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The Count’s Castaway by Aubrey Wynne (Pirate of Britannia) Publication date: December 31th 2020 Genres: Adult, Historical Romance He’s escaping his past… She’s running toward her future… The present just got interesting. Torn from her bed and indentured to an American as a child, Katherine Wilken demands her freedom seven years later. Denied her liberty, she stows away on The Escape, hoping to return to England. But when the ship sets sail, so does her heart. Katie soon realizes she’s once again a captive—of love. Narrow escapes seem to be Count Alexandre Lecroix’s lot in life. Fleeing France as a boy during the Reign of Terror, he’s a man with no country and soon takes to the sea in search of his destiny. The Napoleonic Wars have filled his pockets and his zeal for excitement, but his heart remains hollow. When he discovers a feisty stowaway on board, he resists the squall of emotion she stirs within him. Two lonely souls find passion in the turbulent waters of the Atlantic, each

Rhyker’s Key Orion’s Order  Book Two by M.C. Solaris Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: M.C. Solaris LLC Date of Publication: 12/21/20 ISBN: 9781952655050 ASIN: B08MZJJRZM Number of pages: 740 Word Count: 220,000 Cover Artist: Mayhem Cover Creations Sexy Shifters. Hot Vampires. Intriguing Immortals. Rhyker, tattooed bad boy and lethal jaguar shifter, falls for the sweet and caring healer, Keena. Except, she’s determined to keep him in the friend zone... good thing he’s a predator that enjoys the hunt. Together, can they heal their past and forge a future bonded with true love? SECOND BOOK IN THE ORION’S ORDER SERIES Orion’s Order returns in another addictive installment about their secret world of magic and mystery. A world where the most powerful words in the Universe are discovered in the fight against an ancient evil force. KEENA OLIVER I am haunted by my past mistakes. Mistakes that I have no idea how I even made. I am an educated mind and spirit healer after all. So how in the h

Murder Mittens by R.J. Blain (Magical Romantic Comedies, #13) Publication date: December 25th 2020 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Becoming a bounty hunter and taking on the call sign of Murder Mittens wasn’t Harri’s brightest move, but what’s a lynx to do with millions of debt while working a customer service gig? The scars deforming her face won’t remove themselves, and she’ll bag and tag every criminal in the United States to get rid of them if necessary. Being assigned a handler could make or break her, but did the powers that be really have to toss Sebastian Sumners her way? The lion with a stubborn streak as wide as hers tests her patience on a good day, but nothing makes her purr more than goading him into roaring. Add in a protective family, a serial killer on the loose, and more trouble than any one cat needs, and it’s going to take a miracle for Harri to get through the most important job of her life. Warning: contains magic, humor, cranky shapeshifters, cats, murder,

Rhyker’s Key by M.C. Solaris (Orion’s Order, #2) Publication date: December 21st 2020 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance Rhyker, tattooed bad boy and lethal jaguar shifter, falls for the sweet and caring healer, Keena. Except, she’s determined to keep him in the friend zone… good thing he’s a predator that enjoys the hunt. Together, can they heal their past and forge a future bonded with true love? SECOND BOOK IN THE ORION’S ORDER SERIES Orion’s Order returns in another addictive installment about their secret world of magic and mystery. A world where the most powerful words in the Universe are discovered in the fight against an ancient evil force. KEENA OLIVER I am haunted by my past mistakes. Mistakes that I have no idea how I even made. I am an educated mind and spirit healer after all. So how in the holy healer hell did I end up in a relationship where the male who I thought I loved… Yeah, it’s probably best not to rehash those nightmares. But if I don’t dare open up that box

HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS MOVIES WITH TEENS   Whether you look forward to the presents, the cookies, the food, the music, there is one part of Christmas that also stands out.  Yes – THE CHRISTMAS MOVIES!  No Christmas season would be complete without the movies.  I’m not really talking about the Hallmark Christmas Movies, but the movies that can be seen with the whole family, all ages, for a night of laughter and fun.  I mean, who doesn’t like Buddy the Elf, for one?  Take for example, a family with teens (that’s me!).  It is hard nowadays to pull them away for baking cookies, decorating the tree, all those holiday memories that they participated in when they were smaller.  That time has been replaced with technology, video games, social media, you name it.  Let’s be honest here.  Not many teens nowadays want to bake cookies but they will be the first in line to take a cookie fresh out of the oven. But one thing I can count on in spending time with my teens during Christmas is watching C

Fantastic Molasses/Ginger Cookies Ingredients: • 1 ½ cup brown sugar  ¾ shortening/butter (1/2 cup butter or ¼ cup shorting) • 1 large egg • ¾ cup molasses • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract • 3 cups sifted all purpose flour  - for high altitude above 4,000 ft., add ¼ cup flour • 1 teaspoon cinnamon • ¼ teaspoon cloves (I don’t care for cloves so I replace with pumpkin pie spice) • 2 tablespoons ginger • ¼ teaspoon salt • 2 teaspoons baking soda • Decorating sugar mixed with white sugar for decorating  Directions: • Cream sugar and butter. Add eff and beat until fluffy.  Add molasses and extract, mix well.  Combine dry ingredients and add slowly to creamed mixture.  It will be a thick dough.  Chill at least 30 minutes.  I chill mine for at least an hour. • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F • Form dough into one-inch balls and roll in the sugar.  Place the balls on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 10-13 minutes, depending on the size of your balls and your oven.  Cool