Category: WriteWed

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Caridad Pineiro shares her thoughts on the writing life as well as tips for writers.

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#WriteWed – A First Night Together from Never a Bride

Good morning! Welcome to a little teaser from NEVER A BRIDE, my January 21, 2020 contemporary romance release. In this scene, Carlo and Emma have spent the night together, but probably not in the way that both would have expected.

Teaser

Emma woke to tempting warmth and a teasing tickle against her cheek.  Half asleep, she tried to smooth away whatever was causing it and encountered a wall of hard muscle and crisp chest hair.  She groaned and screwed her eyes shut as memories of the night before pummeled her brain.

“You okay?” Carlo said and his deep voice rumbled through her, awakening other parts of her body.

“I am so so sorry,” she said and met his amused gaze.

“I have to confess that in all the dreams I had about our first night together – ”

“You dreamed about us being together?” she asked and her heart pounded, rushing blood to all those already alert parts.

With a half-grin, he shifted so they were face-to-face on the pillow and covered the hand she had splayed on his chest.  “I never imagined our first night together or the morning after would be quite like this.”

There was no mistaking the look in his eyes and what he had expected, but that didn’t keep her from saying, “What did you imagine?”

Order

Amazon Kindle: https://amzn.to/2MLZRyK
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1482927575
B&N: bit.ly/BN_Bride
Kobo: bit.ly/kobo_Bride
Never a Bride Contemporary romance by Caridad Pineiro

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#WriteWed – Holiday Gift Giving – Why not give someone a book?

My fondest memories are of sitting and reading. Books transported me to new places I could never have visited as a child and inspired me to reach for more so that one day I could visit all those new and exotic locations. As a female at a time and in a place where it wasn’t the expectation that women went to college and became professionals, books and my mother and grandmother, let me break those expectations and gave me the knowledge to succeed. So if you’re wondering what to give someone for Christmas or any other of the upcoming holidays, how about a book?
holiday gift giving why not a book?

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#WriteWed – Cover Reveals for 2020 Releases

I’m so excited about all that will be happening in 2020! Another book in the At the Shore series and a Hallmark book! Wow, Hallmark!! So exciting. I’m also working on lots of re-releases of my Harlequin books as well as a brand new book for Sourcebooks. That one will be a book of my heart as I’m including a lot of real-life stories about my family’s history in leaving Cuba and arriving in the United States (blessed to be here!). Also a major lifestyle change which I will share as soon as I can! SO EXCITING.

For now, a little teaser for the 2020 releases of NEVER A BRIDE, #3 in the At the Shore series (Carlo & Emma’s story) and SOUTH BEACH LOVE, a totally feel-good romance from Hallmark.
Cover Reveal Never a Bride and South Beach Love

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#WriteWed – A Feel Good Romance That’s Tasty Too!

I am so excited to be writing for Hallmark, especially since the story I’ve written has some of my fav things in it. South Beach. Chefs. Family traditions. What could make for a better story? I loved writing SOUTH BEACH LOVE, a tale of two rival teens who unknowingly throw a monkey wrench into the growing relationship between their aunt and uncle, who also happen to be top chefs. It was a lot of fun to show the growth in the two girls as well as the competition between the two chefs, Tony Sanchez and Sara Kelly. Plus I love to cook and really enjoyed exploring both my old family recipes and new twists on them as the chefs try to outdo each other. Today I’m sharing some recipes that were part of the inspiration for the cooking competition!

Caridad’s Citrus-Marinated Cuban Roast Pork: http://bit.ly/2pfKq9K
Cuban Black Beans: http://bit.ly/2pfS4kp
Ropa Vieja: http://bit.ly/2nN0U91

If you love to cook as well, please check out the other recipes on my Cook’s Treat page at https://www.caridad.com/meet-me/cooks-treat/.

Now here’s a teaser for SOUTH BEACH LOVE, available June 2020!

Teaser

Head to Miami for a Hallmark summer romance
celebrating family and tradition,
from New York Times bestselling author Caridad Pineiro.

Tony Sanchez, a celebrity chef, comes home to help with his niece’s quinceañera—a traditional big celebration for her fifteenth birthday. He meets up with Sara Kelly, an old friend’s baby sister, who’s now running a restaurant in South Beach. Attraction flares between them.

But Sara is enlisted to cater another quinceañera—for the girl who’s his niece’s rival. Many prominent families will attend, and Sara sees it as an opportunity to get more business for her restaurant and cement her reputation as a talented local chef. But Tony wants his niece’s celebration—and his own talent—to outshine the rest.

Can competing chefs teach each other a few lessons about cooking, culture—and love?

You can purchase SOUTH BEACH LOVE at the following retailers:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XUW8qZ
Apple Books: https://apple.co/2nMG3mh
B&N: Coming soon!
Kobo: Coming soon!
recipe book and spices south beach love

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#WriteWed – Why I love the Jersey Shore and a Free Read

I live for the warmer months down the shore where I can take long strolls along the boardwalk, sit under my umbrella and read a good book, and get out in my little garden to plant flowers and vegetables. I love being near the ocean and seeing its constant ebb and flow and all the life within its depths – except for the sharks. Luckily no close encounters with one of them. I also love the shore in the winter when I get to savor its peace and majesty without all the summer crowds. I’m blessed to live there and I love sharing it with you in my books, like ONE SUMMER NIGHT. Luckily, this Top 10 Publisher’s Weekly romance is free for the long holiday weekend! So use one of the links below to snag your copy of this lovely beach read!

Free Read ONE SUMMER NIGHT romance

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#WriteWed-My Favorite Themes in Books

Writers, like readers, have their favorite things they like to include in their stories, if they can! For me, it’s a whole collection of things. Today I’m sharing some of my books that have one of my all time favorite things, namely cooking. If I wasn’t a writer I’d love to be a chef and here are some of my favorite books because they let me include some awesome cooking scenes. I’m also WAY excited about my upcoming Hallmark book since it features two chefs! You can visit the Cook’s Treat section on the website for some of my recipes.

  • MORE THAN A MISSION: The suspected assassin is the chef-owner of a restaurant. (MORE THAN A MISSION is actually one of my all time favorite books! It has suspense, emotion, and of course, good food!)
  • TORI GOT LUCKY and TO CATCH HER MAN: Two of the friends co-own a restaurant in South Beach.
  • THE PERFECT MIX: Heroine owns a restaurant in Union City, New Jersey.
  • A SEA KISS CHRISTMAS (#3 At the Shore – November 2019): Carlo is a caterer and you just have to know that he’s going to whip up some tantalizing dishes for wedding planner Emma.

Hope you enjoyed finding out more about one of my favorite story themes!

Write Wednesday Favorite Themes in Books

Original food Image by Bruno Glätsch from Pixabay

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#WriteWed – Mission to Mars

I grew up during a time when space exploration was all the rage and I cut my teeth on books by Arthur C. Clarke, TV shows like LOST IN SPACE, and of course the movie adaptation of one of Clarke’s books, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. My hubby and I sometimes talk about how we thought that by now we’d be able to either live on the moon or on a space station and wonder why it is that we’ve fallen so behind in what seemed so plausible so many years ago. Of course, now there’s a space race going on again with the various tech billionaires trying to outdo each other with rockets, moon bases, etc.

It kind of makes me wonder why I never thought to write a book set in space? What do you think? Would you be interested?

In the mean time, how about signing yourself up to see your name on the next NASA Rover mission to Mars? Just visit NASA with this link to get your own boarding pass: https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020/

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