Free Holiday Cookbook!

My publisher The Wild Rose Press has collected recipes for all kinds of holiday meals and treats from its authors and compiled it into a fantastic FREE cookbook.

For a free PDF download, email me at helen.c.johannes@gmail.com and I'll send it on to you. Be sure to check out my recipe for Beef Noodle Bake, a quick and easy holiday meal. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Magic

Last year we flew to Philadelphia to visit family. It was our first visit to the City of Brotherly Love, and we just happened to choose their coldest Thanksgiving ever. Being from northern climes, we knew how to dress for our typical get-around-town-in-the-car routine. But that didn’t prepare us for the ‘big city’ and having to walk 10-30 min. everywhere because parking is next to impossible. Brr.

We enjoyed the obligatory Philly Cheesesteak, visited the Liberty Bell, saw Ben Franklin’s grave, toured the fascinating Philadelphia Mint (amazing how they make coins), and learned how to use the commuter trains. Having visited London and ridden the Tube, this was pretty familiar territory. So was the basic drab, utilitarian nature of most stations and cars.

After a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner (which I didn’t have to make—yay!), we decided to spend Black Friday not shopping but seeing the Christmas offerings downtown. So we trudged 10 min. through the coldest morning of our stay, boarded the drab commuter train, and rode to see the Christmas Village, the Comcast show, and the Macy’s Dickens Village, stopping for supper at Reading Market. Exhausted by our full day out in the cold and wind, we trudged once more to the train station where we encountered…Thanksgiving Magic.

The drab, utilitarian train we’d ridden earlier that day had been transformed into a gift-wrapped wonder. We rode home in thankfulness for those who’d performed this magic.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

(This post was originally posted at The Wild Rose Press Blog on Nov. 23.)

Books for Holiday Gift-Giving

Find my books and others on Northern Lights Book Heaven's new Holiday Gift Guide: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/holiday-gift-guide

If you're like me and trying to make gift-giving easier this season, consider the gift of books: e-books, print, and audio. There's nothing like a good book to transport us out of our daily lives and into another world where anything is possible.

Sale, BLOODSTONE E-book + Audible

Celebrating Halloween with a 99¢ sale on BLOODSTONE e-book now through Nov. 8 on Kindle and Nook. Plus, get Audible audio book for only $7.49 more. Save $13!

Petrified dragon's blood. A beastly Shadow Man. A beauty, lost but unafraid, in the dreaded Wehrland, where magic is more than legend and dragons might not all be dead. High fantasy, real romance. 

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Cover Reveal--LORD OF DRUEMARWIN

Coming soon from The Wild Rose Press, THE LORD OF DRUEMARWIN, Pages from the Heart Winner in fantasy romance.

In a world of lies and betrayal, can they trust each other?

Lady Raell can fight, ride, and argue politics as well as her brothers. Only being mistress of her father's household keeps her in skirts. In Naed, the new Lord of Druemarwin, she has found devotion, a kindred spirit, and a marriage promise. But when a forgotten and unwanted betrothal comes to light, she has no choice but to run.

Amidst sweeping revolution, Naed must rally his people, fend off assassination attempts, and fight against claims he's a traitor. Then he discovers everything about his lineage and family is a lie. And his beloved belongs to another.

With lives and a kingdom at stake, Raell and Naed must find a way to protect the innocent and save their love.

The long-awaited sequel to EPIC winner, THE PRINCE OF VAL-FEYRIDGE. Stay tuned for a 2019 release date.

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