New Release! Zoastra Affair by Victoria Pinder

I’m pleased to be sharing in Victoria’s release day for The Zoastra Affair and we have an excerpt!

Blurb:

A hundred years from now, Earth has trading partners with alien beings, mostly humanoid.Zoastra Affair, Victoria Pinder However, going into space brought forth an unknown enemy who attacks Earth at will. The Zoastra is part of the Earthseekers, an organization originally designed to go into space. Its new mission is to find Earth’s enemies.

Ariel is stuck on a Victorian planet and steals Grace’s body and life to get off the planet. Grace must get her body back before Ariel bonds with Grace’s husband, Peter. Then there is Cross, the man on a mission to find those who killed his family. Ariel is attracted to Cross, but she’s stolen someone’s life.

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Excerpt:

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I’m going to have to steal someone else’s body to get out of here.

“Ariel, are you listening?”

Ariel Transcender stared dumbfounded at the mother superior of her prison, a/k/a Aulnale School for Orphans. “Yes, mistress.”

She had no idea what happened, though she pasted a fake simpering smile of appreciation on her face. Ms. Rochelle walked away. Continue reading

12 Days Of Christmas Blog Hop

12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to Day Six!!

December 1 through December 12

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As part of the tour, participants are sharing favorite recipes. We love to make the following Katherine Hepburn brownies. They are truly moist and delicious. The recipe originally appeared in a magazine article about Katherine Hepburn.

Ingredients:

  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
  • 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation:

1. Melt together 1 stick butter and 2 squares unsweetened chocolate and take the saucepan off the heat. Stir in 1 cup sugar, add 2 eggs and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and beat the mixture well. Stir in 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. (In the original recipe, 1 cup chopped walnuts is added here as well.) Bake the brownies in a buttered and floured 8-inch-square pan at 325°F for about 40 minutes. You can cut these brownies into squares, once they have cooled, and eat them out of the pan, but it is so much nicer to pile them on a fancy plate, from which people are going to eat them with their hands anyway. If you want to smarten up your act you can put a square of brownie on a plate with a little blob of créme fraîche and a scattering of shaved chocolate.

Spotlight: The Necromancer’s SeductionMimi Sebastian, Necromancer Seduction, zombies, Necromancer Series

My debut release, and first book in the Necromancer Books, will be offered in ebook format as part of the blog hop. Click here on the As You Wish Reviews link for the full list of ebooks and tour stops!