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  Rocklyn Ryder

  “Way to his heart” Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

  From Rocklyn:

  Have you ever received a Ziplock baggie full of glue from a well-meaning friend, family member, or co-worker who called it “Amish Friendship Bread Starter?”

  The starter and its accompanying recipe make an appearance every few years around the holidays.

  The bread is delicious and easy to make but if you’re wondering what else you can do with that starter, here’s a great recipe for sourdough cinnamon rolls that’s guaranteed to get the message through even the thickest skull when you’re trying to let him know you like him!

  (Well, almost the thickest skull! These are the rolls Dorthy made for Bear in A Wise Investment.)

  DOUGH:

  1 cup sourdough starter freshly fed*

  Like I said, the Amish Friendship Bread starter makes a delicious sweet dough! But of course, traditional sourdough starter will work.

  ¼ cup warm water

  1 teaspoon yeast (optional)

  1 teaspoon salt

  ½ cup sugar

  ¼ cup powdered milk

  1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled

  2 eggs, room temperature

  2-3 cups all-purpose flour

  FILLING:

  2 tablespoons butter, room temperature

  1/3 cup brown sugar

  1 tablespoon cinnamon

  ¼ cup dried cranberries (optional)

  ¼ cup chopped pecans (optional)

  FROSTING:

  2 tablespoons butter, room temperature

  1 cup powdered sugar

  2 tablespoons cream cheese, room temperature

  ½ teaspoon almond (or vanilla) extract

  1-2 tablespoon milk

  1 pinch salt

  DIRECTIONS:

  - Measure the sourdough starter into the large mixing bowl for a Kitchen aid Mixer. Add the salt, sugar, melted butter, dry milk powder and eggs and with dough hooks, combine well.

  (I mix by hand and stick to the traditional no-metal rule for working with sourdough starters)

  - If using the yeast, add to 1/4 cup warm water and allow to stand 5 minutes and then add to the sourdough mixture.

  - Gradually add the flour till the dough forms a ball. It should be soft but not sticky.

  - Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, turning to coat. Allow to rise until double. The length of rise will depend upon how active your starter is and whether you used the commercial yeast.

  - Punch dough down and roll out on a lightly floured surface into a 18 x 20 inch rectangle. Spread the dough with the softened butter and the brown sugar that has been mixed with the cinnamon. Sprinkle with the dried cranberries and chopped pecans.

  - Starting on a narrow end, gently roll the dough into a log. Using a bread knife, slice the dough into 12 equal slices, place in a 9 x 12 inch pan.

  - Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool while preparing the frosting.

  - For the frosting, beat together all the ingredients except milk until light and fluffy. Add in enough milk to make an easy spreading consistency. Spread over the rolls and enjoy.

  Check out A Wise Investment to see how to use these rolls to your best advantage!

  A Wise Investment

  By Rockyln Ryder

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  "Are you saying you don't think I want to f*ck you?"

  Dorthy:

  When my decision to take a stab at a modern day arranged marriage leads me to an Alaskan air field, I have high hopes that I'll finally find my happily ever after-- and a man who isn't intimidated by a woman who can take care of herself.

  Coming face to face with my fiancé for the first time sets off all the warning bells in my brain-- but it sets off entirely different alarms in other parts of my body.

  Is Barrett really the man I've been looking for? More importantly, am I what he's looking for?

  Barrett:

  Women are scarce in these parts, and the ones that are here never wanted anything to do with me before I came into my money. Now that I can finally afford the services of a professional match maker, I'm looking forward to the woman she and my closest friends have determined is right for me.

  Dorthy's a little slip of a thing and pretty as a picture with all that blonde hair and big blue eyes lighting up her face and I want her more than I've ever wanted anything in my life. I just don't know why she'd want to get hitched to the likes of me when it's clear she doesn't need me for anything.

  I thought I finally had something to offer a wife, but this little firecracker of a woman can obviously hold her own-- so what does she need me for?

  ***

  This 26,000 word novella is part of the modern match-maker romance series and also ties in with the novel BUSH. If you liked BUSH, you'll be happy to see the characters return as we follow Bear's journey to happily ever after!

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  Sophie Brooks

  Chocolate Malt Cheesecake

  From Sophie:

  I like this recipe because it’s a twist on a popular favorite.

  I like to think that my stories are like that, too!

  1/3 cup butter

  1 cup pretzel or graham cracker crumbs

  1/4 cup sugar

  3 8-ounce packages cream cheese softened

  1 14-ounce can condensed milk

  1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips melted

  3/4 cup chocolate malt powder

  4 eggs

  1 tsp vanilla

  Mix butter, pretzels and sugar together and pat into bottom of 9 inch spring form pan. Beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Blend in milk, add other ingredients and beat thoroughly. Pour into crust. Bake at 300 degrees for 65 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool, then chill.

  Bad Boy Santa

  A Second Chance Christmas Romance

  By Sophie Brooks

  Sometimes even Santa needs a second chance...

  Liv Sanders is everything I'm not. Sweet. Kind. Beautiful inside and out. After six years photographing war zones, I'm empty inside, a hollow shell. And now they want to dress that shell in a red suit and a white beard?

  I'm the world's worst department store Santa, but I stick with it because of her. As my chief elf, Liv is amazing, dealing with crying children and stressed-out parents while still managing to look hot as hell in her green tunic and red tights.

  We work well together, but she doesn't know I'm the man who broke her heart. When she finds out who's inside the bright red suit, will she forgive me?

  That would truly be a Christmas miracle.

  **Bad Boy Santa is a steamy, romantic short story with no cheating and a very happy ending.

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  Stephanie Brother

  Boiled Christmas Cake

  From Stephanie:

  This is an old family recipe, but I love the fact that it’s so easy. I sometimes add pineapple chunks too and glace cherries to replace some of the mixed fruit.

  Ingredients

  Serves: 12

  250ml (8 fl oz) water

  900g (2 lb) dried mixed fruit

  225g (8 oz) caster sugar

  170g (6 oz) butter

  230g (8 oz) plain flour

  1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

  1 teaspoon of mixed spice

  2 eggs, beaten

  Marzipan

 
Icing sugar

  Lemon Juice

  Preheat the oven to 150 C / Gas mark 2. Line a 900g (2 lb) loaf tin with baking parchment.

  Combine the water, dried fruit, sugar and butter in a saucepan and stir occasionally. Keep the heat medium and bring to the boil, allowing the mixture to boil gently for about 10 minutes.

  Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice into a large bowl. Pour in the boiled mixture, and stir until well blended. Mix in the eggs.

  Pour into the greased loaf tin.

  Bake for 90 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer or knife inserted into the top comes out clean.

  Cool cake in the tin for at least 10 minutes before removing.

  Leave cake for two days, then stab with a skewer and pour over a little sherry or brandy (to taste)

  Leave for another two days then cover with marzipan.

  Leave another day for marzipan to dry. Mix icing sugar and lemon juice and pour over finished cake.

  Huge X 4

  By Stephanie Brothers

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  I’m thinking naughty thoughts about the best men.

  It’s my sister’s wedding and I know I shouldn’t be fantasizing about the identical twins who are standing next to my brother-in-law-to-be, but I can’t help myself.

  They are totally gorgeous with their steel gray eyes and bodies that make my lady parts clench. Tall and broad, it’s all I can do to keep upright in their presence.

  Fantasies are one thing, but reality is a whole other ball game. I’m done with making stupid mistakes over men. I might enjoy imagining Callum and Liam giving me a wedding night to remember, but that’s as far as it goes.

  I can’t let them remind me who I was before Brad stole my sparkle.

  I can’t let them show me how it feels to be worshiped.

  I certainly can’t let them bring my naughtiest fantasies to life.

  Or can I?

  And as if that wasn’t crazy enough, their younger twin brothers Matty and Ryan arrive for a surprise family holiday and suddenly I’m caught between 4 rock-hard places!

  It might be a cliché for the maid of honor to hook up with the best man, but it’s so much hotter when there are two! Add in the bonus twins and this lucky maid is about to experience a Caribbean adventure she is never going to forget. MMFMM romance. These sexy men are all about showing their woman the time of her life! Happy ever after guaranteed. Well, there are four of them! It’s pretty much a given!

  Author note - this is a fantastical romance full of hot sex and real feelings. If multiple love relationships are not your thing, then leave Huge X4 to the naughty ladies who love them!

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  Frankie Love

  Butterscotch Pie

  From Frankie:

  I make this pie every Christmas.

  It is super decadent—so it’s a once a year treat!

  I promise it’s worth the effort!

  First, the crust:

  Gingersnap Pie Crust

  Ingredients:

  1 3/4 cups gingersnap crumbs. (Crumbs can be made with a bag of gingersnaps from the grocery store.)

  1/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar

  1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour

  1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

  4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted

  Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. In a large bowl, whisk together gingersnap crumbs, brown sugar, flour, and salt. Add butter and stir until mixture is well combined. Press some of the mixture against the side of the bowl with your fingers. If the crumbs do not hold together, add cold water, a little at a time, up to 1 tablespoon, and stir to combine.

  3. Press crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate, evenly covering the bottom and sides. Transfer to freezer and chill for 10 minutes. Place pie plate on a baking sheet and bake until crust is fragrant and set, about 10 minutes. Transfer pie to a wire rack; let cool completely.

  Now for the pie filling!

  Ingredients:

  3/4 cup sugar

  5 large egg yolks

  1/4 cup cornstarch

  1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out, bean and seeds reserved

  2 1/2 cups heavy cream

  2 cups whole milk

  1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

  2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

  Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup sugar, egg yolks, and cornstarch until pale in color; set aside.

  2. Combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, and the vanilla bean and seeds in a medium saucepan. Stir until sugar is completely damp. Heat mixture over high heat until sugar becomes a yellow-golden caramel, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Slowly whisk in 1 cup cream, being careful to avoid splatters, then stir in milk.

  3. Return caramel mixture to stove and bring to a boil; remove from heat. Pour one third of the caramel mixture into the egg mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking to combine. Whisk egg mixture into caramel mixture until well combined. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until custard thickens, about 8 minutes. Remove pan from heat; whisk in salt and butter.

  4. Pour custard into prepared pie crust. Transfer pie plate to a wire rack and let filling cool completely. Transfer pie to refrigerator and chill until cold, about 1 hour.

  5. Whisk remaining 1 1/2 cups cream until soft peaks form; spread whipped cream over top of pie. Pie is best eaten day it is made, but can be kept, loosely covered in plastic wrap, refrigerated, up to 2 days.

  Hope you love it!!

  xo, frankie

  Also by Frankie Love

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  The Mountain Man’s Babies:

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  SWEET MOUNTAIN MAN: MOUNTAIN MAN CANDY

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  Stand-Alone Romance: HIS Everything

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  (Frankie's reverse-harem pseudonym)

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  About the Author

  Frankie Love writes sexy stories about bad boys and mountain men. As a thirty-something mom to six who is ridiculously in love with her own bearded hottie, she believes in love-at-first-sight and happily-ever-afters. She also believes in the power of a quickie.

  Find Frankie here:

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