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Looking Out The Window: Award-Winning Author Carlene Havel Introduces Her New Novel, Song of the Shepherd Woman. Winner's Choice E-book Giveaway




A Warm Welcome to Carlene Havel

Congratulations on your wonderful new book, Song of the Shepherd Woman

Carlene will give away an eBook. The winner may choose from any of her romance or historical books. Make a selection from Carlene's Amazon Page then enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below.  Just click on Choose Your Own Option and leave an email address.

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Carlene Shares her favorite Bible verse and a favorite recipe

Carleneā€™s favorite Bible verse (today) is John 3:17: ā€œFor God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.ā€

Carlene admits her favorite verse seems to change fairly often, but usually comes either from John or Romans.


December is Carleneā€™s month to invade her husbandā€™s domain, the kitchen.  She loves to make Christmas treats both to serve and to give away.  She loves quick, easy recipes that yield something cute as well as tasty.  One of her favorites is this simple, no-bake recipe for holiday mints.

Holiday Mints

Thoroughly blend one cup confectioner's sugar for each ounce of cream cheese. Mix and flavor with peppermint extract to taste (I use at least two tablespoons for a batch of 4 cups sugar/4 oz cheese, but I love mint.)

Shape into small balls and allow to dry for at least an hour or two, in the fridge if itā€™s a warm day.

Dip in melted white chocolate coating after drying. Sprinkle something festive from the cupboard on top, and your mints are both decorative and yummy.




About Song of the Shepherd Woman

In the first century, Channaā€™s stepfather gives her to her maternal great-uncle Avram to raise.  He is known to be a peculiar, perhaps dangerous, man with a wife who cannot speak.  Nevertheless, they are kind to Channah and teach her how to care for sheep. When her stepfather unexpectedly announces her betrothal to a Jerusalem tanner, the girl is forced to leave the only home she knows.

The ebook is available at an introductory price of 99 cents for a while, and itā€™s available just about everywhere.  Here are a couple of links.

Amazon
Other Digital Stores

Bio: Carlene Havel writes historical stories set in Biblical times with her writing partner Sharon Faucheux.  The duoā€™s latest release is Song of the Shepherd Woman.

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Comments

Sonja saidā€¦
I'd love to read this!
Carlene saidā€¦
Thank you so much for featuring my new book, and enjoy the mints!
Gail Pallotta saidā€¦
It's my pleasure, Carlene!
Gay N Lewis saidā€¦
I bought it and I look forward to reading it. I know Carlene's books are worth the read.
Lisa Lickel saidā€¦
Thanks, Gail, for featuring Carlene. I love her work!
Carlene saidā€¦
Thank you, Gay and Lisa. Your endorsements really make me smile!
Book sounds amazing! And that recipe! Oh my! My mouth watered reading it!
KDA61 saidā€¦
Sounds like an interesting read. You are a new to me author.
KDA61 saidā€¦
Sounds like an interesting read. You are a new to me author.
Carlene saidā€¦
I've been writing for about ten years now, but I'm not well known.

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