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The Coffee Pot Book Club Presents "The Fall of Kings" by Stuart Rudge

Please welcome to the Tavern Stuart Rudge! We're celebrating his new book release, The Fall of Kings, Legend of the Cid: Book III! Grab a mug of ale and let's take a peek at his fabulous new story...

Castile. 1071AD. Three kings. One crown.

After Sancho II of Castile dispatches his champion Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar to capture his brother, King Garcia of Galicia, he hopes it is a defining moment in his quest to reunite the lands of his father under one banner. But Alfonso VI of Leon is one step ahea...

Friday Feast | A Cup of Hot Chocolate and a Pinch of Love

Greetings from Mary's Tavern! It's all about sinfully, delicious chocolate for the month of February. There's so much to celebrate this month, including my anniversary next Friday to my knight. We both love chocolate--from cakes, cookies (my knight is a cookie monster), pies, candy, and hot chocolate. Do I indulge every day? Aye! Yet with only one piece of dark chocolate. Psst, we won't discuss how much I consumed over the holidays, unless you're going to share the same with me.

The beautiful ...

February Love, Books, Sales, and Giveaways

Many people think of hearts and flowers when Valentine’s Day approaches. I say, give me books and I’ll be your forever sweetheart! I’ve teamed up with several authors to bring you the sweetest giveaway filled with all your favorite things: books, gift cards and bookish prizes. We’re giving away over 50 prizes including autographed print copies, e-books, audiobook codes, a box of chocolates, gift cards and swag. It’s heavy on the romance, but you’ll also find women’s fiction, suspense, thriller, ...

Friday Feast | Gingerbread Scones

Welcome to Friday Feast in the Tavern! The weather has been positively gloomy and stormy this week. My wonderful knight (aka the hubby) reminded me that I never did make one of his favorites around the holidays: Gingerbread Scones! I must confess that last year was a bit of a blur, and I'm certain many of you will agree that yours was the same.

Even though the new year was about making healthy choices, these scones are delicious! And there's no sugar in the recipe. They're perfect on a chilly...

Long and Short Reviews Weekly Blog Challenge | Bonny Scotland

Welcome back to the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by the fab people at Long and Short Reviews! This week's topic: A book/movie/TV show that influenced my life.

An easy one for me. The book, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. How did it influence my life? The story swept me away on an epic adventure in search of my roots--my genealogy. In addition, I fell in love with bonny Scotland. I knew a few of my ancestors came from Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, but I discovered so much more while ...

The Coffee Pot Book Club Presents "The Danish King's Enemy" by MJ Porter

Please welcome back to the Tavern the lovely MJ Porter! We're celebrating her new book release, The Danish King's Enemy! Grab a mug of ale and let's take a peek at her fabulous new story...

Every story has a beginning.Leofwine has convinced his king to finally face his enemies in battle and won a great victory, but in the meantime, events have spiralled out of control elsewhere.With the death of Olaf Tryggvason of Norway, England has lost an ally, and Leofwine has gained an enemy. And not ju...

Friday Feast | Sausage Bread Roll

Welcome to Friday Feast in the Tavern! Strangely, I did not plan to have two recipes that included sausage. Yet it appears that I have for the month of January. Since I had a semi-theme for this month (healthy choices and sausage), I might consider chocolate as the theme for February.

This tasty recipe came from my sister many years ago. Whenever I make this for a meal, it brings back fond memories of living in the state of Washington. My sister recently told me that her son's girlfriend swapp...

Long and Short Reviews Weekly Blog Challenge | Childhood Treasures

Welcome back to Wednesday's weekly blog challenge hosted by the fab people at Long and Short Reviews. This week's topic: Something I collected as a child.

Super easy, my friends! Coins. Specifically, pennies. I had a fascination with old coins. Who touched these ancient gems? What stories could they whisper to me? Where did their travels take them? They've been secretly tucked away in this box from my first trip to Disneyland over 50 years ago. The oldest coin? A penny from the year 1919.

I...

Friday Feast | The Pleasure of the Avocado

Welcome to Friday Feast in the Tavern! While watching my healthy food intake many decades ago, I recall eliminating avocados from my salads and sandwiches. They were high in fat and not good for those on a diet. Hmm...have I mentioned I don't like the word diet? I ditched the word a long time ago and rediscovered my love for avocados.

Here's the Oxford Dictionary's description for an avocado: a pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin, smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone.

Simply d...

Long and Short Reviews Weekly Blog Challenge | Best Traveling Places

Welcome back to a new year of the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by the lovely people at Long and Short Reviews. This week's topic: 5 best places I've visited.

Goodness! This was difficult. I've been fortunate to have many travel adventures. Some of these beautiful places/countries resonated deeply within me. The ones listed below are among my favorites. Here they are...

Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland. This is where my first book and series began. We were staying in a lovely small ...