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The well-meaning experts lecture us about what we ought to eat Wilson wants to understand why we eat what we do."― Guardian (UK) Wilson is intelligent, passionate, sincere, tirelessly curious and endlessly willing to admit mistakes and learn from experience."― London Review of Books "A brilliant, heartfelt book about crisis in our contemporary diet. message is a hopeful, even liberating, one."― Washington Post "An anthropological category killer on the topic of how we learn to eat."― New York Times Book Review " First Bite is a feast of a book."― Financial Times She has narrated over thirty audi books and lives in the Berkshires, western Massachusetts, with her husband and two children. The audiobook of The English American, narrated by Alison, won an AudioFile Earphones Award. Her unusually wide range of voices can be heard in cartoons and movies, from work by James Cameron and Robert Altman to Pocahontas and The Wonder Pets. She also spent three years under a studio development contract to star in her own sitcom with ABC, CBS, and Jim Henson Productions. She was soon headlining at the Comic Strip in New York and the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, while maintaining her theatrical career. The experience turned her into a stand-up comic. Then, at twenty-eight, she found her birth mother, who was living in Bald Mountain, Tennessee. After graduating from Royal Holloway College, London University, and the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, she became a playwright and classical actress on the British stage. Wilson lives in Cambridge, England.Īlison Larkin was born in Washington, DC, adopted at six weeks old by British parents, and raised in England and Africa. She has been named BBC Radio's Food Writer of the Year and writes a weekly food column for the Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine. This did the trick - she couldn't put it down!" Steph R.Bee Wilson is an award-winning food writer, historian, and author of four books, including Consider the Fork and Swindled. "As an avid romance reader, I was so excited to find something to pique my niece's interest in romantic novels. Though I'm sure my daughter wouldn't have minded, considering how hot the hero was (her words)." Merrilee K., Chandler, AZ I especially liked the lead characters - both were smart with a love of books, and though there's plenty of passion things aren't too 'adult' or graphic. She was thrilled and couldn't wait to show her friends her own Gothic vampire love story. "Gave my 15-year-old First Bite since she's such a fan of supernatural novels. I demand a sequel NOW! Just kidding but seriously, I'd buy it in a second. My friend was in it too and her character was just like her, BTW. It was amazing! So fun to star opposite a certain guy who'll remain nameless, playing the ultimate sexy bad boy. "Wow! I got this book for my birthday from my BFF who knows I love Twilight and all things vampirey. You can personalize four of our lead characters: the sexy, otherwordly, dangerous but sophisticated hero the smart, compassionate, determined and brave heroine the hero's cynical yet supportive vampire best friend and the loyal, fun-loving girl who's our heroine's best friend. This classic tale of forbidden romance is filled with suspense, tension, as well as a touch of humor. While he's able to curb his desire to make the heroine one of his own kind, how long can his strength last in the face of such temptation? He's all-too-aware of the danger that surrounds him and is fiercely protective of our heroine (though she's strong enough to take care of herself). Our hero has doubts and doesn’t know if the future holds hope … or heartbreak. But even knowing all she knows, she's determined to remain steadfast and believes love will overcome their problems. She digs at the truth until she learns his tragic past and dangerous nature. But slowly our heroine acknowledges that there is more to this elegant young man with the old-fashioned speech and knightly demeanor. The two are finally brought together by another life-threatening incident, and they can no longer deny their feelings for one another. As much as the creature of the night wants to hide, he too can't stay away from the sensitive, intelligent young woman who mesmerizes him. Instantly drawn to the magnetic but elusive hero, our determined heroine (helped by her best friend) tracks him down, despite his efforts to protect her from the truth. This timeless teen romance begins with a chance encounter in a darkened library, when a bright, book-loving high school student has her life saved by a captivating stranger with haunting eyes and a terrible secret: he’s doomed to a bloodthirsty immortality as a vampire.