COWBOY KISSES

I discovered there is a restaurant in Mahattan, New York (around Third Ave. and 27th Street), named the Rodeo Bar and Grill. . .Honky Tonk.

Oh, so perfect!  What more could a western contemporary romance novelist desire in a dining experience?

Now that I've set you up with a lovely teaser, it would be darn right unfair of me to keep all those Cowboy Kisses for myself.  Wouldn't it?

Make at home version:


16 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

16 pickled jalapenos, seeded, washed and sliced in half

16 slicces of bacon (Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon is a good choice, too).
 

Toothpicks Chipotle Dipping Sauce:
1 cup mayonnaise (I favor low-fat)1-2 chipotle in adobo, seeded and minced
1/2 lime, squeezed

Preheat oven to 425F.
Place a shript inside the jalapeno and then wrap woth bacon.  Insert 1 or 2 toothpicks to secure.  Do the same with all the shrimp.

Place in a baking pan.  Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Then broil for 2-3 minutes until crispy.

Serve hot or room temperature with chipotle dipping sauce.

For the finished dipping sauce:
Place all ingredients in food processor (I use my blender) and pulse until combined.  You will still have small pieces of chipotle but dipping sauce will turn pink.

Serve with shrimp and beverage of choice.

I will be blogging at Books We Love again in an hour or so.
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Remember Lynx Maddox will be dropping by in a bit for an exclusive interview.
I will also be telling my own personal  'western stories' and shaing photos.

"Courage is fear that has said its prayers." ~ Karl Barth.

Connie

 

www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATSATM2

What Woman Doesn't Love A Cowboy?

I was sitting on a hard, cold wooden bench, watching a rodeo in Thedford, Nebraska at the time.  This town had been a spot on my usual off-the-tourist radar places I frequent during family vacations.  This was the second time my husband, two young sons and I, had visited the small town and were absorbing the ambiance the western United States offered.  My father,  a fourth-generation Texan, amature rodeoed when he attended high school, so I understood the battering bronc riding had on the body. However, I hadn’t realized how strong the rodeo fan base was outside of the Lone Star State.

Everyone I’d spoken to loved cowboys, though he/she was a cowboy/cowgirl, wanted to become a cowboy, or simply loved the concept of ‘being a cowboy’.

That was when Lynx Maddox entered my life.
What a cowboy! 
With a dangerous reputation for taking chances and tempting, fate, rugged cowboy Lynx Maddox had one goal in life—to win the coveted Silver Buckle rodeo championship.  But when he sets eyes on lovely Rachel Scott, he becomes determined to capture her as well. . .

I hope you enjoy reading my Rodeo Romances.  “Lynx” is Book 1 of the series.

Please log on and watch my book trailer: http://Vimeo.com/57894742
I’ll be back on blog in 30 minutes, and will be blogging throughout the day.  So, grab a cup of coffee, watch my book trailer and read my book teaser—www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATSATM2. Or, visit my website: www.novelsbyconnievines.com
Today’s blog updates:
A recipe for “Cowboy Kisses”.  Nope it’s not a sweet candy.  Interested in other culinary recipes?  Look over my blog: www.naughtynibbles4you.wordpress.com

 An interview with Lynx Maddox.

My own ‘western days’ and photos of my horses.
"Never approach a bull from the front, a horse form the rear, or a fool from any direction,"

Connie

BWL Blurbathon presents: Magic of the Chimes by Pat Dale

What’s a gal to do? Cassie Sizemore is a thirty-four year old divorcee with a pair of teen/'tween kids and a burning need for male companionship. Her philandering husband dumped her for a teenager, leaving her with a nice house and not much else. In her job as a waitress, she's confronted daily by Howard Williams, local Romeo bachelor attorney, who's trying to convince her he can't live without her.

Cassie's backyard neighbor, Matt Riley, makes a hit with her kids and becomes her confidant. Mythical magical wind chimes play an important role as widower Matt falls for Cassie. After she learns that Howie's true interest is in a secret bet that he can get Cassie to sleep with him, her hormones are stifled big-time. What will it take for Riley to reignite her passion?

Find this title here:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BANEHDM/

Find more of Pat Dale's work here: http://bookswelove.net/dale.php

and please come back on Feb. 12 to read a blurb by author Jamie Hill.

BWL Blurbathon presents The Outlaws by Jane Toombs

One decent man, an attractive young woman, and a teen-aged boy obsessed with a legendary bad man--all caught in the crossfire of the West’s bloodiest range war. 

After Billy the Kid and Mark Halloran rescue what’s left of the Nesbitt family from an Apache attack in the New Mexico Territory, the fate of the young daughter and the teen-age boy are sealed. Tessa’s attracted to Mark and Ezra suffers a severe cause of hero-worship over Billy, wanting to be just like him. Soon all of them are involved in the cruelest range war in the history of the West--the bloody Lincoln County war. How can Tessa protect her brother from trailing after Billy? And how can she be drawn to a man who is on the opposite side of this range war?

Available here:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B7QX6M0/

Find Jane's other books here: http://bookswelove.net/janetoombs.php 

And do come back on Feb. 10 to read BWL author Pat Dale's newest blurb! 

 

BWL Blurbathon presents: Dummy & Me! by Sydell Voeller

Fifteen-year-old Deanna Lambert is miserable. She can't find her niche with the popular kids at school and believes she is ugly. Then too, after her mother deserted the family to pursue an acting career in New York City, Deanna's father has grown distant and embittered. Now Deanna is saddled with most all the chores at home—and she and her dad barely communicate.  

Yet Deanna's one happy escape is her volunteer work at the nearby Children's Hospital. There the activities director convinces her to get back into her ventriloquism, a creative skill Deanna's grandfather had taught her years earlier. 

Deanna and her puppet, Ramblin' Roy, entertain and delight the young hospital patients, but Deanna is worried. What if the kids at her school discover what she's doing? Will they think she's just “a baby” who still plays with dolls?

Deanna takes the risk, but one problem soon leads to another. Can she ever gain true acceptance at school, especially from Jason, the guy whom she has a major crush on?  And most of all, can Deanna embrace her gift of ventriloquism, and in so doing, come to terms with her mother's leaving?

Buy at: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B9ZJYDO

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/281588

All Romance eBooks/Omnilit:  
https://www.allromancebooks.com/product-dummyme-1052253-149.html


Learn more about Sydell's characters and her books at www.sydellvoeller.com


And do check back to learn all about Jane Toomb's books on Feb. 8

BWL Blurbathon Presents: the Persephone Cole Series by Heather Haven

Persephone Cole, A Vintage Holiday Mystery Series

by

Heather Haven

 

 

It’s 1942 and Persephone ‘Percy’ Cole is bucking the odds and pounding the pavement of Manhattan as one of its first female private detectives. Joining the ranks of other gumshoes such as Sam Spade, Lew Archer, and Phillip Marlow, this five-foot eleven, full-figured gal has the same hard-boiled, take-no-prisoners attitude, but with a difference. A shamus with a wicked sense of humor, she’s the mother of an eight-year old son. Whether it be on the Great White Way, the Diamond District, or chocolate-covered corpses, Persephone Cole blazes a trail for all other lady dicks to follow. She finds her holiday cheer in solving crimes of the most deadly kind - murder.

 

Persephone Cole and the Halloween Curse - http://tinyurl.com/agayofv

 

Persephone Cole and the Christmas Killings Conundrum - http://tinyurl.com/arm3pxk

 

Persephone Cole and the Mother’s Day Murders – Coming soon!

 

Amazon Buy Page for Heather’s books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004QL22UK

Don’t forget to come back on Feb 6 for a blurb on the books of Sydell Voeller

BWL Blurbathon Presents: Reluctant Date by Sheila Claydon

In a rut, and with her love life at an all time low, Claire Harris makes a New Year’s resolution to join an Internet dating agency. Her challenge is twelve dates or twelve months, whichever comes first, unless she is lucky enough to meet Mister Right along the way. On her final date, and convinced that only frogs are left in the dating pool, she is relieved that it’s nearly over…until she meets enigmatic American, Daniel Marchant. The only problem is, his brother has set him up, and Daniel makes it very clear that he’s not interested in dating anyone at all. He is looking for someone to work in his developing conservation research company though, and when he discovers that Claire has the photographic and cataloguing skills he needs, he offers her a dream job in Florida.

 

But Dolphin Key is not as idyllic as it seems. There are too many secrets and too much heartache. And Claire has her own secrets as well. Not that she is going to share them with anyone, least of all with Daniel, because he must never know he has stolen her heart.

Wonderful story! The story had me from the start to finish, this book was an emotionally good story that had a great romance with humor entwined. I believe anyone who reads this book will enjoy it (LadyAtlantis)

Perfect warming read for a grey,cold winter day  Another heart warming romance from Sheila Claydon. (Liz)

 

RELUCTANT DATE by Sheila Claydon from Books We Love Publishing available at: http://amzn.to/WNE8Vr

 

Learn more about Sheila's characters and her books at:  http://sheilaclaydon.com or http://amzn.to/LJMM16

 

And do check back to learn all about Books We Love author Heather Haven's books on February 4