Category Archives: food
Stay cool this weekend in Venice Italy eating gelato!
Take a tour with me to Venice’s gelato shops!
And at the end of my video, take a peek at the cover for my September ’23 release of SISTERS AT WAR!
5 days to go till my Speed Date with a Vampire: Count Down to #Halloween with me
Turned off by online dating?
Friends fixing you up?
Try speed dating.
I did.
And I found the most gorgeous vampire.
Count down to Halloween with me as we get closer to the holiday and My Speed Date with a Vampire.
A short story – video to die for…
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6 days to go till my Speed Date with a Vampire: Count Down to #Halloween with me
What do you think about me going on a speed date with a vampire, Ollie? It’s a hoot!
Turned off by online dating?
Friends fixing you up?
Try speed dating.
I did.
And I found the most gorgeous vampire.
Count down to Halloween with me as we get closer to the holiday and My Speed Date with a Vampire.
A short story – video to die for…
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7 days to go till my Speed Date with a Vampire: Count Down to #Halloween with me
Don’t tell on me, but I’m about to snag that chocolate cupcake….
Turned off by online dating?
Friends fixing you up?
Try speed dating.
I did.
And I found the most gorgeous vampire.
Count down to Halloween with me as we get closer to the holiday and My Speed Date with a Vampire.
A short story – video to die for…
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Why Hot Java is a sexy brew for #CoffeeDay
Every girl is looking for a pot of gold…why not a golden coffee cup? Love this photo. Rich, decadent…what makes it better is when you share it with your favorite guy…so here’s to Hot Java!
I hope you enjoy my poem for Coffee Day:
HOT JAVA
Java is a girl’s best friend
When you don’t want that special night to end
“Stick around for a cup of Joe,” you say
After a night in bed that blew you away
Then watch his eyes glow with desire
When you put on the coffee and light his fire
Wearing a sexy black teddy, tight and see-through
You ask, “Eggs or cinnamon buns with your brew?”
“I’ll have the buns,” he says, eyeing yours with a smile
You shiver with glee. The coffee can wait for awhile
It’s back to bed with your man for round two
And to coffee you say, a big “Thank you!”
~Jina
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Halloween is around the corner, so….
Pumpkin Spice rules
So excited to announce we have a cover for THE LOST GIRL IN PARIS!!
Coming soon….
‘I will never forget what the Nazi did to me. Never‘‘I
1940, Nazi-occupied Paris. A powerful story of love, tragedy and incredible courage, about one woman whose life is ripped apart by war and risks everything to seek justice. Brand new from the bestselling author of The Resistance Girl.
As Nazis patrol the streets of the French capital, Tiena is alone, desperate and on the run. After defending herself against the force of an officer, she must find a new identity in order to survive.
An accidental meeting with members of the Resistance gives her a lifeline, as she is offered the chance to reinvent herself as perfumer Angéline De Cadieux.
However Angéline will never forget what happened to her, and will do everything she can to seek revenge. But vengeance can be a dangerous game, and Angeline can only hide her true identity for so long before her past catches up with her, with some devastating consequences…
Paris, 2003. When the opportunity arises for aspiring journalist Emma Keane to interview world renowned perfumer Madame De Cadieux about her life during World War Two, she is determined to take it. There are secrets from her own family history that she hopes Angéline may be able to help unlock.
But nothing can prepare Emma for Angéline’s story, and one thing is for certain – it will change her own life forever…
An absolutely heartbreaking, unforgettable historical novel of war, sacrifice and survival. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Goldring, Ella Carey and Catherine Hokin.
I’m no angel . . . when it comes to Brownies
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I’m no angel when it comes to brownies…
I love, love them!! Especially homemade when the chocolate ganache icing gets all gooey when you spread it over the warm brownie. ”
Who can wait to let them cool? Back to writing . . .
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No brownies left! Guess I’ll have to make some more…
Turkey Leftovers and Corsets . . .
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LOVE ME FOREVER. It’s been a long journey to bring my Civil War time travel romance to readers. Years of research and writing and rewriting…574 pages.
Here is a fun excerpt to celebrate Thanksgiving Weekend.
When Liberty Jordan travels back to 1862 during the reenactment of Antietam, she falls in love with a handsome Union Army major…she writes to him about a great battle that will take place.
Fredericksburg.
She also can’t resist celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, which wasn’t declared a national holiday until 1863 by President Lincoln:
I find the eerie quiet echoing through Rosebriar overwhelming, so intense is the notion we may witness a great battle. When I see the sad faces of the servants, I cannot let them despair, so I have undertaken to show them how to celebrate Thanksgiving. A day which I discovered is fixed at a specific date each year at Berkeley House plantation, replete with turkeys & partridges. To make Rosebriar more festive, Bedelia & I added branches of fine spruce to the mantel above the fireplace in the main receiving room, as well as streamers of colorful ribbons and two flags handsomely draped over the mantelpiece. The effect is inspiring when the gas lights are turned on. I believe in my heart the whole nation will embrace this local tradition and celebrate a national day of Thanksgiving before this terrible war is over.
Thank you for all your support and kind words!!
~Jina
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Love Me Forever is on sale for 99 cents — A Civil War time travel romance
LOVE ME FOREVER is on sale until November 30th.
Love Me Forever is now available in Print for $19.99
Makes a great holiday gift for your favorite Civil War buff!
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If you love Civil War romance and time travel and TWO hunky military heroes, check out my Kindle Scout winner:
She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
Veterans Day and Doughnut Dollies
I love this fabulous painting outside the Salvation Army Building in Tulare, CA re: the photographer © Karinoza – Dreamstime.com .
(originally posted on A Slice of Orange.net — visit my sister site to meet some wonderful authors and read their posts!)
I was a doughnut dolly.
Back in the day, I served with the U.S. Army in Livorno, Italy. My job was to make coffee and play pool with the troops, set up entertainment and gourmet tours.
And make cookies. I whipped up hundreds and hundreds of cookies. Chocolate chip.
And doughnuts, too. I got help from the mess hall sergeant, a bespectacled guy from the Midwest who let me commandeer his big pots. Along with my Italian liaison, Maria, we’d cook up hot doughnuts and top them with powdered sugar we got from the PX, a sweet favorite with the boys.
Those were the days.
I’m proud of the time I spent with US Army Special Services — I made turkeys, fruitcakes, hot chocolate, and tons of cookies!
So on this Veterans Day I think about all the Doughnut Dollies who helped bring our servicemen and women a touch of home.
Especially on this 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day when the treaty was signed in a railcar in the French forest on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour.
God bless all those who have served our country. Thank you.
Jina
PS — For fun, I put on my old uniform with U.S. Army Service Clubs patch. And yeah, I lost the hat years ago somewhere in Italy.
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For this Veterans Day, my Civil War time travel romance is on sale for 99 cents!
She wore gray…he wore blue…but their love defied time
How many women soldiers fought in the Civil War?
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And check out this audio/video excerpt from Chapter 1 of my WW 2 sweet romance.
Christmas 1943
American soldier and an Italian nun in war torn Italy dare to fall in love…
The captain thinks he’s found Shangri-La until he realizes there’s stolen art, Nazis and a whole lotta snow
A Soldier’s Italian Christmas on Amazon
The Rogue from Rome on #NationalPastaDay
The way to a rogue’s heart is through his…
Well, not exactly. At least for this handsome, dashing rogue from Rome.
Find out how a pretty signorina catches his eye on National Pasta Day!
Ciao!
~Jina
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(my poem as written on the graphic)
The ROGUE from ROME
There once was a rogue from Rome
Who wandered far from home
A pretty wife to find
To make pasta divine
Such was his desire
To light his fire
But the girl who caught his eye
Couldn’t cook or bake or fry
What she could do I don’t have to tell you
Needless to say They went out for pasta every day
And made passionate love all through the night
Our virile rogue al dente when out went the light…
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If you love Civil War romance and time travel and TWO hunky military heroes, check out my Kindle Scout winner:
She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
LOVE ME FOREVER is now available from Kindle Press at Amazon.com
Once upon a story... 