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October 29, 2016
Raven’s B & N readout!
Ooh, an excerpt from A Raven’s Heart has just been featured on Barnes & Noble’s Readouts in the Romance section! Go take a sneaky peek at Heloise and Raven in full flirt mode!
Here’s the link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/readouts/a-ravens-heart/
October 18, 2016
A Raven’s Heart release day!
It’s here! A Raven’s Heart is finally on sale everywhere bodice-ripping goodness is sold! I can’t wait for you to read about Raven and Heloise. . .I hope you fall in love with them as much as i did!
October 17, 2016
A Raven’s Heart is out tomorrow!
A Raven’s Heart is out tomorrow! I’m so excited – I can’t wait for you to meet Raven and Heloise! Also, All About Romance has published a wonderful review and made it a Desert Island Keeper!
Here’s the link: http://allaboutromance.com/book-review/a-ravens-heart-by-k-c-bateman/
October 14, 2016
All About Romance blog spot and giveaway
Today I’m on All About Romance talking about Napoleon’s engagement ring (expensive!), and the importance of story and history. There’s also a #giveaway! Go take a look . . .
October 10, 2016
Giveaway on Feminist Fairytale Reviews.
Just a quick note to let you know that there’s another GIVEAWAY running right now on Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews blog! Leave a comment after my guest post to win a free ARC of A Raven’s Heart!
Here’s the link: http://feministfairytalereviews.blogs...
October 6, 2016
Guest post and giveaway on Susana’s Parlor.
Today I’m featuring a GIVEAWAY and guest post on Susana’s Parlor Historical Romance blog!
I talk about historical inspiration, (including abandoning my poor characters in caves,) ancient Japanese art forms, publisher’s rejections, and, of course, romance!
Leave a comment on the site for a chance to win a copy of A Raven’s Heart! Here’s the link:
October 2, 2016
A Raven’s Heart on Smart Bitches Trashy Books!
A Raven’s Heart has been featured on Smart Bitches Trashy Books’ October New Releases Hide Your wallet section! Very excited to be included on this fab site – it’s one of my favorites! Here’s the link:
September 26, 2016
Wow, so the Amazon giveaway I just held? All DONE! Phew, ...
Wow, so the Amazon giveaway I just held? All DONE! Phew, that was fast.
Congratulations to all 50 winners and commiserations to the losers.
But don’t forget, even if you were unlucky, To Steal A Heart is still on for only 99c right now.
Go on, give yourself a treat! You know you need more tightrope-walking heroines, cynical spies, prisons heists and fan-yourself romance in your life . . .!
Hello all, just a quick note to let you know that I’m cur...
Hello all, just a quick note to let you know that I’m currently running an Amazon giveaway to win a free copy of To Steal a Heart! Enter for a chance to win and Good luck!
See this #AmazonGiveaway for a chance to win: To Steal a Heart (Secrets and Spies) (Kindle Edition). https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/b041ee03666d5f9f NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Ends the earlier of Oct 10, 2016 11:59 PM PDT, or when all prizes are claimed. See Official Rules http://amzn.to/GArules
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February 18, 2016
To Steal a Tarte
To Steal a Tarte…..
My new historical ‘To Steal A Heart’ is set in Napoleonic France, so what better than a dessert just like my hero Nicolas – something decadent, irresistible, and deliciously French? I give you ‘Pear and Almond Galette Frangipane.’
I love this recipe because it’s laughably easy, yet looks really impressive. Everyone assumes you’ve spent hours slaving over a hot oven when you have, in fact, spent most of the afternoon curled up with a cup of tea, some chocolate, and a fabulous romance novel.
The combination of marzipanny-almondy-paste-goodness and the pears is a match made in culinary heaven. Enjoy, mes enfants!
Oven to 375F.
You will need:
1 sheet ready-made puff pastry.
1 can sliced pears.
Frangipane mix:
4oz almond paste (half a small can)
1 stick (4oz) butter
1 oz sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
pinch of salt.
To finish:
Melted butter
Apricot jelly or jam.
(P.S. If you don’t have almond paste you can use marzipan, but omit the extra sugar above.)
Instructions:
Roll out the pastry and cut into circles. (For individual tartes a 10cm circle, or just do one big tarte). Prick with a fork all over.
Cream together almond paste, butter and sugar (either in food processor or by hand in a bowl) then add egg and vanilla extract and mix again.
Add flour, pinch of salt and mix.
Put mix in piping bag and pipe onto pastry circles, leaving a small gap of pastry (1cm) at the edge. (Or simply spoon the almond mixture on if you can’t be bothered to pipe it – a water-heated spoon works well for this to prevent sticking).
Arrange pears artfully on top in fans.
Brush with melted butter and put in oven at 375F for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
Cool, then brush with apricot glaze. (Microwave a tablespoon of jelly for 30 seconds in a mug to melt.) Finish with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Congratulate yourself and open a nice bottle of wine! Voila! You are a European culinary goddess. Serve with cream, if you have any.
