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STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN
When the Lord works in mysterious ways, it's up to Pastor Albertina Merci to find out why...
Albertina Merci is a former R&B singer who spent ten years traveling and singing with the likes of Ray Charles and other world famous musicians. One night after her voice gives out in Detroit in front of a sold-out crowd, Albertina responds to her fans' pleas to "Talk to us if you can't sing to us." And at that moment the song "Sanctified Blues" is born and Albertina is converted and decides that she will: "Use any melody, any kind of music to convey God's Love. That's when I saw my mission."
In the lively and fun STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN, Albertina Merci is back saving souls and soothing lives. After her good friend, the chef and proprietor of Mr. Mario's Downhome Cafe has a heart attack and then loses his wife to diabetes, Mr. Mario decides that his lifelong love of soul food has ruined his life and the lives of many of his customers (including Pastor Albertina's high-spirited tell-the-truth-and-shame-the-devil-friend Justine). He vows to go healthy, both personally and professionally and tries to get Albertina to go along for the ride, but what are his intentions really? Mister Mario is a frustrated Shakespearean actor with a romantic soul, but he's also a man of principal and believes in the power of man, not God. How will Albertina negotiate the advances of a man (and recent widower) who doesn't know the Lord?
At the same time, Albertina is also fending off the advances of Clifford Brown, a white jazz DJ, born Jewish, now a born-again Christian who's been a fan of Albertina's since she was a blues singer. As a new member of her church, Clifford always seems be on hand when Albertina needs him. As the friendship blossoms, just where will Albertina and Clifford wind up? Albertina looks at the men in her life and is forced to think about her previous husbands, the possibility of new love on the horizon, her son and his slick, high profile wife and her nephew's continual struggle with his holier than thou attitude--all while her precious and growing church, House of Trust, faces new challenges as the neighborhood begins to change and the people in the church rely increasingly on Pastor Merci. Charming and heartwarming, STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN is bound to be a hit with readers who loved Sanctified Blues as well as with those fans of Christian fiction who are just discovering Albertina Merci for the first time. About the Authors:
David Ritz, the author of Howling at the Moon, is the only four-time winner of the Ralph J. Gleason/Rolling Stone Award for Best Music Book of the Year, and also won a 1992 Grammy for liner notes. He has co-authored the autobiographies of Ray Charles, BB King, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, Robert Guillaume and the Neville Brothers. He has written biographies of Marvin Gaye and jazz singer Jimmy Scott. His novels include Blue Notes Under a Green Felt Hat. David lives in Los Angeles, California.
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