Whether you’re craving something soft and chewy with a sprinkle of sugar or a treat that’s crisp and topped with colorful icing, these treats are sure to satisfy.
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17 Holiday-Themed Mysteries and Thrillers
Mixing a holiday setting with an intriguing mystery sounds like a perfect recipe for a good read to us! From thrillers like My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon to cozy mysteries such as Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala, you’ll want to take a look at these Christmas mystery books.
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36 Christmas Side Dishes to Fill Your Holiday Table
A Merry Christmas Menu
Putting together the best Christmas dinner requires as much thoughtful planning as buying the perfect gifts. You want to make sure everything is just right, and that means choosing a showstopping main dish, like a juicy roast, plus incredible sides to round out the spread. Vegetables and salads are both great complementary options, especially when you’re making a Christmas ham. Thanks to its festive colors, this pasta salad will shine bright on your holiday table. For the vibrant green dressing, we jazzed up traditional basil pesto with spinach and almonds. A couple of tablespoons of white wine vinegar go into the whole dish for extra tang. The pesto can be made three days ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container.
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You Need These Cookbooks to Get Ready for the Holidays
The holiday season is the perfect time for cooking, whether you’re baking sweet treats for a cookie exchange or whipping up a feast for family and friends. If you’re a fan of festive cooking, you’ll love perusing the new holiday cookbooks below. They’re guaranteed to leave your kitchen toasty, your stomach happy, and a smile on your guests’ faces!
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Midsummer Mischief at Caynham Castle #BookTour
Enjoy five holiday romance novellas set in or near Caynham Castle, an ancient English castle that’s now a boutique hotel.
Midsummer Mischief at Caynham Castle
A Holiday Romance at Caynham Castle Collection #5
with stories by
Jeanne Adams, Caren Crane, Donna MacMeans, Gail Z. Martin & Anna Sugden
Genre: Holiday Romance
Enjoy five holiday romance novellas set in or near Caynham Castle, an ancient English castle that’s now a boutique hotel.
Mischief and Meringue by Jeanne Adams
Bakery owner Bram Osterman is has come to Caynham-On-Ledwyche to learn to infuse magic into his baked goods. He and Pippa Lund, another baker strike sparks of attraction off one another, but where can a vacation romance go? Midsummer mischief is afoot however, and Bram and Pippa are mixed up in it. The Greater Fae covet their sweets––and the bakers who made them. Can Bram and Pippa escape the clutches of the faerie realm? Or will one meringue too many seal their fate?
Summertime Blues by Caren Crane
Sophia Hughes created the life she wanted as a website designer with a cottage in her hometown of Caynham-on-Ledwyche. But friends from university all lived in and around London and Caynham felt a bit lonely. Then she met Carl Olsson, a visitor to the Caynham Castle Hotel, at the local pub. Carl realizes he wants to change his life. Not for Sophia, though his feelings for her are undeniable, but for himself. Midsummer magic and the rolling Shropshire hills make anything seem possible.
The Play’s the Thing by Donna MacMeans
A misapplied love potion could potentially end the career of Jake Ashton, the promising star actor of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With so much on the line, will an antidote be found for this centuries-old spell? Or will true love ultimately triumph?
Green Man Blues by Gail Z. Martin
Green Man Blues—Cassidy Kincaide and her boyfriend Kell Winston go on vacation to Caynham Castle, where they’re looking forward to sightseeing, enjoying the Midsummer festival, and relaxing in the English countryside. When the theft of a magical heirloom endangers a centuries-old pact with the Fae, Cassidy and Kell must intervene to restore the castle’s defenses and keep a dark entity from entering this world.
A Perfect Midsummer Dream by Anna Sugden
Midsummer mischief and mayhem!
When star NJ Ice Cats forward, Juergen Ingemar, finds the sexiest woman he’s ever met at Caynham Castle, he feels like he’s won the Cup. But is faerie-tales’ author, Daisy Malden, as lovely as she seems or the kind of fame-hungry publicity shark he’s sworn off? With a blast from the past, a vengeful ex-wife and a dash of faerie mischief stirring things up, can these two score a happy-ever-after and make their perfect midsummer dreams come true?
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