Meringue Snowflake Magic- Sunday Snippet
This week we take a look at new release, MERINGUE SNOWFLAKE MAGIC, from the Christmas Cookie Series. #mystery #fantasy #romance. Join the #holiday #fantasy#adventure, download a copy or two today! Makes a great holiday gift. The people of Raven’s Hollow and Blaze have secrets of their own, will she discover them before it’s too late?
A little about Meringue Snowflake Magic:
After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Wynter Dahl finds herself with a new name and new home. Whisked into the Witness Protection program she finds herself in the Podunk town of Raven’s Hollow, Colorado. She has more than one secret to keep and is not sure who she can trust, though the deputy sheriff is hard to resist.
Braydon “Blaze” Nightwing, owns Dragon Fire Pizza and takes his job as deputy sheriff seriously. He means to protect his town and its residents, including the mysterious newcomer. He rescues her after a tumble and finds himself in over his head. He senses she’s more than she seems but so is he.
When her cover is blown and her life is in danger it will take the whole town to save her and their annual holiday festival and cookie contest. What is Christmas without a little magic?
A new peek between the pages of Meringue Snowflake Magic:
After toting the last cardboard box into her new cottage in Raven’s Hollow, Colorado, she kicked the door shut with her foot and collapsed into the purple recliner. She’d bought the chair along with its matching sofa at a thrift store before falling off the grid. Both pieces of furniture were in perfect shape. She pushed the button, and the footrest came up. She sighed. Guess the color was off-putting to some. Resting her head against the soft back pillow, she glanced reassuringly at the 9mm pistol she’d taped under the coffee table next to the chair and closed her eyes for only a moment.
An insistent pounding startled her out of an impromptu nap. She kicked the footrest down and bounded out of the chair. Who the hell is at my door? A door belonging to her that no one should know existed. Silently padding to the door, she grabbed the weapon and stared out the peephole. You got to be kidding! She rubbed her eyes, peeked again, snapped the tape from under the table, and then tucked the gun in her waistband.
A large woman in a floral dress holding a basket stood on her porch. The woman peered over wire-rim spectacles at the door. Her dark hair wound up in a towering bun on top of her head. Glancing to the right, then to the left, she paused for a moment to glare at the pickup truck parked in the driveway, then pounded once more.
“Wynter Dahl, you in there?” The woman scooched to the left and peeked in the large bay window, and pressed her nose against the pane steaming the glass.
About the Author:
Tena Stetler is an internationally best-selling author of award winning paranormal tales. Some call her crazy others creative. She deals with the voices in her head by writing them down and creating a fantasy world and characters you won’t soon forget. Her books tell tales of magical kick-ass women and mystical alpha males that dare to love them. Travel, adventure, magic, and a bit of mystery flourish in her books along with a few companion animals to round out the tales.
Colorado is home; shared with her husband of many moons, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a fifty-year-old box turtle. When she’s not writing, her time is spent kayaking, camping, hiking, biking or just relaxing in the great Colorado outdoors.
Pssst… While you’re here, don’t forget to check out my paranormal romance/mysteries click here. Please check back next week for another Sunday Snippet!
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A Witch’s Holiday Wedding – Holiday 99¢ Sale
Happy holidays to all. Rather than Sunday Snippet this week, welcome to my holiday 99¢ Sale. Each week I’ll spotlight one of my books, tell you what’s unique about it, and highlight an excerpt. Join me for this #fun #adventure. On sale 99 cents A Witch’s Holiday Wedding is the best selling, A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING, part of the award winning A WITCH’S JOURNEY SERIES. A small town paranormal romance/mystery.
You can have a seat and grab an insulated mug. I’ve got hot chocolate, hot cider, and coffee. Choose your pot; they’re labeled. Pick your choice of a Snicker-doodle, Chocolate Chip, or Peanut butter cookie from the plate. Yep, I baked them myself. Let’s see what A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING has in store for us. An exciting, fun, holiday tale about a couple torn in too many directions, with a covert military mission thrown in, will Pepper and Lathen make it to the alter?
Lets see what A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING is all about?
Elemental witch, Pepper McKay and former Navy SEAL, Lathen Quartz have built Lobster Cove Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on enchanted McKay land. During a romantic interlude on Halloween night, Pepper happily agrees to become Lathen’s wife. What better day than Winter Solstice for their wedding in a town that loves celebrations and Christmas. However, planning a wedding and operating their wildlife center takes a toll on both Pepper and Lathen.
When the couple takes a much-needed break for Thanksgiving with family in Colorado, a Maine snowstorm fills the center with injured wildlife. Lathen finds himself drawn into a covert military mission, while trying to deal with issues concerning friends and family. Pepper wants to cancel the wedding. Is she having second thoughts? Will the nosy McKay ghosts, Lathen’s werewolf pack, Pepper’s parents, and her best friend help or hinder the wedding and holiday plans?
A sneak peek between the pages of A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING:
After she set her glass down, Lathen brushed a couple strands of hair out of her eyes and searched her face. “Are you all right?”
“I’m tired, my wedding is in a couple weeks, I have ghosts fighting over who is going to do what. Guests that have no idea the place is haunted and… Your family and pack, my parents, Gwen… To top it all off, the head of my clan, who is a ghost, is sitting in front of me wanting to know who is coming to the wedding and whether the ghosts will be outed. How could I possibly be all right?”
“When you put it that way.” Lathen chuckled. “It sounds just a bit… I don’t know…crazy?” His right eyebrow winged up. She saw mischief sparkle in his eyes. “We could still elope,” he offered.
“No sir. Not after all the trouble—Not on me watch.” Aidan shook his head so vehemently his upper torso blurred.
Pepper smiled, glanced at Lathen. “What do you think—about twenty-five to fifty close friends and family at the ceremony?”
“I doubt the pack will be there, they’ll be more interested in the food and tall-tale telling at the reception. Not to mention questioning why the dinner wasn’t before the ceremony. So you are close on that count.” He snatched the wine glass from the table and took a gulp.
“The seating area should be at the end of the pond by the benches. Ashling mentioned purple rose bushes around the pond. Lathen and I are going to get the arbor first thing in the morning, weather permitting.”
Lathen’s stomach gurgled. “You know the timer for the meat pies went off a while ago.” He glanced toward the kitchen. “Want me to go get them?”
“Oh crap, I forgot. They’ll be ruined, all dried out.” She thought for a moment then waved her hand toward the kitchen. “They’ll be fine.”
“I’ve got what’s needed.” Aidan rose from the chair, lifted his hand in a wave and faded away, the mist crawling along the floor disappeared entirely.
“Never a dull moment around here.” Lathen took the tray of pies from Pepper and set it on the coffee table. The silverware clattered as he slipped the napkins out from under them, inhaling deeply. “I’m starved.”
“Marrying a McKay witch may be more than you bargained for,” she teased. “Too late to change your mind.”
“Don’t intend to.” He forked up a bite of meat pie, blew on it for a minute as the steam rose, and popped it in his mouth. “Mmmmm. Delicious! Life with a witch can be quite satisfying. If you know what I mean.” He wiggled his eyebrows.
Thank you for stopping by next week we will return to Sunday Snippets. Please check back next week for another exciting adventure!
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Meringue Snowflake Magic #MFRWHooks
Yippee!! #MFRWHooks presents MERINGUE SNOWFLAKE MAGIC, from the Christmas Cookie Series. #NewRelease November 14, 2022. #mystery #fantasy #romance. Join the #holiday #fantasy#adventure, reserve a copy or two today! Makes a great holiday gift. The people of Raven’s Hollow and Blaze have secrets of their own, will she discover them before it’s too late?A little about Meringue Snowflake Magic:
After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Wynter Dahl finds herself with a new name and new home. Whisked into the Witness Protection program she finds herself in the Podunk town of Raven’s Hollow, Colorado. She has more than one secret to keep and is not sure who she can trust, though the deputy sheriff is hard to resist.
Braydon “Blaze” Nightwing, owns Dragon Fire Pizza and takes his job as deputy sheriff seriously. He means to protect his town and its residents, including the mysterious newcomer. He rescues her after a tumble and finds himself in over his head. He senses she’s more than she seems but so is he.
When her cover is blown and her life is in danger it will take the whole town to save her and their annual holiday festival and cookie contest. What is Christmas without a little magic?
A new peek between the pages of Meringue Snowflake Magic:
The street lights blinked on while shadows spread across her floor from the impending dark of night. She backed against the wall out of sight of either window.
Someone pounded on her door again. “Wynter, are you in there? Are you all right? I’m coming in.” Something big hit the door. Hard.
She sidled along the wall over to the back door as it burst open. Standing in front of her was an iridescent turquoise dragon. He hunched over to enter the room. The dragon swung his head from side to side as if looking for something, then reached out, grabbed her arm, and swung her up on his back.
She clutched her go-bag to her chest and opened her mouth to scream, but nothing came out.
He retreated out the door and took flight into the starless night.
The last thing she saw was vehicle headlights flashing across her yard as a car rolled to a stop. Teeth chattering, she clung tight to the back of the dragon. At least I’m not dead yet. Her mind whirled, trying to make sense of the last hour.
In the thick woods outside of town, the dragon circled and gracefully landed in a small clearing. He leaned to the left and lowered his massive body so she could jump off. His form shimmered and blurred for a couple of beats then Blaze stood in front of her naked. Her eyes wide, she blinked and gawked. Wow, what a body.
A grin broke through his grim expression. “Hold that thought.” Sprinting into the forest, he disappeared. After a few minutes, he returned fully clothed. “Well, I guess that dragon is out of the bag now.” He chuffed, tucking his shirt in his pants and buckling the belt.
About the Author:
Tena Stetler is an internationally best-selling author of award winning paranormal tales. Some call her crazy others creative. She deals with the voices in her head by writing them down and creating a fantasy world and characters you won’t soon forget. Her books tell tales of magical kick-ass women and mystical alpha males that dare to love them. Travel, adventure, magic, and a bit of mystery flourish in her books along with a few companion animals to round out the tales.
Colorado is home; shared with her husband of many moons, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a fifty-year-old box turtle. When she’s not writing, her time is spent kayaking, camping, hiking, biking or just relaxing in the great Colorado outdoors.
Pssst… While you’re here, don’t forget to check out my paranormal romance/mysteries click here.
This is a blog hop! Visit all the Book Hooks from #MFRWHooks – Your next GREAT read is waiting!
Thanks for stopping in for #MFRWHooks.
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Meringue Snowflake Magic – 5star review Yippee!
Wow what a way to start Monday! I woke up to release day 5-star review from the Paranormal Romance Guild for Meringue Snowflake Magic! WooHoo! I love holiday stories and this one you’ll love.A witch in the wrong place at the wrong time winds up in witness protection. Relocated to a small town with strange but friendly townsfolk. Their huge Christmas/holiday festival is centered around an annual cookie contest and tree lighting ceremony. Will they learn her secrets that put the town in danger before she discovers theirs?
I am so excited to share the review with you. The release reads in part – “This was such a fun short story and worth the price of admission to get the most amazing cookie recipes. A Christmas Cookie Contest, mobsters, romance, amazing characters and delicious cookie recipes what’s not to love.” The read the complete review here’s the link. https://paranormalromanceguild.com/release-day-review-short-story-meringue-snowflake-magic-christmas-cookies-tena-stetler/
Then I discovered a spotlight on my new holiday release, MERINGUE SNOWFLAKE MAGIC from N.N. Light Book Heaven. Take a peek for more info and except. https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/meringue-snowflake-magic-bs
Another exclusive sneak peek between the pages of MERINGUE SNOWFLAKE MAGIC.
The street lights blinked on while shadows spread across her floor from the impending dark of night. She backed against the wall out of sight of either window.
Someone pounded on her door again. “Wynter, are you in there? Are you all right? I’m coming in.” Something big hit the door. Hard.
She sidled along the wall over to the back door as it burst open. Standing in front of her was an iridescent turquoise dragon. He hunched over to enter the room. The dragon swung his head from side to side as if looking for something, then reached out, grabbed her arm, and swung her up on his back.
She clutched her go-bag to her chest and opened her mouth to scream, but nothing came out.
He retreated out the door and took flight into the starless night.
The last thing she saw was vehicle headlights flashing across her yard as a car rolled to a stop. Teeth chattering, she clung tight to the back of the dragon. At least I’m not dead yet. Her mind whirled, trying to make sense of the last hour.
In the thick woods outside of town, the dragon circled and gracefully landed in a small clearing. He leaned to the left and lowered his massive body so she could jump off. His form shimmered and blurred for a couple of beats then Blaze stood in front of her naked. Her eyes wide, she blinked and gawked. Wow, what a body.
A grin broke through his grim expression. “Hold that thought.” Sprinting into the forest, he disappeared. After a few minutes, he returned fully clothed. “Well, I guess that dragon is out of the bag now.” He chuffed, tucking his shirt in his pants and buckling the belt.
About the author:
Tena Stetler is a best-selling Colorado author of award-winning paranormal novels. Some call her crazy others creative. She deals with the voices in her head by writing them down and creating a fantasy world and characters you won’t soon forget. Her books tell tales of magical kick-ass women and mystical alpha males that dare to love them. Travel, adventure, magic, and a bit of mystery flourish in her books along with a few companion animals to round out the tales.
She shares her life with her own hero of many moons, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a fifty-year-old box turtle.
A great way to start the holiday season or makes a great gift for those book lovers on your list! Download a copy today and join the fantasy, romantic, mystery, adventure. Available from Universal buy link Amazon Ibooks, Barnes&Nobel and KOBO retail sellers to name a few. Happy Holidays!
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