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#TeaserTuesday: Mated in Mist

Today’s #TeaserTuesday comes from Mated in Mist (Talon Pack Book 3)! You can preorder this Feb 16th release now!

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Brynn nodded with understanding. “Gideon and Brie’s place?”

“As always.” With that, Ryder turned and made his way to the Alpha’s home, messaging the others as he did so. For some reason he’d wanted to tell Brynn to her face—probably because she’d been the one to find Leah in the first place.

Brie was already at the front door when he made it to the porch, her arms wide. He let her wrap herself around him and he tugged her close for a hug. There wasn’t anything sexual about it; this was his brother’s mate and his wolf’s Alpha. But even with all of that, it was her submissive nature that his wolf needed more than anything right then. Her wolf soothed the beast, reaching out to comfort while others needed to protect. She was perfect for the highly dominant Gideon even if it hadn’t seemed so at first.

#FirstLineFriday: Enforcer’s Redemption

Today’s #FirstLineFriday comes from Enforcer’s Redemption (Redwood Pack Book 4!)

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Adam Jamenson watched as Jasper swept Willow around the dance floor, which the family had built outside their den, delight on both of their faces.

 

#ThrowbackThursday: Enforcer’s Redemption

Today’s Throwback Thursday comes from Enforcer’s Redemption! You can get Adam and Bay’s story now in ebook, Print, and Audio.

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He was the Enforcer of the Redwood Pack. As such, he felt the threats to the Pack deep in his soul and held the duty to protect his family. Sometimes, though, he felt as if he were failing at every turn.

Willow’s laugh brought him out of his gloomy thoughts. She smiled, her face brightening as North took her from Jasper’s arms, and they two-stepped to the change in music. He loved Willow like a sister and would do anything for her. He’d almost taken her into his home when she’d had a falling out with Jasper. She wouldn’t have taken Anna’s place, but maybe her laughter would have warmed up his tomb slightly.

Did he even want warmth?

New Release from 1001 Dark Nights: The Promise of Surrender by Liliana Hart

The final 2015 release from 1001 Dark Nights is here! Liliana Hart’s The Promise of Surrender rounds out the awesome series for the year! I ADORED the book!

You can find it on Amazon!

An ex-undercover cop is confronted with her past when her former lover shows up on her doorstep with nothing more than a sexy swagger and a gang of outlaw bikers on his trail. 

Mia Russo spent ten years working undercover, entrenched in the dregs of society before handing in her shield. Opening her own pawn shop is a piece of cake in comparison. All she needs is the bad attitude she developed on the streets and the shotgun under her counter to keep law and order. Until the day Zeke McBride walks into her shop.

Zeke knows Mia has every right not to trust him. He was the one who chose the next op instead of her. And all he can hope is that somewhere under the snarl and cynicism is a woman who can forgive. Because whether she trusts him or not, they’re going to have to work together to bring down the gang that’s decided Mia is their next target.

Teaser Tuesday: Hidden Ink

Today’s Teaser Tuesday comes from Hidden Ink (Montgomery Ink Book 4.5)! You can preorder this Jan 12th release now! 

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How was he supposed to tell them he wasn’t worthy of the blonde bombshell with secrets of her own? That if he was with her, he’d taint the beauty of her soul, the exquisiteness of her smile. That’s what he did. He brought in the shadows, carved deep inside, and rotted the core of someone because of what he’d done, what he’d seen.

But he was a selfish bastard. He knew that. Sloane knew it might be time for him to stand up and actually do something about what he’d been hiding from for years. To do that, however, he needed to make sure this kid knew his place.

 

The Redwood Pack is in Print

Along with the new covers, the Redwood Pack series is now in individual print books! They are coming up slowly be sure to keep checking here and on Amazon for when they show up!

An Alpha’s Path (Redwood Pack Book 1) –> AMAZON

A Taste for a Mate (Redwood Pack Book 2) –> AMAZON

Trinity Bound (Redwood Pack Book 3) –> AMAZON

Enforcer’s Redemption (Redwood Pack Book 4) –> AMAZON

Shattered Emotions (Redwood Pack Book 5) –> AMAZON

An Immortal’s Song Blurb Reveal

An Immortal’s Song (Dante’s Circle Book 6) releases April 5th! We’re getting closer and closer! I have many of the preorder links now and will have the cover and Amazon’s link next month! But for now, here is the BLURB for Amara, Seth, and Tristan’s book! Yay!

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Humans aren’t as alone as they choose to believe. Every human possesses a trait of supernatural that lays dormant within their genetic make-up. Centuries of diluting and breeding have allowed humans to think they are alone and untouched by magic. But what happens when something changes?

Amara Young has always been on the outside looking in. She’s the one lightning-struck woman out of her group who has never felt as if she’s belonged. She lost a year of her life caring for her dying friend, but now it’s her turn to find out who she is. Only when the time comes, two men stand in her way—two men who claim her as theirs.

Tristan Archer, fae royalty and Conclave member, has waited over nine hundred years for his fate. And now he has two chances. While one knows his path, the other seems blind to what they could have. It will take more than a simple risk for Tristan to finally have what he desires…that is if Amara and Seth can overcome their own uncertainties.

While the other two in his life are fighting themselves and their futures, Seth Oceanus knows exactly what he wants. The younger brother of a Conclave member and relatively young in his realm, he knows he’ll have to prove himself so others see him for who he truly is.

As the triad succumbs to their cravings, they will have to fight more than their overwhelming feelings in order to survive.

Warning: Contains an innocent merman, a very talented fae, and a human woman who can outpace them both.

Surprise Giveaway from Eve Langlias!

I have 10 iBook copies of WHEN AN ALPHA PURRS up for grabs! Just comment on this post if you’ve read Eve or not and be entered to win! Share this blog post and gain another entry! Yay!

When An Alpha’s Purrs  (Lions Pride Book 1)

 

#RomBakeOff Week 2: Tartes au Citron

Welcome Back to the #RomBakeOff extravaganza! Last week we made Mini Victoria Sponges and they turned out fantastic. This week? EVEN BETTER? Seriously. Like I had to hide our bakes from myself or I would eat them ALL. LOL

What did we make? Well we tried our hand at Tares au Citron aka Mini Lemon Tartlets. You can find the recipe HERE. For those of you who are wondering WTH are you doing, Carrie Ann? Let me give you some background. A few of us authors, readers, and bloggers are addicted to the BBC/PBS show The Great British Bake Show. We decided to try our hand at some of their technical challenges for 10 weeks. Since the holidays and conferences such as Coastal Magic get in the day, the weeks aren’t consecutive.

Anyway, we’re on week 2 and I think this week went even better. To make these we had to learn a few skills: pastry making, custard making, and chocolate piping.

Let me tell you, this is a little crazy LOL. Dr. Hubby and I have no experience with any of this. I know a few of the others do, but we’re new to baking. I actually cook more than I bake, so its fun learning! (And finding new gadgets!)

To make the pastry, we used our food processor to break down the cold butter and flour. Adding the egg yolk and cold water made a decent dough for us. E from Bookpushers told me that having the dough chilled is the best way to work with pastry. So keeping in the refrigerator for at least 20 min helped tremendously.  Once we rolled out the dough we actually had to try out three different rings to figure out which one would fit our pastry cases the best. It wasn’t the one on the recipe, but that’s what math is for LOL.

One thing, after watching the show and noticing everyone but Ruby having trouble getting their tarts out of the cases, we made parchment paper handles. BEST THING EVER. The dough went right over those and make for a perfect way to get the tarts out of the pan.

We had to blind bake these using more parchment paper and baking beans before baking them again without. Luckily the blind bake with the beans worked and we didn’t end up with extra bubbles. While we let the now cooked pastry cool, we worked on the custard.

This was a first for us and we’d heard and seen horror stories of curdled eggs. Thankfully Dee and E told me to use a wire mesh strainer on the eggs once we whisked them. That cleaned up any odd parts of the eggs we wouldn’t want in our tarts. Adding the milk, lemon zest, and lemon juice was easy, though we kept a watch out for curdling. Our back luck sometimes proceeds us. OH! BTW, we bought a cheap plastic juicer and I’m in love. Seriously. $2 in the produce isle and I saved my hands. I don’t know why I didn’t buy one of these years ago LOL.

So instead of using our large glass measuring container to pour, even though that’s what its used for. We used a baster. My hands shake thanks to MS and I didn’t want to spill the custard everywhere. No soggy bottoms!

Baking actually took longer than the 7 minutes directed. In fact it almost too 5 more minutes so the custard set. We were really afraid we’d over bake. I can just hear Paul Hollywood say something like that. But it wasn’t over baked–nor under baked! Take that Hollywood!

We actually let the tarts cool for a good hour before we melted chocolate and put it in our piping back. It took a bit to figure out how not to freaking burn my hand while twisting the bag LOL, but we got it down. Dr Hubby REALLY wanted to write Citron in cursive on the top like the recipe stated, so we went with that and a couple more types of decoration. Its not the best looking in the world, but for our first try, its damn good. FYI, we chose not to add icing sugar/powdered sugar on top. We might in the future, but we didn’t want that much sugar on our tarts.

As for the taste? FANTASTIC. Perfectly tart and the pastry wasn’t too crisp, nor too soft. I’m so happy with the way they turned out. We might try to add powdered sugar to half of them next time, but neither one of us needed it. We wanted tart, not sweet this time.

So the verdict for week 2: AMAZING. We’re making this again. I know it! We are off from #RomBakeOff for 2 weeks because of holiday traveling, but we’ll be back Jan 2nd with Scones (and perhaps some new jam and cream)!

Happy Release Day Flame and Ink!

Flame and Ink is here!! Have you picked up this anthology for only $0.99!?!?

A Multi Series Anthology

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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Montgomery Ink and Talon Pack series comes an anthology filled with deleted scenes and extras from many of her fan-favorite series.

Vowed in Ink (A Montgomery Ink Novella)

It’s a very important day for Sassy, Rafe, and Ian. The three are ready to form their union in body and soul as well as legally for one of the pairs. Only when the day comes, not everything turns out how they’ve planned. The triad will have to look deep into their hearts and remember why they fought for each other not once, but twice in their lives so they can find their true happy ending.

Delicate Arrival (A Montgomery Ink Novella)

A look into the lives of Austin and Sierra as they welcome their baby to the world. They’ve been through hell together and now have one more trial to pass before they can keep going.

Edward and Pat’s Day Off (A Redwood Pack Short Story)

A look into the Alpha pair’s day off.

Babysitting Finn and Brie (A Redwood Pack Short Story)

A fun scene with Edward and his grandchildren.

On the Other Side (A Redwood Pack Short Story)

A bonus scene featuring Edward and Pat.

Bewitching (A Holiday, Montana Short Story)

A cute bonus scene with Jordan and Matt.

At Home with Cupid (A Holiday, Montana Short Story)

A look at Tyler and Abigail’s evenings with their new babies.

A Wedding with Wings (A Dante’s Circle Short Story)

Lily and Shade’s wedding.

The Meeting (A Dante’s Circle Short Story)

Jamie introduces her men to her parents…but all is not what it seems.

Author Note: Many of these scenes have been featured in Carrie Ann Ryan’s newsletters and on her website in the past. You can still read some of them for free on her website. This anthology is so people can have easy access to this material as well as the new bonus content. Happy Reading!