On My Bookshelf
The Book of Hidden Wonders
"Beautiful. Haunting. Deceptively deep with a hint of whimsical. This debut is pure magic!"A charming, deeply imaginative debut novel about a young girl who is immortalized in her father’s illustrated books containing clues to their family secrets....
Dear Wife
Who wants a new book hangover? Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle. This is the book hangover selection of the month! It's also now available to order! Click the link, buy the book (if you haven't already). Oh My SWEET JELLY BEANS. This book was good. If...
What are you reading?
I leave tomorrow to visit my daughter and do some exploring with her - you can follow along on my travel blog - Steena Travels for updates if you'd like. While I'm gone, I'll be reading some ARCs on my kindle but I'm really excited about the books...
BOOKS ON MY #TBR PILE:
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Notes from me to you
Flourless Morning Glory Muffins
Flourless Morning Glory Muffins Author: Adapted from Running With Spoons Ingredients ¼ Cup creamy almond butter (or nut butter of choice - SOY works too) 1 Large ripe banana 1 egg ¼ Cup honey ½ Cup rolled oats 2 Tbsp ground flaxseed 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking...
Being Destroyed By My Writing
January 19th I had the pleasure of guest posting on Writers In the Storm and since this subject keeps coming up, I thought I'd share it here as well. My house is quiet and I’m nursing a hot cup of coffee (my third actually) while staring at the screen and wondering...
Why Are We Still Arguing About Publishing Paths?
It's 2015 and yet it feels like we've stepped back a few years when it comes to authors insecurities. In 2005 when my first book was published, I remember the condescension from other authors when they realized my book was published by winning a contest with a small...
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Chocolate Mousse Cake Author: adapted from Martha Stewart and Epicurious Ingredients [b]For the Cake:[/b] 1/2 cup unbleached, all purpose flour 1/2 cup corn starch pinch cinnamon 4 eggs, separated 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp salt [b]For the Mousse:[/b] 1 1/4...
Slow Simmered Beef Bourguignon
Slow Simmered Beef Bourguignon Author: adapted from Taste of Home Serves: 6 Ingredients 3 pounds stewing beef 3/4 tsp salt 3/4 tsp pepper 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1-1/2 cups beef broth 1-1/2 cups dry red wine or additional beef broth, divided 3/4 pound med fresh...
Do We Still Need Pen Names?
Back in 2011 I blogged about What's In A Pen Name and I find I'm still getting responses to it (some I don't publish because, well...I don't need arguments or derogatory comments to be listed here). At lot has changed since 2011 in the realm of publishing. So much...
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