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Flower Show Visit and My Latest Project

It’s my birthday week which means Philadelphia Flower Show! Yeah! I’m heading there today and will have lots of photos to share with you soon!

Today I’m sharing before and after photos of my latest project: renovating an old park bench I’ve had forever.

Question for you. The back of the bench has a flower and hummingbird pattern. I was thinking of bringing out those elements by adding some colored lines for the flowers, birds, etc. What do you think? I’d love to know!

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#FreebieFriday – DESIRE CALLS Vampire Romance

I did a novella with Harlequin a few years back that really showed the best and worst of some of my favorite characters – Welsh vampire Blake and Roman Vampire Elder Stacia. Today I’m offering that novella, DESIRE CALLS, as a free download. I hope you like Blake and Stacia as much as I do. Blake gets his eternal love in FURY CALLS, an RT Book Club Top Pick. Stacia earns her happily-ever-after in KISSED BY A VAMPIRE which is the only Calling book not set in New York. Instead, Stacia flies off the South Beach to escape the human wanna-bes in New York who are making her crave the love Stacia doesn’t think she can ever have. Here’s how I pictured Blake, a dreamer pining for things he didn’t have like wealth and more importantly, love.

You can download DESIRE CALLS with this link: https://claims.prolificworks.com/free/dVMOvTrM

You can also pick up the novella for free in the specially priced The Calling is Reborn Vampire Novels Box set. The box set is only 2.99 for three novels and the novella! You can get the box set at these retailers:

You can get the box set with bonus novella at these retailers:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2EaYkPm
Apple Books: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1453415597
B&N: http://bit.ly/2N8Jxrj
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2N5T1nq
Playster: http://bit.ly/2N75EyC
Scribd: http://bit.ly/2N7FTOC

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#ThrowbackThursday – My Little One

My daughter has been on my mind a lot lately, mainly because she’s embarked on the next phase of her journey through life. She just got a new job and is getting married in the fall. We’ve been having fun with her in New York City which has let us have time together for shopping sample sales, dinners, and other entertaining things. We haven’t run into New York City vampire though. At least not yet! LOL! For today, a cute picture from when my daughter was about two or so. Hat is courtesy of the grandparents and attitude is all her own.

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#WineWednesday – Sweet and Refreshing Sangria

I love the summer for a number of reasons, but when heat and humidity get to me, I settle back in a comfy chair in the shade with a good book and an icy cold glass of sangria. Yum! I just love the fruitiness and sweetness of it. I could definitely see some of my peeps from ONE SUMMER NIGHT or WHAT HAPPENS IN SUMMER indulging in a glass as well! LOL!

Caridad’s Sweet and Refreshing Sangria

Ingredients

    1 bottle red wine (a Malbec, Rioja, Cabernet, Tempranillo, or Pinot Noir will do.)
    1/2 bottle Chilled Sparkling Apple Cider (or if you want to be decadent Prosecco or Champagne)
    2 oranges
    1 cup frozen strawberries
    1/2 cup grapes

Directions

  • Peel oranges. Cut into eighths and then cut the eighths in half. Cut grapes in half. Cut frozen strawberries in half.
  • Place fruit into a pitcher and add wine. Let fruit and wine macerate for at least 10 minutes in the refridgerator. If you can wait longer, the flavors will be better.
  • Add chilled sparkling cider to fruit and wine mixture.
  • Remove some fruit from this mix and place in individual glasses. Pour wine/cider mixture into the glass and serve.

What I like about this mix is that you get the extra fruitiness and sweetness with the addition of the cider and don’t have to add sugar to get that.

Some recipes call for lemon in the mix and also don’t ask you to peel the citrus, but I find that the lemon and the peels make the mix too acidic. For a change of pace, cube some apples and toss them in or go even more tropical with some pineapple and changing to a white wine.

For a slightly more alcoholic version, add some orange-flavored liqueurs like Drambuie, Aperol, or Cointreau.

You can find more sangria recipes at:

Delish: http://bit.ly/2UcahKe
Food and Wine: http://bit.ly/2Uc3fFo
Southern Living: http://bit.ly/2U9XVCD
Food Network: http://bit.ly/2UaPV4h
Better Homes & Gardens: http://bit.ly/2U5VBfP

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#TuesdayTip – Keep on Learning and Meeting New People

When I think about my grandmother and my hubby’s grandmother, I’m always amazed at how alert they were even at 94 and 103 respectively. I believe that a big part of that was the fact that they never stopped being active. I remember both of them reading or listening to television to keep up on what was happening or watch a favorite show. Even gardening and cooking (except when my grandma nearly burned the house down!) I hope to be like that when I’m 100!

As a writer, I also like to stay active and keep on learning and meeting new people. It’s why I go to conferences like the upcoming Liberty States Fiction Writers Readers and Writers Conference. P.S. I’m also the President there, but even if I wasn’t, I’d highly recommend it to any aspiring writer or to any reader who wants to surround themselves with the people who write the books that they love (or maybe even find a new author to enjoy!).

The program for the conference is up now at http://bit.ly/2o27zeP so please check it out and think about joining us for a weekend of learning, meeting new people and lots of fun!

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#ManCandyMonday – NYPD Detective Peter Daly from TEMPTATION CALLS

One of the things I loved about working with Harlequin on THE CALLING IS REBORN vampire romance series was that they were always willing to let my push boundaries in the stories. This was especially true in TEMPTATION CALLS which included not only issues with domestic abuse, but also featured a mixed race heroine, Samantha Turner, who falls in love with NYPD Detective Peter Daly. Actually it would be hard to not fall in love with Peter. He’s loyal, courageous, and respectful of Samantha. He loves the kids in the shelter she runs and protects Samantha and the women there. And when he observes how much Samantha loves to garden, he brings her a flat of impatiens. He’s almost too good to be true, but he’s also a man whose job is filled with violence, something Samantha wants to avoid at all costs. I hope you’ll check out Peter in TEMPTATION CALLS. You’ll also get to meet sexy santero Ricardo Fernandez in this book. You’ll see more of him in DEVOTION CALLS.

TEMPTATION CALLS is specially priced at 99 cents until March 8.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TVSaYV
Amazon Paperback: https://amzn.to/2tvhoSu
Apple Books: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1452299478
B&N: http://bit.ly/2TQTCMs
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2TJlORd
Playster: http://bit.ly/2TRh2ks
Scribd: http://bit.ly/2TJl7r5

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#FreebieFriday – Special Pricing and Free Novella

I’ve put together the first three novels in The Calling is Reborn Vampire Novel series in a box set and it includes the free bonus novella Desire Calls. The box set is specially priced at 2.99, that’s less than 99 cents per novel and novella, until February 28. Take advantage to read Darkness Calls, Danger Calls, and Temptation Calls, critically acclaimed vampire romantic suspense novels before the price goes up! You can get the box set with bonus novella at these retailers:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2EaYkPm
Apple Books: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1453415597
B&N: http://bit.ly/2N8Jxrj
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2N5T1nq
Playster: http://bit.ly/2N75EyC
Scribd: http://bit.ly/2N7FTOC

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