So, you know that friend of yours who just came out of the closet, and you want to help celebrate her?

I just so happen to have something she’d like!

fork with spaghetti wrapped around it and a small cut tomato with basil on top of it balances on the spaghetti

Cookbooks: the thing we buy or receive to mark a moment of adulting. Nothing screams “I’ve got my life together” like a $35 hardcover filled with things you’ll totally make someday—right after you finish rewatching Killing Eve and figuring out what a shallot actually is. They’re the kitchen’s version of tattoos—declarations of change, commitment, and impulsivity. A cookbook says, “This is a new chapter,” even if that chapter is just you burning toast while feeling inspired by a photo of olives. They promise comfort, culinary courage, and the belief that you’ll never eat sad noodles out of the pot again.

My point is, you have a friend who just started a new chapter in her life, and she needs a cookbook.

Or –

You have a friend who’s been out of the closet for 30 years already, but she doesn’t have this cookbook.

Or –

You have no lesbian cookbook, and you need this for yourself.

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Making cookbooks has been one of those dreams I never thought would become real, but I finally added the last recipes and feel like it’s ready to be shared. Some of the recipes came from my imagination, some from family, and some were found during hours of scrolling through amazing meals online. Honestly, there’s so much more to add, I kinda hope to see it grow.

And who doesn’t want a cookbook to help you through those times when you feel like a naked chicken, but still all you want to do is be kissed by someone amazing after you made them a terrific meal?

Grab a copy by clicking here or copy/pasting: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4NYS4TS

Bon appétit!

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3 responses to “So, you know that friend of yours who just came out of the closet, and you want to help celebrate her?”

  1. rilkep Avatar
    rilkep

    Hi ms. Olivieri
.just anted to thank you and express my admiration and appreciation for your book 16 campfires. I read it online and then bought a physical cooy. I cried a lot over it, the love story felt more real than anything in my life
.i just cant express how it touched me.  Thank you for your talent and your skill. I await the next book.   Yours, pat.

    1. MandyBlogs Avatar

      Pat, thank you so much for your comment, it means more than you know! My last two books were written under a pen name, Erinne Bates (The First Love /The Wife App). I tell you this, because my current WIP is being written with the flair/personality of the love interest in both books, Justine. She wasn’t always liked by readers, but she has this way about her… This current one, Josephine, will be pretty dark, but a love story and a HEA.
      In the mean time, thank you so so much for your comment, it warms me tremendously!
      Best!!! Mandy

      1. rilkep Avatar
        rilkep

        Omg, I loved the wife app. This is wonderful.  Thank you for writing me. P

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