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Day's Light
Mystic Bay 2
by M.A. Church
https://getbook.at/MysticBay2
What if the thing that goes bump in the night is you?
Gunshots in the dark of night change everything for Mark James. As his lifeblood stains the cold concrete, a sexy stranger with yellow eyes takes Mark from the violent scene of his parents’ death. But that one act tosses Mark into a world he never knew existed—the world of werewolves, vampires, Guardians, and fated mates.
#MM #Gay #Pararnormal #Romance #Werewolves #Vampires #FatedMates
November 18, 2020
Thursday book recommendation
These are books I’ve read and really enjoyed. Most of what I talk about will probably be paranormal/scifi but not always. Although it’s rare, I do read some contemporary.
This week is: A Pebble for Lewis (Alaskan Pebble Gifters Book 1)Blurb:Lewis has never been kissed.
Omega penguin shifters aren’t allowed any physical contact with an alpha until their Pebble Gifting Season, when alphas present a pebble to their desired mate. Lewis has always followed the rules.
Until he meets Todd. A polar bear shifter.
Everyone knows that polar bear shifters are unreliable players who don’t mate for life. But Todd is breathtakingly beautiful, with a body as big as a mountain and a head of thick, white hair. Lewis can’t manage to look away.
In Anchorage Alaska where penguin shifters and polar bear shifters have been at odds for over a century, even a friendship between Todd and Lewis is forbidden. But as Lewis’s Pebble Gifting Season draws closer, their forbidden friendship turns into a passion neither of them can ignore.
A Pebble for Lewis is a 37,000-word best-friends-to-lovers romance with a size difference, knotting, and MPreg of the penguin egg variety. It’s set in the same world as the Heron Manor series, but it stands alone.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081T9LBGY
Tuesday Teaser (a little late lol)
Chapter One – Nicholas
WHEN ALONE in the snow-covered mountains, peace prevailed. Outside noise fled, and silence was a constant companion. It wrapped its cold arms around all it touched, offering the feeling of being the only person to have ever walked the path before you.
To Nicholas, it was paradise.
He smirked. Funny how those feelings reversed in an abandoned building. There was something sinister about a structure that was obviously erected at great expense, then simply left unused. And in the dark of night? Well, the mind played tricks, asking what monster skulked through the corridors just waiting to sink its greedy claws into unprotected flesh.
Nicholas was that monster.
Satisfied he heard only one beating heart, he crept forward. After dodging barbed-wire fencing, he pushed his way through thick foliage, moving soundlessly toward the towering, decrepit warehouse. Finding an unlocked side entrance, he slipped into the building.
It had been allowed to fall into disrepair and suffered from vandalism. Trash littered the floor, and every window he passed had been shattered. Broken beams of moonlight fought the darkness as Nicholas walked the maze of twisting corridors toward the open, main floor.
As he drew closer, he expanded his senses. Good. All he heard was the one beating heart in all the silence, along with the stench of cigarettes now. Good gods, such a nasty habit. But it did have its uses—like disguising scent. He lifted his hand, and a rather strong blast of Arctic air flooded the immediate area.
“Fucking hell! Dammit, Frost.”
November 15, 2020
Pucker Up Monday
Welcome to Pucker Up Monday. It's not what you think, lol. Since Mondays do tend to suck, I though I'd try to start the week off right for y'all.
November 13, 2020
Finicky Friday - Apple Crisp Cheesecake
YIELDS: 12 SERVINGS
PREP TIME: 0 HOURS 15 MINS
TOTAL TIME: 7 HOURS 30 MINS
INGREDIENTS FOR THE CRUST
Cooking spray
12 graham crackers, crushed
6 tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
FOR THE CHEESECAKE
4 (8-oz.) blocks cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. caramel sauce, plus more for drizzling
1/4 c. granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1/4 c. sour cream
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
FOR THE TOPPING
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
4 tbsp. butter, softened
1 apple, peeled and finely chopped
Whipped topping, for garnish (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325° and grease an 8" or 9" springform pan with cooking spray.
Make crust: In a large bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, cinnamon, sugar, and salt. Press into bottom of prepared pan and up the sides.
In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat cream cheese, caramel, and sugar together until completely smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, then stir in sour cream and vanilla. Add flour, salt, and cinnamon and beat until just combined. Pour mixture over crust.
In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, flour, oats, cinnamon, and salt, then cut in butter with a fork or pastry cutter. Scatter apples in an even layer over top of cheesecake, then top with an even layer of the oat topping.
Wrap bottom of pan in aluminum foil and place in a large roasting pan. Pour in enough boiling water to come up halfway in the baking pan. Bake until center of cheesecake only slightly jiggles, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Turn off oven, prop open oven door, and let cheesecake cool in oven, 1 hour. Remove foil and refrigerate cheesecake for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
When ready to serve, drizzle with caramel and serve slices topped with whipped topping, if desired.
Link: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a23872239/apple-crisp-cheesecake-recipe/
November 11, 2020
Day's Light is live and in KU!
The Mystic Bay series #2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NB5DCJY
What if the thing that goes bump in the night is you?
Gunshots in the dark of night change everything for Mark James. As his lifeblood stains the cold concrete, a sexy stranger with yellow eyes takes Mark from the violent scene of his parents’ death. But that one act tosses Mark into a world he never knew existed—the world of werewolves, vampires, Guardians, and fated mates.
While tracking werewolves who stole from his pack, Alpha Hunter Day not only interrupts a mugging gone wrong, he finds his mate bleeding out in a dank alleyway. Determined not to let the person fate gifted him die, Hunter bites Mark. He not only starts the transformation but also claims Mark, and he does it all without Mark’s consent.
A bitten wolf is never an Alpha, yet Mark is one. Further complicating matters is the lack of control over his hybrid form. It’s just one struggle among many Mark must overcome.
And fate isn’t done with them, either. All paths lead to Mystic Bay and the brother Mark is desperate to reconnect with. But the trip brings not only surprises but a danger no one foresaw.
November 9, 2020
Pucker Up Monday
Welcome to Pucker Up Monday. It's not what you think, lol. Since Mondays do tend to suck, I though I'd try to start the week off right for y'all.
