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Book Preview ~ Never Let Go

Never Let Go, by Elizabeth Goddard
As a forensic genealogist, Willow Anderson is following in her late grandfather’s footsteps in her quest for answers about a baby abducted from the hospital more than twenty years ago. The case may be cold, but things are about to heat up when someone makes an attempt on her life to keep her from discovering the truth.Ex-FBI agent–and Willow’s ex-flame–Austin McKade readily offers his help to protect the woman he never should have let get away. Together they’ll follow where the clues lead them, even if it means Austin must face the past he’s spent much of his life trying to forget. And even if it puts Willow’s tender heart at risk. In this fast-paced and emotional page-turner, bestselling author Elizabeth Goddard keeps the stakes high, the romantic tension sparking, and the outcome uncertain until the very end. Buy the book HERE.

Elizabeth Goddard is the bestselling author of more than 40 books, including the Carol Award-winning The Camera Never Lies. Her Mountain Cove series books have been finalists in the Daphne du Maurier Awards and the Carol Awards. Goddard is a seventh generation Texan and can be found online at www.elizabethgoddard.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. Join the Vogts Sisters tomorrow night at Homer's Coffee House in Overland Park, KS.Learn more HERE.
Slow-Cooked BBQ Pork Chops
English Scones and Clotted Cream
Mother's Day Brunch Ideas

A Bridal Shower English Tea Party

Our daughters and I recently hosted a Bridal Shower-English Tea Party for our youngest daughter. It was such a fun day and experience. For months, we studied traditional English Teas, decorations, and recipes and finally came up with what we wanted.
Hats, gloves and pretty dresses were encouraged
We went with an English Garden theme for decorationswith lots of lavender, ivy, herbs and succulents.
Our menu consisted of four courses, and all of the recipes were tested to make sure they fit the bill for the day! We tried different loose leaf teas from Tealyra, The London Tea Merchant, and Plum Deluxe.
The first course was three tea sandwiches served with Apricot Brandy Tea and Mint Lemonade. Egg Salad with Watercress, Chicken Curry Sandwiches on Wheat, and Salmon Mousse and Cucumber on Pumpernickel.
Second course was English Scones with Clotted Cream, Lemon Curd, and Strawberry Jam. Served with Rosy Earl Grey Tea. You would not believe what we went through to make the clotted cream, but it turned out fabulous! 

Our third course was desserts served with our only herbal tea--Soothing Trio, a blend of chamomile, mint, and hibiscus. This plate consisted of Lavender Pistachio Shortbread, a Raspberry Cream Tart, and a Miniature Chocolate Fudge Bundt Cake.
Last, we served a Strawberry English Trifle with a blended tea of Margaret's Hope (Darjeeling) and Jasmine Silver Needle
Rather than traditional "bridal games" we offered little lessons on an English Tea--The History of Afternoon Tea and a Memory Tray Game; English Tea Etiquette; Tea Party Attire; and the Language of Flowers.
I loved this little Tussie Mussie given to the "moms".
We had a wonderful time with lots of love and laughter, and we look forward to celebrating Abbey and Malachi's wedding in just a little over a week! 

Book Preview ~ Sweet on You

Sweet on You, by Becky Wade

Britt Bradford and Zander Ford have been the best of friends since they met thirteen years ago. Unbeknown to Britt, Zander has been in love with her for just as long.ndependent and adventurous Britt channels her talent into creating chocolates at her hometown shop. Zander is a bestselling author who's spent the past 18 months traveling the world. He's achieved a great deal but still lacks the only thing that ever truly mattered to him-Britt's heart.When Zander's uncle dies of mysterious causes, he returns to Merryweather, Washington, to investigate, and Britt is immediately there to help. Although this throws them into close proximity, both understand that an attempt at romance could jeopardize their once-in-a-lifetime friendship. But while Britt is determined to resist any change in their relationship, Zander finds it increasingly difficult to keep his feelings hidden. As they work together to uncover his uncle's tangled past, will the truth of what lies between them also, finally, come to light? Buy the book HERE. Becky Wade is the 2018 Christy Award Book of the Year winner for True to You. She is a native of California who attended Baylor University, met and married a Texan, and moved to Dallas. Her humorous, heart-pounding contemporary romance novels have won three Christy Awards, the Carol Award, the INSPY Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award for Romance. Becky lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband and three children. To find out more about Becky and her books, visit www.beckywade.com

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Join the Vogts Sisters in Ottawa, KS this Saturday for a barn concert. Learn more HERE.
Thousand Island Dressing
Honey-Mustard Pan Roasted Chicken with Potatoes

Featured Author, Molly Jebber, shares her recipe for her Mom's Easy Chicken Casserole.

Book Preview ~ Daughters of Northern Shores

Daughters of Northern Shores, by Joanne Bichof

Aven Norgaard understands courage. Orphaned within an Irish workhouse, then widowed at just nineteen, she voyaged to America where she was wooed and wed by Thor Norgaard, a Deaf man in rural Appalachia. That the Lord saw her along the winding journey and that Aven now carries Thor's child are blessings beyond measure. Yet while Thor holds her heart, it is Haakon-his younger brother and rival-who haunts her memories.Having fled the Norgaard orchard after trying to take Aven as his own, Haakon sails on the North Atlantic ice trade, where his soul is plagued with regrets that distance cannot heal. Not even the beautiful Norwegian woman he's pursued can ease the torment. When the winds bear him home after four years away, Haakon finds the family on the brink of tragedy. A decades-old feud with the neighboring farm has wrenched them into the fiercest confrontation on Blackbird Mountain since the Civil War. Haakon's cunning and strength hold the power to seal many fates, including Thor's-which is already imperiled due to a grave illness brought to him at the first prick of warfare. Now Haakon faces the hardest choice of his life. One that shapes a battlefield where pride must be broken enough to be restored, and where a prodigal son may finally know the healing peace of surrender and the boundless gift of forgiveness. And when it comes to the woman he left behind in Norway, he just might discover that while his heart belongs to a daughter of the north, she's been awaiting him on shores more distant than the land he's fighting for. Buy the book HERE. Joanne Bischof is an ACFW Carol Award and ECPA Christy Award-winning author. She writes deeply layered fiction that tugs at the heartstrings. She was honored to receive the San Diego Christian Writers Guild Novel of the Year Award in 2014 and in 2015 was named Author of the Year by the Mount Hermon conference. Joanne’s 2016 novel, The Lady and the Lionheart, received an extraordinary 5 Star TOP PICK! from RT Book Reviews, among other critical acclaim. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her three children. Visit her online at JoanneBischof.com

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. Have a great weekend! 
Cheesy Bread Sticks
Boston Cream Pie
Cookbook Preview ~ Magnolia Table, by Joanna Gaines

Book Preview ~ The Making of Mrs. Hale

The Making of Mrs. Hale, by Carolyn Miller

Marry in haste, repent in leisure--Mrs. Hale is about to find out how painful that repentance can truly be.

Julia Hale ran off to be married in Gretna Green, following romance instead of common sense. But her tale isn't turning into a happily ever after. Her new husband is gone and she doesn't know where--or if he's ever coming back. Julia has no option but to head home to the family she betrayed by eloping and to hope they'll forgive her. Especially now that she might be carrying a baby from her brief marriage.

Carolyn Miller's clean and wholesome Regency romances continue with The Making of Mrs. Hale, following familiar characters as they learn how restoration can occur by finding hope and healing through a deep relationship with God. Full of rich historical details and witty banter, this series continues to draw in fans of Jane Austen, Sarah Ladd, and Julie Klassen. Buy the book HERE. 


Carolyn Miller is an Inspirational Regency romance author who lives in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia with her husband and four children. She loves reading (especially Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer), music, films, gardens, art, travel and food. She really enjoys creating worlds where flawed people can grow in faith, hope and love. Learn more about Carolyn HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. Enjoy your weekend, and Happy Easter.
Hamburger Cabbage Skillet


Chicken Marsala with Noodles
Easter Menu Ideas

Preparing Our Hearts for Easter

There are so many hymns that celebrate the special Easter message that makes our hearts soar with thanksgiving and praise for all Christ has done for us. Here are a few verses from my favorite Easter hymns:

I know that my Redeemer lives; What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, He lives, who once was dead;He lives, my ever living Head.

Jesus Christ is ris'n today, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia! Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!

I am content! My Jesus liveth still,In whom my heart is pleased,He hath fulfilled the Law of God for me,God's wrath He hath appeased,Since He in death could perish never,I also shall not die forever.I am content! I am content!

And one from my childhood:
God sent His Son, they called Him Jesus;He came to love, heal, and forgive;He lived and died to buy my pardon, An empty grave it there to prove my Savior lives.Because He lives I can face tomorrow;Because He lives all fear is gone;Because I know He holds the future,And life is worth the living just because He lives.