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On Sale: Sep 15, 2026
Page Count: 200 pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN-13: 9781523532421

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A cookbook celebrating the world’s best-selling genre—romance novels—with 60 recipes all inspired by the plots, the tropes, and the characters, for fans of Jane Austen, Sarah J. Maas, and Kennedy Ryan alike.

Romance novels and food go together like Romeo and Juliet, and A Romance Reader’s Cookbook cheekily celebrates the best of both. Inspired by beloved novels, characters, plots, and tropes, its 60 recipes are playful, easy to make, and swooningly delicious.

On the menu? Summer Fling Spaghetti with Burst Tomatoes, Hot-as-Hell Pineapple Salsa, Risk It All for Love Spicy Soufflé, Morning Sex Cookies, Cabin Weekend Shepherd’s Pie, and “We Shouldn’t Be Doing This” White Wine Jell-O Gummies. Drinks include Sweet Scoundrel Iced Tea and an Outlander-themed Sassenach Whisky and Soda. There’s even a recipe for Mr. Collins’s favorite potatoes from Pride and Prejudice.

Like the books themselves, these dishes and bites, each created to light up the same pleasure center as a deep, slow kiss, transport us to our happy place.

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Rochelle Bilow is a romance novelist and food writer. After graduating from culinary school and working as a restaurant cook in New York City, Rochelle moved to a small organic farm in Upstate New York. Her first book, The Call of the Farm, is a memoir about cooking and falling in love there. She traded in her muck boots for high heels when she became Bon Appétit’s first-ever social media manager, a role she subsequently held at Cooking Light. Rochelle appeared on season one of Beat Bobby Flay and has also written for Food & Wine, Condé Nast Traveler, The Kitchn, Allrecipes, and The Spruce Eats. She has published two contemporary romance novels featuring heroines who work in the food industry, Ruby Spencer’s Whisky Year and Effie Olsen’s Summer Special, and currently works as an editor at Serious Eats. When she’s not cooking or writing, Rochelle runs ultramarathons and hangs out with her corgi, Cedar. She lives in northern Vermont.

“A charming homage to romance and uncomplicated, delicious food that anyone can make. This will be the perfect gift for every romance book lover!”
Ruby Dixon, author of Ice Planet Barbarians
“This cookbook gives entirely new meaning to the term ‘stud muffin.’ Anyone who loves to cook as much as they love to swoon over romance novels needs this book—and a batch of Bed-and-Breakfast Blueberry Muffins.”
Sarah Fennel, author of Sweet Tooth and creator of Broma Bakery
“Full of accessible recipes that even a kitchen novice can master, mouthwatering photography, and excellent book pairing suggestions for each trope, A Romance Reader’s Cookbook isthe perfect resource for book club gatherings or even just a cozy weekend at home.”
Sarah Adler, author of Mrs. Nash’s Ashes and Wild Goose Chase
“An irresistible pairing of crave-worthy recipes and love story charm. Rochelle brings whimsy and playful culinary creativity to every page—think Second-Chance Baked Potatoes and College Crush Noodles—proving the best meals, like the best love stories, are meant to be savored.”
Jamie Vespa, creator of Dishing Out Health

Rochelle Bilow

About the Author

Rochelle Bilow is a romance novelist and food writer. After graduating from culinary school and working as a restaurant cook in New York City, Rochelle moved to a small organic farm in Upstate New York. Her first book, The Call of the Farm, is a memoir about cooking and falling in love there. She traded in her muck boots for high heels when she became Bon Appétit’s first-ever social media manager, a role she subsequently held at Cooking Light. Rochelle appeared on season one of Beat Bobby Flay and has also written for Food & Wine, Condé Nast Traveler, The Kitchn, Allrecipes, and The Spruce Eats. She has published two contemporary romance novels featuring heroines who work in the food industry, Ruby Spencer’s Whisky Year and Effie Olsen’s Summer Special, and currently works as an editor at Serious Eats. When she’s not cooking or writing, Rochelle runs ultramarathons and hangs out with her corgi, Cedar. She lives in northern Vermont.

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