Beat Slay Love — Taffy Cannon

Once upon a time five cooks stood around a roiling stew and each one grabbed for the spoon.That's the way it seemed to Kate, Taffy, Lise, Katy, and Gary, five authors and friends who embarked on a multi-year project to write a novel together. It took patience, and laughter, and a little spice, hard work, and trust, but eventually, well, they stuck a fork in it. It was done!This imaginative project stretched all of us in a variety of ways. We wrote some from our own points on the map: Texas, Montana, California, Maine, and some from what others had written. We used reality television cooking shows as a jumping off point, mixing in serial killers, a cook with that cold dish– revenge– on her mind, a nerdy blogger, and a steely-eyed FBI agent. We cravenly modeled our story on the bestseller, Eat Pray Love, and created a unique and savory dish all our own. This is Beat Slay Love. Order up! Hurry, it's getting cold.