Smitten by the Christmas Surprise

Smitten by the Christmas Surprise
Author: Jennifer Becker
Publisher: PublishDrive
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2017-11-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Christmas is rapidly approaching but Erin Andrews doesn’t want to wait two weeks to give Jason his Christmas gift. She plans a lavish dinner with his favorite meal and a killer outfit to present Jason with his Christmas gift but a series of delays and interruptions ruin all her carefully laid plans. Jason has a Christmas surprise of his own that will have Erin the envy of every woman and make all her dreams come true.

Smitten Kitchen Every Day

Smitten Kitchen Every Day
Author: Deb Perelman
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 626
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1101874821

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the best-selling author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook—this everyday cookbook is “filled with fun and easy ... recipes that will have you actually looking forward to hitting the kitchen at the end of a long work day” (Bustle). A happy discovery in the kitchen has the ability to completely change the course of your day. Whether we’re cooking for ourselves, for a date night in, for a Sunday supper with friends, or for family on a busy weeknight, we all want recipes that are unfussy to make with triumphant results. Deb Perelman, award-winning blogger, thinks that cooking should be an escape from drudgery. Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites presents more than one hundred impossible-to-resist recipes—almost all of them brand-new, plus a few favorites from her website—that will make you want to stop what you’re doing right now and cook. These are real recipes for real people—people with busy lives who don’t want to sacrifice flavor or quality to eat meals they’re really excited about. You’ll want to put these recipes in your Forever Files: Sticky Toffee Waffles (sticky toffee pudding you can eat for breakfast), Everything Drop Biscuits with Cream Cheese, and Magical Two-Ingredient Oat Brittle (a happy accident). There’s a (hopelessly, unapologetically inauthentic) Kale Caesar with Broken Eggs and Crushed Croutons, a Mango Apple Ceviche with Sunflower Seeds, and a Grandma-Style Chicken Noodle Soup that fixes everything. You can make Leek, Feta, and Greens Spiral Pie, crunchy Brussels and Three Cheese Pasta Bake that tastes better with brussels sprouts than without, Beefsteak Skirt Steak Salad, and Bacony Baked Pintos with the Works (as in, giant bowls of beans that you can dip into like nachos). And, of course, no meal is complete without cake (and cookies and pies and puddings): Chocolate Peanut Butter Icebox Cake (the icebox cake to end all icebox cakes), Pretzel Linzers with Salted Caramel, Strawberry Cloud Cookies, Bake Sale Winning-est Gooey Oat Bars, as well as the ultimate Party Cake Builder—four one-bowl cakes for all occasions with mix-and-match frostings (bonus: less time spent doing dishes means everybody wins). Written with Deb’s trademark humor and gorgeously illustrated with her own photographs, Smitten Kitchen Every Day is filled with what are sure to be your new favorite things to cook. Look for Deb Perelman’s latest cookbook, Smitten Kitchen Keepers!

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Author: Deb Perelman
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0307961060

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Celebrated food blogger and best-selling cookbook author Deb Perelman knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion—from salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and galettes; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe. “Innovative, creative, and effortlessly funny." —Cooking Light Deb Perelman loves to cook. She isn’t a chef or a restaurant owner—she’s never even waitressed. Cooking in her tiny Manhattan kitchen was, at least at first, for special occasions—and, too often, an unnecessarily daunting venture. Deb found herself overwhelmed by the number of recipes available to her. Have you ever searched for the perfect birthday cake on Google? You’ll get more than three million results. Where do you start? What if you pick a recipe that’s downright bad? With the same warmth, candor, and can-do spirit her award-winning blog, Smitten Kitchen, is known for, here Deb presents more than 100 recipes—almost entirely new, plus a few favorites from the site—that guarantee delicious results every time. Gorgeously illustrated with hundreds of her beautiful color photographs, The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook is all about approachable, uncompromised home cooking. Here you’ll find better uses for your favorite vegetables: asparagus blanketing a pizza; ratatouille dressing up a sandwich; cauliflower masquerading as pesto. These are recipes you’ll bookmark and use so often they become your own, recipes you’ll slip to a friend who wants to impress her new in-laws, and recipes with simple ingredients that yield amazing results in a minimum amount of time. Deb tells you her favorite summer cocktail; how to lose your fear of cooking for a crowd; and the essential items you need for your own kitchen. From salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and galettes; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe Cake, Deb knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion. Look for Deb Perelman’s latest cookbook, Smitten Kitchen Keepers!

The Widow’s Christmas Surprise

The Widow’s Christmas Surprise
Author: Jenna Jaxon
Publisher: Zebra
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1420149768

The death of her husband has thrown Lady Maria Kersey’s future into doubt—and her heart into the arms of a man she cannot have. But Christmas with the Widows’ Club will bring choices—and surprises--that may change all her holidays to come . . . Maria just gave birth to her first child, a beautiful daughter—but the event is shrouded in sorrow. A month earlier, Maria’s husband, Lord Kersey, was killed in a duel under compromising circumstances. Worse, Maria’s failure to provide a male heir has stripped her of any hope of an inheritance. Scorned by the ton, one of her few allies is her late husband’s steward, Hugh Granger. Hugh is everything her husband was not—warm, charming—and penniless. . . . Hugh has fallen desperately in love with Maria, but has little to offer but comfort. As their attraction becomes impossible to resist, Maria flees to London to spend Christmas with her dearest friends, a group of widows who lost their own husbands in the Battle of Waterloo. Little does she know the holidays will reveal a twist of fate she never expected—proving that the greatest Christmas gift is the magic of true love . . .

Smitten

Smitten
Author: Rachael Hale
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2008-02-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780733622953

Who hasn't at some point, wished they could be as carefree as a kitten - to be fed, stroked and adored? So what better subject to illustrate the path to contentment than a collection of blissfully happy bundles of fur? In Smitten, acclaimed animal photographer Racheal Hale uses her inimitable eye, her love of cats and a great deal of patience to create an enchanting perspective on how kittens see the world If we mere humans learn anything from these delightful creatures, it's to be curious, to revel in palytime, appreciate fine food and friends - and never to underestimate the power of a good nap.

Embracing Linzy

Embracing Linzy
Author: Jennifer Becker
Publisher: PublishDrive
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Linzy Jennings moved back to her old home town for a fresh start with her dog rescue. All she ever wanted growing up here on the farm was to move away to the big city, now all she longs for is the place she always called home. A runaway dog leads her to her handsome neighbor, Samuel Blake. They both feel an instant connection neither can deny. Samuel Blake never cared about more than his team of Delta Force operatives and his love of fixing cars. When a stray dog greets him followed by the most beautiful woman he had ever seen Sam isn't about to waste a second. A threat stalks Linzy around every corner. Samuel will have to use all his training to keep her safe and protect the woman he wants to call his own.

The Cowboy's Christmas Surprise

The Cowboy's Christmas Surprise
Author: Marie Ferrarella
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2013-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 146032319X

The Best Christmas Present Since the first grade, Holly Johnson has known that Ramon Rodriguez is the only man for her. But the carefree, determinedly single Texas cowboy with the killer smile doesn't have a clue. Until they share a dance and a kiss…and Ray finally sees his best friend for the woman in love she is. With his brothers racing each other down the aisle, Ray figured he'd be the last bachelor in Forever. That was before the night that changed his life. He can't believe the sexy, beautiful lady who arouses heart-stopping desire is his pal and confidante, and loving aunt to the most adorable little girl. Now that he realizes what he's been missing, Ray plans to make up for lost time…starting with the three little words Holly's waited thirteen years to hear.

Wanting Hailey

Wanting Hailey
Author: Jennifer Becker
Publisher: Jennifer Becker
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2024-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Hailey's day started out like any other. Get up, go to work, but her world came to a screeching halt when the FBI walked into her office. Not only is that a shocker, but they drop the bombshell her brother is dead and he had been secretly working for them gathering intel. If that wasn't bad enough now they want to put her under WITSEC with a man she's convinced his real mission is to drive her crazy. Jett thought being in WITSEC and the SEALs he was prepared for anything, but no amount of training could prepare him for Hailey. He was no stranger to difficult clients, but she pushes every one of his limits. She has an opinion about everything and seems oblivious to the danger she was in. He doesn't know if he's protecting her from the bad guys or from herself. The longer they are around each other working together to search for clues, the anger between them begins to melt and they discover they have more in common than they thought. As the passion between them ignites, the clock begins to tick to solve the mystery of the missing intel.

Rescuing Darcie

Rescuing Darcie
Author: Jennifer Becker
Publisher: PublishDrive
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Darcie Burrows always hoped that the man she lost years ago and assumed dead would come back somehow. She felt it deep in her bones that he was still out there somewhere trying to come home to her instead of dead as the military pronounced. That hope began to fade when she loses their house and is forced to move. Thanks to a friend’s offer she can have a fresh start in a new state. At a welcoming barbeque she meets Daniel who is unlike any man she had ever met and awakens feelings in her she long thought dead. Is she even ready to date and start over? She had been waiting so long for Drew to come home she felt she missed her opportunity to have a family. Daniel “Bear” Kingsley is a beast of a man who took one look at Darcie and every part of his body screamed mine. Darcie didn’t want to let go of the ghost of her first love but with gentle encouragement he shows her all she has been missing waiting for a man who would never come home to her. Just as Darcie and Daniel start building a relationship they are dealt a devastating blow that could tear them apart. Darcie is shell shocked to discover the man she loved and lost years ago and assumed dead is in fact very much alive. Things are far from perfect from their first reunion. The man she knew is long gone. Will she stay and fight for her first love or let him go to be with Daniel who could be her true love?

Adoring Zoe

Adoring Zoe
Author: Jennifer Becker
Publisher: Jennifer Becker
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2023-05-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Thanks to his informant, Greg has learned of a group of Russian mafia is setting up shop in Las Vegas. His new mission is to be recruited into them and take down the mob from the inside. The moment he meets Zoe he thinks he can use her as a tool to take down the boss, but the more time he spends with her, the more he realizes things aren't as they appear about Zoe. Zoe is working undercover for the FBI and has been assigned to get close to the mob boss and shut down his operation. She is intrigued by Greg from the beginning but she knows he's hiding something from her and she is determined to find out what it is before he blows her mission. When it is discovered they both have the same goals, Greg suggests they work together to take down a common enemy, but Zoe has been undercover for so long that she no longer recognizes friend from foe. Even one offering to help her complete her job. Can Zoe learn to trust him and work together to take down the crime boss together? Or will her distrust blow the mission?