Looking out the Window: Award-winning Author June Foster Visits my Blog to Talk about The Hidden Legacy -- a Ford Family Ranch Book 2. She Shares a Bible Verse and a Yummy Bar-b-Que Recipe

 

A Warm Welcome to June Foster

The Bible verse and recipe June shares both relate to her new book, The Hidden Legacy—a Ford Family Ranch book 2

Bible Verse

 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me.” Found in Mark 9:37 and Matthew 18:5, the Scripture refers to the hero in The Hidden Legacy, Austin Ford, when he was a child.

Recipe

The Ford family held an annual fund raiser to benefit the local homeless boys’ shelter in Oakville. One of the favorite dishes was Texas Bar-b-que. 

Texas Bar-b-que

Ingredients

1 beef sirloin tip roast (4 pounds)

1 can (5-1/2 ounces) spicy hot V8 juice

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup white vinegar

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, or to taste

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground mustard

1 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/8 teaspoon pepper, or to tast

16 Hawaiian sweet rolls split

Directions:

Cut roast in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine the V8 juice, water, vinegar, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and seasonings; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until meat is tender.

Remove meat and shred with 2 forks; return to slow cooker and heat through. Spoon 1/2 cup meat mixture onto each roll.

About The Hidden Legacy – a Ford Family Ranch book 2

Austin Ford has inherited the weight of his family's legacy, overseeing the sprawling Ford Ranch as his father steps back and his siblings forge their own paths. But when his beloved horse, Jack, falls gravely ill, Austin calls upon the new veterinarian in town, igniting a chain of events that will change everything.

Dr. Willow Lawson, a skilled veterinarian, is stunned when she first lays eyes on Austin Ford. The young, handsome rancher is the spitting image of her deceased husband, a shock that causes her to faint right in the horse barn. Determined to overcome the haunting memories, Willow throws herself into her work, even as her heart begins to stir for the charismatic rancher.

As Austin grapples with the strange, unexplained holes appearing on the North Pasture, he is drawn into a deeper mystery. Night flights over the ranch reveal flashing lights in the darkness, suggesting the holes are no mere animal burrows.

Amidst this growing unease, Austin and Willow's budding relationship is tested when her clinic is vandalized, leaving her devastated and out of work. The attacks seem to be more than random acts of violence, especially when Austin's father recounts tales of buried gold hidden on the ranch by their ancestor, Great Grandfather Jeremiah, during the Great Depression.

With prowlers encroaching on his land and his desire to protect Willow intensifying, Austin must navigate the treacherous waters of old family secrets and new-found love. Together, can Austin and Willow unravel the mystery threatening their lives and find solace in each other’s arms? Or will the shadows of the past and present prove too formidable to overcome?

"The Hidden Legacy" is a heart-pounding, romantic adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Bio: An award-winning author, June Foster is a retired teacher with a BA in Education and a MA in counseling. June began writing Christian romance in 2010 as she and her husband traveled the US in their RV. Her adventures provide a rich source of information for her novels. She brags about visiting a location before it becomes the setting in her next book.

To date, June has written over thirty contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels and novellas. June uses her training in counseling and her Christian beliefs in creating characters who encounter real-life difficulties yet live victorious lives. She's published with Winged Publications. 

June is active in her church and her ladies' fellowship group. She enjoys writing devotionals as well as fiction. She frequently attends writers' conferences such as Blue Lake Writers' Conference and Florida Christian Writers Conference.

Her novel, The Inn at Cranberry Cove, won the 2021 Selah award for Romantic Suspense. It is available on Amazon in paperback, hardback, and eBook format. In 2023, June won the Ames Award for her book Christmas at Cranberry Cove, book three in the same series.

Visit June at her Website to see a complete list of her books.