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November 25, 2015
SIZZLE IN THE SNOW: A SOUL MATE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
This Christmas season, Soul Mate Publishing and editor, Char Chaffin, presents Sizzle In The Snow: A Soul Mate Christmas Collection, an anthology available December 2 on Amazon and Soul Mate Publishing.
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Eight steamy romances by eight Soul Mate
Publishing authors . . .
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Welcome to our sixth
newsletter in celebration of the release of Sizzle In The Snow: A Soul Mate Christmas Collection.
Check your inbox every ten days for each newsletter. Inside you'll find
great decorating tips, recipes and cocktails, excerpts, craft ideas, song
links, holiday memories, and personalized cards and poems by the authors!
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Book Corner
We promised a sneak
peek, so here goes . . .
Author Cheryl Yeko gives an excerpt of her
short story, Christmas Eve Surprise!
She swung her legs back
around and gave his chest a hard shove so she could get down, but he didn’t
budge.
“Move,” she said with a
glare. Trying not to admit to herself how good it was to see him again. He
hadn’t changed. Except his crystal clear blue eyes were now clouded with worry.
His full mouth pinched, a tense expression on his oh, so handsome face. His
wavy dark hair was shorter than she remembered, but his sexy square jaw still
looked as stubborn.
Staring into her eyes
with a determined look, Steve slid three fingers between the buttons of her
winter coat and lightly rubbed her belly. His other hand tucked a loose curl
behind her ear. “Afraid not, sweetness. We need to talk.”
Her breath caught at
both the feel of him touching her, and the sound of the endearment she’d
thought never to hear again, bringing back all kinds of wonderful memories. But
the hurt from his abandonment ran deep and she focused on that, and not on how
great he looked or how good he smelled.
“There is no ‘we’ and I
have nothing to say to you.”
Liar! She’d spent the last six months, two
weeks, and a day thinking about nothing but what she would say to him if she
ever saw him again. But now that he was here, standing before her, all she
could think about was how she’d missed him, and how she wanted to run her
fingers through his dark, wavy hair, just like she used to.
Pathetic!
But the way he
looked at her with those piercing blue eyes still made her insides quiver and
her breath catch. His well-muscled body was just as powerful as she remembered.
And that mouth . . . God, the things he could do with that mouth.
The babies took that
moment to start moving around again, and her belly undulated under his fingers.
Dropping his gaze, Steve sucked in a deep breath and took a small step back. He
brought both hands up to cradle her belly on the outside of her coat as the
babies continued to play.
When his gaze rose to
meet hers his eyes were filled with wonder, and just like that, her heart
expanded with a feeling of love and affection for him.
Before she thought better of it, she said
quietly, “I’d like you to meet your sons.”
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Cocktail Corner
Busy shopping, wrapping
and socializing?
Kick back with a festive
cocktail!
Recipe shared by Crystal Firsdon:
I don’t drink but once
every few years or so. The last time I drank was because I went to a wine party
and found myself in possession of a bottle of wine afterward. It took me a
month to drink the darn thing because I only had one glass every Saturday
evening for 4 weeks. And by glass, I mean coffee mug. I don’t own a wine glass.
The only reason I was able to get the cork out was because I found a very old
Swiss Army knife of my husband’s that happened to have a cork screw on it!
So for my Christmas
cocktail, I asked my mom. Here’s what
she gave me:
Hot Holiday Toddy
1 shot of rum
5 oz. ginger ale
Mix it in a holiday
themed mug and microwave for 20 seconds.
Repeat every half hour
until you’re in the holiday spirit.
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Holiday Memory Corner
Amy Deason has
a heartwarming holiday memory to share . . .
My husband and I started
dating in January of 2011 and by June of that same year, we knew that we
belonged together. So in October 2011, we moved in together. One of my most
favorite holiday memories is of Christmas 2011.
It was wonderful. The
children and I baked cookies for Santa while Shaun kept sneaking in and
stealing them.
Snuggled together on the
couch, nibbling Christmas cookies and drinking got cocoa, we watched Christmas
specials including Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, It's
Christmas Charlie Brown, and A Christmas Story.
Before bed, gathered on
the floor beside the Christmas tree that we had decorated together, Shaun read
The Night Before Christmas. Tucking the kids into bed, we knew they were so
excited for Christmas morning. And we were too. We had a wonderful little
family.
The next morning, the
kids ran into our room and pounced on the bed, their voices happy and excited.
We wanted to sleep in but there was going to be none of that with 3 kids on
Christmas morning. What were we thinking, sleeping in?
One by one, we took
turns opening presents and I, of course was taking a million pictures. While the
kids and Shaun (the big kid that he is), played with all of the toys, I made a
breakfast of pancakes, sausage, bacon, and eggs.
It was one of the most
wonderful and special moments of my life. One that I will carry with me
forever.
I hope that everyone has
at least one holiday memory like this.
Merry Christmas,
Amy Deason
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Recipe Corner
Company coming over?
Author Kim Hotzon dishes up her
favorite holiday recipe:
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
1 12 ounce bag frozen
or fresh cranberries
1 cup white sugar
1 cup orange juice
lemon zest
Rinse cranberries and
place in saucepan along with sugar and orange juice. Add 2 teaspoons of lemon
zest. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook mixture, stirring
constantly, until cranberries 'burst', about 10 minutes. Lower heat and
continue stirring until mixture thickens (approximately 10 minutes). Remove
from heat and place in serving bowl. Garnish with lemon zest. Serve at room
temperature. *Leftover cranberry sauce
can be refrigerated for several days afterward.
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Music Corner
Listen up! Ryan Jo Summers shares her favorite holiday song:
Titles and Song Links:
Gloria Excelsis Dao link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLS6qZt9WLQ
Sleigh Ride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OATi34PKNPw
Winter Wonderland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5daQbThsDU
Snoopy vs The Red Baron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxzg_iM-T4E
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Craft Corner
Looking for a simple
craft to do with your children or grandchildren? Feeling crafty?
Beth Carter shares an easy to do, festive DIY craft:
My DIY is filling
Pringles cans with home-made cookies and wrapping the cans with festive
Christmas paper. I saw this suggestion on Facebook and think it's a great
idea!
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Decorating Corner
Time to bring out the mistletoe! Tina Susedik has some great decorating
tips!
Decorating Idea: This one is very simple. Find a
pair of skates - or like I did, use one that hasn't seen ice in years. Tie the
top of the laces together for hanging. In the skates, place pine cones, pine
branches, holly, berries, etc. to decorate. You can use real or those found in
craft stores. Hang on a door. I place mine on the wall beside our entryway
door.
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Holiday Card
What's a holiday
without a personalized card by one of your favorite authors? Authors CD
Hersh share their holiday wishes:
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Of course, as authors we
love our readers, and we couldn't pass up an opportunity to offer swag, free
books, and a grand prize which
was awarded to one lucky blog/newsletter follower!
Congratulations to our grand prize winner Brooke Patricia!
Several other winners were chosen for free gift cards, books and prizes!
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Thank you to everyone
for joining our Facebook Launch Party on November 19th!
If you missed the party,
don't worry! You can still enter giveaways and pre-order a copy of Sizzle In
The Snow: A Soul Mate Christmas Collection by visiting and following the
authors' blogs! Follow the authors' blogs for a sneak peek of this wonderful
collection!
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The featured authors and their stories include:
- Beth Carter http://bethcarter.com/, Santa Baby
- Amy Deason https://amydeason.wordpress.com/, Second Chances: A Christmas Story
- Crystal Firsdon http://crystalfirsdon.com/, 'Twas the Crazy Night Before Christmas
- CD Hersh https://cdhersh.wordpress.com/, Kissing Santa
- Kim Hotzon http://kimhotzon.com/, The Snow Bird
- Ryan Jo Summers http://www.ryanjosummers.com/, Tamed by Christmas
- Tina Susedik http://www.tinasusedik.com/, Operation Santa
- Cheryl Yeko http://www.cherylyeko.com/, Christmas Eve Surprise
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