Finally Friday !

Well it's finally Friday and time for TMP's Backlist book of the week!
Today we have a great romance !!!

Rescue Me

by

Jennifer Johnson

Sitting in front of her parents’ house in a U-Haul truck at midnight, Amy Mann decides it’s time to break it to them that she’s divorced from her husband and moving back home with her seven-year-old son, Toby. As Amy settles into her hometown, she has a plan to get out of debt, get her college degree, and put her life together.

Enter Captain Riley Pennimon, local firefighter and superhero to Amy’s son. Riley is kind, brave, and civic-minded. The captain does not fit into Amy’s putting-her-life-together plan, and yet he is way too good looking without a shirt. Much to Amy’s chagrin, Toby decides that Riley is just what they need for a happily-ever-after.

Can Amy make peace with the demons of her mistakes and let the captain rescue her? And, can Riley let go of the past and grab onto the family he’s always wanted?



Review


“…chock-full of Southern wit and wisdom, quirky characters who tell it like it is, and good old wholesome humor that is sure to delight…if you liked Hope Floats, you’ll love Rescue Me!” ~Maddie James, Romance Author



Release: September, 2010
Category: Sweet Contemporary Romance
Heat Level: Sweet
Length: 302 pages, Novel
Price: $14.99 print; $4.99 digital



Author Bio: I have aspirations to be Wonder Woman, but find high heeled boots uncomfortable.     ver, I appreciate that she values truth and that she doesn't know a bad hair day. I have the heart of a writer and am blessed to be able to write both professionally and recreationally. I reside in the southern United States with my awesome family. They're okay with me not being Wonder Woman, as long as I take a break from the fictitious worlds I create and join them for supper.   http://www.booksbyjenniferjohnson.com/


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Is today Thursday?

Woohoo, Recipe Day !!!!

This is an easy one and I hope you'll like it !!



Creamy Broccoli Dip


1 8 oz. cream cheese softened
2 T. Grey Poupon mustard
2 T. milk
1 C. finely chopped broccoli (Fresh is preferred)
1/4c. finely chopped red pepper
2 T. finely chopped scallions

On medium speed, beat together cream cheese,
mustard and milk until well blended.  Stir in veggies.
Chill - serve with your choice of crackers or veggies.


Hope you enjoy, drop a line, I'd love to hear what you think!

Almost Christmas....

Please tell me, where in the world has the time gone???  It doesn't help that we don't have snow here in Northern Michigan or maybe it would feel more like Christmas.  I think all my shopping is done.  Tree is up, gifts aren't wrapped yet but i have a little time.  My husband and I each have kids and all our kids are with their "other" parent this Christmas :(  It's sad, I don't like having Christmas morning without the kids all excited and loud.  Our house will be quiet but it will give me some extra time to have the presents all wrapped and ready.  The least amount of time the presents are under the tree the better.  Our darn kitty thinks it's her playground.  I'm a traditional mom.  I like presents all unwrapped on Christmas morning and a nice Christmas dinner in the afternoon.  Well not this year and it's driving me batty.  We have decided this year our Christmas dinner will be a New Year's Eve celebration.  We are cooking a big ole ham and all the trimmings and our littlest munchkins will get a nap in the afternoon so they can stay up for the ball to drop on the new Year!  This way i still get to do all the traditional stuff, just a week late.  We'll be having all kinds of finger food.  A cheese ball with crackers, veggies & dip, spinach dip and crackers, maybe even a hot clam dip for mom and dad!   We'll need lots of crackers.  Then Sunday will be all left overs, no cooking for mom, and dad will be parked in front of the TV for football.  Maybe I'll get some writing done. 

Do you have any traditions that you like to follow for Christmas or the New Year with your family and friends?  I'd love to hear about them.

Recipe Day

It's Tuesday and my day to share some recipes, hope you enjoy this one!

I got this recipe from my friends at the Wicked Writers chat group...

Macadamia Nut Fudge

8 TBS (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut up
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts (about 4 ounces)
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups sugar
1 5-ounce can evaporated milk
12 large marshmallows

Butter an 8inch square baking pan. Line the bottom of the pan with foil.

In a large bowl, combine butter, chocolate chips, macadamia nuts, unsweetened chocolate, and vanilla.
Attach a candy thermometer to a medium saucepan. Add the sugar, evaporated milk, and the marshmallows. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 238 degrees F.

Pour the hot mixture into the bowl and let stand for 30 minutes. Stir until the mixture begins to thicken, about 1 minute. Spread evenly in the prepared pan. Let stand until completely cooled. Cover with foil and let stand overnight to allow flavors to mellow.

Invert the fudge and remove the foil. Re-invert and cut into squares. Store the fudge at room temperature in an airtight container.

Makes about 2 pounds

Enjoy !

If you're interested in the Wicked Writers, these ladies are amazing writers and you'll love their site... Wicked Writers

Feels like an Indian Summer !!!!

Wow, the weekend weather was fantastic.  For northern Michigan, 50's in mid-November I'll definitely take!!!    Anything to avoid the snow :)   I know...not the place to be living if one wants to avoid the snow.  Well I don't mind snow but I despise driving in it.

Today I think I'll share a recipe or two !!


Stroganoff

2 lbs. hamburger, browned
1 16oz. container french onion dip
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 to 2 cups milk
1 or 2 bags egg noodles



In stockpot, after hamburger is browned and drained, add french onion dip, soup and 1 cup milk.  Mix good.  If mix is too thick, add another cup of milk.  Will all depend on how thick you like the sauce.    Heat thoroughly, set aside on low.  Boil noodles. Dish up noodles per helping and spoon on desired sauce and serve !!!!

This dish is great as a left-over as well.





Dirt Pudding


2 boxes french vanilla pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
1 container cool whip
1 block cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1 package Oreos
1 stick butter (melted)



Chop 3/4 of oreos into baking dish, mix with melted butter and pat into dish as a crust.   Set aside.

In medium bowl, mix pudding packets, milk, cream cheese, cool whip and sugar until well blended.  Pour on top of Oreo crust.  Crumble remaining oreos and sprinkle over pudding mixture.

Refrigerate a couple hours to make sure pudding sets up.

*** if you have kids, for a fun treat, only pour half of the pudding mix on Oreo crust then sporadically place gummy worms in the pudding then put remaining pudding then sprinkled oreos. 

Enjoy!!!


Hope you're all having a great day !!!

Krista

Men in Uniform

TGIF!!!! and many thanks to all our men and women in the military doing what they do to keep us all safe!!!!!

We also have another New Release from Turquoise Morning Press just in time for Veterans Day.....stop on over to take a look.....

www.turquoisemorningpressbookstore.com/collections/anthologies-1/products/men-in-uniform-short-story-collection

Digital Download - Available Formats - EPUB, MOBI, LIT, LRF, PDFTrade Paperback Print Coming November 21

We admire a man in uniform, and what better way to celebrate it than a collection of stories inspired by men fighting to defend our country, and the women who love them? This sweet collection of romance spans the generations of men of valor from present day dating back to World War II.

The Authors:

The Imposter, Jennifer Johnson

String of Pearls, Margaret Ethridge

Mind over Matter, Ruth J. Hartman

Dorthea’s War, Lozi Hart

Faith, Love, & the Coastguard, Julie Anne Lindsey

Knight in Armor, Jennifer Anderson

Lightning Always Strikes Twice, Patricia Marie Warren


We even have a review already: 

This Men in Uniform collection is perfect for reading and reflecting on the lives and relationships of military families--many of them budding love relationships! Although all of the stories are sweet romance stories, you get a taste for the everyday lives of men in uniform (and their loved ones). I can't say that I have a favorite of the bunch, each author brought a unique voice and style to the collection, and they are all nicely written. This was a perfect read for today, Veteran's Day. As the blurb goes, "we admire a man in uniform" and I admire the authors of these tales -- they did honor to our soldiers and their stories. Nicely done collection, uplifting and definitely romantic!


Don't miss out!!!   You'll be sorry.....

Have a great day and happy reading

Krista

My current releases !!

Howdy.......bet you thought i got lost......me too actually!

I now have 4 releases out now...how exciting!! 


This was my first release, Love in an Elevator!                                                   
Perfect again for our upcoming season....There are also so other really great stories in this anthology by some really great authors.
Second Hand Horses by Amy LeBlancMall Magic by Cat Shaffer
Another Quirky Christmas by Tonya Kappes
Concourse Christmas by Margaret Ethridge
Fixing Christmas by Elizabeth Chalkley
Angel on Board by Janethe Twelve Seductive Days of Christmas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

2nd...Love Takes the Cake


Also a host of other great authors in this anthology...
Suzanne Barrett, Elizabeth Chalkley,
 Marissa Dobson, Janet Eaves, Jennifer Johnson,
Margaret Ethridge, Amy Le Blanc, Tracy March,
 Nancy Naigle, Cat Shaffer, Bobbye Terry





3rd in line is...Whiskey's Sweet Revenge in the
All Bets are On Anthology
along with....
Remember My Love by Cheryl Norman
The Winner by Jan Scarbrough
Going The Distance by Margaret Ethridge
As Luck Would Have It by Christina Wolfer
Glynda’s Dare by Shanon Grey
Whiskey’s Sweet Revenge by Krista Ames

And last but not least.......and so much fun to write !!!

Surf's Up!   A sweet beach romance...
again, along with some other great authors
Declarations of Dependence by Margaret EthridgeBest Friends by Suzanne BarrettRetrieving Hope by Bobbye Terry
Beach Towel by Grace Greene
Fireworks by Julie Anne Lindsey
The Green House by Amie Denman
Old Devil Moon by Bobbye Terry





All 4 of these are available thru my publisher, Turquoise Morning Press, just click
on the link below and it will take you right to their bookstore.
http://www.turquoisemorningpress.com/p/turquoise-morning-press-book-store.html

As always i welcome any contact and questions so please feel free to comment or email me!!

Krista
Krista@kristaames.com