Man Candy Monday

Hi all!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. We took a lovely day trip out to Solvang. Such a cute little town with fantastic restaurants and wine tasting! Sunday was relaxing, brunch and spring/summer season candle shopping - LOVE candles.
Back to the grind today. Doing some more work on Wicked Passion (Under Realm Assassins #3). Hoping to have a solid release date soon :)

Happy Monday!

Man Candy Monday

Man Candy Monday

Welcome to Monday. 
I hope you all had a great weekend. I'm beyond tired this morning...think it will be a multiple cups of coffee kind of day. Still plugging away on Wicked Passion and some other works in progress on my board. So, let's kick off the week!

Man Candy Monday

Good morning!
Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. I did some wine tasting with a girlfriend of mine and then laid around the house watching Pretty Woman and having some wine on Sunday after cleaning. 
Now, it is back to work. I'm not sure if there is enough coffee to get me through today so to help, here is some man candy this Monday morning. 

Inspiration for a 2 characters I'm working on...

Kick Back Saturday

Hi everyone!
 

Welcome to Kick Back Saturday! In my opinion, one of the best ways to spend a Saturday is to curl up with a book, a delicious cup of coffee or cocktail, and hang out with my writing partner, my sweet pup, Kelly!

Join me every Saturday for a book blurb and a new, tasty drink recipe - coffee or cocktail...?

Take up a book, mix a drink, and kick back.  

The Book 
 This week I have 2 books I've been reading: 

Amazon

The Bride (Lairds's Fiancees #1)

By the king's edict, Alec Kincaid, mightiest of the Scottish lairds, must take an English bride. And Jaime the youngest daughter of Baron Jamison, is his choice. From his first glimpse of the proud and beautiful English lady, Alec felt a burning hunger stir within him. This was a woman worthy of his fearless warrior's spirit. And he aches to touch her, tame her, possess her...forever.
But with the wedding vows, Jamie pledges her own secret oath: She will never surrender her love to this Highland barbarian. He was everything her heart warned her against -- an arrogant, brooding scoundrel whose rough good looks and seductive embrace fire her blood. But when strange accidents begin to threaten Jamie's life and an old rumor that Alec killed his first wife spreads anew, something far more dangerous than desire threatens to conquer her senses.  

Amazon

When a Scot Tries the Knot (Castles Ever After #3)
 On the cusp of her first London season, Miss Madeline Gracechurch was shyly pretty and talented with a drawing pencil, but hopelessly awkward with gentlemen. She was certain to be a dismal failure on the London marriage mart. So Maddie did what generations of shy, awkward young ladies have done: she invented a sweetheart.
A Scottish sweetheart. One who was handsome and honorable and devoted to her, but conveniently never around. Maddie poured her heart into writing the imaginary Captain MacKenzie letter after letter … and by pretending to be devastated when he was (not really) killed in battle, she managed to avoid the pressures of London society entirely.
Until years later, when this kilted Highland lover of her imaginings shows up in the flesh. The real Captain Logan MacKenzie arrives on her doorstep—handsome as anything, but not entirely honorable. He’s wounded, jaded, in possession of her letters… and ready to make good on every promise Maddie never expected to keep.
 
The Drink

  

Found: http://thewhiskeyjug.com/cocktails/scotch-cocktails/prohibition-era-scotch-cocktail-highland-fling/ 

Man Candy Monday

Good morning!
 I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. It was lovely visiting with family but sad to have to see the hubs off for deployment...(Sigh) Such is life. 
Well, enjoy some coffee and I hope your Monday is short.