title: A Cookbook For Katie: Upon the Occasion of Her Marriage  Recipes and Reveries for the Bride
author:  Daphne Simpkins 
description: Daphne Simpkins presently writes The Adventures of Mildred Budge, stories about a retired fifth grade school teacher who is now a full-time Southern church lady. Current titles include the first two novels Cloverdale and Embankment and a collection of short stories, Miss Budge in Love. All titles are available in paperback and on Kindle. Before she became the creator of Mildred Budge, Daphne wrote about love and caregiving in the memoir, The Long Good Night (Eerdmans). A member of the speakers bureau for the Alabama Humanities Foundation Daphne also teaches English part-time for Auburn University Montgomery. To contact or learn more about her go to: www.DaphneSimpkins.com .
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  ![Cover of Fake Marriage Makeover](../Images/Cover.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # ABOUT THIS BOOK
  
  
  
  
  
  She hired him to be her fake fiancé, strictly to boost her confidence.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  It was never supposed to be real.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Men seldom pay attention to Katie, so if she hopes to meet one, she needs a
  
  
  new plan. Ivan Anderson, the gorgeous serial dater who sits next to her at
  
  
  work, isn't it. But he volunteers to be her fake fiancé, and soon, he's
  
  
  romancing her in all the right ways. He's the perfect temporary hire,
  
  
  too—until Ivan starts angling for a promotion to legit full-time
  
  
  boyfriend... and he's putting it all on the line. How did a simple fix get
  
  
  so complicated?
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # ![Chapter 1](../Images/one.gif)
  
  
  
  
  
  Katie liked to joke that she could figure out a way to make anything sound
  
  
  good in writing—except herself. Ha, ha. Wasn't it hilarious? She could
  
  
  write copy that sold dog food to people who didn't have dogs, but somehow
  
  
  she couldn't translate that skill in