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#FreebieFriday – The Boys of Summer

If you love baseball and sports romances then today’s Freebie Friday is totally for you! ROOKIE OF THE YEAR is the story of a sexy and very talented baseball player and his romance with the team’s female trainer. Here’s a teaser for it:

    If you like sports romances with sexy baseball heroes, you’ll love the heat and emotion in Rookie of the Year!

    Alicia Santos knows she shouldn’t be tempted by the team’s new rookie catcher. . .

    But Joe Fernandez isn’t just your average baseball player. He’s a potential rookie of the year with amazing skills on the field. Smart, sexy and determined, he’s fought hard for everything in his life and Alicia appreciates that kind of focus. But she’s older and wiser, or so she thinks, until Joe sets his sights on winning her over off the field. . .

    Joe Fernandez has never backed down from a challenge . . .

    Especially when it’s a woman like his team’s beautiful trainer. He doesn’t mind that she’s older or stubbornly refusing to give into her attraction for him. He’s a patient man and little by little he wears away her resistance.

    Nights spent together are glorious and forbidden . . .

    Alicia and Joe work hard to keep their personal and professional lives apart to avoid problems on the baseball field. When a career-ending injury threatens their newfound love, Alicia and Joe must find the strength to rebuild Joe’s body and restore balance to their lives.

To claim your free download, please visit https://claims.prolificworks.com/free/j7l1p and if you like the book, please take a moment to post a review. Reviews are the #1 way you can help an author that you like.
Rookie of the Year Baseball Romance

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#ThrowbackThursday – Happy Anniversary!

Hubby and I just celebrated an anniversary – a Big One! Hard to believe it’s been so long since we started dating in college. This is a photo from the first summer we dated. Gotta love that Huckapoo shirt that was all the rage at the time. Anyway, Happy Anniversary! Here’s to many many more!

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#WineWednesday – Plotting Our Next Adventure

My daughter and I have been busily plotting our next adventure and decided to splurge on a visit to the Rosé Mansion! So what is this you may wonder? Well, the Rosé Mansion website explains itself as:

    The world looks better through rosé-tinted glasses. Join us on an ethereal journey through Rosé Mansion this summer at our brand new mansion in Midtown Manhattan.

    Sip rosé wines from across the globe as you wander through 14 new rooms that celebrate your favorite summertime wine. During this interactive experience, you’ll discover a whole new side of rosé as you learn about the culture, history and science of this magical pink drink.

    Travel back in time to ancient Egypt, hang out in a vintage airline lounge, perform a 1960’s acid test, meander through a vineyard maze, dance in a dazzling disco ball pit, and more, before you end your adventure in RoséLand, the greatest wine-themed playground on the planet.

For us it’s about the mom-daughter experience and some hopefully Instagram-worthy pictures more than the wine, although the addition of the wine doesn’t hurt. Looking forward to it already! For more info, visit https://www.rosewinemansion.com/.

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Asian Chicken Salad – #TuesdayTip

I debated whether to do a Transformation Tuesday today or this Tuesday Tip and you know how that turned out! But in a way, today’s post is tied to my transformation because it’s about meal prep and mixing things up so that you don’t get bored while you’re trying to adopt a new lifestyle. While my hubby could eat your basic lettuce and tomato salad everyday, it drives me crazy! So for lunch today I’m changing things up with my version of an Asian Chicken Salad. I prepped all the chopped ingredients and dressing last night and I always cook a little extra protein during our dinner prep to have for lunch. Makes it easier overall and to date my meal prep and exercise has helped me lose 18.2 pounds! So excited. Goal for this month is to have lost 20 and so I think I’m well on the way. For now, here’s the recipe for my take on an Asian Chicken Salad.

Salad Ingredients

3 cups shredded Savoy Cabbage
1 cup shredded red cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
3 scallions chopped (include some of the green parts also!)
1/4 cup thinly sliced red pepper

Dressing

1 heaping tablespoon peanut butter (I used chunky for the texture of the bits, but you can smooth if you’d like)
1/2 teaspoon Gochujang (red chili paste)(Find it at Korean markets like H-Mart. Great addition to BBQ sauce also for some kick)
2 tablespoons sesame oil
4 tablespoons rice vinager
1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Mix all ingredients together in a small jar and store in fridge.

The above will make enough for 2 to 3 servings. I’m adding about 2 ounces of chopped chicken once the salad is dressed. You can substitute other proteins like shrimp or salmon if you’d like. For some extra crunch, top with shopped peanuts, French’s fried onions, or crispy noodles.

As for the dressing, I noticed other recipes that included a few tablespoons of sugar as well as vegetable oil, but I decided to slim it down by substituting the peanut butter. It’s still a fat, but it has a lot more taste than plain vegetable oil and it also acts as an emulsifier for the dressing which gives it more body and mouth feel.

asian_chicken_Salad

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#ManCandyMonday – The Unknown Explorer

This model caught my eye on the television last night. The ad is for MONT BLANC EXPLORER and you can find out more about the fragrance as well as the awesome Mont Blanc pens here: https://www.montblanc.com. I was lucky enough to receive a pen set from my hubby when I graduated law school. But back to the Man Candy. I wish I could tell you his name, but I haven’t been able to find it. If you know, please share. In the meantime, here’s the Youtube video for the cologne!

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#FreebieFriday – My Top Picks for Weekend Reading

If you’re like me part of a perfect weekend involves reading a good book! I prefer reading mine on the beach, but any place with a book is heaven. This Freebie Friday I scoured the shelves for some freebies for you that seem like they’d be good reads. Check them out:

Big Rock by Lauren Blakely – https://amzn.to/2WQ3Xgm
Slow Burn by J.H. Croix – https://amzn.to/31fxbEt
Real Men Howl by by Celia Kyle and Marina Maddix – https://amzn.to/2MtVlaX
Adam by Jennifer Ashley – https://amzn.to/2MtVlaX
An Indecent Proposition by Stephanie Julian – https://amzn.to/2WS2YMr

Please also take a moment to check out the 99 cent special for ONE SUMMER NIGHT! You can find it at these retailers:

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Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/2kYLWZV
B&N: http://bit.ly/2kNuo0p
GooglePlay: http://bit.ly/2ik8EfG
iBooks: http://apple.co/2qsqdwx
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2fuEphL
Audible: https://amzn.to/2l2D0S2
Radish: Read three chapters for free – http://bit.ly/2AERQFk

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#ThrowbackThursday – Miami Seaquarium & My Hallmark Novel

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had been offered a proposal to write a book for Hallmark. The tentative title is SOUTH BEACH LOVE and the story is set in the South Beach/Miami area. The hero and heroine are competing chefs who are helping out family to plan the most spectacular quinceañeras anyone has ever seen and I’m excited to be able to work with this kind of story. For starters if I wasn’t a writer I’d love to be a chef so I can vicariously fulfill that dream. Plus I had a blast planning my daughter’s quince and keeping alive that tradition. I’m looking forward to sharing it with all of you. Finally, I’ve laid out some of the scenes in my fav places in the Miami area, like the Miami Seaquarium. We visited many times as kids and as adults we took my daughter there. Today I’m sharing a photo from one of those visits! Have a great Thursday!
Miami Seaquarium

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