Honor Redeemed by Loree Lough is her second book in the First Responders Series. I read From Ashes to Honor last year (my review) and liked it so I was excited to read this one as well and I wasn’t disappointed. There were many characters from the first novel that were included in this one and it was nice to see them back and find out how they were faring. With that being said you don’t have to read the first one to enjoy this one but I think it adds a lot more enjoyment to the second novel by doing so. Honor Redeemed is a novel about sacrifice and love and it will definitely tug at your heart!

Honor Mackenzie has been dealt some rough blows both in childhood and in her adult years but she’s tough and she picks up and keeps going. She began working as a firefighter after losing her fiance in the days after 9/11 but soon nasty rumors began circulating about her and both her reputation and career were soon in the dumps. Because she wants to give back and honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty she decides to volunteer in search and rescue with her dogs Rowdy and Rerun and also trains both dogs and their owners in search and rescue.

Honor isn’t one for relationships so when she meets Matt she is really cautious for more than one reason – he is also a reporter and it was a reporter who had initially spread all the awful rumors about her. Matt is charming though and she is drawn to him and his sons. Yet there is always those niggling thoughts and for Honor she wonders what will happen when Matt’s little family is exposed to all the awful stories about her and for Matt his first priority is his sons and he starts to shy away from a relationship with Honor because he doesn’t want his boys hurt. Will love and faith conquer all or will Honor and Matt be torn apart?

I was pulled into this story right off and it’s because I really enjoy the author’s writing. It’s simple and just flows and I like that. I enjoy the characters she writes about and while I got frustrated with Honor more than once I still felt very drawn to her and her struggles with letting anyone close to her. I found myself very invested in the lives of those in this book and caring about where they would end up in the journey of life. I like that God and faith play a big role in everyone’s life as well. My only complaint would be that the ending was rushed and I wanted more from it. I’m looking forward to the next novel in the series as I’ve come to really enjoy Loree Lough’s work!

I read Honor Redeemed by Loree Lough for her book tour with Pump Up Your Book. Be sure to check out all the other tour stops as well and you can find Loree at her website, blog, Facebook or Twitter. Your own copy of Honor Redeemed can be purchased here in the US and here in Canada.  I’ll leave you now with the Book Trailer…

Source:  Review copy provided by Pump Up Your Book and the Publisher via NetGalley.  No compensation was received for this review and all opinions are my own.

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By the King’s Design by Christine Trent is why I love historical fiction! What a fabulous read! There is nothing I like better than when an author can weave fact with fiction and have me so glued to the pages that I can’t put the book down. By the King’s Design has it all – greed, vengeance, and love!

Annabelle Stirling is a very strong and determined woman for the era she was living in which was the 1800′s. After Belle’s parents died in a fever epidemic she took over running the family draper shop (cloth merchants) even though her brother Wesley is the true heir. Unfortunately Wesley doesn’t take much of an interest in the shop and would rather be out and about while Belle is truly good at what she does and loves it. In an effort to get more cloth produced in a day Belle installs a gig mill. However this doesn’t go over so well in the community as it will take away work from those who need it and Belle’s shop ends up being destroyed by none other than her own fiance and her brother. Belle is incensed and not only calls off her wedding but heads off to Parliament to make sure someone hears her case and puts a stop to this kind of thing happening to people just trying to earn a living.

Belle is turned away at every stop in London but she is not a woman to be stopped and finally ends up being heard by the Parliament. Of course they pretty much laugh her off but one thing they don’t forget is how spunky, passionate, and outspoken she is and this is what happens to reach the Prince Regent’s (the future King George IV) ears and he is intrigued. When he meets her, he is impressed and decides to have her provide the fabrics for his Royal Pavillion. Belle has already found a shop and her brother Wesley has brought all her supplies to London so she accepts of course – it is quite the honor. As word spreads, so does Belle’s business and soon enough her shop is thriving and she is more busy than ever. She even meets a man -a cabinetmaker – and while she’s attracted to him she’s also worried as she refuses to give up her independence for anyone. Just as things are going well her brother Wesley begins acting stranger than ever and all of a sudden things aren’t quite as stable as they once were. Will she fall in love? Will her flourishing business be ruined by her brother?

I can’t say enough about this novel. I enjoyed it so much. I loved all the details on being a draper and on cabinetmaking – you learn just what was and wasn’t popular back in this time period. It was all really fascinating. I also enjoyed the vivid details that the author provided when describing just what the Prince Regent was looking for in the design of the Pavillion. There is a lot of historical detail regarding the Prince Regent who eventually became King George IV and on the Regency period. For me this was a plus and I didn’t find it overwhelming at all as I didn’t previously have a lot of knowledge on this time period. When I read historical fiction I look for those details as I want to learn as much as I can while having a story to enjoy. Christine Trent achieved this and more with By the King’s Design and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it those who love historical fiction and I can’t wait to read more of her work!

I read By the King’s Design by Christine Trent for her book tour with Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours. Be sure and check out the other tour stops to see what other’s thoughts are on the book. You can find Christine at her website and on Facebook. Your own copy of By the King’s Design can be purchased here in the US and here in Canada. Better yet you can head over and enter the giveaway I have running right now for By the King’s Design and win a copy!

Source: Review copy provided by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours and the Publisher. No compensation was received for this review and all opinions are my own.

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Just what constitutes a perfect family? Is it having both a mother and father? Is it belonging to the country club and having lots of money? In Night Swim, debut novelist Jessica Keener gives us an in-depth look into a so called ‘perfect family and what sometimes lurks behind the facade?

To the outside world sixteen-year-old Sarah Kunitz’s life looks pretty good. Her parents live pretty high with parties, expensive cars and even a live-in maid to take care of the chores and help with Sarah and her three brothers. Looks can be deceiving though and much of the time the kids sit nervous and waiting for the next blowup from their father who likes to have complete order and control of his household. Sarah’s mother, who blames her children and arthritis for making her give up a career playing the violin handles things by popping as many pills as she can manage and always having a drink at hand.

When Sarah’s mother dies in a car accident the lives of the Kunitz family are forever changed. Yet for Sarah she has felt her mother slipping away for a long time, trying to leave them. She had finally succeeded. Her father, already more concerned with himself than his kids, begins to see a younger lady friend who had been friends to both of her parents at one time. None of the kids are happy with this but Sarah especially so. This woman can’t take the place of her mother and Sarah is angry with her father for starting to see someone so soon after her mother’s death.

Drifting along Sarah, anxious to grow up and having no guidance to steer her otherwise delves into a few relationships with boys. Sarah, normally a level headed girl, doesn’t foresee the all of the consequences of jumping into relationships that she really isn’t quite ready to handle and ultimately she is faced with decisions that a girl of her age shouldn’t have to make.

Night Swim is a beautifully written novel and one I enjoyed. There are many passages that are worth reading over and over just for the beauty of the sentence itself. Sarah, even being in the midst of her confusing teenage years, is an easy girl to like and you find yourself very invested in her life and future. You find yourself feeling her pain over the loss of her mother and then her struggle to find herself in a world that doesn’t make much sense to her anymore. Night Swim is a coming of age story but even more than that it is a story of a broken people trying to find a way to heal and move on.

I read Night Swim by Jessica Keener for her book tour with TLC Book Tours. You can pop into the other tour stops and see the thoughts of others on this novel. Be sure to check out Jessica’s website and you can find her on Facebook and Twitter as well. Your own copy of Night Swim can be purchased here in the US and here in Canada.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Night Swim by Jessica Keener to share with my readers. To enter…

• For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
• For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
• For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, March 10/12.  Good luck to all!

Source:  Review copy provided by TLC Book Tours and Fiction Studio Books.  No compensation was received for this review and all opinions are my own.

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Good day everyone.  Yes, I’m supposed to have a review for you today of By the King’s Design by Christine Trent as she is touring with Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours but unfortunately for me I am still plagued with a wicked migraine.  It’s finally going away I think but I’m exhausted and have been unable to read much.  Unwilling to let Christine down completely I’m going to post a book spotlight with a giveaway today but please check back next week as I will have my review of By the King’s Design up and may I just say that it is an excellent read so far!

About By the King’s Design by Christine Trent

Thanks to her patron and great architect, John Nash, Belle Stirling is a rising star in the homes of London’s fashionable elite. Even the Prince Regent wants her elegant, high quality fabrics used in the decoration of his new palace, Brighton Pavilion. But when those closest to her conspire against Parliament, she risks losing her reputation, her business. . .and even her life.

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Buy your own copy at Amazon.com or Chapters Indigo.ca

Check out Christine’s tour stops at Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of By the King’s Design by Christine Trent up for grabs and the best thing is that it is open Internationally!  To enter…

• For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
• For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
• For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, March 10/12.  Good luck everyone!

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The Night Strangers by Chris Bojalian – can I just stop here and say wow! This book kept me on the edge of my seat and my heart pounding more than a few times. It has all the makings of a creepy story that I really love – noises in the night, secret ceremonies, suspected witches, and ghosts. There isn’t much more that I ask for in a good thriller and The Night Strangers delivered it all to me and more.

The novel opens with the crash of pilot Chip’s plane due to a flock of geese flying into the engines. Despite his efforts to save his passengers, many perish but some do survive. Chip is tormented by nightmares and guilt, not to mention that he can’t seem to go anywhere without being recognized. Chip and his wife Emily feel it’s best to move with their two girls Hallie and Garnet and start somewhere fresh. It is with this thought that they end up in Bethel, New Hampshire and find a beautiful Victorian home that seems perfect for them. All except for that strange door in the basement that has been sealed up forever with 39 bolts – even stranger is that is the exact number of passengers that perished in the crash.

Soon after they move in they begin to notice strange things about the house and even the neighbors. It’s not that they haven’t been welcomed because they certainly have especially after some of the townsfolk learned that the Chip and Emily had twin girls. The thing that was really strange was the interest these people were taking in their twin girls. As time goes on they discover that their girls aren’t’ the first twins to live in the home. There were twin boys at one point; one of who committed suicide. Emily seems most bothered by these women who have taken such an interest in her girls and even more she is disturbed by the reputation she is beginning to find out that these women have as suspected witches. They call themselves herbalists but their mixing of all kinds of potions for this and that along with their suspicious behavior has caused other townsfolk to label them as witches. Other than being obsessed with the twins they also seem obsessed with baking goodies for the family to eat and for some reason they focus this attention on Chip.

As for Chip he is understandably suffering from depression. He holds himself responsible for the lives lost on his plane even though it wasn’t his fault. Worse yet though is that it seems that some of those ghosts have followed him to his new home and insist on communicating with him. Most dominant is a father and daughter and what the father is demanding of Chip is unbelievably horrifying. Yet Chip feels such guilt and he feels like he needs to help these people. As time moves forward though Chip is becoming increasingly tormented by this father and he feels he is losing his mind. He begins to investigate and as he uncovers more and more about his house and the townspeople, he becomes even more scared for his family.

The Night Strangers really kept me turning those pages. It’s a story that unfolds slowly, yet steadily and keeps you completely in its grip as it does. The novel builds and builds right up to the ending that shocked the pants of me. I’m still thinking about it. I don’t think I’ve been that surprised by an ending in a while. This book is well worth reading in my opinion! Beware though of reading it alone at night with the lights out – you may get more than a little creeped out!

Source:  My own copy.  Review first posted on Book Trib.

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Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) is a great and might I mention yummy memoir by Amy Thomas chronicling her love affair with Paris and the awesome opportunity she had to live and work there for two years. And let’s face it – who doesn’t want to read a book describing all kinds of decadent and heart stopping desserts!

After spending time in Paris after college Amy was completely and utterly in love, not to mention obsessed with Paris and more to the point the decadent yummy concoctions of chocolate that are all over Paris. As luck would have it, at thirty-six years old, she is offered a transfer from New York to Paris to work on the Louis Vuitton account. Well hello – would you say no to that move? Neither would I and neither did she! For someone with a sweet tooth that could outrun most of ours this was the perfect chance for her to go back to Paris and explore all the yet undiscovered desserts that just had to be waiting there for her.

As she tries to acclimate to life in Paris she finds it’s a lot harder than she had anticipated. She isn’t fitting in the best at work and she hasn’t made friends. Now for Amy this was tough as she was one popular girl in New York. She loved her nights out with the girls having drinks and having fun. As time wore on she found herself torn between the Paris she loves and the New York that she’s really missing. Even though she did eventually make a few really good friends, it still wasn’t home.

What I found most interesting about this memoir aside from the desserts which I’ll get to was her descriptions of life in Paris and the people who live there. Also about how our expectations aren’t always met but that it shouldn’t let it get us down – we just find another way to enjoy what we’ve been given. An example would be that Amy had thought she’d meet the man of her dreams there and yet the few dates she had were definite duds. She thought that she’d be out with friends every weekend like at home and yet that didn’t happen either but the few friends she did make would be friends for life. I really admire her outlook on life where you may not get something you wanted, but just maybe something better is coming your way.

Now the desserts – can I just say oh my God! Now a lot of them I couldn’t eat because they are made with various kinds of nuts and I’m allergic but that didn’t stop me from imagining how good the ones I could eat would taste. The descriptions Amy gives us of all these goodies makes your mouth water and at times I felt sure I could smell the sugary sweetness right through my iPad. All the chocolate – oh my! It sounds like a piece of heaven for sure!

This is a fabulous memoir for anyone planning a trip to Paris especially if you’re interested in knowing where all the good spots are for yummy treats as Amy has put a glossary in the back of all of them. Yet this is also a great memoir for those interested in New York as well because she let’s us know all the hot spots to visit for the best goodies there too throughout the book! As usual, reading a memoir about Paris has made me want to pick up and head out there for myself (if only I weren’t afraid to fly – lol). If you have a sweet tooth like I do, then you’ll love this book! Be sure to check out both of Amy’s blogs: God, I love Paris and Sweet Freak.  Your own copy of Paris, My Sweet can be purchased here in the US and here in Canada.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Paris, My Sweet by Amy Thomas to share with my readers. To enter…

• For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
• For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass this extra entry on to you as well.
• For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word!

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I’ll be drawing for the winner on Saturday, March 10/12.  Good luck!

Source:  Review copy provided by Sourcebooks via NetGalley. No compensation was received for this review and all opinions are solely my own.

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To celebrate it’s paperback release today I am spotlighting Day of Honey:  A Memoir of Food, Love, and War by Annia Ciezadlo.  I literally can’t wait to fit this book into my schedule as it’s been on my need to read list for a good long while already.  It combines all the things that I love to read about into one book and it sounds like a very powerful novel not to mention that it has gotten some great reviews as well.  Let’s see what it’s about and don’t forget to check out the giveaway at the end of the post too!

About Day of Honey by Annia Ciezadlo

A luminous portrait of life in the war-torn Middle East, Day of Honey weaves history, cuisine, and firsthand reporting into a fearless, intimate exploration of everyday survival.

In the fall of 2003, Annia Ciezadlo spent her honeymoon in Baghdad. Over the next six years, she broke bread with Shiites and Sunnis, warlords and refugees, matriarchs and mullahs. Day of Honey is her memoir of the hunger for food and friendship—a communion that feeds the soul as much as the body in times of war.

Living in occupied Baghdad, Ciezadlo longs for normal married life. She finds it in Beirut, her husband’s hometown, a city slowly recovering from years of civil war. But just as the young couple settles in to a new home, the bloodshed they escaped in Iraq spreads to Lebanon and reawakens the terrible specter of sectarian violence. In lucid, fiercely intelligent prose, Ciezadlo uses food and the rituals of eating to illuminate a vibrant Middle East that most Americans never see.

We get to know people like Roaa, a determined young Kurdish woman who dreams of exploring the world, only to see her life under occupation become confined to the kitchen; Abu Rifaat, a Baghdad book lover who spends his days eavesdropping in the ancient city’s legendary cafés; Salama al-Khafaji, a soft-spoken dentist who eludes assassins to become Iraq’s most popular female politician; and Umm Hassane, Ciezadlo’s sardonic Lebanese mother-in-law, who teaches her to cook rare family recipes (included in a mouthwatering appendix of Middle Eastern comfort food). As bombs destroy her new family’s ancestral home, and militias invade her Beirut neighborhood, Ciezadlo illuminates the human cost of war with an extraordinary ability to anchor the rhythms of daily life in a larger political and historical context.

From forbidden Baghdad book clubs to the oldest recipes in the world, Ciezadlo takes us inside the Middle East at a historic moment when hope and fear collide. Day of Honey is a brave and compassionate portrait of civilian life during wartime—a moving testament to the power of love and generosity to transcend the misery of war.

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About Annia Ciezadlo

Annia Ciezadlo was a special correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor in Baghdad and The New Republic in Beirut. She has written about culture, politics, and the Middle East for The Nation, Saveur, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New York Observer, and Lebanon’s Daily Star. Her article about cooking with Iraqi refugees in Beirut was included in Best Food Writing 2009. Ciezadlo lives with her husband in New York.

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Day of Honey by Annia Ciezadlo up for giveaway.  To enter…

• For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
• For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
• For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for a winner on Saturday, March 3/12.  Good luck!

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Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini is a story that takes place in the Prohibition-era which was back in the 1920-1930′s when times were tough. Rosa starts out as a young girl in love but people change and life changes and her life takes a path decidedly different from what she had wanted as that young girl who believed in love and happily ever after. Sonoma Rose is a story of survival, hope, but most of all love.

Rosa and Lars are in love but as time goes on Rosa sees that Lars has a serious problem with alchohol and after being disappointed and let down by him several times she begins to date John who her parents approve of. When she finds out she is pregnant and Lars is nothing but a drunk she agrees to marry John without ever telling him the truth. Secrets have a way of coming out and eventually John realizes when the baby is born early but clearly full term that it isn’t his child. However he still remains with Rosa and takes care of her child because that is what the church says he has to do.

Over the years Rosa has eight children but only four are living. Her children keep passing away from a wasting disease except for two of them and both of those children happen to belong to Lars. When John who has been extremely volatile for a good many years of their marriage learns of yet another betrayal on Rosa’s part he goes crazy and beats her even more serverely than usual. If not for her friend Elizabeth being there he likely would have killed her. Rosa takes off with her children to the mesa where she knows John won’t venture and she stays in a cave with them until Lars shows up to rescue them and take them away from John forever. She knows to keep her children safe she can never go back to him.

Rosa’s first stop is to try and find help for her two sick children and she finds a leading specialist willing to help her. With his help both Lars and Rosa find work and a home on a vineyard. Lars being a farmer blends right in as does Rosa. With the ban on producing any alcohol though life is tough on people making their living off making wine unless of course they are bootleggers and when those bootleggers are being watched then things get really bad. As time goes on Lars and Rosa, with the children, build a new life but is the past ever far behind? Can Rosa ever really escape John?

This is the first of Jennifer’s books that I have read but it won’t be the last. I really liked Sonoma Rose and although some parts dragged a bit for me, for the most part I just really enjoyed the story being told and all the historical detail really enriched this novel for me as well. I felt emotionally invested in the lives of Lars, Rosa, and the kids and I was anxious and hopeful that their lives would turn out for the best and that they would all thrive together. I would recommend this book for those who like stories that take place in the 1930′s and especially people who love stories about vineyards as there is a lot of talk about them. Sonoma Rose is one of those comfy stories that will leave you feeling satisfied and happy.

I read Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini for her book tour with TLC Book Tours. As mine is the first stop on the tour be sure to pop in to all the other tour stops coming up to see what they all thought of the book as well. You can find Jennifer on her website, Facebook, and Twitter. You can pre-order your own copy of Sonoma Rose here in the US and here in Canada.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini to share with my readers.  To enter…

• For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
• For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
• For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, March 3/12.  Good luck to all!

Source:  Review copy provided by TLC Book Tours and Dutton Adult via NetGalley.  No compensation was received for this review and all opinions are solely my own.

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Yup, as you can see I am very busy with my sock in my mouth but I thought I’d stop by and say Happy Sunday and Congrats to all you book winners!

Good evening everyone.  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Mine was ok.  I did manage to get some reading done despite one of my famed migraines.  What I wouldn’t give to be migraine free some day.  Otherwise not too much has been going on.  Our weather was absolutely beautiful today despite the last few days being really cold.  So, I don’t often do this but at my doc appt a lump was discovered in my breast and I know a lot of you pray and believe in the power of prayer so I’m asking you to send up a few for me.  My appt is on the 23rd for a mammo and ultrasound and I’m just praying to come home with good news.  I’d feel a lot better knowing my friends were praying for me too.

This next week is busy on the blog again – all of February is.  What’s up…

Monday – Review/Giveaway of Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini

Tuesday – Book Spotlight/Giveaway of Day of Honey by Annia Ciezadlo (I can’t wait to read this one!)

Wednesday – Review of Paris, My Sweet by Amy Thomas

Thursday – Review of The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

Friday – Review/Giveaway of By the King’s Design by Christine Trent (I haven’t started yet but I am so looking forward to reading some historical fiction finally!)

So, another busy week.  I have no Sammy stories this week or at least none I can remember right now but I do have some book winners for you…

A Demon Does it Better by Linda Wisdom — Maria D and Lisa G

Food Allergy and Gluten-Free Weight Loss by Nicolette M. Dumke — Marie

The Night Sky by Maria Sutton — Nancye D

Senseless & Merciless by Mary Burton — Linda B

That’s it for tonight folks.  Let me know what you did this weekend – anything good?  I hope you all have a fantastic week and I hope to do a better job of blog visiting this week than I managed last week.  Sammy sends slurps to all his fans (sorry for only one picture – I’ll have more for you next weekend).  Take care everyone!

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I hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend!  Today I’m going to spotlight Before She Dies by Mary Burton and share with you a Valentine’s recipe from her for Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies as well.  I’ve not yet had the pleasure of reading this series but have heard so many good things about it.  Some day I’m going to have a chance to read all these books I’d love to make time for.  LOL.  For now let’s see what the book is about and drool over the cookie recipe!  Be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of the post too!

About Before She Dies by Mary Burton

He Is Their Judge. . .

In death, they are purified. Holding his victims under water, he washes away their sins as they struggle for their last breath. Then he stakes their bodies to the ground, exposing them for what they really are. Witches, sent to tempt and to corrupt. . .

Jury. . .

No one knows about defense attorney Charlotte Wellington’s murdered sister, or about her childhood spent with the carnival that’s just arrived in town. For Charlotte, what’s past is past. But others don’t agree. And as a madman’s body count rises, she and Detective Daniel Rokov are drawn into a mission that’s become terrifyingly personal. . .

And Executioner

At last, she is within his reach. All his victims deserve their fate, but her guilt is greatest. And with every scream, he will make her see what it means to suffer and repent–before she dies. . .

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It’s Love at First Bite!

Whether she’s keeping the romance alive between characters, choosing new victims for her romantic suspense novels, or baking up a storm in her Richmond, Virginia kitchen, New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton does nothing half-heartedly—and that includes whipping up her 2012 Valentine’s Day recipe, Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

1cup of sugar
1 cup of peanut butter
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup Craisens

● Mix sugar, peanut butter, baking powder, egg and vanilla.
● Add chocolate chips and Craisens.
● Form dough into balls then flatten.
● Garnish with chocolate bits or Craisens.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Let cool completely before serving.

“There is no better flavor combination than peanut butter and chocolate. Separately they are wonderful but together they are deadly delicious. Your sweetie will be completely delighted with these sinfully good Valentine’s Day cookies, which are a snap to make!”

Enjoy! Mary

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Before She Dies by Mary Burton to share with my readers.  To enter…

• For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
• For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
• For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday, March 3/12.  Good luck to all!

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