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Cindy Spencer Pape | Detroit is Fae City…
Author Guest / November 26, 2010

When people think about settings for romance, Detroit is one of the last cities to come to mind. My hometown has a rough reputation, and much of it is earned. When I was dreaming up my Urban Arcana series of paranormal romances, though, I never thought twice about using Detroit as the home for elves, witches, werewolves and more. So why is the Motor City such a perfect backdrop? Metropolitan Detroit’s over 300 year history is rich with industrial success, making it the home of numerous immigrant groups. That diversity could easily include other species. Who’d notice werewolves in Hamtramck (eastern European enclave), djinn in Dearborn (large Middle Eastern populace), or Fae in Corktown? The city is built over salt mines, and salt figures frequently in legend and myth. Now that most of the industry has left, there’s an air of gritty decay. All the abandoned factories full of rusting iron lend ideal settings for supernatural activities. Furthermore police and other city civil servants, understaffed due to budget constraints, often adopt a pragmatic “not my problem” attitude. As long as nobody’s getting hurt, it’s a whole lot easier to look the other way. Why worry about some guy with pointy…

Fresh Pick | COOK THE BOOKS by Susan Conant, Jessica Conant-Park
Fresh Pick / November 26, 2010

Gourmet Girl Mystery #5 March 2010 On Sale: March 2, 2010 Featuring: Chloe Carter 256 pages ISBN: 0425232468 EAN: 9780425232460 Hardcover $23.95 Add to Wish List Mystery Amateur Sleuth, Mystery Culinary Buy at Amazon.com Cook The Books by Susan Conant, Jessica Conant-Park Sure to satisfy an appetite for crime…with tasty recipes. This Gourmet Girl has to take the heat-because she just can’t get away from the kitchen. Chloe Carter desperately needs a job, so she takes one assisting a cookbook writer. Unfortunately it stirs up painful memories of her ex-boyfriend Josh, who left her for Hawaii. While compiling a book of recipes from Boston’s top chefs, she comes in contact with one of Josh’s friends, Digger. Chloe manages to stay cool until later she finds Digger’s apartment charred-with Digger in it. Not believing that an expert chef would die from a grease fire, she sets about looking for Digger’s killer. But things get sticky when the tragedy brings Josh back to Boston-and back into Chloe’s life. Recipe for murder is never more delicious! Previous Picks