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Monday, July 15, 2013
BOOK REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: DAUGHER OF JERUSALEM by JOAN WOLF
6:00 AM
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New York Times Best-Selling Author Joan Wolf Sheds Light on Scripture’s Most Mysterious Woman
“Why would Jesus seek out Mary Magdalene as the first person He appeared to after His resurrection?”
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.—One of Scripture’s most mysterious and often
misunderstood women, Mary Magdalene, tells her story in her own words in
the latest novel from prolific author Joan Wolf. In her new
release, Daughter of Jerusalem, Wolf...
Monday, July 8, 2013
BOOK REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: A DEADLY TRUTH - by JOYCE PROELL
6:30 AM
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Historical Romantic Suspense/Mystery
Date Published: 7/1/2013
A man obsessed, a woman willing to risk it all…
Tainted in the eyes of Victorian society by his wife’s suicide, successful entrepreneur Doyle
Flanagan turns a deaf ear to the baseless gossip and harsh rebukes. Ignoring his shattered reputation, he goes about his business making money, doing...
BOOK REVIEW: SMALL TOWN GIRL by ANN H. GABHART
6:00 AM
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Small Town Girl
By: Ann H. Gabhart
978-0-8007-2184-8$14.99PaperbackPub Date: July 2013
Bestselling author Ann Gabhart weaves a timeless story of love, sacrifice and longing that will grip the heart and stir the spirit. In her gentle and textured style, Gabhart takes the reader back to a time when days moved slowly and life was simple. A world that was about to change forever.
In ...
Sunday, July 7, 2013
BOOK REVIEW: SAVING SAFFRON SWEETING by PAULINE WILES
2:03 PM
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About the Book . . .
Saving Saffron Sweeting has reached the quarter finals in the romance category of the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. More information: amazon.com/abna
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Grace Palmer’s British friends all think she’s living the American Dream. But her design business is floundering and when she discovers her husband is cheating with her best client, she panics and flees home to England.
The tranquil village of Saffron...
Thursday, July 4, 2013
THREADS OF YESTERDAY by SAM CHEEVER
6:30 AM
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A deadly secret is tangled up in Yesterday’s Threads, and Anna is racing the clock to get it unraveled.
In 1859, Elisabeth Margaret Nelson traveled to Crocker, Indiana to
meet her new husband and start a new life. Her family never saw her
again. The story of her death and a heartbroken husband who grieves his
entire life is a sad tale for sure. But is it true?
When Anna Yesterday receives some vintage dresses from the...
YESTERDAY'S NEWS by SAM CHEEVER
6:00 AM
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About Yesterday’s News:
Antiques can be a dangerous business. Especially when you’re dealing
with a desperate politician, a sexy ex-cop, and a couple of “spirited”
companions.
Anna Yesterday owns Yesterday’s Antiques in small town USA. When she
finds an old newspaper clipping lining the drawer of an antique...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
BOOK REVIEW: CADMIUM YELLOW, BLOOD RED by JACQUELINE T. LYNCH
6:00 AM
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Synopsis:
A
post-World War II “cozy” mystery about a museum heist, a missing child,
a murder, a recent ex-con and an even more recent widow.
In
Hartford, Connecticut, 1949, Juliet Van Allen, a museum administrator,
discovers that her artist husband is having an affair with another
woman. Just a wee bit shocked, Juliet slips unseen back to her office to
mull over her options and wish the earth would swallow her, when she
meets...
Monday, July 1, 2013
BOOK REVIEW: THE MINE by JOHN A. HELDT
5:03 PM
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Title: THE MINEAuthor: John A. HeldtFile size: 537 KB (Kindle)Sold by: Amazon Digital ServicesGenres: Romance-Time Travel, Historical Fiction.Description:
In 2000, Joel Smith is a cocky, adventurous young man who sees the
world as his playground. But when the college senior, days from
graduation, enters an abandoned Montana mine, he discovers the price of
reckless curiosity. He emerges in May 1941 with a cell phone he can't
use, money...
SAFFRON SHRIMP
9:30 AM
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Saffron Shrimp
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
6 Tbsp sofrito
1 lb. shrimp, peeled
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
1 pinch of saffron
1/4 C cilantro
Heat oil to medium in non-stick skillet. Cook sofrito in oil for 5 minutes. Saute shrimp for 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over white rice with tostones.
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