Blog Bash Day 16 with Stephanie Julian + Giveaway

Happy Blogoversary JoJo!! 

Hope you celebrate many, many more.

So… who do I pick as my hottie? Can I have two? Considering I’m working on a ménage right now, I’m taking liberties and picking two partners for this dance.

First up, Synyster Gates from Avenged Sevenfold. Love the band. Have seen them three times already and I’m going for four this Friday. Take a good look at this picture. Can’t stop looking, can you? There’s just something about the man that draws you in. Even with the tats mostly covered, he screams bad ass and I’m good with that. So much so that I used him as the physical model for Tivr, the Etruscan God of the Moon in my Lucani Lovers and Forgotten Goddesses series. That attitude is all Tivr. Is it any wonder Cat’s had a crush on the man since she was a child?

Next up, Matt Tuck, lead singer for Bullet For My Valentine. Bullet ranks right up there with A7X as my favorite band and they’re on the same tour I’m seeing Friday. Can you say Heaven? Love their music and Matt is absolutely gorgeous. And Welsh. I love listening to him speak almost as much as I love listening to him sing. I’ve also used Matt as a physical model for a character, but you haven’t met Leo yet. You will soon, though he’s still a child. Eventually he’ll grow up to be a tattooed, kick-ass guitar player. And hopefully you’ll follow along to see why he’s giving you that look.

For my Forgot-About-Read, 

I’d like to introduce you to Kathleen Nance’s Olympus series: The Trickster, The Warrior and The Seeker. These books, featuring Greek deities, manage to hold a place in my heart long after other paranormal romances have faded from memory. Why? Because Nance tells such intricate stories with ease and the romance sizzles off the page. I still hope she’d return to this series one day.


The Trickster
Olympus Series

Long after she'd given up on his return, Matthew Mark Hennessy strolled back into Joy Taylor's life, bolder than Hermes when he'd stolen Apollo's cattle. But Joy was no longer the girl who had so easily trusted him with her heart. An aspiring chef, she had no intention of being distracted by the fireworks the magician sparked in her. But with a kiss silkier than her custard cream, he melted away her defenses. And she knew the master showman had performed the greatest trick of all: setting her heart afire.

The Warrior
Olympus Series

For centuries, Cupid had been getting all the credit, But now Zeus and Hera had decided to put their matchmaking skills to the test. Yet teaching a self-reliant woman and a descendent of Ares—the god of war—to love was nothing short of a Herculean task.

 

The Seeker
Olympus Series

Stuck with her sister's two sets of teenage twins and a magic show about to go on tour, Dia Trelawny needed help fast. Her irresponsible sibling had disappeared as inexplicably as a rabbit in a hat, but Dia had learned of a man who specialized in finding missing persons, no matter how lost.

I cheated for the recipe. I found this on the Tootsie Roll site. I’ve not made this but really, how can you go wrong with brownies and Junior Mints? 

Junior Mint Parfait:

Yum, yum & double yum!!!

Equipment:

4 to 6 parfait glasses or tall glass tumblers, electric mixer.

Ingredients for Parfait:

1 box brownie mix (19.8 oz. box)
2 cups chocolate sauce
1 pint of premium vanilla ice cream, softened 10 minutes in refrigerator
2 boxes of Junior Mints (1.84 oz. boxes)

Ingredients for the Whipped Cream Topping:

1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Make the Brownies:

Prepare and bake the brownies as directed on the box.

Cool completely and cut into eighteen 2-inch squares.

Make the Whipped Cream Topping:

In a medium mixing bowl using electric mixer, combine the cream, powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form. Set aside for assembly.

Assemble the Parfait:

Place a brownie square in the bottom of a parfait glass or tumbler.

Sprinkle 2 or 3 Junior Mints on top of the brownie.

Place a small scoop of ice cream on top of the mints.

Pour a small ribbon of chocolate sauce on top of the ice cream.

Sprinkle 2 or 3 Junior Mints on top of the sauce.

Repeat the process until you reach the top of the parfait glass. Garnish with whipped cream and Junior Mints.

Yield:

Makes 6 parfaits.

*~* GIVEAWAY *~*

2 Winners!!!

ebook of 

Grace in Moonlight  

Kaisie Giliati is the lucani king’s best tracker. He’s used to hunting and capturing his prey with little resistance. He’s also old enough to know exactly what he wants, and the feisty redhead who stirs him like no other is at the top of his list. Too bad she’s the enemy and seemingly impervious to his charms.

Grace Bellasario has a target on her back, two children to protect from their evil father and she’s in love for the first time in her life. With a man who should hate her—a man she has no business craving. But does she ever. Grace doesn’t have a chance in hell of shaking Kaisie off her tail. Now he just needs to keep her alive to live happily ever after…

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What a Goddess Wants

IN HIS ARMS, HER MAGIC POWERS ARE ON THE RISE... Tessa, Etruscan Goddess of the Dawn, is losing her powers and now there's an Underworld god determined to run her down. She needs a hero and fast, because only sexual energy can give her power. So she seeks out Caligo, whose sexual prowess is legendary...

AND SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BRING HIM INTO THE LIGHT...

Caligo is a fabled Cimmerian warrior determined to stay away from spoiled goddesses who trample hearts after they've had their fun. But there's something irresistibly hot and inviting about Tessa and he knows he's her only change to escape the encroaching darkness...

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