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Top Two Christmas Foods from our authors of Winter's Sweet Kiss

Michelle Ziegler, Terri Rochenski, Annabelle Blume, Lily Carlyle & Shaya Roy

Michelle Ziegler:

Homemade mashed potatoes and ham.  In that order too.  I love traditional.

 

 

Terri Rochenski:

 

Candied sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.  YUMMMMMMMMMMM

 

Annabelle Blume:

 

1.  Savory Mashed Potatoes - I don't care what they are on the side of, I love them!

     8 medium potatoes, peeled, boiled, and mashed

     1/2 cup milk

     1/2 cup sour cream

     8 oz. cream cheese

     1/4 chives, chopped

     1 tsp. salt

     1 tsp. white pepper

     When potatoes are mashed, mixed in salt, pepper, milk, sour cream and cream cheese until smooth.  Transfer into baking dish.  Top with chives.  Cover with tin foil and bake for 20-30 min at 325 deg.

2.  Cranberry Sauce - It's one of those foods you can lie to yourself about, claiming it's healthy.

     1 cup sugar

     1 cup water

     1 pkg fresh cranberries

     Simmer until cranberries burst.  Let cool.  Chill in ridge overnight.  VOILA!

 

 

Lily Carlyle:

Cookies!  Despite many years of taste tests (and the resulting pounds), I still haven't found my very favorite!  But if anyone has a good recipe for thick, iced sugar cut-out cookies, please share.  That's what I'm craving right now!

Eggnog.  I have to confess, I prefer the pasteurized kind you buy in the dairy section of the grocery store, not the homemade kind.  And amazingly (for those who know me), I like it alcohol-free.

 

 

Shaya Roy:

1)  Not technically a food, but a drink.  Apple cider.  It's tangy, sweet and has apples.  What's not to love?

2)  Gingerbread cookies.  They're so cute I almost can't bear to eat them.  Almost.

 

  

 

 

and now...    Winter's Sweet Kiss

 

 

 

 

BEGINNING OF FOREVER  By Terri Rochenski

 

Blurb:  When Wayne Edwards moves to town, Lillian Douglas experiences stirrings she thought were long dead.  Guilt ridden over betraying her deceased husband and the feelings Wayne inspires, Lillian reluctantly lets him in.  Secrets of the past  -  an old promise emerges, but will it threaten their forever?

 

 

MELT  By Shaya Roy

Blurb: Newlyweds in an arranged marriage, Naina and Dev go to the mountains of Shimla, India in search of snow. Unfortunately, they find fifteen inches more than they expected.

Being snowed in with her husband is not necessarily a bad thing. It gives Naina an excellent excuse to snuggle up to her deep, quiet man, but every time Dev spurns her, a little more of her heart drips away. Melting the ice around her husband’s heart before the snow outside does might take more pride than Naina’s ready to surrender.

ONE IN A MILLION SNOWFLAKES  By Michelle Ziegler

Blurb: Angela is in love with someone she can never have--her best friend, Rebecca’s older brother.

 

Stranded in the bitter cold after a disastrous blind date with yet another company Christmas party looming, a standing offer from the boss’ nephew gets a little more appealing. Desperation. Not a good sign. Surely when Rebecca rescues her from the blinding snow, she can also convince Angela to just go to the party alone. She can always count on her best friend.

 

That is, as long as she never finds out about Angela’s secret crush.

 

AN UNEXPECTED WREATH  By Annabelle Blume

 

Blurb:  Stella's got everything she needs in life:  a great job, a beautiful house, and her independence.  But on last minute trip to the local Christmas tree lot, she finds something, or rather someone, she desperately wants - Grayson.    An emergency trip to Target, an unexpected wreath, and a little Christmas magic make the season much brighter.

 

  

SANTA BEBE  By Lily Carlyle

Blurb:  Disillusioned by men and her belief that they see her only as an object, Bebe is determined to find a man with money.  Her geeky, but unfailingly kind, next-door neighbor James tries to convince her of the possibility of real love, even as she reveals to him the troubled childhood that made her so cynical about relationships.  When her mother dasher her hopes for a perfect Christmas, Bebe finds herself turning to James once again, and in the process, learning a lot about herself and the promise their relationship holds.

 

Goodreads Link:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18844487-winter-s-sweet-kiss

 

 

 

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Author, author... One in a Million Snowflakes by Michlle Ziegler *Excerpt/Promo*

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Winter’s Sweet Kiss Anthology

 

Available now through Roane Publishing

 

 

 

One In A Million Snowflakes

By Michelle Ziegler

 Blurb

Angela is in love with someone she can’t have. Stranded in the bitter cold after another failed date, Angela is running out of time.  Her company Christmas party is around the corner, and the idea of going with her boss’ nephew is less then appealing. Escaping the cold , Angela jumps into her familiar getaway car to find Nick, her life-long crush, in the driver’s seat.  Strategic planning on his part has them finally giving into years of denied feelings.  Unfortunately, reality always surfaces.  Angela pushes Nick away in fear of losing his sister, her best friend. Breaking Nick’s heart was never part of her plan, and thankfully Nick isn’t going to let her.  His headstrong nature comes out and changes the game despite Angela’s attempts to stay away from him. Angela needs to decide if her best friend is more important than Nick, or if she should just give up and resign herself to a life with someone else

 

 

Buy Links:   

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Excerpt

Angela broke off as she heard a chuckle. A male chuckle. Had she gotten in the wrong car? She

released the seatbelt she’d finally managed to grasp, which hit the car door with a loud thwack, and shot a glance at the driver’s seat.

Nick.

Suddenly, she wasn’t cold anymore. 

“Oh my God! When did you get back?” She flung her arms around his neck. Rebecca’s older brother was a Marine who had been on deployment. “I can’t believe you’re here! Becks didn’t tell me. You didn’t even send an email.” Angela was a little hurt.

  “You’re choking me.”

“Oh. Sorry. I’m excited to see you.” Angela let go, happy but embarrassed. She’d spent years squelching her feelings for Nick. She was obviously out of practice.

 

 

 

About Michelle Ziegler

Michelle’s imagination started spilling out onto paper the second she could scribble.  Her drawing never improved, but her love affair with words continued and evolved as she became infatuated with one story after another.  If life could be written, Michelle would write everyone’s ending as a happily ever after.

Michelle grew up in Chicago and later moved to Colorado. Her husband still makes fun of her Midwest accent. By day she is an engineer, wife, and mother to two kids and two dogs. Her sanity survives on the pages she writes, even if her toddler is trying to drive her to the edge one temper tantrum at a time.

Website: http://www.michellezieglerauthor.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleZieglerAuthor

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MZiegler_Writer

 

 

 

 

Blurbs for the other stories within the Anthology...

 

 

BEGINNING OF FOREVER  By Terri Rochenski

 

Blurb:  When Wayne Edwards moves to town, Lillian Douglas experiences stirrings she thought were long dead.  Guilt ridden over betraying her deceased husband and the feelings Wayne inspires, Lillian reluctantly lets him in.  Secrets of the past  -  an old promise emerges, but will it threaten their forever?

 

 

MELT  By Shaya Roy

Blurb: Newlyweds in an arranged marriage, Naina and Dev go to the mountains of Shimla, India in search of snow. Unfortunately, they find fifteen inches more than they expected.

Being snowed in with her husband is not necessarily a bad thing. It gives Naina an excellent excuse to snuggle up to her deep, quiet man, but every time Dev spurns her, a little more of her heart drips away. Melting the ice around her husband’s heart before the snow outside does might take more pride than Naina’s ready to surrender.

ONE IN A MILLION SNOWFLAKES  By Michelle Ziegler

Blurb: Angela is in love with someone she can never have--her best friend, Rebecca’s older brother.

 

Stranded in the bitter cold after a disastrous blind date with yet another company Christmas party looming, a standing offer from the boss’ nephew gets a little more appealing. Desperation. Not a good sign. Surely when Rebecca rescues her from the blinding snow, she can also convince Angela to just go to the party alone. She can always count on her best friend.

 

That is, as long as she never finds out about Angela’s secret crush.

 

AN UNEXPECTED WREATH  By Annabelle Blume

 

Blurb:  Stella's got everything she needs in life:  a great job, a beautiful house, and her independence.  But on last minute trip to the local Christmas tree lot, she finds something, or rather someone, she desperately wants - Grayson.    An emergency trip to Target, an unexpected wreath, and a little Christmas magic make the season much brighter.

 

  

SANTA BEBE  By Lily Carlyle

Blurb:  Disillusioned by men and her belief that they see her only as an object, Bebe is determined to find a man with money.  Her geeky, but unfailingly kind, next-door neighbor James tries to convince her of the possibility of real love, even as she reveals to him the troubled childhood that made her so cynical about relationships.  When her mother dasher her hopes for a perfect Christmas, Bebe finds herself turning to James once again, and in the process, learning a lot about herself and the promise their relationship holds.

 

 

 

Goodreads Link:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18844487-winter-s-sweet-kiss

 

 

Group Giveaway:  

$10 Amazon Gift Card &

paperback copy of Winter’s Sweet Kiss

 

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