Something Old, Something New, Something Aussie, and Something to Chew!

 Where does one begin with a heading like that? Ok... 

Something old...

This is the free read you can download when you sign up to my newsletter (which is also getting done today!). It's called Silent Memory and I wrote the first draft about 1995. Of course, it started off as a time travel and throughout the years it morphed into what it is now. The story line has always included a love triangle, and at one stage it contained very steamy love scenes which were conducive to the 90s romance theme of "I'll sex her into loving me". (tehe tehe)

However, I cut out about 35000 words and produced the content that you can read if you sign up to my email.

Fortune Storm is a murderer, but she can’t remember whom she murdered. In fact, she can’t remember much at all. When she wakes one morning in the care of the handsome Phoenix Storm, her heart believes she knows him but the only emotion she feels is fear.

As time moves on Fortune’s memories reveal a passionate liaison, and a marriage she would rather forget. But her mind is weak, her memories confused. Which man loves her, and which man is the monster? Only when she dispels the ghosts in her heart will the truth be revealed and her life changed forever. 

 

Something new...

I would like to introduce you to a very good friend of mine, and fellow Aussie author - LJ Langdon  - Ms Langdon has released her very first book and let me tell you, it's excellent!

Her novella - Blood Secret - is part of a six book anthology, Revealed, and is available for $0.99c on Kindle for a short time only.

BLOOD SECRET: A wolf on the hunt. A woman on the run. And a secret heritage that threatens them both.

 BLOOD SECRET BLURB: 
As a Soul Guardian, Kristof is sworn to protect mankind from evil Blood Demons and their tainted medallions. When his best friend Ferdie is killed by a Blood Demon intent on stealing back a medallion, Kristof vows to get it back—even if it means hunting down every Blood Demon is Salzburg. But when he runs into Emma, a beautiful woman who his senses tell him is a Blood Demon, the wolf in him refuses to kill her.

Emma sees things that don’t exist. Plagued by voices in her head, and a controlling father who tells her she’s crazy, Emma must fight to claim her sanity and independence. But what do you do when you’re attracted to the enemy, a man who reveals a truth much worse than insanity?

Together, and on the run, Emma and Kristof must learn the truth behind her dark heritage and recover the missing medallion as they fight to understand the forbidden bond they share.

But time is running out for the hunter and the hunted …
 
Also something new..

Like audio books? I loooove audio books and I listen to them all the time - on the train, in the car, while I'm gardening...

Here's some new romance audio books you might like to check out. Some are free if you sign up to Audible and use your credit.
 

Something Aussie and something you can chew!
 
Here is the recipe for an Aussie favourite - Lamington. 
 
A Lamington consists of a spongecake coated in chocolate icing and coconut. Believe me, it's delicious!
Here's a simple recipe:

 Simple Lamington Recipe with Chocolate Sauce | Wandercooks

 

LAMINGTONS

Ingredients

  • 125g butter, softened
  • 1 cup caster sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups self-raising flour, sifted
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups desiccated coconut

Icing

  • 3 1/2 cups icing sugar mixture
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup boiling water

Select all ingredients

Method

 

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 3cm-deep, 20cm x 30cm (base) lamington pan. Line with baking paper, leaving a 2cm overhang on all sides. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition (mixture may curdle).  

 

Sift half the flour over butter mixture. Stir to combine. Add half the milk. Stir to combine. Repeat with remaining flour and milk. Spoon into prepared pan. Smooth top.

 

Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack. Cover with a clean tea towel. Set aside overnight.

 

Make icing: Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl. Add butter and boiling water. Stir until smooth.

 

Cut cake into 15 pieces. Place coconut in a dish. Using a fork, dip 1 piece of cake in icing. Shake off excess. Toss in coconut. Place on a wire rack over a baking tray. Repeat with remaining cake, icing and coconut. Stand for 2 hours or until set. Serve.

 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Vacation time!

Happy New Year!