On the eve of the Fourth of July, Melody Rae Murphy and her friend, Katarina (Kat) Ramirez, embark on an all-night culinary quest and wine soirée to explore the correlation between food cravings and men. They create the ideal seafood entrée: salmon baked with mango and brie. As Melody relives her past, she is left with a tart, greasy, spicy, bitter, and salty aftertaste, longing for something sweeter. Knowing there are other “fish in the sea” and after reading an excessive number of self-help books, Melody Rae feels prepared to take a fresh step toward change. The extent of her quandary hinges on whether she is inherently capable of curbing her unhealthy cravings and altering her future so she no longer attracts a poor-quality fish (a stale entrée) and instead attracts a fancier cuisine (an elite main course), or whether she is destined to remain single and yo-yo diet in her relationships for eternity. Lori Jean Phipps is an aficionado of comedian memoirs, avid collector of snowmen paraphernalia, rainstorm enthusiast, red wine connoisseur, candle hoarder, water baby, national public radio diehard, ardent music lover, romantic comedy movie junkie, audacious self-published author, as well as an extraordinarily passionate preschool teacher and director, who is college educated with a background in theater, psychology and child development. She received various certificates of notable accomplishments for her commitment to educating children and has self-published various children's books; Pumpkinpants, Little Turkeys, Tis the Season to be Molly, A Make-up Surprise for My Valentine Eyes, Lizzie the Lazy Leprechaun and Eddie the Edible Easter Bunny, as well as several adult books; Get it?, Life After Lipstick, Diary of a Preschool Teacher, plentyofpickles.com and Aftertaste. You can visit the author online on Facebook @ BIG KID Books. www.facebook.com/lorijeanphippsbooks