April 2015 Newsletter
Vol. XLVI
Gentle Readers:
Remember when your mother told you April showers bring May flowers? Spring is in full bloom in Nashville. My forsythia is rioting in the front yard, the garden needs tilling, and the daffodils have come and gone. And when the sun's not gloriously shining, it's pouring rain. Seems to me the flowers hit their peak in April anymore. Is it the same for you?
I am so pleased to say both THE END GAME (Nicholas Drummond #3) and CROSSED (Taylor Jackson #0) are done and submitted, and I survived the first quarter. I had my doubts for a while there.
To celebrate, I'm giving away 20 digital advance reader copies (ARCs) of CROSSED! Click here to come to the blog and enter. All I ask in return — if you like it (please, please like it!), please consider leaving a review on the SWEET DREAMS page for your ereader of choice. This one-of-a-kind box set, put together by Brenda Novak, features 13 amazing authors, and the proceeds benefit Brenda's Juvenile Diabetes foundation.
There's lots more fun news to come this year, to stay tuned!
Events
SOKY is coming up! I'll be in Bowling Green for the Southern Kentucky BookFest on April 18, signing books all day. I have a panel on Writing Suspense at 10:00 a.m., and we'll have a special treat for you, so please do stop by.
Also, the tour dates are set for WHAT LIES BEHIND, too. I'll be doing a small regional tour in Atlanta, Nashville and Dickson, TN, so keep watching the website for info!
Get Thee to a Bookstore
The books, my lovelies, the books. I've been doing quite well on my annual reading challenge, 15 down out of 70 planned. I had several books to blurb, three of which are below, and I'm reading three more right now — yes, I'm an overachiever. The diversity of the books is tickling me; I've been genre hopping a lot lately. Here's this month's list:
THE LOST CONCERTO ‐ Helaine Mario
BOHEMIAN GOSPEL ‐ Dana Chamblee Carpenter
CHARLOTTE'S STORY ‐ Laura Benedict
THE HUSBAND'S SECRET ‐ Liane Moriarty
MISTBORN ‐ Brandon Sanderson
ANATOMY OF STORY ‐ John Truby
If you’re on Goodreads, friend me, and follow along. I’m always interested in what you’re reading, too!
April Contest
The April contest is live now: enter to win a paperback copy of SPELLBOUND by Sylvia Day and paperback copy of AVENGE ME by Maisey Yates, plus a keychain, pen, and a $10 online book store gift card to Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million OR iBooks (winner’s choice).
Enter here to win.
April Recipe — The Easiest Blueberry Cobbler
(Click here for printable PDF)*
All cooks have their go-to recipes — the items you know will be received well and enjoyed every time you prepare them. This is my go-to dessert — what I bring to potlucks, as hostess gifts, for family outings. It's quick, easy, and delicious, plus, not all that bad for you.
Ingredients:
- 1 large bag frozen blueberries
- ½ stick of butter
- 1 box Jiffy yellow cake mix (Yes, again with the Jiffy shortcuts...)
- 1 graham cracker crust
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Rinse blueberries
- Layer in the bottom of the pie crust so no graham cracker is showing
- Sprinkle ¼ of the package of cake mix over the blueberries
- Add ½ the butter in squares or cubed
- Add another layer — blueberries, cake mix and butter
- You can make three layers if you want.
- Bake 50-55 minutes or until the top is golden brown
- Serve whilst warm. Put some ice cream on it.
That's it. I guarantee you a HUGE win with this cobbler recipe.
I can't believe another month has flown by. Tell me how you like this recipe, and thank you for putting up with my Lenten social media sabbatical. It was very restful! Don't forget, CROSSED goes on sale May 1, and WHAT LIES BEHIND is coming, too. See you in May. Keep reading!
xoxo,
*You can see all of my previous recipes and download them here.
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