Synopsis America’s most prominent Latino chef shares the story behind his food, his family, and his professional journey Before Chef Aaron Sanchez rose to fame on shows like MasterChef and Chopped, he was a restless Mexican-American son, raised by a fiercely determined and talented woman who was a successful chef and restaurateur in her own right—she is […]
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Synopsis A clever and whimsical illustrated history of 26 iconic American foods, from Ambrosia to Zucchini Bread This captivating and surprising tour of America’s culinary canon celebrates the variety, charm, and occasionally dubious lore of the foods we love to eat, as well as the under-sung heroes who made them. Every chapter, organized from A to Z, […]
Spooktacular #Giveaway Hop 2019 #win #books
October 14, 2019
It’s time for another giveaway and this month I have two historical romance novels to share with a lucky winner. Unfortunately, I don’t have anything “spooky” to share with a lucky winner so this will have to do! I have an ARC of The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare and Say No to the […]
Synopsis At thirteen years old, Elizabeth Ruggiero’s heart was broken when her father died suddenly. But there was a bigger challenge ahead when doctors told her she probably had multiple sclerosis at 22 years old. Elizabeth vowed that this new challenge would not put restrictions on her life and embarked on a lifelong dream […]
Reason for Concern: Mrs. B Mystery by Anita Kulina Publisher: Brandt Street Press (August, 2019) Category: Cozy Mystery, Women Sleuths Available in Print and ebook, 240 pages Synopsis Mrs. B is back on the case with a new mystery to solve! People don’t vanish into thin air. Yet no one has seen […]
Review – The Colonel and the Bee by Patrick Canning #historical
October 13, 2019
Synopsis The Amazing Beatrix works as an acrobat in a 19th Century circus, no home or family to speak of. When a daring escape from her abusive ringleader crosses Beatrix’s path with that of the daring adventurer Colonel James Bacchus, the unlikely pair team up, fly to safety aboard the Colonel’s miraculous four-story hot […]
Read and Buried: A Lighthouse Library Mystery Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Crooked Lane Books (October 15, 2019) Hardcover: 325 Pages Synopsis Librarian Lucy Richardson unearths a mysterious map dating back to the Civil War. But if she can’t crack its code, she may end up read and buried. The Bodie Island Lighthouse […]
A Distance Too Grand (American Wonders Collection, Book One) by Regina Scott Genre: Historical Fiction / Christian Romance Publisher: Revell Date of Publication: October 1, 2019 Number of Pages: 384 Scroll down for the giveaway! Meg Pero has been assisting her photographer father since she was big enough to carry his equipment, […]
Haunted House Ghost: Death At The Fall Festival (Braxton Campus Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Gumshoe Books – A Next Chapter Imprint (October 1, 2019) Digital Edition, 275 pages Synopsis It’s Halloween, and excitement is brewing in Braxton to carve jack-o’-lanterns, go on haunted hayrides, and race through the spooky corn […]
Book title: About Face Series: Love in the Suburbs, #1 Genre: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Humor, Small town romance Published: August 29,2019 Word count: 56,000 approximately 234 pages Synopsis My grandma is trying to hook me up. To be painfully specific, my seventy-five-year-old grandmother thinks a little hanky-panky would cheer me up. Direct quote. Since I’m […]