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Recipe: Spring Vegetables with Roast Chicken and Feta (Gluten Free) #TipsTuesdays

So I tried out a new recipe last night and Rob gave it a 9.5 out of 10, so I had to share. It's based off this one on GoodFood, but I added and changed a few things, so this is my version :).

Now this recipe only fed two of us, but I had 2 chicken thighs and Rob had the other 7 because he had just finished in the gym and was craving the protein, hence I think it would serve 3 comfortably.

This recipe is entirely gluten free.

For a Vegetarian Version sans ChickenI think it would be very easy to c...

The Marketing Blues aka Motivation, Where Art Thou?

The Marketing Blues aka Motivation, Where Art Thou?
I have to admit that I am finding it hard to get back in the swing of things now the holiday season is out of the way. It's been so nice not having to do anything to do with books and marketing for a while that I found myself staring at my twitter this morning wondering why I was bothering.

Logically I know why I'm bothering, but a big part of me just wants to eat chocolate and watch TV :).

It's not the writing part that is the problem - I have...

Defence, Pretence, Offence, Ch01 (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, NC17) #Fanfiction

So most of you know me for my original fic, but I started out writing fanfiction and one of my first was an epic fic called Gold Tinted Spectacles. I published it back in 2003 and people have been waiting for the sequel, which I started writing ever since. Well I finally finished it :D. This is chapter 1.

Title: Defence, Pretence, Offence - Chapter 01 - Brighter Mornings
Author: Beren (aka Tasha)
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations creat...

Advent23 - Aftermath & Advent24 - From Here (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG13) #Fanfiction

Welcome to days 23 & 24 of Advent and my drabbles today conclude the story. Click here to see the other part.

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Revelations in a Broom Cupboard pt 23 & 24Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG13 & PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., In...

Advent22 - Bribery and Corruption (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG13) #Fanfiction

Welcome to days 22 of Advent and my drabble today continues the story. Click here to see the other part.

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Revelations in a Broom Cupboard pt 22Bribery and Corruption (Advent Drabble 22)Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner B...

Advent21 - Self-Awareness (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG) #Fanfiction

Welcome to days 21 of Advent and my drabble today continues the story. Happy first day of winter too. Click here to see the other part.

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Revelations in a Broom Cupboard pt 21Played (Advent Drabble 21)Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast...

Advent17-20 - Revelations in a Broom Cupboard (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG) #Fanfiction

Today I have parts 17 - 20 for you. Sorry most of them are late. I didn't have much chance to post over the weekend and then yesterday I didn't want to overshadow Patricia's cover reveal :). Click here to see the other part.

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Revelations in a Broom Cupboard pts17-20Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including b...

Patricia Josephine - Abducted Life - Cover Reveal

Please join me today in welcoming Patricia Josphine to my blog for the cover reveal of her up-coming book Abducted Life.

~ About the Book ~Savannah Janowitz’s perfect life was destroyed the night she and her boyfriend vanished without a trace. When she reappears a year later––alone––she’s a shell of her former self. Robbed of her popularity and her boyfriend, she has no memory of what happened to her. Savannah struggles to move forward as strange, new abilities manifest.

Evan Sullivan never gav...

Advent16 - Played (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG) #Fanfiction

Welcome to days 16 of Advent and my drabble today continues the story. Click here to see the other part.

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Revelations in a Broom Cupboard pt 16Played (Advent Drabble 16)Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc....

Advent15 - What About Astoria? (Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, PG) #Fanfiction

Welcome to days 15 of Advent and my drabble today continues the story. Click here to see the other part.

Drabble, n - story of exactly 100 words
Revelations in a Broom Cupboard pt 15What About Astoria? (Advent Drabble 15)Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner...