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Thursday, March 2, 2017

BOOK CLUB FRIDAY--10 HISTORICAL ROMANCES

Today we’re happy to showcase Love Historicals presents Once Upon A Kiss, a treat for all of you who love historical romance. This ebook boxed set includes ten historical romances by ten USA Today and Amazon bestselling authors, dishing up Roman gladiators, cowboys, knights, dukes, and rogues heroes. The set includes:

Presenting Lady Gus by Sydney Jane Baily
Augusta Brenville needs a wealthy husband to save her beloved estate, a seemingly impossible task when her suitors keep dying—until a seasoned captain arrives, a tad uncivilized for her liking but alive and willing. Can Rolf thwart an assassin with a penchant for poison, fire, and arrows, keeping himself and Augusta alive until their wedding day?

Never Tempt a Rogue by Christy Carlyle
An infamous rogue meets his match in a feisty chaperone who has all but given up on love.

Love and Lies by Gina Danna
Ganius the gladiator can be freed by Aurelia, his Roman mistress, if he takes her with him. If he does, it’ll mean his death but to leave her will destroy her. He must choose—and this is a fight the champion of the sands might lose.

Vain by Jill Hughey
A tailor’s abandoned daughter fashions a vain nobleman’s tunic, finding passion between the neckline and hem as misfortune forces her into his precarious aristocratic world.

A Knight to Remember by Catherine Kean
When widowed Lady Aislinn Locksmeade finds a naked, unconscious man in the forest, she wonders if he's Hugh Brigonne, her first and only true love. When he wakes, he can't remember who he is or what happened to him. Does she dare to love the roguish stranger, or is there far greater danger to Aislinn than risking her heart?

Sweet Taste of Love by Anna Markland
Riddled with guilt after the drowning deaths of his parents, Aidan FitzRam becomes a monk. Nolana Kyncade is a Scot fleeing the tyranny of a cruel stepfather. She bumps into Aidan selling the abbey's mead at a market. He quickly realizes he is not cut out to be a monk.

The Prince’s Passion by Nancy Morse
From the blood-soaked sands of the Spanish bullring to the English countryside, from the war-ravaged Crimea to glittering St. Petersburg, Alana follows her heart into the arms of the handsome Russian prince whose secrets can topple an empire.

Angel’s Assassin by Laurel O’Donnell
Damien is an assassin, a man with a tortured past. Sold into slavery, he is trained to kill. Lady Aurora of Acquitaine is the epitome of purity and goodness. When Damien enters Aurora's life, tempting her with promises of forbidden lust, he threatens to tear her peaceful world apart.

Landry’s Back in Town by Margery Scott
Ex-convict Landry Mitchell no longer hopes for acceptance and forgiveness. Olivia Harding is determined to help him rebuild his life. As their feelings for each other grow, Landry starts to believe in the possibility of a future together … until trouble comes back to town.

Heiress Bride by Cynthia Woolf
Both are scarred. Only together can they find the healing that each needs.

Monday, December 16, 2013

COOKING WITH CLORIS--BERRY SALAD FROM AUTHOR LINDA McLAUGHLIN

Today we welcome back author Linda McLaughlin, who grew up with a love of history fostered by her paternal grandmother and an incurable case of wanderlust inherited from her father. She has traveled extensively within the United States and has visited Mexico, Canada, & Australia. A lifelong dream came true with a trip to England where she was able to combine sightseeing and theater with research for her novels. She published her first book under the name Lyn O'Farrell. Now Linda writes historical and Regency romance under her own name and sexy to erotic romance under the pen name Lyndi Lamont. Learn more about Linda and her books at her website and blog. Linda joins us today to share a recipe and tell us about her recent release.

My thanks to Lois for inviting me back to Killer Crafts and Crafty Killers.

Today I’m sharing a fruit salad recipe I created. A few years ago, my plot group started having holiday potlucks. At the time, we had a number of people with dietary restrictions, so I set out to create a non-allergic fruit salad. The requirements were that it be free of gluten, dairy products, nuts and citrus, as well as low in calories. Because of my own fruit allergies, I decided to focus on a berry salad.

Cranberries are one of my favorite fall fruits, so I started with whole-berry cranberry sauce and added fresh blueberries. It was tart, to say the least, so I added raisins for some sweetness. Most of the ladies in the group gave it their blessing, though a few don't like cranberries, but that's fine. The great thing about a potluck is you get to choose what you want to eat.

Here is my original recipe:

Cranberry-Blueberry Delight

Ingredients:
1 14 oz. can of Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
1 package of fresh blueberries (about 4 oz.)
1 cup of golden raisins

Mix, chill and serve. That's it!

The recipe serves 8-10 ladies. (The photo doesn't reflect the full recipe. It's what is left over after a couple of days of snacking on it.) I’ve also spread it on turkey sandwiches in lieu of regular cranberry sauce.

Since it's so simple, it's easy to experiment. Add nuts for crunch or sweeten to taste if it's too tart. I'm thinking about adding some of those little marshmallows next time for color and sweetness.

Happy holidays!

The Best Present
Ten-year-old Allison Harcourt's life has been turned upside down since her father lost his job and her beloved grandmother died. She's not looking forward to Christmas, especially since she can't figure out how to finish the scarf she's making for her mother. An unexpected stop in Sweetwater Springs brings her and her parents to the boarding house of the widow Murphy. Sometimes sweet things can be found in the most unexpected places.

The Best Present is part of  Sweetwater Springs Christmas: A Montana Sky Short Story Anthology by Debra Holland and Friends: E. Ayers, Linda Carroll-Bradd, MJ Fredrick, Paty Jager, Jill Marie Landis, Trish Milburn, Linda McLaughlin, Bev Pettersen, Tori Scott, Cynthia Woolf

Come celebrate the holidays in 1895 Sweetwater Springs, Montana, as ten Western Romance authors join New York Times Bestselling author Debra Holland in telling short stories of love and laughter, heartbreak and healing, and most of all, Christmas joy.