The Secret Ingredient

by Heller, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780786239160
• ISBN10: 0786239166
• Edition: Large
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Thorndike Pr

Summary

EVERYONE LOVES THE WITTY AND WONDERFUL NOVELS OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JANE HELLER THE SECRET INGREDIENT "Heller's novel is a quick and amusing read, her characters engaging."-Houston Chronicle "The wit and irony contained in the novels of Jane Heller are a true joy to behold. No one can take an everyday situation and turn it on its ear quite like she. If you've never tried a Jane Heller book, you are missing out on some of the most delightful, satirical and just plain fun books around."-Romantic Times "The novel zips along like the latest issue of People and packs the punch of a big bite of pink cotton candy-good for a sticky smile on a lazy afternoon."-Publishers Weekly FEMALE INTELLIGENCE "[Heller's] observations about men are dead-on and hilarious."-Booklist "Hilarious, fast-paced, and poignant...A delicious send-up of the fault line between men and women."-Chris Gilson, author of Crazy for Cornelia "Sharp, witty."-Palm Beach Post "Hilarious."-USA Today "The author trains her sense of cultural irony on the complex contradictions between what women say they want, what they think they want and what they really want. Heller has always been adept at devising clever premises, and this is no exception." -Publishers Weekly "A breeze to read, full of laughs and solidly built upon an intricate, suspenseful plot."-Library Journal "Entertaining."-Kirkus Reviews "A wonderfully witty and humorous book."-Romantic Times "21st century My Fair Lady...very funny."-San Jose Mercury News "A deliciously clever battle-of-the-sexes romp...a lot more fun to read than the Mars/Venus books, and just as enlightening."-Woman's Own "[A] zany modern-day twist on My Fair Lady...a comedy that makes you chuckle regardless of your planet of origin."-Fort Myers News-Press NAME DROPPING "Heller proves once again that she has breeziness down to an artful science...readers will come for the fast pace and the fun, of which there's plenty."-Publishers Weekly "Jane Heller is feisty, funny, and fully in control in NAME DROPPING...a great story." -Boston Globe "Love and mystery are part of the tale, which is peppered with one-liners and the down-to-earth observations that have become Heller's trademark."-Dayton Daily News "As much Sex and the City as I Love Lucy...saucy heroine and screwball plot add up to a romp."-People "A charmingly improbable love story...a creamy eacute;clair."-USA Today "What makes Heller's material engaging is her seemingly endless sense of humor, her knack for creating suspense that lures-rather than repels-readers, and her keen attention to character development. NAME DROPPING has all of those traits...a tale of adventure, intrigue, murder, and hilarity that is seamless from beginning to end."-The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) SIS BOOM BAH "If you ever wanted to kill your sister, this is the novel for you....just the book to pass on to anyone's sis when you finish."-People "If Susan Isaacs had a hot fling with Tom Robbins, their offspring would be Jane Heller! Three cheers for her latest novel, SIS BOOM BAH, a laugh-out loud tale of two sisters who go from enemies to alibis. Once again, Heller has combined comedy, mystery, and romance for a rousing good time."-Iris Rainer Dart, New York Times bestselling author of Beaches "Brimming with fast-paced suspense, rollicking wit, and loads of charm, SIS BOOM BAH is great fun-and a must read for sisters everywhere."-Julie Garwood, New York Times bestselling author of Ransom "For anyone who ever spent any part of their time in their time in a love/hate relationship with a sibling, it's a must. I loved it, found it funny and fast, and absolutely wonderful-an entrancing, and thoroughly entertaining novel. Congratulations to Jane Heller for such an imaginative, top-rate story. Love her characters."-Heather Graham, New York Times bestselling author of Drop Dead Gorgeous and Rebel