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This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Enjoy your weekend! 
Fried Rice
Hush Puppies
Oat Rolls

Book Preview ~ Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey

Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey, by Abigail Wilson

In this new Regency romance, a young unwed mother must protect her heart from the charms of her convenient new husband, Lord Torrington. She is not, however, prepared to protect her life.When the widowed Lord Torrington agreed to spy for the crown, he never planned to impersonate a highwayman, let alone rob the wrong carriage. Stranded on the road with an unconscious young woman, he is forced to propose marriage to protect his identity and her reputation, as well as his dangerous mission.Trapped not only by her duty to her country but also by her limited options as an unwed mother, Miss Elizabeth Cantrell and her infant son are whisked away to Middlecrest Abbey by none other than the elder brother of her son’s absent father. There she is met by Torrington’s beautiful grown daughters, a vicious murder, and an urgent hunt for the missing intelligence that could turn the war with France. Meanwhile she must convince everyone that her marriage is a genuine love match if her new husband has any hope of uncovering the enemy.Determined to keep her son’s true identity a secret, Elizabeth will need to remain one step ahead of her fragile heart, her uncertain future, and the relentless fiend bent on her new family’s ruin. Buy the book HERE. Abigail Wilson combines her passion for Regency England with intrigue and adventure to pen historical mysteries with a heart. A registered nurse, chai tea addict, and mother of two crazy kids, Abigail fills her spare time hiking the national parks, attending her daughter’s gymnastic meets, and curling up with a great book. In 2017, Abigail won WisRWA’s Fab Five contest and in 2016, ACFW’s First Impressions contest as well as placing as a 2017 finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and currently lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, with her husband and children. Connect with Abigail at www.acwilsonbooks.com

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Have a great weekend!
Spiced Cake with Penuche Frosting
Black Bean Salsa
Featured Author, Jennifer Slattery, shares her recipe for Taco Chicken Baked Potato Bar

Book Preview ~ At Love's Command

At Love's Command, by Karen WitemeyerHaunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known as Hanger’s Horsemen who have become legends in 1890s Texas. They defend the innocent and obtain justice for the oppressed. But when a rustler’s bullet leaves one of them at death’s door, they’re the ones in need of saving.Dr. Josephine Burkett is used to men taking one look at her skirts and discounting her medical skills. What she’s not used to is having a man change his mind in a heartbeat and offer to assist her in surgery. Matthew Hanger’s dedication to his friend during recovery earns Josephine’s respect, and when she hears of her brother’s abduction, he becomes her only hope for rescue.Matt has stared down ruthless outlaws, betrayal, and injury, but when a bossy lady doctor crawls under his skin, his heart is tempted to surrender. And when she is caught in the crossfire, he may have to sacrifice everything–even his team–to save her. Buy the book HERE.
For those who love to smile as they read, bestselling author Karen Witemeyer offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. Voted #1 Readers’ Favorite Christian Romance Author in 2019 by Family Fiction Magazine, Karen is a two-time winner of the ACFW Carol Award and three-time RITA® finalist. Karen is a firm believer in the power of happy endings. . . and ice cream. She is an avid cross-stitcher, and makes her home in Abilene, TX with her husband and three children. Learn more at  www.karenwitemeyer.com  or join her private Facebook group- The Posse .

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Have a lovely weekend! 

Egg Rolls


Pork Schnitzel with Cream Sauce

Featured Author, Karen Witemeyer, shares her recipe for Cowboy Dip.

Book Preview ~ The Mail-Order Standoff

The Mail-Order Standoff
by Vickie McDonough, Susan Page Davis, Margaret Brownley, and Angela Breidenbach

Four mail-order brides have second thoughts. In Right on Time, can English gentleman Timothy win western gal Tara? In Pistol-Packin' Bride, Wade is shot---by his wife-to-be. In The Bride Who Declined, Rachel discovers the man she rejected left her his ranch. And in Twice the Trouble, Connor and Brian expect sweet Irish lasses---but get a load of shenanigans. 448 pages, softcover from Barbour. Buy the Novella Collection Here.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Enjoy your weekend! 
Sausage Bean Soup

Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies

Featured Author, Patricia Bradley, shares her recipe for Low Carb Chicken Fajitas

Book Preview ~ The House at the End of the Moor

The House at the End of the Moor, by Michelle Griep

What Can a London Opera Star and an Escaped Dartmoor Prisoner Have in Common?
 
Opera star Maggie Lee escapes her opulent lifestyle when threatened by a powerful politician who aims to ruin her life. She runs off to the wilds of the moors to live in anonymity. All that changes the day she discovers a half-dead man near her house. Escaped convict Oliver Ward is on the run to prove his innocence, until he gets hurt and is taken in by Maggie. He discovers some jewels in her possession—the very same jewels that got him convicted. Together they hatch a plan to return the jewels, clearing Oliver’s name and hopefully maintaining Maggie’s anonymity. Buy the book HERE.


Michelle Griep’s been writing since she first discovered blank wall space and Crayolas. She is the Christy Award-winning author of historical romances: A Tale of Two Hearts, The Captured Bride, The Innkeeper’s Daughter, 12 Days at Bleakly Manor, The Captive Heart, Brentwood’s Ward, A Heart Deceived, and Gallimore, but also leaped the historical fence into the realm of contemporary with the zany romantic mystery Out of the Frying Pan. If you’d like to keep up with her escapades, find her at www.michellegriep.com 

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Have a great weekend! 
Taco Bowl Salad
Memorial Day Menu Ideas

Book Preview ~ Then Sings my Soul

Then Sings My Soul, by Amy Sorrells

1904, Chudniv, Ukraine. Playing hide-and-seek in bucolic fields of sunflowers, young Jakob never imagines the horrific secrets he will carry as he and his brother escape through genocide-ridden Eastern Europe.

1994, South Haven, Michigan. At age 94, time is running out for any hope that Jakob can be free from his burden of guilt.

When Jakob’s wife dies, he and his daughter, Nel, are forced to face the realities of his worsening dementia—including a near-naked, midnight jaunt down the middle of main street—as well as emerging shadows Nel had no idea lay beneath her father’s beloved, curmudgeonly ways.

While Nel navigates the restoration and sale of Jakob’s dilapidated lake house, her high school sweetheart shows up in town, along with unexpected correspondence from Ukraine. And when she discovers a mysterious gemstone in Jakob’s old lapidary room, Jakob’s condition worsens as he begins having flashbacks about his baby sister from nearly a century past.

As father and daughter race against time to discover the truth behind Jackob’s fragmented memories, the God they have both been running from shows that he redeems not only broken years, but also the future. Buy the book HERE.


Amy is an award-winning author of four novels of hope, set in America’s heartland. Her work is represented by the Wordserve Literary Group agency. She lives in central Indiana with her husband and three sons. Learn more about her HERE.