When I delivered my Christmas cookies to one of my friends, I asked her which cookie was her favorite. I had way over-baked and wanted to get her more of the ones she really likes. It was then that she hesitantly let me know that the cookie press cookies with the weird green and red dried-ish cherries were not her favorite. I had to laugh. They are not my favorite either. Don’t get me wrong, they are tasty little buggers, but out of the five different cookies I make, they have strong competition. I know she was being honest with me, and I love that. But I know the truth about those little cookie press cookies. An evil laugh echoed in my head. You can’t fight them. They may not be the tastiest, but they are addictive. Before you know it you have popped 20 of those little buggers in your mouth, and the three sticks of butter in each batch will hit you hard. My friend loves butter. A LOT! She won’t be able to resist them. MWAHAHAHA!! I will bring her more.
The Man by the Sea: a gripping British mystery with a stunning twist (The Slim Hardy Mystery Book 1)
by Jack Benton
Genre: Mystery | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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John “Slim” Hardy, heavy drinker and disgraced soldier turned bumbling private detective, is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he walks to the shore, opens an old book, and begins to read aloud.
His wife thinks he’s having an affair.
Slim thinks he’s insane.
The truth is more incredible than either could imagine.
The Man by the Sea is the sensational debut novel by Jack Benton, a classic story of love, betrayal, murder, and intrigue.
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A Tuscan Affair: It’s never too late to fall in love (Golden Girl Series Book 1)
by Gudrun Frerichs, Liz Dempsey
Genre: Literature & Fiction | World Literature | Literary Fiction | Crime Fiction
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Who needs a millionaire daddy for her adult children?
Anna King isn’t even dreaming of a new man in her life. Not after a holiday romance went all wrong thirty years ago. Her career, her beautiful home, and most of all her twins are all she wants and needs. Who needs a man if you have fantastic friends? Not this well respected Auckland lawyer.
Vineyard owner Antonio Falcone has only one goal. Fly to Auckland, help his elderly father getting divorced, and zap back home in time for the harvest. That’s it. Women? No, no, amore mio, not for this charming Italian. Once bitten, twice shy.
But when the past catches up with them things unravel with lightning speed, and some nasty people raise their heads. And Tuscany? Oh, yes… Tuscany… rolling hills, azure-blue skies, full-bodied wine, delicious food, and a love that will succeed.
If you love sweet romance under the Tuscan sun with a sprinkling of suspense, well, you just have to go and read the story! Get ready for a journey that takes you from Auckland, New Zealand into the heart of Tuscany, Italy. Click the button and get your copy
THE GOLDEN GIRLS SERIES is about Anna, A Tuscan Affair, Thea, A Case For Love, Claudia, Daring To Love, and Christine, Tides Of Love, as their settled lives suddenly spin out of control. Rather than preparing for their retirement, these Fifty-Somethings refuse to sit back and grow old quietly even if that means they might lose their hearts… all over again.
In each book of the series, one of the friends faces her challenges and shows she is far from being done yet and the men who cross their paths better look out!
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Name’s Corcoran, Terrence Corcoran: A Terrence Corcoran Western
by Johnny Gunn
Genre: Classics | Literature & Fiction | Westerns
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Terrence Corcoran carried a badge in Virginia City, Nevada until one day, in a drunken stupor, he shot the sheriff. Now he’s returning to the Comstock looking to get his badge back and stumbles into a conspiracy that might put the sheriff, district attorney, and others in jail for a long time. A lovely working girl is brutally murdered, a Hungarian duke wants a Wells Fargo gold shipment, and the sheriff rehires him after first kicking him in a most tender spot. Corcoran was born on the ship bringing his family to this country, ran away to the frontier at an early age and brings his ideas of the old country and knowledge learned of the west to whatever mess he finds himself in. He’s carried a badge, found himself in jail, and stands four-square for right, honor, and truth. You gotta love the guy.
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25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys: A Small Town Holiday Romance
by Elle Thorpe
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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**VOTED FAVOURITE SMALL TOWN STORY **finalist in the 2019/20 Australian Romance Readers Association Awards.**
Reason 17 – The year Nana drank too much eggnog and threw up in my Guccis.
Isabel hates Christmas. She’s got a Christmas disaster for each of her 25 years. When her boss sends her from the sun-kissed beaches of Australia to snowy small-town Wyoming, it’s just another thing to add to her ‘do not like’ list. Snow sucks. Christmas sucks. And cowboys suck most of all.
Except maybe for one…
Reason 21 – The year my workplace secret Santa bought me tampons. From the bathroom vending machine.
Johnny loves Christmas. And it only gets better when he lays eyes on a grinchy brunette with the cutest accent around. She might only be in town for a few weeks, but he’s never been one to back down from a challenge. He’s going to right every wrong on her list to make her fall in love with Christmas.
And with him.
Reason 25 – The year I fell for a sexy cowboy. Who lives on the other side of the world. What the hell do I do now?
25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys is a standalone romantic comedy sure to give you all the feels of a Hallmark movie, but with the steamy scenes you know you know you’ve been missing.
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Hill 406
by Stan R. Mitchell
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It might be a blistering 120 degrees in Helmand Province, but it’s about to get a lot hotter.
In this burning hell of Southern Afghanistan, fate unites two Marines and throws them into the scorching fire of combat; a fight in which they’ll risk everything.
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Readers are raving about Hill 406:
“Using the current war in Afghanistan as the setting, Stan Mitchell delivers a story with all the dust, sweat, and conflict of the Afghan war. As a former Marine Infantry Officer, I read these book with a critical eye, but Stan Mitchell is a former Marine Infantryman himself and he gets it right. If you want to feel the sweat of Marines in Afghanistan, you cant do better than Stan Mitchell.”
“When the guy doing the writing is a combat Marine, then you know that it’s going to be a good story. That’s what we get… a quick-paced, action-packed tale that’s bound to have you turning pages or swiping on your Kindle. And if you’re like me, wishing for more when you get to the end. Stan always gets it right, from the weapons and tactics to the constant battle between the grunts and the pogues. Snag this if you haven’t, you won’t be disappointed.”
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From the Author’s Note: Hill 406 “is enjoyable and fast moving, and also real and harsh; a fast roller coaster on the one hand, while on the other, like coarse sandpaper dragged across your skin. The book should be a lot of fun; a fast read. But it should also seem more tragic and real than a lot of those light military fiction books, where the good guys kick ass and go home unscathed.” — Stan R. Mitchell
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Vintage Recipes: Vintage Recipes from 1917 Cookies, Cakes, & Pies, Oh My! (Vintage Recipes From Decades Past: Cookies, Cakes & Pies)
by Wilma Sossaman
Genre: Cookbooks, Food & Wine
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Imagine, getting recipes from decades past and making them now. Will you discover a vintage recipe that will make everyone think you are the greatest cook ever? Maybe it is that Raisin Pie recipe that will knock the socks off of everyone.
One reader states:
“Cookies, Cakes and Pies, Oh My” offers simple recipes for some of my favorite treats when I was a little boy. This cookbook is a treasure that Wilma Sossaman discovered in her grandmother’s old truck. It’s a must for anyone who wishes they could go back to the “good old days” when life was simple and a trip to grandma’s house always smelled of fresh baked cookies and pies. You won’t find any high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oil, or artificial ingredients in Grandma Annie’s recipes. This is the real thing for desserts and a must if you like cookies, cakes, muffins or pies”
The cookie, cake and pie recipes, when baked, will bring back wonderful memories of your own upbringing. Just reading the cake recipes, you can smell the wonderful aroma of it baking. The recipes are exactly as they were written in the original hand-written book by Wilma’s Grandmother, and only if necessary, the language was changed to make it clearer.
Table of Contents:
I.Introduction
II.Cakes
III.Muffins, Nut Bread and Gingerbread
IV.Bars
V.Cookies
VI.Donuts
VII.Pies
VIII.Relishes/Conserves
IX.Candy
Treat your loved ones and yourself to Sunshine Cake, Sponge Cake, Feather Cake, Raisin Pie, and many other dishes prepared the way they should always be prepared, and with lots of love.
Don’t settle for the modernized version; stick with the Cookies, Cakes & Pies, Vintage Recipes from1917. Don’t we all love recipes from our grandmother?
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