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Release Day for Reunited with Her Cowboy!

Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Play Back when I began planning the Cowboy of Her Own series, I knew a couple of things: one, that it would revolve around a set…

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Holiday Read Along

In the on-going Austen-Bronte fandom war, I’ve made no secret of my allegiance to the Brontes. (I have hidden my dislike of Austen, since that’s a touchier subject. But hey—I don’t like Austen.) But here’s…

One Year Later (or, Happy Anniversary to Me!)

On October 25th, 2014, I published my very first book. I’ve written a fair number since then (see above) but I’m still pretty proud of that first book. It’s been a year of ups and…

Cocktail Countdown Day 7: The Americano

And so we come to the end of the Countdown and to the only real failure: The Americano. I was optimistic going in—the recipe is simple and I’d never had Campari before, so I had…

Cocktail Countdown Day 6: The White Russian

The White Russian is famous to most people my age thanks to one man: The Dude. Or El Duderino, if you’re not into that whole brevity thing. There’s a great scene in the Big Lebowski…

Cocktail Countdown Day 5: The Champagne Cocktail

The recipe for this (I used this one) seemed too easy to be an actual cocktail. Sugar, bitters, champagne, and a twist of lemon (if you wanted)—where was the hard liquor? Not that I’m complaining….

Cocktail Countdown Day 4: The French 75

Apparently the French 75 was named after an artillery gun used in WWI. Opening the recipe post and seeing that made me reconsider this whole thing. And then I read that the drink had gin. But I…

Cocktail Countdown Day 3: The Mai Tai

The Mai Tai is deeply associated with the tiki craze of mid-century America (and we’ve got a scene in Star Dust that involves tiki torches), so it seemed a very appropriate choice for the challenge. And…

Cocktail Countdown Day 2: The Manhattan

So this one actually worked better than the Old Fashioned, which is a bit odd since the thing is basically pure alcohol. Part of my enjoyment might have had to do with the fact that…

Cocktail Countdown Day 1: The Old Fashioned

Day One began with a trip to BevMo to pick up supplies. I was the only person in BevMo with children, which didn’t make me at all feel like a reprobate. But supplies were obtained,…