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I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC of INK by Amanda Sun.

I’m not one to write reviews, but here are three reasons why I loved it:

• the setting—Japan!
• the heroine, Katie, who faces loss and grief with grace and bravery
• the hero, Tomo, because he’s layered and interesting and an artist

There are probably three hundred more, but rather than try and explain, I figure I’ll give you the chance to read and love it for yourself. Fill out the Rafflecopter below for your chance to WIN this a...

Here’s a pic of me wearing nephew’s ball python as a bracelet. I posted it on Tumblr, Twitter and FB and the reaction from some people was that they’d be too scared to even touch the snake. I guess everyone has their phobias. I definitely have mine, but they don’t include snakes.

Here, in no particular order are five things that *do* scare me:

1. Arachnophobia: spiders (big or small, doesn’t matter, I’m terrified)

2. centipedes (shudder, shudder and shudder again)

3. Pteromerhanophobia: flying (t...

I was going through some old files and found this short story. It’s one of my early attempts, written about ten years ago.

“See that kid in the orange hat?” The guy next to me shifted in his sagging lawn chair, inclining his head in the direction of the group of boys running back and forth along the field. He leaned close and whispered, “He’ll be the first one cut.”

“You think?” I looked back at the boys on the muddy field and had to admit that I could see the guy’s point. The kid in the orange...

I’m giving away up to 50 FREE books!

Last week, I boxed up a ton of my books and mailed them to libraries who welcome non-English language translations. I sent out copies in Japanese, Spanish, German, Thai, Italian, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Portuguese and French.

But even after sending out all those boxes, I still have author copies of a ton of my English backlist books on my shelves. Copies and copies of my backlist.So I want to give them to you. Yes, give. For FREE. And it’s up to...

1-1/2 cups quinoa flour**

1 cup almond flour or meal

1 cup sugar

3 mashed bananas

1/2 cup butter or margarine (softened)

1 apple (peeled and grated)

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

3 eggs

1/2 cup sour cream

1 cup chocolate chips

1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)



**you can substitute a mix of 3/4 cup coconut flour & 3/4 cup chick pea (gram) flour for the quinoa flour–if using this mixture add 1/4 cup milk because coconut flour soaks up liquid



Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter an...

FALLING KINGDOMS by pal Morgan Rhodes (Michelle Rowen) hits shelves on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. I have an ARC of the book and I want to share it with one of you!



Important thing to know: If you want this ARC, it comes with strings: you must review the book on or before Jan 2, 2013. You can post your review on your blog, on Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Shelfari, etc. But you must agree to post a review by that date. The review must be an honest review (i.e. no expectation on my part in...

I made this recipe up one night when I needed dinner in a hurry and didn’t have much in the house. It’s fast, easy, yummy and super healthy. Enjoy!



Salad:



2 tins tuna (I use low sodium, water packed)

1 tin chick peas

2 cups feta cheese (if you’re a feta hater, you can use shredded cheddar or asiago or gouda or whatever catches your fancy)

1 cup chopped pecans (No pecans in the house? Try slivered almonds or chopped walnuts)

1-1/2 cups dried cranberries

2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved*

2 cups steamed b...

I was lucky enough to get an ARC of ASUNDER by Jodi Meadows. Everything I loved about INCARNATE, the first book in this series, is kicked up a notch in this book: the cool and unique world, the characterizations of Ana and Sam, the romance, the twists and turns of the story.

I’m planning to buy the hardcover on release day, so I thought I’d pass this ARC along to one of you. Good luck!

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Here’s my yummy gluten free mac and cheese recipe. Enjoy!

2 TBSP butter

salt and pepper to taste

1 TBSP gluten free all purpose flour or cornstarch

1-1/2 cups milk

2 tsp mustard powder

1-1/4 cup grated cheese*

1 package gluten free pasta**

parmesan cheese

1/4 cup mozzarella, reserved

Cook noodles. Drain and set aside.

Melt butter. Add salt and pepper. Add flour. With heat at medium/low whisk together until smooth (approximately 2 minutes).

Whisk in milk and mustard powder. Continue to whisk until thick (...

I’m over at the Lucky 13s today sharing a playlist for RUSH. Pop by and check it out!