First published 2021
Amanda Moore stands between two warring chicken restaurants in tiny Merinac, Kansas. She grew up working at her mother's Chicken Mimi's, but scandalized everyone by marrying Frank Pogociello and switching sides to work at rival Chicken Frannie's. The Moores and Pogociellos have battled over fried chicken supremacy for a century, and Amanda is tired of being caught in the crossfire. She secretly contacts Food Wars, a reality TV competition offering $100,000 to the winning restaurant. Meanwhile, her sister Mae's career as a Brooklyn organizational guru crashes and burns. Mae reluctantly returns home to help save the struggling Mimi's for the television showdown, putting her directly against Amanda and Frannie's. The sisters face off as the cameras roll and family secrets spill into public view. They must choose between fighting each other or protecting what their family built.
Genres: contemporary, family-drama, food-writing
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Merinac, Kansas, Brooklyn
Period: 21st-century
555 pages · Library Binding · Wheeler Publishing Large Print