How to Eat a Hotdog, North Carolina style #recipe #food #hotdog

Photograph by By Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC - 4 hot dogs, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54134405

Carolina Dogs are big and bold, a taste sensation that explodes on the tongue.

No! It’s just a hotdog, right?

Wrong.

Let’s start with the homemade slaw.

Take half a cabbage. Shred it and add ½ teaspoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Let it sit in a colander until all there’s no more moisture dripping out of it. It takes about an hour. Next transfer to a large bowl and add ¼ cup of grated onion and 2½ teaspoons of cider vinegar. Mix then add ¼ to ½ cup of mayonnaise – enough to coat but not drown your mix. Let sit for an hour.

Sounds wonderful.

Then there’s the chili. Made with ground beef, a mix of water and beer, but no beans, this adds heat and flavor.

Next the hot dogs. Place in a single layer in your pan. Cover with water and warm through. After a minute, drain off the water and cook the hot dogs until sizzling.

Time to put your yummy flavors together to make something special.

Split your bread rolls, and add the hot dogs. Spoon warm chili over them. Add mustard to taste. Then top with your homemade slaw and a sprinkling of onions.

Eat and enjoy. 

Guess what we’re having for lunch today.

They sound wonderful, don’t they. I bet Mandy Devlin, the heroine of Desire Deceit and the Doctor serves them in the lunchroom of Devlin’s Hotel.

Back when she was seven, Mandy had solemnly told her grandmother she’d own the hotel one day. That was before her younger self—the idiot cheerleader who got pregnant by the captain of the high school football team—had been forced out of town by her boyfriend’s great aunt. Thanks to her enforced ten-year absence from the town she loved, Mandy hadn’t set foot in Devlin’s Hotel for years. If she had, she’d have realized nothing had been updated for decades. 

Now she’s back in Westhorpe Ridge, a single mom with a ten-year-old son she adores. Refurbishing the hotel on a zero budget is hard, but life just got harder.

Adam Montgomery, the man who loved her and unknowingly left her pregnant, is on his way back to Westhorpe Ridge. He’s served five years in the Army Medical Corps, but now he’s coming home to set up a medical practice. Worse, he needs a bride so he can inherit the fifteen million his great-aunt left him. Watching him pursue other women when he still holds a piece of her heart is the stuff of nightmares. Right up there with telling him he has a ten-year-old son he didn’t know existed.

Tagline

After Adam Montgomery walked away and left her pregnant, dare Mandy trust him with her heart again?

Blurb

Twelve years ago, Mandy Devlin moved away from her friends and family--under threat. If she returned in the next ten years or told anyone who fathered her baby, her boyfriend’s great-aunt would bankrupt her family. She’s a single mom who dreams of her lost love and a good spanking. When she’s finally free to return to Westhorpe Ridge, the last person she expects to see is Adam—the man she loved and lost so long ago. 

Dr. Adam Montgomery doesn’t know he has a son. Thanks to his great-aunt’s will, he has nine months to find a bride or he loses Montgomery Hall and the fifteen million dollars she left him. Although he seduces Mandy on his first night home, he still believes she betrayed him twelve years ago. No way would he marry a woman like her. 
Someone tries to kill Mandy and her son. Is Adam trying to get rid of her? Or can Mandy trust him to protect them?

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About Kryssie Fortune

Kryssie Fortune writes the sort of hot sexy books she loves to read. If she can sneak a dragon into her paranormal books she will. Her paranormal heroes are muscular werewolves, arrogant Fae or BDSM loving dragons.

Kryssie likes her contemporary heroes ex-military and dominant. Her heroines are kick ass females who can hold their own against whatever life - or Kryssie - throws at them.

Kryssie's pet hates are unhappy endings, and a series that ends on a cliff hanger.

Her books are all stand alone, even when they’re part of a series. Plot always comes before sex, but when her heroines and heroes get together, the sex is explosive and explicit.

10 Things to do when you have a new book release.

Do you have a checklist for when your book is released?
I do.
1.     A few weeks prior to release I ask people to let me guest-post on their blog. Other authors are amazingly generous about  letting you shout on their pages. Obviously, I'm always willing to return the favor. I find an excel list of who, when and what they'd like useful.

2.     Prepare blog posts ahead of time. Don't ever be faced with fifteen or more posts to write in one day. I keep mine in a separate folder along with my media kit.

3.    Shout out on Facebook. My author page links to my personal page, and both link to my twitter account. I also share the post in appropriate groups.

4.    Shout out on Twitter, and pin the post to the top of your stream. Anybody wanting to re-tweet you can go straight to it.

5.     Update your website. Usually, I have "coming soon" and a link to my publisher, Loose id  that needs updating

6.     Add your book to Goodreads.

7.    Add your book to your Amazon page in both the UK and USA.

8     Choose some short snippets. I use Canva to make a Twitter post picture. It's easy. If I can do it anyone can, and I've found people love to re-tweet these.

9.     I don't have a mailing list, but if you do, prepare a chatty newsletter telling your subscribers about your new release. Keep it short though. No one wants to plow through two or three pages.

10.     If you are a member of Marketing For Romance Writer's Group - and if your not you should think about joining, fill in their promotion form.

I really hope you found this useful, and if I've missed anything, please, please, put it in the comments. It's a learning curve for all of us.

Oh, yeah, and why did I write this? Well? I have a new book release on Valentine's day, but I'm waiting for it to upload to Amazon.
It's a stand alone romance within a series featuring ex-military heroes as they build their lives in Westhorpe Ridge - and it has a great Valentine's surprise.

Blurb

Twelve years ago, Mandy Devlin moved away from her friends and family--under threat. If she returned in the next ten years or told anyone who fathered her baby, her boyfriend’s great-aunt would bankrupt her family. She’s a single mom who dreams of her lost love and a good spanking. When she’s finally free to return to Westhorpe Ridge, the last person she expects to see is Adam--the man she loved and lost so long ago. 

Dr. Adam Montgomery doesn’t know he has a son. Thanks to his great-aunt’s will, he has nine months to find a bride or he loses Montgomery Hall and the fifteen million dollars she left him. Although he seduces Mandy on his first night home, he still believes she betrayed him twelve years ago. No way would he marry a woman like her. 

As Valentine’s Day looms, someone tries to kill Mandy. Is Adam trying to get rid of her? Or can Mandy trust him to protect them?

You can read an excerpt and purchase with a discount here

http://www.loose-id.com/heroes-of-westhorpe-ridge-3-desire-deceit-and-the-doctor.html

As soon as I have Amazon links, I'm in there to add it to my author page.

A Cowboys Passion by Anita Philamar #hot #excerpt #cowboy #NEBT #menage

Naked Bluff, Texas series

Book 7

by

Anita Philmar

Today, one of my favorite authors  has dropped by to tell you about the seventh bookin her Naked Bluff, Texas series. This one's a M/F/M menage

You gotta love a cowboy. 

Blurb:

Tess Van Pelt doesn't;t have time to grieve the loss of her husband, not when the wolves are

already at the door.  Still, she has a lover that is willing to help save her. He introduces her to his

cousin, Reece Bristol Smith.

As a lawyer, Reece can keep the debtors at bay. The problem or solution is he can't keep his

hands off Tess. With her deceased husband accused of murder and the major creditor making

unreasonable demands, Reece has to secure Tess's future in the best way he knows how.

Now, will Tess trust him and his cousin to keep her safe or will he need to teach her a few

lessons in handing over control to him?

A Cowboy's Passion is a hot adult erotic mystery that explores the passion of having multiple

partners. 

Excerpt

Reece released her mouth.

She gulped for air.

His lips created a blazing trail along her jaw and dipped to the side of her neck. He nibbled his way up to her ear, using tongue and teeth to touch every inch. He tugged on her earlobe, and she quaked in his arms. "Admit you belong to me."

Strung out on the heavenly path of his hands on her back, ass, and thighs, she worked to put together a coherent reply. "I, uh..."

"Need to answer," he whispered and lifted his head. The blistering intensity of his gaze fell on her face, but her eyelids refused to budge. 

She whimpered, hoping he'd realize she wanted to give into his demands. Tears leaked from her eyes. The fortress where she'd stuffed all her emotions over the last few days quivered under the force of the overwhelming burden. Words lined up in her head, but her throat remained clogged.

"Reece, don't torture her." John's voice slashed through her efforts to hide from the pain. "She's been trying so hard to be strong and has denied herself any physical release."

"What? Why would—" Reece captured her waist and tugged her away from his body.

Instantly, a black wave of despair washed over her. Did he intend to reject her? Before she could say a word, John cupped her hips. The hot caress of his clothed body meeting hers sent her mind into the wild scenario of having both of them at once. Then his sensual touch darted over her stomach and toyed with the trim curls between her legs.

"Easy love, we'll take care of you." The hot brush of his words caressed her right cheek. "Reece and I are both hungry for a taste of you. Once he's had his fill, I'll feast on you too."

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Other Books in the  Naked Bluff, Texas series

In Deep Water   Skinny-dipping to cool off in the Trinity River couldn't cause any problems...could it? 

In Too Deep   The peace of the day is shattered when her best friend steps too far into the Trinity River.

Duty's Bride   Can Sadie have a new life or will her old one rear its ugly head?

More Than Ready   Can a determined woman win her heart's desire?

A Cowboy's Pleasure   Does this cowboy want the job he's being offered?

The Country Doctor's Bride   Run from a murder or marry a doctor, which one will she choose?

Bio for Anita Philmar

Anita Philmar likes to create stories that push the limit. A writer by day and a dreamer by night she wants her readers to see the world in a new way.

Influenced by old movies, she likes to develop places where anything can happen and where special moments come to life in a great read.

Naughty or Nice?

Read her books and decide.

Website:  http://www.anitaphilmar.com/

Email: anitaphilmar@yahoo.com

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The Mystery of Saint Valentine?

Photograph by Dnalor 01 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Think St Valentine’s all about hearts and flowers? Maybe he did something totally romantic and became the patron saint of lovers. Maybe the most important question is Who the heck was he?

One church in Rome, St Maria in the Cosmedin has St Valentine’s skull in a glass case. Again though, who skull is it?

Could he be the Roman, Valentinius? Valentinius' name is listed in Martyrologium Hieronymianum - a list of early Christian martyrs compiled by St Jerome. Sounds like I’m on the right track then. In 496 Pope Gelasius established the feast of St Valentine as 14^th February, but added Valentine was among those “whose names are justly reverenced among men, but whose acts are known only to God.” In other words, he didn’t have a clue about the man behind the name.

Apparently three men might have been the much-loved saint. One was a Roman priest, another the bishop of Interamna (modern Terni, Italy) both buried along the Via Flaminia outside Rome, at different distances from the city. The third was said to be a saint who suffered on the same day with a number of companions in the Roman province of Africa, for whom nothing else is known.

The first Christians reused pagan holidays. Saturnalia became Christmas. In February, pagans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia. It honored the she-wolf who reared Rome’s founders Romulus and Remus. Pope Gelasius is noted for doing away with the festival, but some believe he replaced it with St Valentine’s day. Romans celebrated by dressing as goats and wolves. Some carried strips of skin cut from sacrificial animals. Many believed women lashed by these strips would be more fertile than their compatriots.

There’s a clue. A fertility festival held on the same day as Valentine’s feats. Like always, it comes down to sex. Maybe that’s why Valentine’s day became a feast for lovers.

Mandy, in my book Desire, Deceit and the Doctor gets the best Valentine’s surprise, but I’m not saying what.

To find out you’ll have to read it.

Available for a special pre-order price now.

Blurb

Twelve years ago, Mandy Devlin moved away from her friends and family--under threat. If she returned in the next ten years or told anyone who fathered her baby, her boyfriend’s great-aunt would bankrupt her family. She’s a single mom who dreams of her lost love and a good spanking. When she’s finally free to return to Westhorpe Ridge, the last person she expects to see is Adam--the man she loved and lost so long ago. 

Dr. Adam Montgomery doesn’t know he has a son. Thanks to his great-aunt’s will, he has nine months to find a bride or he loses Montgomery Hall and the fifteen million dollars she left him. Although he seduces Mandy on his first night home, he still believes she betrayed him twelve years ago. No way would he marry a woman like her. 

As Valentine’s Day looms, someone tries to kill Mandy. Is Adam trying to get rid of her? Or can Mandy trust him to protect them?

Buy Link

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Kidnapped, Carried off, and Spanked - A PG excerpt #MFRA #Bookhooks #spies #adventure

Sean’s heart stuttered and his stomach churned. A tornado of rage swirled inside him, but he needed to get the woman he loved back on dry land. Afterward, if the opportunity arose, her captors would die long, slow deaths at his hands. Playing his role, he gave her a lecherous stare and forced a grin. “Silence is sweet. I always said she had a big mouth.”

The look Jazz gave him should have curdled his blood. The men holding her arms laughed, and Ponytail squeezed her breast before they thrust her onto the floor by Sean’s feet. “Enjoy her. Maybe later, you’ll give me a turn with her.”

Maybe later Sean would peel their flesh from his bones, one layer at a time. For now, he shrugged. “Why not? I need to cool her hot temper first. Are we underway yet? I’ll take her on deck, and she can shiver as she takes her last ever look at dry land.”

Jazz paled behind the gag. Her eyes widened, and she looked like she wanted to weep.

Sean hated the defeated look in her eyes, but he needed to stay in character.

When he dragged her upright, she kicked his shin.

He took her chin in his and forced her to look at him. “Sweetheart, you really shouldn’t have done that. Once I get you alone, I’m going to have to punish you.”

Brains took a sip of his whiskey. “Why wait? We’ll all enjoy watching you spank her right here, right now.”

Sean felt sick. He didn’t want to abuse Jazz, but he needed to stay in his character and pretend he enjoyed it. He forced a grin and dragged Jazz over his knee. The other men moved closer, eager to watch him chastise their captive.

Buy links

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Tagline

Starting over in Westhorpe Ridge wouldn’t be easy, especially since she’d already enjoyed a spanking and a one-night stand with the sheriff.

Blurb

Jasmine Stewart (Jazz to her friends) falls for the blond stranger when he spanks and seduces her at a Washington soiree. Later, when she discovers her flatmate is trying to draw her into a spy ring, she goes to the authorities. The ensuing publicity costs her her job, her security, and her future. Starting over in Westhorpe Ridge is her only option.

Sean Mathews, former SEAL and Westhorpe Ridge’s sheriff, can’t forget the woman he spanked when he visited Washington, but he thinks she’s a spy. When she turns up in Westhorpe Ridge, he tries everything to make her leave town. Despite their misunderstandings, though, they can’t keep their hands off each other.

As Year’s Eve looms, the spy ring resurfaces. Jazz will need all of Sean’s SEAL prowess to survive. But because his wounded leg cost him his speed in the water, will it be enough?

·         Note: A stand-alone romance this is the second story in The Heroes of Westhorpe Ridge series, featuring Sean Matthews from Marriage, Mobsters and the Marines and Jasmine Stewart (Jazz to her friends).

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The Warrior in Me. #mystery #murder #amreading

Blurb:

Special Security Agent Sebastian Berlin is eager to track down his partner's killer. Instead, he’s assigned the job of baby-sitting a scientist. His boss thinks she's the key to an Ancient Warrior Prophecy. Science never interested Sebastian, but the know-it-all female standing at the end of his Alaskan dock could persuade him to do a little experimenting. That is, if he can keep his Neanderthal Warrior genes from taking control.

DNA specialist Lily Sinclair is in need of a vacation, or so her over-protective ex-husband tells her. Arriving in chilly Alaska instead of sunny Cancun, she's tired and cranky and so not in the mood for her bodyguard's he-man tactics. Still, there's something about the sexy eye-candy that makes her want to lick him all over even as she's demanding to go home.

Then Lily's ex is poisoned, and Sebastian is certain the two murders are connected and she could be next. She knows he's hiding something, but with the worldwide release of Neanderthal DNA project only days away, she has no choice but to trust him to protect her. But can she trust him with her heart?

Excerpt : (murder)

“I hate to tell you, but we found Cain’s body last night. He took two slugs in the chest.”

Relief, followed quickly by shock, filled Sebastian. A numbing sense of disbelief overwhelmed him. “What the hell? I thought he was working on a simple security detail.”

“Did he discuss his assignment with you?”

Sebastian ran a hand through his hair and scrambled to recall his last conversation with his best friend. Cain had called a week ago with a request for information on the people he’d been assigned to protect in California. His voice had reflected a bored almost disgusted tone. At the time, Sebastian had held his tongue and didn’t comment, but later he questioned the anomaly. His friend loved life and never became discouraged even when the odds were against him.

Frowning, Sebastian rubbed a hand over his neck, stroking the hairs that suddenly stood on alert. His initial disbelief faded. A gaping hole widened before him and stretched into an endless sea of despair. What the hell would he do without his best friend, his confidant?

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Bio - Anita Philmar

Anita Philmar likes to create stories that push the limit. A writer by day and a dreamer by night she wants her readers to see the world in a new way.

Influenced by old movies, she likes to develop places where anything can happen and where special moments come to life in a great read.

Naughty or Nice?

Read her books and decide.

Website:  http://www.anitaphilmar.com/

Email: anitaphilmar@yahoo.com

Blog: http://www.anitaphilmar.blogspot.com/

FB: www.facebook.com/anita.philmar

GR: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1329767.Anita_Philmar

Twitter: https://twitter.com/anitaphilmar

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Anita-Philmar/e/B002BMBE8C

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Lion's Choice by Vicky Burkholder #Paranormal #romance #shifter #mage

Had to share this book, it looks so good. Please welcome Vicky Burkholder as she tells us about her book, Lion’s Choice from the point of view of her heroine, Malena Troutman.

Hi. My name is Malena Troutman and I’m a mage-shifter. Gee, that sounds like a twelve-step program starter. Though that’s not a bad idea for my kind. It seems that there are a lot more of us than I ever thought.

Anyway, I’m getting ahead of myself. Lion’s Choice is a story about me and the alpha who saved me. You see, where I grew up—in the canyons of Washington state—mage-shifters were not accepted. Covens didn’t want us—meaning me—because I could shift. Shifters didn’t want me because I could do magic. I was an unpure hybrid, abandoned when I was a baby and tossed from one family to another, never belonging.

Then I met Stefan Wyemore and wow, did things change. He was the new alpha of the Northwest territories and he was making some changes—changes that some people didn’t like. So he had to fight. A lot. But most people liked his changes. He was bringing prosperity to the prides and packs. He was making it so hybrids were accepted. Felines could fall in love with canines (didn’t happen often, but it did happen). And he not only accepted my abilities, but he told me he loved me. And I fell for him. Hard. He is amazing. He’s not only a powerful alpha from an even more powerful family, but he’s a mage-shifter too.

Anyway, this story is about how Stefan and I met and what happened with the prides when he took me as his mate. Though it’s just the beginning of our story. I can’t wait to see what comes next for us. It’s sure to be exciting. I hope you enjoy our story.

BLURB:

Stefan the Black, alpha of the northwestern territories, needs a strong mate. It’s the only way the prides and packs will continue to follow him, but he hasn’t found the right one yet. Then Dr. Malena Troutman literally runs into him and he and his beast know that she is the one.

The problem is convincing her.

EXCERPT:

“Is there a problem?”

Malena looked up—something that didn’t happen too often—to find a man with raven hair and eyes the color of deep sapphires looking down at her. She immediately recognized him. She could never forget that face or his scent. Her lion grew restless, and Mali fought to stay in control. He wore cut-off jean shorts and a deep blue tee, exposing impressive muscles, but not body-builder bulk. These were the lean, long ones of a lethal animal.

“Oh! Alpha Stefan, it’s nothing. Just a computer mix-up with Miss Troutman’s reservation. I’m sure we can find someone who will take her in.”

Alpha Stefan? Damn. Of course he would be the alpha. “That’s Doctor Troutman, and I’d rather not be crammed into someone’s family room with screaming kids running all around.” Mali let a little of her irritation show in her voice.

“What about a separate bedroom with a private bath and no screaming kids?”

She hesitated the briefest of seconds before nodding. She wondered if he had orchestrated this glitch, along with the invitation. “That’s what I was hoping for.” Not only did her lioness approve, but so did the witch side of her. That in itself was odd enough for her to pay attention.

“Where are your bags, Doctor Troutman?” He smiled at her, a grin of both invitation and consideration.

“Just this.” She indicated a regulation-sized pull-along. “The rest are still in my truck, though I have no idea where that is at the moment.”

“In the parking area. I can have one of the valets retrieve your things for you if you wish.”

“Thank you. They’re rather important, and some need to be handled with care. I’m teaching a class here tomorrow. If you could show me my room, and where my truck might be, I’ll get them myself.” She hesitated. Damn. She’d given orders to the alpha. Could she stuff her foot any further into her mouth? Her face grew warm. “My apologies, Alpha Stefan. If I’d known—”

“If you’d known, I think you would still need to handle your bags with care. Shall we?” He offered his arm and took her bag in one hand.

“I can carry that myself,” she said, not wanting to put the alpha out any more than she already had.

“I’m sure you can. I was merely being polite.”

She blew out a sigh and took his arm. “Thank you, Alpha Stefan. I appreciate the help. So where is this room I can have?”

He stepped into the elevator and punched the button for the fifth floor. “My apartment.”

 ***

Stefan enjoyed the look of pure shock on the woman’s face. As soon as he’d told her where they were going, she’d dropped her hand and stepped away from him. This was not a woman who used feminine wiles to capture a man. She wanted nothing to do with him. It showed in her stiff shoulders, crossed arms, tight mouth, and narrowed eyes. He kept a neutral look on his face but smiled inwardly. She intrigued him on many levels. He discovered he was actually looking forward to the challenge she offered.

Malena Troutman. The lion within him was practically purring, and so was the man.

Available from Liquid Silver Publishing, Amazon, B&N, and other fine sellers

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Buy links

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B & N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lions-choice-vicky-burkholder/1125504735?ean=9781622104260

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/lion-s-choice

Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/lions-choice/id1196372570?mt=11