October 15, 2022

 

Happy mid-October! As many of you know, this is my favorite time of year. I love the colors of autumn, the chill in the air, and the anticipation of gathering with family and friends over the holidays.

 

Will you be dressing up in costume this Halloween or handing out candy to trick-or-treaters? Do you enjoy adding seasonal decorations to your home? 

 

To help celebrate the fun, please find a collection of goodies below including books and recipes for your enjoyment! 

 

Have a safe and happy holiday! 

 

Blessings,

Annee

 

Annee's Newest Books

Halloween Hi-Jinx

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This Halloween is more trick than treat for Clarissa at the Cat Café. Could the rumors about Jinx the cat be true? Or are they simply cases of him being in the wrong place at the wrong time?

Everyone is abuzz this Halloween season, but no one is more excited than Clarissa about her new job as manager at the Cat Café, especially just in time for the Halloween fundraiser, The Black Cat Ball. Customers are already lining up at the door to get a glimpse of Jinx, their newest foster cat who is reputed to be cursed.

Clarissa isn’t convinced there is such a thing as a cursed cat, but bad luck starts happening right after Jinx arrives. Money goes missing. A mysterious guest arrives to stir the pot, and everyone's suddenly pointing fingers.

Determined to save his reputation, Jinx and the other cats band together as they realize the humans are missing important clues.

Can they nudge Clarissa in the right direction and nab the culprit before he or she gets away? Perhaps handsome police officer Cody Shelton has some tricks up of his own that might help Clarissa this Halloween?

Halloween Hi-Jinx is a clean holiday cozy mystery with a touch of romance featuring witty pet friends and their lovable humans!

One-Click Halloween Hi-Jinx and laugh out loud as you follow the clues along with Jinx to find out whodunit!

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Love and Pumpkin Spice Lattes

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A surprise visit from an old friend is the beginning of something sweet for a barista… but not everyone is in love with the idea. Who would want to sabotage this budding romance?

Piper loves her life. She runs a small coffee shop that’s quickly become a favorite in town. She has great customers, wonderful coworkers, and not a complaint in the world. When her coworker notices that one of her customers is paying extra attention to her, she finds it endearing. Trey is sweet, kind, and funny, but she doesn’t like him like that. She’s happy with things the way they are.

When Gus, an old friend from school, returns to town and stops by to pay her a visit, she couldn’t be more thrilled. He’s the same great guy he’s always been and just as handsome. Their relationship falls right back in place. It’s as if he never left. Before long, they plan a trip to the pumpkin patch for old time’s sake, but the nostalgia is short-lived when someone makes ominous threats and even follows them on one of their adventures.

Something is brewing, and it’s not just a budding romance. When Gus and Piper uncover the truth, will it pull them closer or send them running in opposite directions?

Love and Pumpkin Spice Lattes is a sweet contemporary romance that will warm your heart.

 

 
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Belle

Releasing October, 21, 2022

Threatened with blackmail, will Belle give in to the theatre director’s demands and become his bride? Or will she choose to trust a man with a penchant for disappearing with the secrets of her past?

When the director of a traveling theatre troupe asks ballerina Belle Hathaway to become not only his star on the stage but also beyond it as his bride, how can she refuse? Especially given the details of her past that she will do anything to keep hidden. However, when she begins falling for the troupe’s handsome yet mysterious magician, Belle’s secrets begin to quickly catch up with her and her very life could be at stake. Suddenly, she must decide whether to marry the ruthless director or trust a man she’s afraid could disappear just when she needs him most.

 

 
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Justice for Ginger

Releasing November 14, 2022

Mrs. Charlotte Dunbar has been widowed for longer than she was a wife, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t like a good engagement or the drama of two young people coming together! Especially when she feels they just need a little help to see the match was meant to be.

Five years ago, Ginger Carlyle turned down a marriage proposal that everyone, including Jacob Noble, thought she would agree to.

Five years ago, Jacob Noble took a job in a northern California mining town that he hoped would help him to forget the love he’d left behind in Ashton. But there was no way he could forget Ginger, or his own broken heart.

Back in Ashton, Ginger has been beset by tragedy after tragedy. After her father’s death, she is the only one who can care for her ailing mother and manage the family house and land. Selling eggs and baked goods to make ends meet, Ginger and her mother survive out of sheer determination and hard work. But hard work isn’t enough when the bank comes looking for the mortgage payments. Unable to tell her mother the truth about their dire financial circumstances, Ginger will have to work even harder to make sure that their Thanksgiving holiday is as joyful as it always was when her father was alive.

However, after Ginger is accused of stealing from her new employer, her whole world is turned upside down. She's dragged to the sheriff’s office where she's shocked to discover the new deputy is none other than the very man whose proposal she turned down all those years ago. Can she trust Jacob to help prove her innocence? Or is he still harboring a grudge against her for refusing his hand in marriage?

As the past is re-visited and secrets come to light, is there hope that justice will be Ginger's in time for Thanksgiving?

Trust the local matchmaker to make sure!
 

 
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FEATURED RECIPE

Ghost Cookies (courtesy of delish.com):

 

INGREDIENTS
FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH
3 c. all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 c. granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

 
FOR ROYAL ICING
3 c. powdered sugar
1/4 c. light corn syrup
1/4 c. milk, plus more for thinning
1/4 tsp. almond (or vanilla) extract
Black food coloring

 

DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
In another large bowl, beat butter and sugar together. Add egg, milk, and vanilla and beat until combined, then add flour mixture gradually until just combined. Shape into a disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour.
When ready to roll, preheat oven to 350º and line two large baking sheets with parchment. Lightly flour a clean work surface and roll out dough until 1/8” thick. Using a ghost cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Re-roll scraps and cut out more cookies. Transfer to prepared baking sheets and freeze for 10 minutes.
Bake until edges are lightly golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Place on a wire cooling rack and let cool completely.
Meanwhile, make icing: In a medium bowl, combine powdered sugar, corn syrup, milk, and almond extract.
Place about 1/4 of icing into a small bowl and dye black with black food coloring.
Place about half the white icing in a piping bag fitted with a small round tip and pipe edges around cookies.  
Thin remaining white icing by adding 1 teaspoon milk at a time until icing runs easily on cookies, but isn't water thin. Place icing in another piping bag with a small round tip and fill in centers of cookies. Use a toothpick to pop any air bubbles and to spread icing to help fill any gaps. Let cookies dry until icing is set, 15 minutes.
Place black icing in a piping bag with a small round tip and pipe eyes and mouths onto cookies. 

 

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Many of my books feature yummy recipes both traditional and new! Do you have a recipe that is special to you in some way (or is just really delicious!) that you would like to share? If so, please submit it for consideration for inclusion in a future newsletter. You are welcome to include any additional information you wish! Suggestions: explanation of what makes the dish meaningful or important to you; photos of the prepared food; enjoying the dish with friends and family.

 

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Are you struggling right now? Do you feel alone, or isolated? Would it help to know that someone is thinking of you, holding you in their heart, and praying for you? If so, please email me! Your submissions will be kept in *strict* confidentiality. I will always ask your permission before sharing any requests with my team. We would love to be there to help support you during times of trial.

 

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