I wish a handsome fireman would rescue me with a chocolate margarita! They both sound great and we can have them today. Our special guest is the lovely Adele Downs and she's here with fun treats to get the season started right. I'm so pleased to be sharing Adele's sweet excerpt, delicious recipe and a giveaway too, so enjoy!
ONLY SANTA CAN SAVE THIS CHRISTMAS
New Release! SANTA TO THE RESCUE by Adele
Downs
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Hero Jamey Tucker from SANTA
TO THE RESCUE wants to relax after fighting an all-day fire. He mixes S’mores
Margaritas for heroine Heather Longhurst and her friend, Lilly, after their shift
at County Hospital, then pours something a little s’more manly for himself.
Jamey prefers tequila straight up, while Heather and Lilly sip this decadent chocolate
cocktail with kick.
Jamey and Heather hope you
have a wonderful holiday season! Recipe courtesy of Sauza® Tequila. Posted with
permission.
S’mores Margarita:
Ingredients: Serves 4
6 parts Sauza® Blue Silver
100% Agave Tequila*
4 parts chocolate liqueur
(like Godiva® Chocolate Liqueur)
½ cup chocolate syrup
⅓ cup cream
Ice
To garnish:
Mini Marshmallows
Toothpicks
Chocolate-Marshmallow Creme Sauce (Blend &
warm chocolate sauce & marshmallow fluff)
*If Sauza® Blue Silver isn’t available, try
Sauza® Silver
To Make:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with
ice. Pour into prepared glasses rimmed with Chocolate-Marshmallow Creme Sauce.
Garnish with a skewer of mini marshmallows. Salud!
SANTA TO THE RESCUE by Adele Downs
A sweet contemporary romance novella
From Entangled Publishing
Summary:
Firefighter Jamey Tucker knows three things in life to be true: An
honorable man doesn't go back on his word, never hurts a woman, and lasting
love isn't a myth. But with his recent move to a new job at the Appleton Fire station,
the long hours don't offer hope of finding the love he’s looking for.
When Jamey meets beautiful pediatric nurse Heather Longhurst after
hearing her sing Santa Baby in
a supermarket aisle, he offers her a promise he discovers he can't keep. Heather has been betrayed by men in the past, making it hard for
Jamey to gain her trust. Determined to find a way to win her heart, Jamey uses
firefighter engine-uity
and Heather's favorite song to prove he's got Christmas spirit she can believe in
all year.
Excerpt:
Christmas music played over the supermarket
loudspeakers, punctuated by the occasional commercial interruption or cleanup
request. A tune he remembered his parents singing to him as a child filled the
air and Jamey hummed along. Though the song reminded him of home, the lyrics
brought unexpected comfort instead of homesickness. It was as if his family had
sent him a message to chase away his loneliness.
Though
he wouldn’t spend the holidays with his parents or sisters for the first time
in his life, the importance of his duty to his new job, and the need to make
personal connections in this great new town, bolstered his resolve to make the
most of the solitary holiday ahead.
Jamey turned down the bread lane and
tossed loaves into the cart as another Christmas song played. It sounded kinda'
girly and sexy and he recognized Taylor Swift's voice singing, Santa Baby in Country music
style. His favorite.
When he looked up, a woman
further down the aisle grabbed his attention while she sang along. She
bent her knees, did a little dip, and then wiggled her butt, which even beneath
blue scrubs and a short winter jacket looked incredible.
Jamey halted dead in his tracks,
hoping the gorgeous blonde wouldn't see him and become embarrassed. Or stop.
"Oh, oh, oh," she sang out, her voice smoky and hot. The
subtle rasp in her vocals sent pangs low in his belly that ricocheted to his
solar plexus and cranked up his heartbeat.
Her ponytail swung with her next dip and shimmy and Jamey's mouth
went dry. The woman continued on her way, oblivious to him behind her. After
another sway of her ponytail, she turned the corner and disappeared out of
sight.
“A ’54 convertible too…” she sang out, her
voice smoky and hot. The subtle rasp in her vocals sent pangs low in his belly
that ricocheted to his solar plexus and cranked up his heartbeat.
Her ponytail swung with her next dip and
shimmy and Jamey’s mouth went dry. The woman continued on her way, singing “…oh
so good”, oblivious to him behind her. After another sway of her ponytail, she
turned the corner and disappeared out of sight.
Jamey swallowed. Holy crap. He wanted to
follow her, but that would be weird. Plus, if she figured out he’d done that,
she’d take him for a freak. Definitely not a good way to make a first
impression.
Grudgingly, he headed toward the peanut
butter, jams and jellies section, remembering the guys waiting for breakfast.
On his way, he glanced down each aisle, hoping to see the woman again, but
having no luck. He finished shopping and headed to the checkout line.
A flash of blue cloth in the Express lane
kicked up his pulse rate. Jamey headed toward the Fifteen Items or Less sign
and did a fast count of the packages inside his cart. One, two, three, four,
five… He’d probably be okay.
He picked up his pace to the checkout lane
before someone else rolled in behind the beautiful woman with the blonde
ponytail, sexy voice and adorable bottom waiting her turn there.
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About Adele Downs:
Adele Downs writes contemporary romance
inside the office of her rural Pennsylvania home. She is a former journalist,
published in newspapers and magazines inside the USA, UK, and Caribbean.
Adele is an active member of Romance Writers
of America and her local RWA chapter where she serves as past-president. She
has written several articles for RWR magazine (Romance Writers Report), the
trade journal of Romance Writers of America, and has presented workshops for
writers. When she isn’t working on her current project, she can be found riding
in her convertible or reading a book on the nearest beach.
Thank you Adele for the excerpt and the very yummy Margarita recipe!
XXOO Kat
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