Sizzing Book Club Pick: Unveiled by Courtney Milan

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by SB Sarah | by SB Sarah | February 01, 2011 | Tuesday at 11:40 am | 122 Comments

If you’ve been reading on Twitter or read the transcript of the Sizzling Book Chat, which over 7500 people have (whoa!), you know that the February Sizzling Book Club pick is Courtney Milan’s Unveiled.

Ahem. And now, I squee.

OH MY GOD. THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD I WANTED TO PUT IT IN MY MOUTH AND EAT IT.

There, how was that for a blurb? Heh. Here, have some cover copy to whet your appetite:

Ash Turner has waited a lifetime to seek revenge on the man who ruined his family—and now the time for justice has arrived. At Parford Manor, he intends to take his place as the rightful heir to the dukedom and settle an old score with the current duke once and for all. But instead he finds himself drawn to a tempting beauty who has the power to undo all his dreams of vengeance.

Lady Margaret knows she should despise the man who’s stolen her fortune and her father’s legacy—the man she’s been ordered to spy on in the guise of a nurse. Yet the more she learns about the new duke, the less she can resist his smoldering appeal. Soon Margaret and Ash find themselves torn between old loyalties—and the tantalizing promise of passion.

As usual, if you use SBTBARE at checkout, you will get a 50% eBook Bucks Rebate at AllRomance.com, the official sponsor of the Sizzling Book Club. You can also buy a copy at Amazon.com, or Book Depository, or wherever the books in your preferred format are sold.

Want to win a copy? Harlequin’s awesome Amy W. has challenged me, after reading my tweets about wanting to chew on this book, to actually take a few bites out of a paper copy, and she threw 3 extra copies in the package so I have some to give away. WOO! Want one? Just leave a comment and tell me what I should cook my copy in or with. Baked Unveiled? Unveiled sashimi? Braised Unveiled with polenta? I’m actually going to try to cook it so please, give me some pointers. You have 24 hours to make your liter-culinary suggestions!

Standard disclaimers apply: I’m not being compensated for this giveaway. Winners are chosen by the Random Integer Generator. Your mileage may vary. Void where prohibited. Watch for falling ice. Contents may be hot. This giveaway has not be rated by the FDA and has no nutritional value whatsoever. May contain speed, but not velocity. International entries welcome, unless prohibited by your particular country, because they don’t like really good books or something.

If you’ve been watching Downton Abbey, the question of inheritance and Who is Who when One Has a Title will be deliciously familiar. I cannot wait to chat with you about this book, and I so hope you enjoy this smart and decadently rich historical novel. I really enjoyed reading it. It remains to be seen whether I will enjoy eating it.

Filed: General Bitching, Smart Bitches Sizzling Book Club

Tagged: wtfery, squee, sizzling summer book club, sizzling book club, historical, harlequin, giveaway, courtney milan, awesomesauce, all romance

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inspirational women said on 02.01.11 at 12:05 PM • [link]

I’ve read this book…it’s just amazing…it has a great plot…
Ell said on 02.01.11 at 01:15 PM • [link]

Hey, if you mush it up enough you could use it as the basis for some papier mache, too!

Cooking? What’s that?
Debbie said on 02.01.11 at 01:26 PM • [link]

Unveiled cookies!
Christina M said on 02.01.11 at 01:46 PM • [link]

Hm… if you shred it up a bit, I’m sure you could add it to a baked ziti…

Just make sure to cover it with sauce so that it doesn’t catch fire!

captcha clearly88. There are clearly 88 ways to cook a book.
Ariabella said on 02.01.11 at 01:57 PM • [link]

What about stir-fry?

BTW, book looks awesome
StephB said on 02.01.11 at 02:15 PM • [link]

I vote for cooking it with garlic and onions. ALWAYS good! ;)
Laura (in PA) said on 02.01.11 at 02:23 PM • [link]

I say boil it until soft, then cover with chocolate sauce.
hollygee said on 02.01.11 at 02:38 PM • [link]

Could you use the pages for en papiote and then Unveil your food? Of course, then, you aren’t eating the book.
Faell said on 02.01.11 at 02:51 PM • [link]

Someone taking his “rightful place as heir to a dukedom” at a manor house? Some mistake as to the English class system, I think. There’s a manor house every other parish in England. Dukes that aren’t royal tend to be dukes of whole counties (Devonshire) and lords of dozens of manors. The heir to a duke would “take his place” at a house which probably only needs one name for the post to find it from anywhere in the country - think Chatsworth or Blenheim.

Cooking suggestion: baloney. Although that doesn’t particularly stop me from reading and enjoying.

Captcha is married65 - neither, thank god.
Virg said on 02.01.11 at 03:34 PM • [link]

Sounds yummy!

How about Unveiled pancakes with bits of strawberry and chocolate? Great way to start a day!
Galadriel said on 02.01.11 at 03:51 PM • [link]

I suggest you slow-roast it, keeping a careful eye on the pages so they don’t catch fire and turn to Ash. Serve it with Par~~ford~~
boiled potatoes, and a pitcher of strawberry Margaretas, and after you’ve Unveiled it, you’re sure to have a dish well-marinated in the tastiest of HEAs.
Diatryma said on 02.01.11 at 04:00 PM • [link]

I think you have to fry it. Paper’s tough, but boiling it will just make it mushy and tough. Shredding it and adding it to something, bit by bit, might also work, but what’s the point of devouring a book if you have to hide it in lasagna? Although curled pages as a garnish on some sort of chocolate pie might be excellent.
Chelsea said on 02.01.11 at 04:01 PM • [link]

Maybe you could blend it into a chocolate milkshake and serve it wilk cheese burgers. Mmm, milkshake…

Also, I am super excited for a historical pick, since I don’t get to read many historicals. Yay!
kathleen B. said on 02.01.11 at 04:01 PM • [link]

Unveiled Weiner Schnitzel.

Recipe:

Lay contents of book on cutting board
Separate into several succulent pieces
Dip your piece in whipped egg
Dredge that thing in flour
Dip your piece in wet egg again
Dredge it in something crummy
Saute in a hot skillet until brown
Serve on a soft bed of let us with a squeeze of a tart…uh…lemon
BookwormBabe said on 02.01.11 at 04:03 PM • [link]

My thinking took a couple of tangents with this idea so…
My first thought was chocolate because what doesn’t go with chocolate??? So I was thinking dipped in chocolate. This got me thinking about deserts, so I was thinking tiramasu as it would breakdown if pages were placed between the layers. Then I was thinking make the book into confetti and you could add it to anything. So that made me think of adding to choc chip chocolate muffins. Here I took another turn and I thought you could use the pages as baking liners so your muffins could be “literary muffins” and you could read and excerpt whilst you eat. Then I took another turn and thought what if you took your favourite four/six scenes from the book, glued them on nice card and laminated them - you’ve got a literary place setting and a sure fire way to leave your guests wanting more! Then I continued this them and thought if you papiered mached the rest of the book you could make a couple of serving bowls and platter and you could have Unveiled with whatever you want whenever you want!
Jen H said on 02.01.11 at 04:13 PM • [link]

Blend the shreds into a cheesecake, topping of your choice. Bon appetit!
Charlotte said on 02.01.11 at 04:22 PM • [link]

What about brownies? Shredded story goes into the chocolaty mix and is baked right in. That or chocolate-chip cookies - at my house we always add coconut to the dough when we add the chocolate-chips.
Regardless of the potential of being transformed into noms, this book sounds delicious. Oh yes, that was a pun. Forgive me, I’ve been ill.
miz-geek said on 02.01.11 at 04:23 PM • [link]

Unveiled latkes. Just shred a few pages in with the potatoes. With enough applesauce, you won’t even notice!
Carin said on 02.01.11 at 04:30 PM • [link]

Oh, I can’t even joke about cooking a book. You must give it to someone to read!

Instead, you could make a cake - no brownies would be better! - in the shape of the book. You could do pixel art with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and m&ms; to make the cover. See! Eat the book symbolically.

Plus, then you could eat the book while you read it!
Jen G. said on 02.01.11 at 04:39 PM • [link]

Shredded and replacing the coconut in macaroons. (I recently developed a coconut allergy and am seriously missing macaroons.)
Thalia said on 02.01.11 at 04:56 PM • [link]

Chopped salad with kale and other crunchy things. If you’ve ever had rice paper in your chicken salad, it’ll seem quite familiar. Although if you want to actually cook it, rather than just eat it, I agree with the poster above that wienerschnitzel is the way to go. If you take a page, bread it properly and fry it, the combination of carbs and oil will make it all better. If you don’t mind further adulteration, add a pounded slice of turkey with the bread. You will love it. As much as you can love eating books.

Provide22: I could provide 22 recipes, but I would still prefer if you only used the blank frontispiece, and sent the book to me instead.
Amy P. said on 02.01.11 at 04:57 PM • [link]

Don’t books have a lot of fiber?!? Hmmm . . . maybe bake it and call the dessert “healthy”!

Yummy!

This books sounds “lick the spoon” worthy!
Jan O'Hara said on 02.01.11 at 05:04 PM • [link]

I say you go raw with a smoothie. A Forbidden Fruit Smoothie.
Morning Glow said on 02.01.11 at 05:06 PM • [link]

Sad to say, this is the second time in my life that I have had to think of a good way to cook a book. But that’s a story for another time.

I say baked Unveiled with bowtie pasta, and a nice homemade (or semi-homemade… yay cans!) marinara sauce. Add in some basil and maybe an entire apple pie for dessert.

Or if you’re feel particularly excited about eating Unveiled… bake half the book with the pasta, and the other half, bake it into a pie. OMG GO WITH THE PIE IDEA!

Ahem, so yeah. Thanks. ;)
Red89: Someone lost 10 of their luft balloons!
Ashley said on 02.01.11 at 05:25 PM • [link]

I’m with Carin on this, I can’t bear to deliberately mess up a book. I threw one in the trash once, ‘cause I was pissed at the stupid, but even then didn’t cover it with goo. I second the symbolic cake idea, and maybe rip out the title page (cringe) to decorate it and cover the bet.

The things you do for us. . . :-)
jody said on 02.01.11 at 05:35 PM • [link]

Unveiled veloute vol-au-vents.

Avec champignons.
Megan B said on 02.01.11 at 05:39 PM • [link]

Unveiled cheesecake-stuffed chocolate-covered strawberries. http://bit.ly/dX22qo Just whip it right into the cheesecake.

But let me read it first!
Megan M said on 02.01.11 at 05:50 PM • [link]

I see were you are going with all this food, but I want this book over and over so eating it doesn’t work for me. I am more inclined to crafting: am thinking of wallpapering my bathroom with pages or doing fabric transfer to quilt squares and wrapping myself in it…the house key, I just love the house key. Sigh.
Megan M said on 02.01.11 at 05:52 PM • [link]

Ugh. Can’t believe I typo-d were instead of where on that post. This book is so not WERE! duh
Kimberly Gavin said on 02.01.11 at 05:54 PM • [link]

Make a delish unveiled pizza… Sizzling hot pepperoni with some sweet peppers and some tangy sauce. Yummy and now I’m hungry.
Brenda said on 02.01.11 at 05:57 PM • [link]

Unveiled Lasagna, yum.
Suzy K said on 02.01.11 at 05:57 PM • [link]

dip it in salsa… everything is good with salsa!!
Abbie said on 02.01.11 at 06:02 PM • [link]

I say bake it in a nice gooey chocolate cake. Everything’s better with chocolate cake.

(I have to say it disturbs me to think of damaging a book. I guess because my Mom pounded “Books are our friends.” into my head since I was a toddler.)
Quenby said on 02.01.11 at 06:02 PM • [link]

Muffins. As a mother, I’ve learned that you can hide anything that someone might not find palatable inside of a muffin.
Nadine said on 02.01.11 at 06:04 PM • [link]

Yes I would love a copy! Especially since my library doesnt have it (yet?)

As for cooking, hmm ... its a British story, so I’m thinking in a trifle, or battered and deep fried a la fish-n-chips.
Katie said on 02.01.11 at 06:05 PM • [link]

Unveiled Alfredo! With yummy creamy, cheese sauce…..
Katherine said on 02.01.11 at 06:07 PM • [link]

I am so looking forward to this book!

I think you should dice the pages and mix with ground veal and pork to make meatballs in a marinara sauce. You could substitute the pages for breadcrumbs - they’re both starchy, should work as a binding agent…right??

I really, really want to see pictures of the preparation and consumption!
Melinda said on 02.01.11 at 06:09 PM • [link]

I think I would eat ANYTHING pickled or fried. I’m thinking fried, maybe battered - sort of potato-chip-ish, or maybe more like wontons. That’s it - dip a page in batter, wrap it around some cream cheese and fry. Unveiled wonton.
Lisa J said on 02.01.11 at 06:12 PM • [link]

Put it in the crockpot on low with a can of cream of mushroom soup, mushrooms, and then right before you serve it, add sour cream and put over noodles.
Aimee said on 02.01.11 at 06:17 PM • [link]

Whipped cream and chocolate covered strawberries. Spoil yourself, it is a romance novel. ;-)
Angelique said on 02.01.11 at 06:19 PM • [link]

Hmm…you could brush the pages with butter and layer them like phylo dough. Maybe make some baklava? :)
LEW said on 02.01.11 at 06:21 PM • [link]

I recommend ripping a few pages out and boiling them with some fish sauce until the pages are thin and most of the stiffness has been removed (yes, you want flaccid pages). Then take the near-dissolved pages and lightly pan-fry to add a bit of stability - again use a bit of fish sauce mixed with oil for flavor mix. [Note: Frying is optional. I’m Southern, so my motto is: if in doubt add butter and/or fry it.] Then use the pages in place of seaweed wrap for sushi or rice paper for spring rolls. If this fails and turns out horribbly, at least you’ll have peanut sauce on hand to try to cover the taste of the pages.

I imagine Unveiled pages and Krab would be smutalicious.
Emma said on 02.01.11 at 06:26 PM • [link]

Perhaps you should make baked Unveiled within a puff pastry crust. You could even put filling between the pages!
Susan said on 02.01.11 at 06:29 PM • [link]

How to prepare Mass Market Paperback Trifle

Ingredients: Unveiled, orange juice spiked with Grand Marnier, sponge cake (stale), heavy cream, mandarin oranges, flaked dark chocolate

1. Separate pages of book. Soak overnight in spiked orange juice. (You will only need to soak 10-20 pages depending on the size of your trifle dish.)

2. In a glass trifle dish, layer ingredients as follows: 1-2” sponge cake, splash of spiked orange juice (enough to moisten the cake but not make it soggy; for best results paint on with a pastry brush), one page thickness of Unveiled (cut to fit circular bowl rather than folding over the corners), mandarin oranges, 1” heavy cream, chocolate flakes.

3. Repeat layers until trifle dish is full. Garnish with mint leaves and/or a finely chopped sex scene. Chill before eating.
Ruth said on 02.01.11 at 06:30 PM • [link]

Unveiled crepes.
Teri C said on 02.01.11 at 06:31 PM • [link]

oh freeze some pages…. then grind them in the food processor and put it atop ice cream.
You could shred some pages over your oatmeal.
Or you could shred and hen plant some pages in an little pot with herbs and then in a few days + is you ate them would that not be considered eating them by osmosis?
sadieloree said on 02.01.11 at 06:50 PM • [link]

I’d like an order of Unveiled Wellington, please. lol
Beth said on 02.01.11 at 07:09 PM • [link]

Shredded Unveiled tacos topped with lettuce, cheese, and your favorite salsa. For a meal, serve with a side of black beans or rice with fresh cilantro!
Betsy said on 02.01.11 at 07:11 PM • [link]

Unveiled en papillote, of course. So you can unveil it.
Jamie M said on 02.01.11 at 07:11 PM • [link]

I’m a big fan of the crock pot so i think maybe if you throw it the crock pot with some spices. I like paprika, salt and pepper. Plus add some worcestershire sauce (a must) some mustard, ketchup, brown sugar and vinager and you’ll have Hungarian Unvieled Goulash!
Carrie S said on 02.01.11 at 07:14 PM • [link]

Not entering the contest, since I already ordered the book - just wanted to ask - WHEN is the bookclub? I can haz dates, plz?

Also, I’m squeeing over the menus. Everyone, please invite me to dinner.

will53: will 53 people feed me yummy novels?
Alyssa Cole said on 02.01.11 at 07:26 PM • [link]

This book sounds awesome, I want a copy!

The last time I ate paper it was in a tortilla wrap that was uncharacteristically chewy, so I wouldn’t recommend that.

Maybe you could try Unveiled Au Gratin? Slip some pages between some layers of cheese and potato and onion and you can’t go wrong.
Melissandre said on 02.01.11 at 07:28 PM • [link]

Unveiled Mantitty Tartare. I would eat it
Joy said on 02.01.11 at 07:43 PM • [link]

I’d love a copy but don’t think I’ll eat it. Since you’ll have to, I suggest you pick one of the other recipes with a little addition….margaritas. Take a bite and a big gulp of margarita, another bite and another gulp of margarita, etc. By the time you finish that pitcher you won’t care WHAT you’ve eaten.
thekaps said on 02.01.11 at 07:48 PM • [link]

Unveiled Mousse!! Book + Chocolate is epic….:-)
Rae said on 02.01.11 at 07:49 PM • [link]

What about using it as a wrap tortilla? Steam the pages you’re going to use to make the pliable and make a wrap sammich? Or a shepherd’s pie for a more English flare
Sarah W said on 02.01.11 at 07:59 PM • [link]

Crockpot stew!

Read book, shell it of its covers, and place it in hte bottom of the pot with a pound of stew beef, three chopped carrots, three chopped potatoes, and a chopped onion. Add a can of condensed tomato bisque soup (or other tomato variety) and a couple squirts of Worcestershire. Add about half a cup of water (omit if not using the book).

Seal the pot with foil and slap a lid on it. Cook 8-10 hours on low or 6-8 hours on high. Check halfway through to see if more liquid needs to be added. Try red wine—-or you could add it to the stew!

Near the end, fish out the book and shred it into bite-sized pieces. You can return these to the pot, or pitch them, because no one needs that much fiber.
Liz said on 02.01.11 at 08:00 PM • [link]

i was gonna say make it with a lasagna (Italian decadence), but since you’re Jewish and I don’t know if you keep kosher, i’ll say baked ziti.

(but if you don’t keep kosher, here’s a tip for the lasagna: don’t just put the ricotta in there straight from the container. mix it with some bread crumbs, an egg, crushed red pepper, oregano, and basil, then put it on the noodles. Also, don’t cook the noodles all the way because they’ll get too soft in the oven if you do.)
Kim in Hawaii said on 02.01.11 at 08:04 PM • [link]

Bake it in an Imu (underground pit) along with pua’a (pig) and serve it at a luau! Remember, the Union Jack is part of the Hawaii State flag, so we appreciate Regencies!
tralalah said on 02.01.11 at 08:07 PM • [link]

I sooo loved this book! It has now become my standard recommendation for people who don’t read romance to get into romance. It is such a great represntation of the potential for the genre. Romance writing can be as complicated and nuanced as “real books”.
hapax said on 02.01.11 at 08:13 PM • [link]

My first thought was Unveiled Valencia, but as much as I love my paella, that’s an awful lot of prep time (and expensive ingredients) to make something I probably wouldn’t eat.

Then I considered Unveiled Veloute, but that needs a delicate touch or it turns out simply bland, and I suspect that Courtney Milan’s writing might be too spicy and robust to pull it off.

But I finally realized I’m a Southern girl at heart, and you can’t go wrong with anything Batter-Dipped-And-Deep-Fried-Onna-Stick-With-Co-Cola.

(Verification word: products23—honey, I’ve had WAY more than 23 products fried-onna-stick…)
Rose D. said on 02.01.11 at 08:24 PM • [link]

Stick a page between two slices of bread, your favorite cheese, and luncheon meat. lol Don’t forget to cruch potato chips in there. You will hardly notice the paper.
StarOpal said on 02.01.11 at 08:27 PM • [link]

Unveiled mini lava cakes!
redgirl said on 02.01.11 at 08:32 PM • [link]

“Unveiled Sautee Delight”

One cup mushrooms, coarsely chopped
Quarter onion, coarsely chopped
Drizzle with olive oil, garlic, and salt (if you like spice, throw in a little crushed red pepper!)
When they are not quite done, add white wine and simmer

In separate skillet, take two to three sheets of Unveiled, bread lightly and fry until slightly crispy. Lay pages out on plate, top with stir-fry and garnish with a lemon. Each luscious bite should contain some crispy Unveiled, onion, mushroom, and a taste of white wine and lemon.

Enjoy!
npfann said on 02.01.11 at 08:33 PM • [link]

it should first be covered in spices and tamale dough. the covered in corn husk. it should be steamed in a corn husk. the steaming will cook, and allow it to be unveiled, and like a tamale the insides will be HOT!
Karen said on 02.01.11 at 08:35 PM • [link]

I must say that I actually did get a brownie (from Corner Bakery) that somehow had the parchment in it—and while heavier than paperback pages, it really was very noticable—so I think baked goods would need to be out, no matter how much chocolate really does go with romance…

And while baked with sauce would probably work, I’m going to second (?) the crockpot idea. If you put them in with chili makings, with some extra tomatoes, the book should act as a thickener and be major mush at the end of the day… (or am I taking this too seriously?)

plans53 - I bet there are are already more than 53 plans for how to cook this book! It sounds wonderful and I have loved everything by Courtney Milan that I have read so far!
daffiney said on 02.01.11 at 08:41 PM • [link]

Bake it in parchment paper with some nice herbs. Then when it’s ready to serve, you can unveil it and let all the juicy steaminess waft around you in a heady aroma of ... book. (You know, I think I’d seriously cook it like this!)
Jcscot said on 02.01.11 at 08:52 PM • [link]

I vote for shredding it finely and adding it into a banana loaf recipe.
GiantSquid said on 02.01.11 at 09:05 PM • [link]

Pad Unveiled Thai

One copy of Unveiled cut into 1/2inch strips lengthwise and soaked in water for 30 minutes.
8oz of chicken or whatever protein you prefer, cut into bite-sized pieces
5 green onions, slices, separate the white bottoms from the green tops
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1/4 thumb of ginger finely chopped
1tsp red pepper flakes
2 eggs, scrambled
3 TBSP tamarind concentrate
2 TBSP fish sauce
2 TBSP palm sugar
1 TBSP lime juice
vegetable oil
4 oz bean sprouts
2 oz unsalted, roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
lime wedges

Prep everything. Heat wok with 3 TBSP of oil. Cook whites of onions, ginger, and garlic 30 sec. Add chicken until cooked through. Add book pages until softened. Add sauce and red pepper flakes. Push mixture to sides of wok and scramble egg in the center. Then mix everything together. Add bean sprouts and greens of onions, cook for a few seconds and then serve immediately garnished with peanuts, lime wedges, and, if desired, soy sauce, siracha sauce, or other flavor enhancers.

Goes well with a crisp white wine.
phyllis said on 02.01.11 at 09:11 PM • [link]

Sauteed in a little butter and a little garlic. You wouldn’t want the cooking method to overwhelm the book, would you?
Vanettta said on 02.01.11 at 09:21 PM • [link]

OH MY GOSH… Cook at book… No way.. you can’t do it! :) It you do then I would “SUN” Cook it! :)

Place your lounge chair outside, with your ice tea and towel.

Place the book upon the chair and soak up some rays…..

It will be “hotter” than “hot” so be-careful, once it’s been sunbathed, you can let it “cool” down on the bookshelf! :)

I would love to read this book, this is one I haven’t had a chance to get my fingers on yet!
stephanie said on 02.01.11 at 09:22 PM • [link]

agree with bookworm babe. the sheets would make great muffin liners.

see here: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips-techniques/quick-tip-use-parchment-paper-as-muffin-cup-liners-095309
The Duchess said on 02.01.11 at 09:41 PM • [link]

Oven-Fried Unveiled

Marinate one copy of Unveiled in mixture of buttermilk, mustard, hot sauce and minced garlic for 1 to 8 hours, then dredge in a mixture of flour, dried thyme, paprika, sesame seeds, salt and pepper. Spray with oil or Pam, then stick it on a greased rack in a pre-heated oven at 425* C for about 30 to 40 mins. For a more evenly crunchy exterior, place foil covered tray underneath the rack.

Mmmmm, juicy.
Nadia said on 02.01.11 at 09:47 PM • [link]

In a gumbo! Make it extra spicy. ;)
Cirisse said on 02.01.11 at 09:52 PM • [link]

OMNOMNOM
I want a copy!
Lisa B said on 02.01.11 at 09:53 PM • [link]

Servie it on a delicate bed of rice of course! lol

Lisa B
Wendy said on 02.01.11 at 09:58 PM • [link]

To cook a book, isn’t that like rock soup recipe but with a book.

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add book, boil until book is soft and serve… I would add some spices for flavor and veggies to give more color but this book it pretty colorful.

Especially book soup in the middle of the freaking blizzard and I think I am making pot of soup and curling up with a good book at some point during these days.
Jennifer Uribe said on 02.01.11 at 10:00 PM • [link]

Sounds like it just needs some ganache!
Midknyt said on 02.01.11 at 10:18 PM • [link]

I say you cut it into strips and pretend it’s spaghetti.

Or, you could shred it and stick in in muffins, kind of like you’re supposed to to hide vegetables on kids. No, muffin tops. Even better.

Or you could shred it fine and pretend it’s alfalfa on a salad.

Or you could crumple tiny balls and pretend their chocolate chips in some cookies.

Though if you go for Unveiled sashimi, it has to be naked sushi. Hmm…eating romance novel off of someone yummy…

Wait! I’ve got it. Unvieled Edible Underwear! (While that recipe actually requires cooking, I think this other recipe would be the easiest, especially if you ever just want to make a pair. Gotta love Google.)
Vita said on 02.01.11 at 10:45 PM • [link]

Chocolate, chewy, Unveiled cake BROWNIES, a la Courtney Milan!!! Because I have the world’s biggest sweet tooth!

although97 pans of them wouldn’t satisfy the craving
Librarylady said on 02.01.11 at 11:01 PM • [link]

Unveiled Decadent Brownies

Bake into a brownie and while brownie is hot put on top vanilla ice cream, hot fudge and fresh strawberries!
trix said on 02.01.11 at 11:05 PM • [link]

It’s a giveaway post, so I don’t know if anyone will read this question, but on reading Amazon’s review, I was interested in and a wee bit concerned by the statement that the book is historically inaccurate and based on an inaccurate premise that illegitimate children can inherit.

Truth? Is it a case of mildly historically inaccurate but otherwise so engaging we’re willing to overlook it? I can do this for some accuracy issues, but some just irritate the heck out of me and can make a book unreadable. That being said, if I’m not a winner, I’ll see if the trusty library has it and make my own investigation.

Cook it with spam. The rich saltiness should make the paper and glue go down a bit better. ^_^
Cybercliper said on 02.01.11 at 11:08 PM • [link]

Super Bowl weekend - so definitely everything better with Salsa and beer.
Dana said on 02.01.11 at 11:12 PM • [link]

Well chickies,
Seeing as it’s good enough to eat, here’s one for ya. The book has over 365 pages, that’s a page a day and extra on the weekends, you could even share. Take and make a list of all your favorite dishes especially desserts and apply 1 of them to a page each day. That way you can make that tasty thing last ya the whole year.
P.S. Wait, if we ate it then we wouldn’t have it anymore. Hmmmmm, i think I’ll just take a lick every now and then, I let you know how many licks it takes to get to the center.
jemma said on 02.01.11 at 11:17 PM • [link]

Anything but humble pie.
redheadedgirl said on 02.01.11 at 11:31 PM • [link]

To Sowce a Pigge (Adapted from The good Huswifes Jewell)

Take white Wine and a little sweet broth, and half a score nutmegs cut into quarters, then take Rosemarie, Baies, Time, and sweet margerum, and shredded pages of Unveiled and let them boyle altogether, skum them very cleane, and when they be boyled, put them in an earthen pan and the syrop also, and when yee serve them, a quarter of a pig in a dish, and the Bays and nutmegs and remaining pages of Unveiled on top.
Alicia W said on 02.01.11 at 11:52 PM • [link]

Sounds like the perfect book for livre erotique en croute to me. Firmly wrap book in tender, flaky phyllo dough (be gentle; it requires a delicate touch). Sweep a pastry brush dipped in herbed, melted butter over the top, but do not allow to drip down the sides. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes, or until rich golden brown. Serve with a bold, hearty red wine with notes of smoky mahogany and handsome, titled aristocrat.
Katherine said on 02.02.11 at 12:01 AM • [link]

I’d definitely go with shredded pages in brownies. Moist, fudgy brownies. YUM YUM : )

But if you want to go savory, they will need sauce since paper is pretty dry on it’s own. You could crumple, dip in breading, then deep-fry for crispiness, then add a spicy-sweet chinese-style sauce just before serving. YUM : )
Tessa Dare said on 02.02.11 at 12:03 AM • [link]

Replying to Trix (and hoping Courtney doesn’t mind):

That reviewer is the one who goofed, not Courtney Milan. Unveiled is thoroughly researched and based on an actual historic case. Courtney explained it all here:

http://www.courtneymilan.com/ramblings/2010/12/13/things-i-shouldnt-say/

To her credit, the PW review editor did ask the original reviewer to amend the review. But it wasn’t amended nearly enough, IMO. No one knows her legal history better than Courtney, and it’s the most frustrating of ironies that she, of all authors, got slapped with that review.

Sorry, I’m still bitter about it. :)

UNVEILED is an utterly wonderful book. I envy all who’ll be reading it for the first time, and I hope I’ll be able to join the discussion! As for culinary experiences, I recommend a reverent licking of each page, to savor Courtney’s delicious prose.
kkw said on 02.02.11 at 12:16 AM • [link]

The worst 5 things I’ve ever eaten in my life: sheep eyeball, chicken uterus, jellyfish, durian fruit, and British peas. It’s always the texture that gets you (except durian fruit, where it’s the the unholy melding of some sort of wild allium, gym socks, the most delicious and elusive melon you can imagine rounded off with the stench of human vomit). No matter how you cook it, a book isn’t going to yield an appealing texture. The secret, when confronted with something you know you don’t want to eat is obviously alcohol. This includes turpentine wine if need be (worst 5 drinks of my life is a more complicated issue). You’re going to need to pull out the heavy artillery. I’d go with rye, but then I always do. Take a couple shots, oh, and if you’re not a morning person, you’re better off doing this first thing, before your taste buds wake up.
I think you make a porridge - a book clearly wants to revert to a porridge. Add brown sugar, raisins, plenty of cream, the spices of your choice, which should cover (or veil if you prefer) a multitude of sins. Couple more shots, and you’re ready to start your day.
AnnaM said on 02.02.11 at 12:18 AM • [link]

As long as the internal temperature remains lower than Farenheit 451, your preparation should be delicious and the only thing burning will be the passion. I do recommend rolling it in olive oil and sprinkling generously with coarse salt. That’s how potatoes are best roasted.
Kim said on 02.02.11 at 12:19 AM • [link]

Definitely whatever you chew on it with, it must involve chocolate!
Beth said on 02.02.11 at 12:25 AM • [link]

use the pages for muffin cups and back chocolate cupcakes in them. Then you can core out of the center of the cupcakes and put ice cream mixed with Frangelica or Amaretto or heck just some rum. Frost them.

Cupcakes!

Or deep fry it and eat it with salsa. Everything is good deep fried
Gini said on 02.02.11 at 01:11 AM • [link]

Smother it in NUTELLA and eat it RAW.
mmmm Nutella and a good romance book- perfect!
Emma_I said on 02.02.11 at 01:22 AM • [link]

I think some form of chocolate should be involved in the eating of Unveiled, preferably in brownie form.
Emily said on 02.02.11 at 01:22 AM • [link]

Dipped in chocolate is always a good idea, and I would rent a whole chocolate fountain if I had to eat a whole book. Or in pasta sauce. You definitely need sauce.
Unless you rip all the pages into squares, fold them, put them in a box and eat them like popcorn. In which case I recommend butter. and a movie. Have you seen the king’s speech?
ooo.. I just thought of something; go with my popcorn idea and peanuts and caramel and make Unveiled crackerjacks. I would still take it to the movies.
Honestly eating a book does not sound tasty; and yes if I was starving I would consider it. But my dog does not eat books even though he likes tissues.
cute13:My dog is still one of the cutest dogs in the world evn if he is almost 13.
meardaba said on 02.02.11 at 01:28 AM • [link]

Stir-fried Unveiled with broccoli!
Diva said on 02.02.11 at 01:48 AM • [link]

Vegetarian Unveiled Gratin
In a skillet over medium heatl
Sautee 1 lb sliced fresh mushrooms (any variety) in 1 T olive oil with a clove of garlic, chopped.
Remove pages, stack five at a time, roll and chop chiffonade style. Add to skillet and stir. Let cook about 6 minutes. Scoop mixture into a casserole dish. Top with breadcrumbs and shredded gruyere cheese.

Bake at 400 for 12 minutes.

Should be served by muscular manly man by candlelight.
infinitieh said on 02.02.11 at 01:52 AM • [link]

Loved the book!

Of course, everything is better in good chocolate but I recommend simmering UNVEILED in maple syrup or honey first. Then drizzle warm chocolate syrup (make your own with really good chocolate, not Hershey’s unless you have to) over it. Add any other flavoring you like with chocolate: raspberry syrup, bourbon vanilla, peppermint schnaps, etc. Top it off with a bit of whipped cream (preferably handmade - just add some honey to heavy cream and whip until peaks form), some more chocolate syrup, and perhaps some fresh raspberries.
Holly Dean - Young said on 02.02.11 at 01:54 AM • [link]

How about the traditional British Yorkshire pudding Unveiled!

You can bake it into the mixture and then smother in gravy.
Yum!
alice t said on 02.02.11 at 02:38 AM • [link]

I would love it baked and parcelled in phyllo dough and smothered in honey and nuts like a decadent baklava- wow this is making my mouth water just thinking of it. I am looking forward to reading this book. I enjoyed Courtney Milan’s novella and her two previous books.
Cheryl said on 02.02.11 at 02:42 AM • [link]

Gluten Free Unveiled. With marinara sauce.
April said on 02.02.11 at 02:53 AM • [link]

Yay book club! This time I definitely need to get and read the book so I can participate.

Fondue Unveiled sounds like fun. I’d cut the book up into squares and dip it in white and dark chocolate. Then eat it and some similarly treated fresh strawberries.
Emily said on 02.02.11 at 02:55 AM • [link]

Hmm, an Unveiled Marsala dish might be nice. Unless you chopped it into strips first and tossed it into a nice salad, or made tortilla soup out of some crispy pages. Oooo, or sushi, if the pages are thin enough.
carolst said on 02.02.11 at 03:12 AM • [link]

Unveiled scallopini with spring peas and asparagus (with a glass of chardonnay, natch!)

or

Medallions of Unveiled with mushrooms

And some people are part of the raw food movement, you know!!
meganhwa said on 02.02.11 at 03:32 AM • [link]

Yay for next book club (was sad i missed the last) will definitely try to make it next time but will read the book anyways cos they bring so much yayness.

My suggestion (and appologies if it is a repeat) would be Chocolate Fondue Unveiled.
Sarah B said on 02.02.11 at 03:38 AM • [link]

Unveiled sushi? Use the pages in place of seaweed. Is the seaweed cooked in sushi? The rest of the sushi isn’t. I shall have to investigate this curiosity.
LisaJo said on 02.02.11 at 03:45 AM • [link]

Okay, I’ve got nothing for the cooking, but I do suggest, that - in the grand tradition of romance novels - you have a Screaming Orgasm at the end:
[layer in shot glass]
1/4 oz Kahlua
1/4 oz Bailey’s
1/4 oz Amaretto
1/4 oz Vodka

(why yes, I am taking a bartending class right now, how did you know?)
economic36: yes, the economic meltdown caught me when I was 36, it’s not much better at 37.
17catherines said on 02.02.11 at 03:47 AM • [link]

I think that your best bet might be to treat the pages like individual sheets of filo pastry - brush with melted butter or spray with olive oil, roll around a filling of your choice (I would suggest feta and mint with a tiny bit of egg to bind, or else ground lamb cooked with onion and spices - think middle eastern) and bake at 350F for maybe 20 minutes.

Alternatively, you could take advantage of the tendency of paper to turn into pulp when wet, and use it as the starchy part of a bread pudding (gluten free!) - soak the pages in water for half an hour, squeeze as much of the moisture out of them as you can and beat until smooth, then add sultanas and currants, mixed peel, spices, an egg, a little sugar and a little butter until you have a thick batter (you might need a little milk if it’s too thick), pour into a greased tin and bake at about 300F for an hour or so, until it passes the skewer test. My recipe for bread pudding is at home, so let me know if you need amounts for your ingredients list - I’m sure I could adapt this.
Kim said on 02.02.11 at 03:49 AM • [link]

If you’re having a Superbowl party, try making a hot Unveiled bean dip with tortilla chips on the side. Make sure you mince the book, so there are no large pieces in the dip. This would be completely unappetizing.
Natalie Arloa said on 02.02.11 at 04:01 AM • [link]

I suggest that you cook Unveiled so you can unveil it: either en papillote (encase it in an envelope of parchment paper and whatever flavorings you want and bake it, then tear open the parchment when time comes to unveil Unveiled), or en croute (encase it in pie crust with whatever flavorings you like and bake until crust is done, then cut in and unveil Unveiled).

Alternate suggestion, possibly even edible: tear out a few pages and use them like you’d use phyllo dough and make baklava: slather butter on each page and layer it with ground nuts and honey, then pour honey over the whole thing and bake until the pages are crispy. That has a chance of being tasty.
Craven Coward said on 02.02.11 at 04:23 AM • [link]

Everything tastes better with cheese.*

(*Not an official slogan of the National Dairy Council.)
Becca said on 02.02.11 at 05:05 AM • [link]

http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/recipes/baking-desserts/other-desserts/veiled-maidens-apple-cream-parfaits.php

That is a recipe for Veiled Maidens apple cream parfaits. I figure you could figure out a cute way to unveil the parfait (which refers to the whipped cream topping as a veil).

Happy cooking!
Anna the Piper said on 02.02.11 at 06:32 AM • [link]

I cannot cook worth damn or whoa, so I have no insight to offer on how to cook a book.

I am however ALL OVER reading this and shall be purchasing it for my nook shortly. :D
Maria said on 02.02.11 at 06:57 AM • [link]

Hmmm, everything is better with butter…but paper is pretty bland so you may need to spice it up when you saute it.
Scrin said on 02.02.11 at 07:36 AM • [link]

If you don’t want to taste the paper much, shred the paper into strips and include it in spaghetti. Or just plain shred it into confetti and sprinkle like parmesean.

Side note, that is one of my favorite romance novel covers. Why? I like the shade of blue.

All thought reds and whites and purples are very fab and groovy, but that’s a gorgeous blue thar.
Heather said on 02.02.11 at 09:02 AM • [link]

The five year old in me says everything is better with ketchup or chocolate, but probably not both :)
henofthewoods said on 02.02.11 at 09:07 AM • [link]

If you put it on a rice cake, you won’t notice if the paper is dry and tasteless.

Is anyone else having problems using the SBTBARE rebate at All Romance? I see the rebate posted when I try to buy the book, but once it is in my shopping cart I can’t get the rebate back.
Nichole said on 02.02.11 at 09:30 AM • [link]

Unveiled alphabet soup!
Bree said on 02.02.11 at 10:10 AM • [link]

Passion Fruit Pudding - Unveiled
Sally said on 02.02.11 at 11:54 AM • [link]

I think all the book needs is some icing and a cherry on top! Yummy~
Helen R-S said on 02.02.11 at 01:29 PM • [link]

I’d vote for grating (shredding?) it and putting it in spaghetti sauce. My mum used to grate carrots and zucchini to put in spaghetti sauce. We kids didn’t notice, but we got our vegies :-)