Fun Friday!

 

A fun, charming read!  

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Not Precisely Mr. Knightley: Volume 2 (The Silver Teapot) by Carolyn Miller

 

Book Description:  Emma-Jane (EJ) Bennett and Jordan Knight are longtime best friends who codesigned the immensely successful dating app, Dream Match. Success starts to go to EJ’s head when she gets caught up in the famous and money-hungry social circles and starts dating the son of a TV mogul. But Jordan’s feelings have grown from friendship to more. He determines to protect her by exposing Eric Churchill for the two-timer he is, finally agreeing to attend a function with her at the Sydney Opera House. But his best intentions go awry when EJ is embarrassed and runs for the security of home, small-town roots, and The Silver Teapot Café, feeling like Jane Austen’s chastised Emma—only without her Mr. Knightley.

My Thoughts:  This is the second book in the Silver Teapot series.  Each book is a stand alone story.

The Silver Teapot café in the small Australian town of Wattle Vale is a place where locals come to celebrate and experience a taste of bygone days-and the place where the four Bennett girls all learned a love of Jane Austen. {Amazon}

Poor EJ (Emma Jane) over extends herself and gets caught up in the whirlwind of high society so much so that she embarrasses herself after finding out that the supposedly rich boyfriend she thinks she loves is two timing her and with all the gusto she can muster EJ flees home to her small roots hometown and The Silver Teapot.

Now Jordan Knight has always been EJ's BFF so when she comes dragging back to town he realizes he wants to expose Eric Churchill, the two timing boyfriend for who he is.

Jordan and EJ have to figure out what makes their relationship more than friendship.  And can EJ see Jordan for more than a friend?  Can see how he loves and protects her honor?

Serious moments of truth and longing but a fun at times comical story of finding true love admits a money hungry crowd.  And The Silver Teapot makes for a lovely setting of teas and scones.

*This book was provided for review by Barbour Publishing and I was not required to post a positive review*

Scent of Sabotage by Dana Mentink

 

I loved this read!

To track down the truth, they'll need to unravel the clues

Detective Beth Wolfe's reunion with investigative journalist Jack St. James is a matter of life or death--and when a masked assailant attacks them, a severe blow leaves Jack with amnesia. Beth and her K-9, Arthur, are determined to keep Jack safe while he regains his lost memories. Was he targeted due to a case he was working on...or does it have something to do with the son they placed for adoption decades ago? When their investigations lead them inside a booby-trapped amusement park, it's a race against the clock to put all the pieces together and uncover the park owners' nefarious plot...or die trying.

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

Security Hounds Investigations

Book 1: Tracking the Truth
Book 2: Fugitive Search
Book 3: Hunted on the Trail
Book 4: Following the Clues
Book 5: Detecting Concealed Evidence
Book 6: Scent of Sabotage

Wanda E. Brunstetter's Amish Friends Baking Cookbook

 

Book Description:  Fresh-baked buns or cookies waiting for a child's after-school snack is a delight many of us remember from our own mothers and grandmothers kitchens. You can now share the joy of baking for and with your own family through dozens of recipes provided by Amish bakers. Ideas for breads, rolls, cakes, cookies, and more will keep you busy taste testing and sharing all the goodies. Also included are step-by-step instructions, baking tips, and anecdotes from Amish bakers. Encased in a lay-flat binding and presented in full color, home bakers of all ages will be delighted to add this cookbook to their collections.

This is a must-have cookbook for anyone with a soft spot for baked goods, from New York Times bestselling author of Amish fiction, Wanda E. Brunstetter.

My Thoughts:  I admit that I love getting a new cookbook especially one of Wanda E. Brustetters' cookbooks.  

This cookbook has some great, unknown recipes or also called recipes I've not heard of.  

There are easy and delicious recipes or there are intricate and delicious recipes.  So many great new ideas.

I am especially interested in the bread recipes right now.  After all that has transpired in our world the past two years I've decided to learn to make an easy but good bread.  I found two recipes in this book that I'm going to try.   Pumpkin bread and Unleavened bread.  There's also a recipe for Friendship Bread but that's like taking on a new family member so maybe at another time for me.

This is a fantabulous cookbook so be sure to get a copy while they're flying off the shelves.

I did make the recipe below, Cherry Melt-Away Bars, the other day and they are DELICIOUS!

So I'm sharing the recipe with you:

 

Reading!

 

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