Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Serena Clarke Serena shares an excerpt from  In Royal Ruins, which is a retelling of the Grimms’ fairytale, King Thrushbeard.  She also shares an excerpt and her favorite recipe, Chinese Chicken Salad. (see below). About In Royal Ruins Appalled by his daughter’s vain and impertinent attitude, the king forces her to marry a peasant, hoping to teach her a lesson. Feeling devastated by this decree, Alora loses everything she knows and is thrust into a world she is not prepared for. The skills she learned to help her rule a kingdom have not prepared her for the drudgery of living the life of a peasant’s wife.  Larik, her new husband, is determined to help Alora and show her kindness despite her unfriendly personality. Will Larik’s example and affection towards her be enough to heal her heart of anger and grief so that she can see the beauty in the world once again? Can she let go of the past and allow herself to be loved?  Praise and Re...

A Warm Welcome to Lillian Duncan Lillian will give away an e-book of Puzzle House To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below Congratulations, Lillian, on being a finalist for the prestigious Carol Award. Tell us about  Puzzle House. Puzzle House  is the book I never wanted to write! What??? Let me explain. Rachel Summers, the main character in my new book, Puzzle House, has brain tumors due to Neurofibromatosis Type 2. Neuro…What? That’s what I said when my doctor told me I had brain tumors because of something called Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2 for short) in 2012. The tumors are almost always benign, but there’s two meanings for benign. One being non-cancerous and the other being harmless. The good news is that my tumors are not cancerous, the bad news is they are definitely not harmless. That’s why I say Puzzle House is the book I never wanted to write. I would never have written it if it weren’t for the brain tumors. But Romans 8: 28...

A Warm Welcome to Jan Elder Jan will give away two kindle books—the first a kindle copy of Love, Lies, and Fireflies . The second, a kindle copy of the five-book set, Frosting and Flurries , where the readers will find her book, Moostletoe. What a treat. Here's Janice Bittner’s Chocolate MOOSTLETOE Cake.  In Moostletoe , the owner of the local coffee shop is a baker. There is a celebration in each of the five books, complete with a very special cake. CRUST: 3 cups finely crushed chocolate graham crackers ¾ tsp. espresso powder 1 stick butter, melted FILLING: 3 cups chocolate chips 2 tbsp. butter 2 eggs 4 egg yolks 2 cups heavy cream 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 tsp. espresso powder 1 tsp. vanilla 1 package (10 ounces) peanut butter chips Mix the crushed crumbs and the espresso powder. Add the melted butter and mix well. Press into the bottom of a 9” or 10” springform pan. Chill until ready. Beat the eggs and the egg yolks, and set...