Tackling Molasses Crinkles

Tackling Molasses Crinkles
Author: Laura Freeman
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2021-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509238565

While delivering freshly baked cookies to her elderly neighbor, Crystal sees a shady stranger inside the house and sneaks to the back door to determine if he's friend or foe. Nick catches sight of a suspicious person outside and thinks it's a porch pirate looking for Christmas packages. He drives the thief to the ground with a football tackle. Only his victim is his hostess's neighbor, stunned by the force of the impact and furious about her broken cookies. After this meet-cute gone wrong, can these two adversaries find common ground and discover the tragic secrets that have brought them together?

Caramelized Pecan Cookie Holiday Hideaway

Caramelized Pecan Cookie Holiday Hideaway
Author: J.W. Garrett
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509238875

Sunny Yates, a witch, laid off from her job in the city, relocates to her late grandmother's hometown to focus on her new business venture. She rediscovers her magical roots and a nostalgic cookie recipe, and sparks fly after a collision meet-cute with handsome business mogul Noah Russell. He seems perfect for her, but how can she tell him she's a witch? Home for the holiday, Noah discovers he's responsible for firing Sunny but doesn't reveal it for fear she'll back away. She awakens something within him he thought long dead, turning his measured, sensible world upside down. Both at a crossroads, can they learn to trust each other with their truths during the magical Christmas season?

A Christmas Cannoli Kiss

A Christmas Cannoli Kiss
Author: Anne Armistead
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2021-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509241213

When Isabella decides to move back home to Pittsburgh, she doesn't expect to meet her teen crush Nate on the flight home…or to find out that he has come back to turn the beloved neighborhood corner bakery into a parking deck. Can Isabella cook up a solution that will save the bakery and their romance in time for A Christmas Cannoli Kiss?

Chocolate Chip Christmas Wishes

Chocolate Chip Christmas Wishes
Author: Nicole McCaffrey
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509239561

Jake Mistletoe is the North Pole's resident bad boy. Half elf, half human, he is the only child of a single mother who just happens to be Santa's head elf. Fed up with his wild, partying ways and lack of direction, his mother sends him to the real world for a dose of reality. Lucy Prescott is all alone in this world. Since the death of the grandparents who raised her, she has struggled to keep their Christmas novelty shop running in a dated, dying Christmas-themed tourist town. When Jake appears in town, magic seems to be in the air. For the first time in ages, life holds excitement, and Lucy finds herself wondering … what if?

Tangling a Web of Deceit

Tangling a Web of Deceit
Author: Laura Freeman
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2024-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150925398X

After stepping in dog doo, Emily Stevenson finds a body in the canal. The dead woman turns out to be the mistress of her co-worker’s spouse. She’s determined to keep her friend from taking back her cheating husband but becomes tangled in a web of deceit and danger. Officer Travis O’Toole wants to become a detective but not only is Emily a charming distraction, she and her friends keep interfering with the case. He tries to keep her out of trouble only to realize she’s a better partner than adversary.

Sisters of the Revolution

Sisters of the Revolution
Author: Ann VanderMeer
Publisher: PM Press
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1629630543

Sisters of the Revolution gathers a highly curated selection of feminist speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more) chosen by one of the most respected editorial teams in speculative literature today, the award-winning Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Including stories from the 1970s to the present day, the collection seeks to expand the conversation about feminism while engaging the reader in a wealth of imaginative ideas. From the literary heft of Angela Carter to the searing power of Octavia Butler, Sisters of the Revolution gathers daring examples of speculative fiction’s engagement with feminism. Dark, satirical stories such as Eileen Gunn’s “Stable Strategies for Middle Management” and the disturbing horror of James Tiptree Jr.’s “The Screwfly Solution” reveal the charged intensity at work in the field. Including new, emerging voices like Nnedi Okorafor and featuring international contributions from Angelica Gorodischer and many more, Sisters of the Revolution seeks to expand the ideas of both contemporary fiction and feminism to new fronts. Moving from the fantastic to the futuristic, the subtle to the surreal, these stories will provoke thoughts and emotions about feminism like no other book available today. Contributors include: Angela Carter, Angelica Gorodischer, Anne Richter, Carol Emshwiller, Catherynne M. Valente, Eileen Gunn, Eleanor Arnason, Elizabeth Vonarburg, Hiromi Goto, James Tiptree Jr., Joanna Russ, Karin Tidbeck, Kelley Eskridge, Kelly Barnhill, Kit Reed, L. Timmel Duchamp, Leena Krohn, Leonora Carrington, Nalo Hopkinson, Nnedi Okorafor, Octavia Butler, Pamela Sargent, Pat Murphy, Rachel Swirsky, Rose Lemberg, Susan Palwick, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Vandana Singh.

Baking with Less Sugar

Baking with Less Sugar
Author: Joanne Chang
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2015-04-21
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1452139601

Recipes for mouthwatering desserts with minimal refined sugar from the James Beard Award–winning pastry chef and author of Flour. Trust Joanne Chang—beloved author of the bestselling Flour and a Harvard math major to boot—to come up with this winning formula: minus the sugar = plus the flavor. The sixty-plus recipes here are an eye-opener for anyone who loves to bake and wants to cut back on the sugar. Joanne warmly shares her secrets for playing up delicious ingredients and using natural sweeteners, such as honey, maple syrup, and fruit juice. In addition to entirely new go-to recipes, she’s also revisited classics from Flour and her lines-out-the-door bakeries to feature minimal refined sugar. More than forty mouthwatering photographs beautifully illustrate these revolutionary recipes, making this a must-have book for bakers of all skill levels.

Ruby Ann's Down Home Trailer Park Bbqin' Cookbook

Ruby Ann's Down Home Trailer Park Bbqin' Cookbook
Author: Ruby Ann Boxcar
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2003
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780806525365

Discusses techniques, tools, and terms of barbecue cooking, and offers trailer decoration advice and recipes for dishes including Baptist burgers, ambrosia pound cake, and Dr Pepper BBQ sauce.

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter
Author: Jennifer Reese
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2012-10-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1451605889

Reese's "Make the Bread, Buy the Butter" is a lively, frugal-chic answer to the question, "Make or buy?" It includes about 120 different food staples.

Murder in the Park

Murder in the Park
Author: Jeanne M. Dams
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448307147

Introducing spirited female sleuth Elizabeth Fairchild in the first of the brilliant new Oak Park village mystery series, set in 1920s Illinois. June, 1925. Having been widowed in the First World War, Elizabeth Fairchild lives a quiet life at the home of her wealthy parents in genteel Oak Park village, Illinois. Although she does her best to avoid emotional entanglements, determined never to be hurt again, Elizabeth forms a close friendship with gentle Mr Anthony, who owns the local antiques store. But tragedy strikes when Mr Anthony is found stabbed to death in the alley behind his shop. Why would anyone murder a mild-mannered antiques dealer who simply loved beautiful things? A robbery gone wrong? A gangland execution? Or could it have something to do with the mysterious customer who bought a gold pocket watch from Mr Anthony on the day he died? When one of her father's oldest friends is accused of the crime, Elizabeth determines to expose the real killer. But her investigations soon attract unwelcome attention. With gangsters moving into the neighbourhood from nearby Chicago, Oak Park is no longer the safe haven it once was. Could Elizabeth be seriously out of her depth?