childhood will rise up like a chocolate soufflé on steroids, sweeping away the fragile infrastructure of her life.

But she's fine. Really. She is.

Or so she thinks.

Todd Best isn't fine. He knows it. And doesn't care.

After his wife died—the woman who believed in him when he was a struggling artist—he put painting aside, moved from their home, and lost himself in the minutiae of daily life.
Alone. Private. The way he likes it.

The last thing he needs is some chatty cook seeping into the perfectly bland canvas of his life.

Or so he thinks.

So when Jonathan, a guardian-angel-in-training, turns himself into a kitten to help these two lonely souls find a happily ever after together, it ought to be a piece of cake.

Or so he thinks…  

Finalist in the American Title III Contest and Top 20 Finalist in the Gather.com/Simon & Schuster First Chapters Contest, Beauty and The Best finally makes its debut!

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