Each week I invite a guest author to share a first meeting excerpt on First Sight Saturday. Today I welcome Bethanne Strasser (who also writes at Beth Rhodes) to share a scene from her contemporary romance, For Love or Duty. Beth’s fun fact is one that may not have been so much fun: she has… Continue Reading
If you haven’t read the explanation of how this sequel to Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South came to be, you can read it here. Chapter 1 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton – copyright Jill Hughey 2014 John Thornton had never found any use for delicate furnishings. A man of large build, he favored heavy chairs with… Continue Reading
Normally on Saturday I host an author of a recently published novel. This week’s author stood me up, but to be honest, the timing is pretty good because I’m getting ready to start posting Becoming Mrs. Thornton, my sequel to North and South, the 1855 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. I want to share the first meeting between… Continue Reading
Chicken Corn Soup is a Pennsylvania Dutch invention. If I had to choose a favorite soup my mom makes, it would be a dead tie between Chicken Corn and Beef Vegetable. Traditionally, Chicken Corn Soup has small dumplings boiled in it that my mom calls “rivels,” but I’ve never perfected the rivel, and now try… Continue Reading
I fell in love with North and South when I watched the BBC mini-series, like many of you, I suspect. I then read Elizabeth’s Gaskell’s wonderful book, partly because I wanted to see her original interpretation of her characters, and partly because I wanted MORE. I love period romance but the authors absolutely slay me by closing… Continue Reading
Here they are! Every Jill Hughey Romance book available! I created this post – copied it from my Love Historicals page to be honest – to reduce the clutter on the home page of the blog. Every book is here, and the icons beneath lead directly to the individual book at your vendor of choice. … Continue Reading
Each week I welcome a guest author to share an excerpt of a first meeting between two characters. This week, Neil Plakcy, has brought his M/M romance, Mi Amor, to First Sight Saturday. Neil’s fun fact is that he was a second place finisher on Jeopardy! This excerpt is the very beginning of the story.… Continue Reading
I think a training session and license should be required before being allowed to use an immersion blender. However, I have inadvertently served this without blending it and it is still fabulous! Just like last week’s lentil soup, this is from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, (with the amount of cayenne reduced) so you can… Continue Reading
Every week I welcome a guest author to share a first meeting excerpt. I have to admit that I’ve never heard the term “manny” before so I was already intrigued by the title My Mr. Manny. This is a contemporary romance from Jennifer Garcia, who tells me that she has a fear of heights. In spite… Continue Reading
I’m not a vegetarian but I like to make vegetarian dishes as a way to boost my produce intake. We have subscribed to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) several times over the years. One of the blessings of a CSA is that it forces you to eat greens. One of the curses of a CSA… Continue Reading
