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April 8, 2017
Recipe: Morning After Cheese Ham Strata
Ham is almost a must have at a lot of Easter brunches/lunches/dinners. Which means… leftovers. And let’s face it, you can only eat so many ham sandwiches.
So here’s a great way to use not only that leftover ham, but any older than you’d like bread that is sitting around too.
Ingredients
10 slices of your choice of bread, french, whole wheat, sourdough… remove the crusts if they will bother you.
1 onion, minced (medium)
other vegetables of your liking: mushrooms, spinach, peppers… about a half a cup and make sure dry. (So if use frozen spinach, thaw and get the water out)
1/4 cup butter
2 cups ham, cut into cubes
4 cups shredded cheese (I suggest sharp cheddar)
2 tablespoons flour
8 whole eggs
3 cups milk (pick your fat)
2 tablespoons mustard (Dijon, but could get creative with this too)
1 teaspoon garlic powder… or I like to use the minced “fresh” stuff you buy in a jar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Grease a 13 x 9 inch baker (no cover) and put the bread in the bottom. In a skillet, melt the butter and saute the onions and other vegetables. Drop in spoonfuls onto the bread as best you can so well distributed. Put the cheese, ham and flour in a bag or bowl and toss/shake to mix everything up and then pour onto vegetable/bread in the baker. Beat eggs, milk, mustard, garlic and salt together and pour over everything else.
Cover and put in the fridge overnight or at least eight hours. The next morning, take out and get the chill off by letting the dish sit at room temperature for half an hour.
Bake at 350 degrees for an hour or until a knife stuck in the middle comes out clean. Let set/sit (both!) for ten minutes and serve!
April 7, 2017
FREE Gargoyle Romance Today and Tomorrow!
Saturday, April 8th and Sunday, April 9th only, get my paranormal romance short story When Gargoyles Fly FREE. When Gargoyles Fly was originally printed in the Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance, but I’ve edited and expanded it some since then.
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Gargoyle Mord Gabion has been locked in his stony state for decades. After making a deal with a sorcerer to save humanity from the gargoyles’ enemy, the chimeras, he’d thought he would never wake again, but the soft touch of artisan Kami Machon changes that.
Soon, Mord discovers feelings no gargoyle is supposed to have and when Kami’s life is threatened, he realizes he will give up anything, even his vow to protect humanity, to save her.
Magic brought them together, but is it enough to keep them that way? Or will a very real enemy take Kami away from Mord forever?
April 6, 2017
A Fangtastic Giveaway!
Five paranormal romance authors and 10 chances to win!
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Caris Roane Prize #1: A signed copy of UNCHAINED, a loofah-type washcloth, foot-care brush, lotion, rose petal soap, pink silk flowers, a journal, sea salt truffle, and a raspberry-chocolate candy bar *
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Lori Devoti Prize #1: 11 Lori Devoti romance novels, a Lori Devoti tote bag, fancy soap, chocolate, and a fairy tree (disclaimer… tote has a small ink stain on back… consider it a free toss in)***
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Lexi Post Prize #1: A Venetian Mask and a signed print copy of Masque, by Lexi Post **
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April 5, 2017
FREE Paranormal Bad Boy Romance
Falcondell: The Devil’s SonGrace Gray is sent to Falcondell High to finish High School with her cousin Gabe as her protector. She has moved around all of her life and longs for a normal life. Unfortunately for her she is far from normal and has to join the “Invisibles” in order to pass through the year unnoticed. Nobody must discover her secret.
The hottest, meanest, most evil bad boy that you could ever wish to meet in the school though has other ideas and is used to getting his own way. Ash Knight lives with his uncle who controls the Town through fear. He is the leader of the most feared gang in the area and nobody gets in their way. Ash lives with his uncle but spends his holidays with his father.
When Grace comes to Falcondell Ash finds himself in unknown territory. They say that opposites attract but this relationship is the stuff of nightmares for everyone involved. They will have to not only battle their own feelings but those of their families and friends. Will Grace’s guardians allow them to be together or will she once again be moved away for her own protection? Ash also discovers something that turns his world upside down and they both end up fighting for a lot more than each other.
Can somebody who is so good ever be with somebody who is completely evil? Ash and Grace are at opposite sides of the spectrum and this year changes them both forever.
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RevivalSexy alpha-male doctor fights to the death to shield his true love from a brewing mafia war.
He’s a surgeon, he’s a cage fighter, he’s not a good boy. I feel as if I know him, yet I’m sure I don’t. Dr. Jacade J. Jordan, my mystifying sex god on a stick.
Damn, she’s delectable. My sweet Ivy. I want to eat her alive. But how can I possess her when she doesn’t even know me? When the deception runs too deep? When I’ve killed for her and would do it again in a heartbeat? How can I watch her submit so perfectly when I am the one at her feet?
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The Banshee’s EmbraceThis is Book 1 in The Banshee’s Embrace trilogy. A Paranormal Romance / Urban Fantasy.
Jacqueline Huston has no idea what has been happening to her, but it started the night she was attacked by men with strange powers. While mortally wounded in the attack, Jacqueline knows she would have surely died if her husband hadn’t thrown himself into the line of fire. But being alive is little comfort when your husband is dead.
Ever since that night, Jacqueline has been strangely drawn to death for reasons she doesn’t understand. When death is nearby, she can see when it is coming for someone. However, it’s her urge to sing when she gets close to dying people that she finds most disturbing.
Toby Williams is a wizard and a member of the Brotherhood of Merlyn, an ancient order of powerful wizards. He’s been charged by the Brotherhood to keep an eye on Jacqueline. Half banshees are rare, and if placed in the wrong hands they can be a powerful weapon. As owner of Merlyn’s Bar, a place the lovely Ms. Huston frequents, it seems an easy enough assignment for Toby.
When a sinister wizard attempts to kidnap her, Jacqueline learns a frightening truth about her heritage, and her powers. Will she be able to use her powers to save Toby, the man she is falling in love with, or will her powers consumer her, causing her to lose everything she holds dear?
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Lost With LeoDriven by revenge. Felled by a woman…
Leo Mitchell wants to contribute to the operating expenses of the new family-run Middlemarch resort, which specializes in capture fantasies for female guests. Betrys Torin offers what Leo thinks is a wonderful opportunity, but in reality is potentially deadly. He hungers for vengeance. A capture might be the perfect payback…
To protect her son, Betrys must procure men for her alien employer Iseult Orna. She hates her job and loathes the guilt she feels at trapping the sexy Leo into signing an irrevocable contract. Even worse, she has started dream walking and sharing passionate sex with the gorgeous man. She’s smitten, yet knows they have no future, because when Iseult catches up with Leo, he’ll die.
Inside scoop: Iseult’s appetites for men are extreme. Because of that experience, shifter Leo starts out as a sourpuss, but Betrys knows he’s just the cat’s meow.
April 4, 2017
FREE Paranormal Romance Coming of Age Story
Scarlett The Devil’s DaughterA new contemporary college-set, New Adult/ coming of age romance. If you like an epic fantasy romance adventure then look no further.
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Scarlett Knight is The Devil’s Daughter. Along with her four brothers and two sisters she is forced to do whatever her father says.
The trouble is when it goes against everything you want it’s time to think one step ahead of them all.
This time Scarlett will need to manipulate her whole family to save the man she loves.
This is one Summer they will never forget.
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SOLD: Auctioned to the BillionaireI don’t want anything to do with this auction.
I’m all out of options. I’m helpless, poor and my scream queen career is in the toilet. This is the only way I can get the money. One million dollars… Can I really go through with it?
He’s tall, dark, handsome. Brooding eyes that pierce my soul. I’ve never met a man so powerful and domineering.
He says he’ll take care of me. Protect me. Shield me from the demons of my past.
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Can his vast power protect me, or is he my greatest threat of all?
April 3, 2017
FREE Historical Paranormal Romance
Le Cirque De MagieThe circus is a blur of commotion with last minute preparations for the spring tour. Ravi, the high-wire heart throb, becomes jittery when he meets the company’s newly-hired female dwarf. Hours before departure, his magical perceptions are on fire as he witnesses her involvement in a gory bump off.
The circus manager can’t be found. Ravi is desperate to protect his sweetheart and performing partner, Alice. The train creaks away, beginning the long journey with danger stowed on board. Nicknamed the Great Birdman, Ravi steps forward and exposes his true identity—a real risk during edgy, vigilante times of prohibition. A brave move—but will his Suparna abilities be enough to snuff out this fierce demon?
