Each week I welcome a guest author to share an excerpt of a first meeting. Today, Gem Sivad brings us a snippet of her American historical romance, Outrageous Pride. Gem’s fun fact is that she loves horses! Here is the setup of the scene: Irish bare-knuckle boxer Kellan Lonigan is in Texas inspecting his investments when… Continue Reading
Last weekend I knew my husband was REALLY looking forward to the Green Bay Packers playing the Chicago Bears, so I decided to make one of his favorite eat-in-front-of-Sunday-football meals: chili. This can be a one-bowl dinner, though there are so many sides and snacks that go with chili that it is hard to resist… Continue Reading
Every Saturday I welcome an author to share a first meeting excerpt. This week J. Rose Allister is sharing her paranormal Holiday Bites. After all, what goes together more naturally than vampires and Christmas? J. Rose is well qualified to write a holiday story, since she got so excited about Christmas this year that she started… Continue Reading
In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that I generally avoid cream-based soups. This one has no cream but is cheesy and definitely has more fat than most soups I make. I think it is worth it when you want a filling meal in one bowl or a winter lunch when you are entertaining.… Continue Reading
I’ve never had a thriller/suspense on First Sight Saturday, but why not let some chills go down our spines in the cold days of December? Today author Richard Brawer shares an excerpt from The Nano Experiment, but first, since his fun fact is that he likes to tell jokes, here is one for all of… Continue Reading
One of my favorite go-to soups in the winter is Split Pea. I know the mossy hue can be scary, but we should all seek the color green in our diet. Split Pea is easy, filling, healthy (lots of fiber – consider yourself warned!), can be vegetarian if you prefer, freezes well, and is inexpensive.… Continue Reading
Every week a guest author shares an excerpt of a first meeting between two characters on First Sight Saturday. I am happy to welcome Jane Toombs who will turn an impressive 87 years old on December 27. She says this makes her “an old bat,” and I say that if she is still cranking out… Continue Reading
Soup is my favorite winter food, and I’ve learned that a bowl of brothy goodness is also easy on the waistline if you avoid noodles, cream bases, and sides of cheese and crackers. One of my top ten homemade soups is Beef Vegetable because that is my mom’s bestest ever. There is no comparison between… Continue Reading
Each Saturday, I welcome a guest author to share a first meeting between two characters. I suppose Karen McCullough’s is a good choice for the first Saturday in December since the word gift is in the title, though the murder part doesn’t make it entirely festive. Karen shares with us her mystery with romantic elements, A Gift… Continue Reading
One of my goals as a parent was to have a home where kids wanted to hang out. My own parents are very nice people, but the house I was raised in was kind of formal, and my fears of something getting broken — not to mention my goody-two-shoes attitude, gag — discouraged me from… Continue Reading
