A Second Bite at the Apple

By Dana Bate

A luscious romance to whet your appetite, served up by a “smart and compelling” author who will have you begging for seconds (Publishers Weekly).
 
Sydney Strauss is obsessed with food. Not with eating it, but with writing about the wonders of the gastronomic world, from obscure fruit hybrids to organic farming techniques. Since food journalism jobs are more coveted than fresh truffles, Sydney pays her bills working for one of TV’s biggest egomaniacs—until she’s left scrambling for shifts at a local farmers’ market.
 
Stacking muffins for the Wild Yeast Bakery isn’t going to win her any James Beard awards. But soon Sydney is writing the market’s weekly newsletter, and her quirky stories gain attention from a prominent food columnist. And after years of keeping her love life in the freezer, she’s even dating again.
 
Then Sydney gets a shot at a story that could either make her career or burn it to a crisp—along with her relationship and her reputation . . .
 
From the acclaimed author of The Girls’ Guide to Love and Supper Clubs comes a witty, honest novel about daring to bite into the life you really want.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Nov 26, 2014
• ISBN: 9781617732614

Dana Bate

Dana Bate is the author of A Second Bite at the Apple and The Girls' Guide to Love and Supper Clubs, which earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly and has been translated into five languages. Before writing fiction full time, she was a Washington producer and reporter for PBS's Nightly Business Report, where she won the Gerald Loeb Award for a series she produced on the Indian economy. She studied molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University and received her master's degree from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, where she won the Harrington Award for outstanding promise in the field of journalism. She lives outside Philadelphia with her family.

Reviews for A Second Bite at the Apple

[cherylk_44 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a funny, charming read. Sydney may not be the best but at least she tries. I mean when given the opportunity to advance your career, you may have done the same thing as Sydney. Yet, it was kind of fitting that Sydney would do what she did to James based on his past history. However, James turned out to be a sweetheart. A good looking man who cooks; what woman would not desire this from a man. Actually I got luckily that my husband does cook some times. He is good too. All of the characters in this book were engaging including Rick the Prick. By the end of the story Rick had grown on me. I would not call him a total prick but he does have his moments. Yet, after getting to know him better, I like Sydney learned to deal with him. I will be checking out more books by this author.

[Hannah Costache · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The second half of the story rrally drew me in. The first part seemed nice, but it wasn’t a page-turner yet. Once Sydney got the idea for her breakthrough story it all became super interesting and I just had to know what will happen next.