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Shot of the Week

Classic Waffle Jelly Shots

1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice, strained to remove solids
2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup Grade B maple syrup (just because its more flavorful – use what you have on hand!)
2 envelopes plain Knox gelatin
1 cup cake flavored vodka (or vanilla vodka with 2 tsp amaretto)

Prepare molds with a quick spray of cooking oil, and then wipe clean with a paper towel. This leaves a slight film to aid in removal without affecting the appearance or taste of your jelly shots.

Pour juices and syrup into a medium saucepan and sprinkle with gelatin. Allow gelatin to soak for a minute or two. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the vodka.

Fill molds with the mixture, and refrigerate for until firm, several hours or overnight.

To serve, remove from molds.

Yield 12 jelly shots

Gun On My Coffee Table

Smith & Wesson .460 custom…Zebra Striped gun is finished with Black Cerekote, Tiger Striped gun is finished in 24 Kt Gold. Yes, these are my husband’s personal guns.

Custom Radio Knobs

I always wondered what to do with beer caps…

Shot of the Week

Who needs a pickup?

Firearm Friday

Serious plinker for around $2000. Walther .22

Romantic Times!

I'm at the Romantic Times Conference in Chicago this week – Thursday morning once again I'll be part of the Mystery Chix and Dix mixer. Should be fun. Look at the great line up!

 

And if you're in the area, there's a huge booksigning at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare on Saturday morning from 10:00 to 2:00.

LOVE IS MURDER – starred review in Publisher’s Weekly!

I was asked to contribute a short story to the International Thriller Writers anthology LOVE IS MURDER, which releases May 29th, and we received word that Publisher’s Weekly gave the anthology a starred review. Check it out:

★Thriller 3: Love Is Murder

Edited by Sandra Brown. Mira, $24.95 (608p) ISBN 978-0-7783-1344-1

If a person is known by the company she keeps, then the company of the 30 romance and suspense writers in this stellar all-original anthology speaks volumes about bestseller Brown. From Lori Armstrong’s sexy “Holding Mercy” to Vicki Hinze’s sweet “Wed to Death,” there’s romance aplenty. But there’s also loads of suspense, including Lee Child’s “I Heard a Romantic Story” and Cindy Gerard’s “Dying to Score.” Hankering for a flight of romantic fantasy? Take a trip to a bizarre Savannah neighborhood in Dianna Love’s “Deadly Fixation” or to the Chicago of Patricia Rosemoor’s “Hot Note.” The action spans the globe, imparting a real feel for locales as diverse as the Mexican jungle; Halifax, Nova Scotia; London, England; and south Texas. There are familiar characters such as Allison Brennan’s Lucy Kincaid (“Vacation Interrupted”) and new ones readers are sure to want to see more of, like William Simon’s Nicholas White (“Spider’s Tango”). Chockablock with nifty plot twists, these stories aren’t to be missed. (June)

LOVE IS MURDER – starred review in Publisher's Weekly!

I was asked to contribute a short story to the International Thriller Writers anthology LOVE IS MURDER, which releases May 29th, and we received word that Publisher's Weekly gave the anthology a starred review. Check it out:

★Thriller 3: Love Is Murder

Edited by Sandra Brown. Mira, $24.95 (608p) ISBN 978-0-7783-1344-1

If a person is known by the company she keeps, then the company of the 30 romance and suspense writers in this stellar all-original anthology speaks volumes about bestseller Brown. From Lori Armstrong's sexy "Holding Mercy" to Vicki Hinze's sweet "Wed to Death," there's romance aplenty. But there's also loads of suspense, including Lee Child's "I Heard a Romantic Story" and Cindy Gerard's "Dying to Score." Hankering for a flight of romantic fantasy? Take a trip to a bizarre Savannah neighborhood in Dianna Love's "Deadly Fixation" or to the Chicago of Patricia Rosemoor's "Hot Note." The action spans the globe, imparting a real feel for locales as diverse as the Mexican jungle; Halifax, Nova Scotia; London, England; and south Texas. There are familiar characters such as Allison Brennan's Lucy Kincaid ("Vacation Interrupted") and new ones readers are sure to want to see more of, like William Simon's Nicholas White ("Spider's Tango"). Chockablock with nifty plot twists, these stories aren't to be missed. (June)

Shot of The Week

This ammo, a grenade round, goes with Friday's Firearm, the AA-12. The FRAG-12 12-gauge grenades/munitions were designed and developed by Experimental Cartridge Company Ltd. of England/Great Britain/United Kingdom (UK), and are currently being manufactured by Action Manufacturing Company (AMC), located in Philadelphia, PA. The FRAG-12 munition family includes High Explosive (HE), High Explosive Fragmenting Antipersonnel (HE-FA), and High Explosive Armor-Piercing (HE-AP) rounds. The FRAG-12 grenade rounds/munitions utilize fin stabilization for accuracy on target.

Firearm Friday

AA 12 – Auto Assault 12 gauge shotgun…300 rounds/minute. Military only. Guess the Easter Bunny won't be bringing me one of these babies