Sexy Recipes for Lovers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781533348302)

Linda De Villers, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist and Diplomate and Supervisor in Sex Therapy with the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). For over three decades, Dr. De Villers has maintained a private practice and has taught psychology, health psychology and human sexuality courses at major universities and colleges. She is currently an adjunct professor in the psychology departments of Pepperdine University Graduate School, Santa Monica College, and Chaffey College. She has presented her published research around the world, and is widely quoted and referenced in numerous regional, national and international media. A brief list of her appearances includes New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Cosmo, Glamour, McCalls, Mademoiselle, Better Homes and Gardens, Fitness and Men's Health in print; Discovery Health, Montel Williams, Berman & Berman, Midmorning Los Angeles and Jenny Jones Show on television; and numerous regional and national radio shows. For one year she had a monthly column in Health magazine; prior to that she was a weekly Q&A Columnist for Playboy.com. Dr. De Villers grew up in a medical household in which healthy, sumptuous eating ruled the day. Her marriage to a Frenchman introduced her to the world of French cuisine and Julia Child. From that moment on, she was hooked on cooking, especially in the context of seduction-and is to this day fluent in French! Following her marriage, Dr. De Villers began exploring world cuisines, starting in the rich cultural diversity of her native Southern California. Over the years she has ventured far and wide, to every continent of the world save Antarctica, savoring regional delights. She is one of few professionals worldwide to combine a clinical knowledge of sexuality and physical and mental health with a foodies' enthusiasm for fine cuisine. Her playful approach to life and love and food was a major factor in seducing her partner of sixteen years. An avid tennis player, skier, lover of the outdoors, film and art, Linda De Villers makes her home in the Los Angeles area of California. Sexy Recipes for Lovers (originally published as Simple Sexy Food) is her second book and follows on the success of her first book, Love Skills, still in print nearly twenty years after publication.