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This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Join the Vogts Sisters this Saturday at Whistle Stop Antiques in Belton, MO.Learn more HERE.
Moist Butter Cake

Banana Muffins with Granola
Featured Author, Patricia Bradley, shares her recipe for 7-Minute Double Chocolate Cake

Book Preview ~ Storm Front

Storm Front, by Susan May Warren

A tornado has destroyed a small Minnesota community and among the missing are not only a group of students but PEAK Rescue team leader Chet King. Ty Remington will stop at nothing to rescue his mentor, not even when the girl he loved--and lost--walks back into his life. But Brette needs his help more than he knows, despite her stubborn determination to push him away. And when he gets a second chance, loving her just might cost him more than he can imagine.

A blogger for Vortex Storm Chasers, Brette Arnold didn't expect her adventures to land her in the same place as Ty, the guy who she walked--no, ran--from over a year ago. She had her reasons--good ones. The kind that tell her that falling for him again would only lead to heartache. But Ty isn't the kind of man to give up--not on the missing students, or on her.

Life and love hang in the balance in Susan May Warren's breathless story of holding on to hope during a deadly summer of storms. Buy the book HERE. 

Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of over fifty novels with more than
1 million books sold, including Wild Montana Skies, Rescue Me, A Matter of Trust, and Troubled Waters. Winner of a RITA Award and multiple Christy and Carol Awards, as well as the HOLT and numerous Readers' Choice Awards, Susan has written contemporary and historical romances, romantic suspense, thrillers, romantic comedy, and novellas. She makes her home in Minnesota and can be found online at www.susanmaywarren.com

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Join the Vogts Sister this Saturday at the Remnant Cafe, in Parsons, KS.Learn more HERE.
Whole Wheat Onion Hamburger Buns
Pimento Cheese Balls
Barbecue Recipe Ideas

Book Preview ~ More than Meets the Eye

More than Meets the Eye, by Karen Witemeyer

Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes--one bright blue, the other dark brown--Eva has fought to find her way in a world that constantly rejects her. Yet the support of even one person can help overcome the world's judgments, and Eva has two--Seth and Zach, two former orphans she now counts as brothers. 

Seeking justice against the man who stole his birthright and destroyed his family, Logan Fowler arrives in 1880s Pecan Gap, Texas, to confront Zach Hamilton, the hardened criminal responsible for his father's death. Only instead of finding a solitary ruthless gambler, he discovers a man not much older than himself with an unusual family. When Zach's sister, Evangeline, insists on dousing Logan with sunshine every time their paths cross, Logan finds his quest completely derailed. Who is truly responsible for his lost legacy, and will restoring the past satisfy if it means forfeiting a future with Evangeline? Buy the book HERE. 


Winner of the HOLT Medallion and the Carol Award and a finalist for the RITA and Christy Award, bestselling author Karen Witemeyer writes historical romance to give the world more happily-ever-afters. Karen makes her home in Abilene, Texas, with her husband and three children. Learn more about Karen and her books at www.karenwitemeyer.com

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Join the Vogts Sisters this weekend at Jefferson Hill Vineyards at McClouth, KS.Learn more HERE.
Hamburger Tomato Soup
Fried Okra Bites

Featured Author, Mike Brown, shares his recipe for Liddy's Peach Cobbler

Vogts Sisters' June Performances

Our summer begins with a bang as we hit the road each weekend in June for music performances. We would love for you to join us! See the Vogts Sisters' entire summer schedule HERE.

Book Preview ~ Porch Swing Girl

Porch Swing Girl, by Taylor Bennett

What if friendship cost you everything?

Stranded in Hawaii after the death of her mother, sixteen-year-old Olive Galloway is desperate to escape. She has to get back to Boston before her dad loses all common sense and sells the family house. But plane tickets cost money—something Olive gravely lacks.

With the help of Brander, the fussy youth group worship leader, and Jazz, a mysterious girl with a passion for all things Hawaiian, Olive lands a summer job at the Shave Ice Shack and launches a scheme to buy a plane ticket home before the end of the summer.

But when Jazz reveals a painful secret, Olive’s plans are challenged. Jazz needs money. A lot of it. Olive and Brander are determined to help their friend but, when their fundraising efforts are thwarted, Olive is caught in the middle. To help Jazz means giving up her ticket
home. And time is running out. Buy the book HERE. 

Taylor Bennett is the seventeen-year-old author of contemporary YA fiction.
Homeschooled since kindergarten, she is a proud homebody who suffers from the rare–yet always severe–case of wanderlust. 

Although she dreams of traveling to many different places, her favorite destination thus far (aside from her charming hometown in Oregon) is Lahaina, Hawaii. Taylor was so enamored with this tropical town that she became determined to write about it, hence her debut novel, Porch Swing Girl, the first in a series of books set in Hawaii.

A lover of literature since birth, Taylor found her love of writing fueled under the instruction of Andrew Pudewa and the other teachers at the Institute for Excellence in Writing, where she now works as an editor for their magazine.

When she isn’t writing, Taylor enjoys cooking, drawing, and taking long walks in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about Taylor HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend!
Yummy Baked Beans
Crunchy Broccoli Salad
Memorial Day Menu Ideas

Book Preview ~ The Theory of Happily Ever After

The Theory of Happily Ever After, by Kristin Billerbeck

According to Dr. Maggie Maguire, happiness is serious science, as serious as Maggie takes herself. But science can't always account for life's anomalies--for instance, why her fiancé dumped her for a silk-scarf acrobat and how the breakup sent Maggie spiraling into an extended ice cream-fueled chick flick binge.

Concerned that she might never pull herself out of this nosedive, Maggie's friends book her as a speaker on a "New Year, New You" cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Maggie wonders if she's qualified to teach others about happiness when she can't muster up any for herself. But when a handsome stranger on board insists that smart women can't ever be happy, Maggie sets out to prove him wrong. Along the way she may discover that happiness has far less to do with the head than with the heart.

Filled with memorable characters, snappy dialogue, and touching romance, Kristin Billerbeck's The Theory of Happily Ever After shows that the search for happiness may be futile--because sometimes happiness is already out there searching for you. Purchase the book HERE.

Kristin Billerbeck is the author of more than 30 novels, including What a Girl Wants and the Ashley Stockingdale and Spa Girls series. She is a fourth-generation Californian who loves her state and the writing fodder it provides. Learn more at www.KristinBillerbeck.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Join the Vogts Sisters this Saturday for Rodeo Days in Burlingame, KS or at Homer's Coffee House in Overland Park, KS. Learn more HERE.
Easy Salisbury Meatballs
Chicken Marsala
Featured Author, Laurie Lucking's Banana-Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars