USA Today bestselling author Josie Riviera writes
contemporary, inspirational, and historical sweet romances that read like
Hallmark movies. She lives in the Charlotte, NC, area with her wonderfully
supportive husband. Learn more about her and her books at her website.
Today is Valentine’s Day, and although we normally
think of it as a holiday for sweethearts, there are many other forms of love
that warrant celebration. In my latest release I touch on international
adoption, a subject close to my heart as my husband and I adopted our daughter
from S. Korea. (Note the Asian child on the cover.)
Twenty-two years ago, my husband and I met our
beautiful daughter for the first time at Boston International airport. She was
six months old. Our international adoption
process took over two years. She's now studying in Europe for her
Master's Degree.
Thousands of families around the world have opened their homes and hearts through international adoption. In I Love You More, Soo-Min is the embodiment of many, many fortunate adoptive children and parents who’ve together created forever families.
Today in celebration of Valentine’s Day I’m sharing a family recipe for butter cookies. The recipe uses a small number of simple ingredients, resulting in a flavorful, delicious cookie.
Thousands of families around the world have opened their homes and hearts through international adoption. In I Love You More, Soo-Min is the embodiment of many, many fortunate adoptive children and parents who’ve together created forever families.
Today in celebration of Valentine’s Day I’m sharing a family recipe for butter cookies. The recipe uses a small number of simple ingredients, resulting in a flavorful, delicious cookie.
Butter Cookies
Yields 3-4 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
2 sticks butter, softened
(Do not use margarine or light butter.)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup powdered
confectioner’s sugar
2-1/2 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Cream butter and sugar until
well blended. Add vanilla, flour and nuts. Mix thoroughly.
Shape into small balls. Dough
will be very crumbly, but the warmth of your hands will make them easier to
shape. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in pre-heated 400
degree oven for 15 minutes. Watch closely as they will burn if left in oven for
too long.
While still warm, roll in a
small amount of additional confectioner’s sugar.
I
Love You More
A billionaire and a single mother have more in common than they
know.
He’s a billionaire businessman …
Luciano Donati, entrepreneur and
eligible bachelor, lost his first wife to cancer. So though he lives in
romantic Charleston, SC, he has every intention of ignoring the upcoming
holiday for lovers … at least until he sets eyes again on his younger sister’s
best friend.
He remembers Anastasia as a teenager
who idolized him, not this lovely, fragile woman with heartbreak in her eyes.
Heartbreak that he finds himself wanting to cure. Her smile warms his soul, her
touch ignites his desire, and her little girl Soo-Min melts his frozen heart.
Adopted internationally himself at a young age, Luciano understands all too
well the strong need to belong somewhere.
She’s a single mom …
Anastasia Markow, cancer survivor and
divorced mother, didn’t come to Charleston, SC, for romance. She's here to make
sure she has custody of her adopted daughter, Soo-Min. But when she encounters
the first man she ever loved, here in the city of horse-drawn carriages and
candlelight, her battered heart can’t help but bloom again. And when Luciano
and Soo-Min take to each other, resisting his charm becomes even harder.
Handsome, self-assured, every inch
the successful billionaire, Luciano is out of Anastasia's reach. But when a
hurricane strands them together and they must trust each other to survive …
things heat up despite the driving rain and gale winds.
Can Valentine’s Day bring this
unlikely pair together … this time for good?
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7 comments:
Thank you so much for having me on your blog today...and...Happy Valentine's day to everyone! Hope everyone enjoys the cookie recipe!
Always a pleasure, Josie! Thanks for the recipe. Happy Valentine's Day.
Happy Valentine's Day to you, too!
I also wanted to alert your readers to the Amazon Giveaway for my Valentine's Day sweet romance. #sweetromance
Because...there's no purchase necessary!
https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/d0c4f031e4e67199
Wow! That was fast! My Amazon giveaway for I Love You More ended before I was done posting!
Here's the new link: No purchase necessary!
https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/473f4bdbed210c07
Can't wait to try these cookies! Thanks for the recipe!!
You are very welcome, Angela. Enjoy!
Many thanks for hosting me on your blog. It was fun!
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