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the ones who got away
Book Reviews
THE ONES WHO GOT AWAY by Roni Loren | 4 Star Review
Copy provided by the publisher Sourcebooks Casa via Bookish First It's never been casual to write fiction touched by gun violence and school shootings, but given the current state of affairs in the United States, it's particularly tense. In The Ones Who Got Away, Roni Loren manages to do it with sensitivity, focusing on the…
January 19, 2018
hidden seams
Book Reviews
HIDDEN SEAMS by Alessandra Torre | New Release
Hidden Seams by Alessandra Torre, Genre: Erotic Romance Standalone, 336 pages HIDDEN SEAMS, Alessandra Torre's latest is live! Check out the synopsis, add it to your TBR, grab a copy from Amazon, and look for my review next week. Synopsis A billion-dollar fashion empire, and it's about to be mine... I've worked a decade for this. I've sold my…
January 18, 2018
the wedding date
Book Reviews Recipes
THE WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory | 4 star Review
If You’ve Been Missing Rom-coms at the Movies, You’ve Got to Read Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley The Wedding Date, Jasmine Guillory’s debut novel is absolutely delightful. Alexa and Drew meet cute and get stuck temporarily in a hotel elevator in San Francisco. Luckily, she’s armed with…
January 16, 2018
baked chocolate donuts
Recipes
Baked Chocolate Donuts with Strawberry Glaze
I make everything about food. So when I finished reading Jasmine Guillory's fantastic novel, The Wedding Date, one of the things I latched onto was the heroine's love for pink donuts with sprinkles. But these baked chocolate donuts (double chocolate even!) go above and beyond with not just a dip in pink glaze, but real…
January 16, 2018
celery dates pomegranate
Recipes Salads
CELERY SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE WALNUTS AND DATES
We've reached that point in the winter where I'm just about to my limit with kale salads. I had to go in a completely different direction, but still wanted a distinct crunch. The answer was obvious and not-so-obvious at the same time: celery. I've made a celery salad before with honeycrisp apple, and while delicious,…
January 6, 2018
2018 most anticipated providence
Book Reviews
2018 MOST ANTICIPATED READS (January – June)
Looking into 2018, I'm planning on the same reading goal I had last year: 52. One book for each week of the year. 2017 was a year I escaped into books and if my most anticipated list is any indication, 2018 will be pretty much the same.  Romance and thrillers are dominating the list at…
January 3, 2018
english muffins
Book Reviews Recipes
ENGLISH MUFFINS ON THE BAKING STEEL
Before Tuesday, if you'd told me I could make English muffins that are puffy, inviting and full of flavor, I might have said, ah, nahhhhh. I've made them in the past using a couple of different recipes to ok results. But not results good enough to make them on the regular. With the English Muffins…
December 29, 2017
Man in the Black Suit
Book Reviews
The Man in the Black Suit by Sylvain Reynard | Review
The Man in the Black Suit, Sylvain Reynard's latest, may have just turned me into a romantic suspense reader. It's an irresistible escape from real life, with art, intrigue and sexy European locales. Nicholas Cassirer is intent on avenging his sister and reclaiming the stolen artwork she died for. He finds himself at the Hotel…
December 19, 2017
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