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This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. This is our week at the county fair, so we're busy with projects and activities there. Have a great weekend! 
Sourdough Biscuits
Spice Cake with Penuche Frosting
Featured Author, Elizabeth Goddard's Grilled Ratatouille Muffaletta

Cottonwood Falls ~ Flint Hills Road Trip

Here are a few more pictures from a recent road trip to the Flint Hills of Kansas. Cottonwood Falls is one of our favorite towns to visit--we love the small town friendliness, the quaint streets and buildings, and of course the magnificent limestone Courthouse. 
This was the first time I'd ever toured the courthouse and I encourage anyone who hasn't to DO SO! Be sure to check out the jail at the back. 
Loved the wooden staircase.
Be sure to visit the  shops and galleries in town, especially Jim Bell and Son's Western Store and have a bite to eat while you're there. The Emma Chase Cafe boasts fried catfish on Friday nights, or check out The Grand Central Grill for a delicious steak. 
If you need a place to stay, check out the Grand Central Hotel, the various Bed and Breakfasts or stay at the remodeled Millstream Resort Motel that sits right next to the Cottonwood River. 

Book Preview ~ The Tutor's Daughter

The Tutor's Daughter by Julie Klassen

Emma Smallwood, determined to help her widowed father when his boarding school fails, accompanies him to the cliff-top manor of a baronet and his four sons. But soon after they arrive and begin teaching the two younger boys, mysterious things begin to happen. Who does Emma hear playing the pianoforte at night, only to find the music room empty? And who begins sneaking into her bedchamber, leaving behind strange mementoes?
The baronet's older sons, Phillip and Henry Weston, wrestle with problems—and secrets—of their own. They both remember the studious Miss Smallwood from their days at her father's academy. But now one of them finds himself unexpectedly drawn to her.... When suspicious acts escalate, can Emma figure out which brother to blame, and which to trust with her heart?
Filled with page-turning suspense, The Tutor's Daughter takes readers to the windswept Cornwall coast—a place infamous for shipwrecks and superstitions—where danger lurks, faith is tested, and romance awaits. Purchase the book HERE.
About Julie: Julie Klassen worked in publishing for sixteen years (first in advertising, then as a fiction editor) and now writes full time. Three of her books, The Maid of Fairbourne Hall, The Girl in the Gatehouse, and The Silent Governess have won the Christy Award for Historical Romance. The Maid of Fairbourne Hall and The Girl in the Gatehouse also won a Midwest Book Award and The Silent Governess was a finalist in Romance Writers of America's RITA awards. Julie graduated from the University of Illinois and enjoys travel, research, BBC period dramas, long hikes, short naps, and coffee with friends. She and her husband have two sons and live near St. Paul, Minnesota. Learn more about Julie and her books HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. What are your plans for the weekend? We'll be out eating "beans" at the 140th Annual Soldiers and Sailors Reunion. 
Strawberry Lemon Fizz
Homemade Pizza Dough
Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake

July Book Drawing

It's time for another Book Drawing! As mentioned a few months back, I am cleaning off my bookshelves and plan to give Great Christian Fiction away all summer! Here are the SIX books I'm giving away in July to one lucky winner. 

Click on the links below to learn more about the books:
To enter your chance to win, leave a note in the comments below naming a Favorite Book You've Read This Summer. A winner will be drawn on Wednesday, July 31. All of the books above have been recommended here as a Book Preview. Click on the links above to learn more about them. Thanks again for your friendship and support! 
  *Void where prohibited. Open only to US residents. Odds of winning depend on number  of entrants. Comments must be made on this blog. Social network comments are not valid.

Book Preview ~ It Happened at the Fair

It Happened at the Fair by Deeanne Gist

Gambling everything, including the family farm, Cullen McNamara travels to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with his most recent invention. But the noise in the Fair's Machinery Palace makes it impossible to communicate with potential buyers. In an act of desperation, he hires Della Wentworth, a teacher of the deaf, to tutor him in the art of lip-reading.

The young teacher is reluctant to participate, and Cullen has trouble keeping his mind on his lessons while intently watching her lips.  Like the newly invented Ferris Wheel, he is caught in a whirl between his girl back home, his dreams as an inventor and his unexpected attraction to his new tutor. Purchase the book HERE.
Deeanne Gist -- known to her family, friends, and fans as Dee -- has rocketed up the bestseller lists and captured readers everywhere with her very original, very fun historical & contemporary love stories. Add to this four RITA nominations, two consecutive Christy Awards, rave reviews, and a growing loyal fan base, and you've got one recipe for success.She has a very active online community on her website at www.IWantHerBook.com and at www.facebook.com/DeesFriends.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. Enjoy your weekend and stay "cool".
Ranch Dressing Mix
Parmesan Corn on the Cob
Featured Author, Julianna Deering's recipe for Easy English Trifle

Flint Hills Wildflowers

Here are some pictures from a recent road trip into the Flint Hills. Most of these pictures were taken by our youngest daughter, who has a wonderful eye for photography. 
I'm guessing at the name of some of these, so if I'm wrong, please correct me in the comments below.
 Showy Evening Primrose
 Showy Beard Tongue
 Missouri Evening Primrose
 Showy Beard Tongue
Unknown

Book Preview ~ The Face of the Earth

The Face of the Earth by Deborah Raney

When Mitch Brannon's beloved wife kisses him goodbye one autumn morning, he has little idea that his life is about to change forever. Jill doesn't return from her conference and when she's still missing three days later, Mitch enlists the help of Jill's best friend, their next-door neighbor Shelley, in the search of his life. Weeks, and then months go by, with no inkling of what has happened to Jill. As Mitch and Shelley's friendship grows ever closer, Mitch must decide how he will honor his vows to a woman who may never return––or who may walk through the front door tomorrow. Buy the book HERE.
DEBORAH RANEY is bestselling novelist whose books have garnered multiple industry awards including the RITA Award, HOLT Medallion, National Readers' Choice Award, Carol Award, Silver Angel from Excellence in Media, and have twice been Christy Award finalists. Her first novel, A Vow to Cherish, shed light on the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. The novel inspired the highly acclaimed World Wide Pictures film of the same title and continues to be a tool for Alzheimer's families and caregivers. 
Deborah is on faculty for several national writers' conferences and serves on the advisory board of the 2500-member American Christian Fiction Writers organization. She has written more than 20 novels, and her recent Hanover Falls Novels series is published by Howard/Simon & Schuster. Deb and her husband, Ken Raney, enjoy small-town life in Kansas. Learn more about Deborah and her books HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. Hope you had a great 4th of July! Enjoy your weekend! 
My Adventures with Sourdough
Patriotic Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
Oat Rolls
German Cabbage