Darlene Panzera writes sweet, fun-loving romance and is a member of the Romance Writers of America's Greater Seattle chapter. Her career launched when her novella ?The Bet? was picked by Avon Books and New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber to be published within Debbie's own novel, Family Affair. Darlene says, ?I love writing stories that help inspire people to laugh, value relationships, and pursue their dreams.?

Born and raised in New Jersey, Darlene is now a resident of the Pacific Northwest, where she lives with her husband and three children. When not writing she enjoys spending time with her family and her two horses, and loves camping, hiking, photography, and lazy days at the lake.

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For fans of Debbie Macomber comes Recipe for Love, the second installment in the Cupcake Diaries series

Relationships can be tricky, but will Mike the magician convince Rachel to break her two-date rule?

Rachel Donovan believes first dates are fabulous, second dates are fun, but third dates? She never sees a guy three times in a row for fear he'll break her heart, but she's tempted to make an exception when her coworkers, Andi and Kim, hire Mike Palmer to drive their Cupcake Mobile.

Mike meets Rachel when he's wearing his black-masked magician costume at a Creative Cupcakes birthday party and then tries to saw her in half. He draws closer while helping Rachel devise promotion plans to outsmart the arrogant new French pastry chef threatening to put the shop out of business.

When a rat runs through the middle of her glitzy promo party and the video is uploaded to YouTube, Rachel fears she won't be able to save the shop, help her mother pay for her grandfather's medical treatment, or win back the heart of the one guy she's come to love . . . or will she?