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Sally Bianco Series Mimics Reality

Welcome – From October 27th to October 31st, I’ll be participating in Nancy Gideon’s Haunted Open House Giveaway Blog Hop as part of Nancy’s 4th Annual Haunted Open House! Stop by Nancy’s Haunted Open House to read Halloween posts by some awesome authors, wander into the spooky Game Room or sample some of the spooktacular Halloween drinks, [...]

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Here is Another Unsolved Mystery . . .

Again, “The Annals of Unsolved Crime” by Edward Jay Epstein may peak your detective impulses. Part One, “Loners”: But Were They Alone, lists ‘The Anthrax Attack on America.” I searched Mr. Epstein’s website and asked questions about the case. If I hear back, I promise to post his answer in my next blog. I remember [...]

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Remembered by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon (+Giveaway)

Remembered by Moonlight Genre: Paranormal Romance Length: 324 Pages Release Date: October 13, 2014 Because the road to . . .  Clever, cool and preternaturally lethal, Max Savoie is leader of a secretive shape-shifter clan, heir to a mobster’s legacy, and the love of New Orleans’  top cop . . . but he can’t remember any [...]

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Do You Love to Solve Mysteries?

“The Annals of Unsolved Crime,” by Edward Jay Epstein intrigued me enough to buy a hard copy instead of the paperback. Part Two, Suicide, Accident, or Disguised Murder lists ‘The Strange Death of Marilyn Monroe.” God bless Google. They have the historical photographs of Carl Sandburg with Marilyn by Paul Belguin, which I remember seeing [...]

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Feature Friday Block Party Blog Hop - Week 3!

Thanks for stopping by - Today I'm participating in Week #3 of the Feature Friday Block Party Blog Hop, which is co-hosted this week with author MJ Shciller! Please Twitter #FF us with @RohnFederbush and @MJSchiller. I'm sharing a this delicious looking Strawberry Chantilly and a little bit about my book BONDS OF AFFECTION.


INGREDIENTS :
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 egg whites
1 cup white sugar
2 cups fresh strawberries
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon lemon juice

DIRECTIONS :
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Mix flour, sugar and butter until crumbly. Stir in chopped walnuts.
3. Press two-thirds of the mixture in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish; the remaining crumble will be used for the topping. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Cool crust completely.
4. In large deep bowl, stir together egg whites, sugar (see Cook's Note), strawberries, and lemon juice. Whip with electric mixer at high speed for 10 minutes.
5. In another mixing bowl, whip whipping cream until stiff and fold into strawberry mixture. Spread over cooled crust. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Freeze for 6 hours or overnight before serving.


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Tied together as hostages in a bank robbery, an ex-race-car driver, Gina Branson, shares the shock of the bank guard, Thomas Woods, as he witnesses the murder of his twin brother.

Once freed, the roller coaster of Tom’s grief and rage alienates them on issues of retribution and clemency. Bound to each other from their first flicker of interest, the couple weathers both the bank-robbery trial and the death of Gina’s ailing mother to a final testing of their faith, trust and affection.

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Feature Friday Block Party Blog Hop - Week 2

Thanks for stopping by - Today I'm participating in Week #2 of the Feature Friday Block Party Blog Hop, which is co-hosted this week with author MJ Shciller! Please Twitter #FF me with @RohnFederbush. I'm sharing a delicious Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce and a little bit about my book LOVE'S TRIUMPH.


INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-sized pieces 

SAUCE:
1 (6 ounce) container plain Greek-style yogurt
1/2 cucumber - peeled, seeded, and grated
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons white vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pinch salt
6 wooden skewers, or as needed

DIRECTIONS:
1. Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, 2 cloves minced garlic, oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large resealable bag. Add chicken, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

2. Mix yogurt, cucumber, 1 tablespoon olive oil, vinegar, 1 clove minced garlic, and 1 pinch salt together in a bowl. Refrigerate tzatziki sauce for flavors to blend, 1 to 2 hours.
3. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Soak wooden skewers in a bowl of water for about 15 minutes.
4. Remove chicken from marinade and thread onto the soaked skewers. Discard unused marinade.
5. Cook the skewers on the preheated grill, turning frequently until nicely browned on all sides and chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 8 minutes per side. Serve with tzatziki sauce.


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Abigail Breckenridge is studying to become Ann Arbor’s second female attorney, but a scandal interrupts her studies and sends her off to Europe to avoid the town gossips.

Charles Van Aker, a 6' 5" poet, is the oldest of eight and at the age of 18 helps run his father’s furniture company. Charles and Abigail have been friends since grade school, so when the scandal surrounding Abigail violently erupts, Charles and his large family of brothers and sisters stand by Abigail.

Through scandal, distance and lost faith, the love between Abigail and Charles grows steadily, but can it survive the tragedies that a typhoid epidemic buries them under?
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Feature Friday Block Party Blog Hop!

Thanks for stopping by - Today I'm participating in the very first Feature Friday Block Party Blog Hop! Please Twitter #FF me with @RohnFederbush. I'm sharing a delicious Strawberry Short Cake and a little bit about my book FLOATING HOME.

INGREDIENTS:

3 pints fresh strawberries
1/2 cup white sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
2/3 cup milk
2 cups whipped heavy cream

DIRECTIONS:

1. Slice the strawberries and toss them with 1/2 cup of white sugar. Set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease and flour one 8 inch round cake pan.
3. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, 2 tablespoons white sugar and the salt. With a pastry blender cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center and add the beaten egg and milk. Stir until just combined.
4. Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool partially in pan on wire rack.
5. Slice partially cooled cake in half, making two layers. Place half of the strawberries on one layer and top with the other layer. Top with remaining strawberries and cover with the whipped cream.
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It’s 1841 and after three years of potato blight on the Ring of Kerry, fiery seventeen year old Irish lass, Angela McGovern leaves behind family and friends to follow her destiny in America. Meeting the tall and handsome Englishman, Michael Halliday on the crossing was an unexpected adventure, and Angela’s courage and character will be tested in ways she never imagined during the passage.

Michael (Bumble) Halliday has secured his dream job as a lighthouse keeper for Lake Superior’s Strawberry Island, and he’s determined to follow through with his plan of living a quiet, hermit’s life . . . No matter how attractive he finds Angela.

Will Michael’s stubbornness destroy the chance of true happiness for both of them?

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Bonds of Affection - My Newest Release!

I'm happy to announce that my latest release, Bonds of Affection is now available on Amazon in e-Book and Print! Don't you just love the cover art? The artist is my friend, Kathleen Kelley.

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Tied together as hostages in a bank robbery, an ex-race-car driver, Gina Branson, shares the shock of the bank guard, Thomas Woods, as he witnesses the murder of his twin brother. 

Once freed, the roller coaster of Tom’s grief and rage alienates them on issues of retribution and clemency. Bound to each other from their first flicker of interest, the couple weathers both the bank-robbery trial and the death of Gina’s ailing mother to a final testing of their faith, trust and affection.

Cover Reveal - Bonds of Affection

Bonds of Affection is my next book, which will be published July 1, 2014! The cover art was created by Kathleen Kelley.

The Sally Bianco Mystery Series

The Legitimate Way {Book 1}
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Part 1:
Recently widowed and retired as a university administrator, Sally Bianco is bitten by the detective bug to clear an innocent friend of a murder charge. She travels to her hometown seeking the abused woman, only to be courted by a high school acquaintance. John Nelson, who never married.

Part 2:
Sally and John start an agency in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sally's painter friend's husband dies. The chemistry professor worked on a failed drug cure. The artist's stepson links his hate-filled motives with those of an art dealer, a pawn of the dead professor's scheming boss.
The Appropriate Way {Book 2}
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Sally and her husband, John move back to St. Charles, Illinois. At their wedding reception, they are invited to the local renovated Dunham Castle. When they arrive, the father of the hostess announces his home next door has burnt down. The body found inside is not tall enough to be his wife. A crazed villain targets Sally, but it's John who pays the price.
The Recorder's Way {Book 3}
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Back in Ann Arbor, detective Sally Bianco invites a retreat participant to confide in her. The young woman had been a nurse when three patients died from their doctor's neglect. She joined the army, served in Iraq and rescued an attack dog. She's blackmailing the three doctors involved to feed a diet pill addiction. Unwilling to cease the financing of her habit, she attempts to have her dog dispatch Sally.