Your Complete Guide to the Unlikeliest Love Story Ever Fried “He had a secret recipe… for love.” 1. What Is This Book? Tender Wings of Desire is a real, officially licensed romance novella featuring Colonel Harland Sanders (the KFC mascot) as a smoldering, silver-fox heartthrob. Published by KFC in 2019 (April Fools’ Day, but no joke), it was written by “Harland Sanders” (actually a ghostwriter) and illustrated with cheesy, glorious 1970s-style romance novel covers inside .