Showing posts with label Frosted. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frosted. Show all posts

Sunday, 6 December 2015

The Twelve Words of Christmas - Why “Frosted” is my Favorite Holiday Word by Aven Ellis


Frosted

by Aven Ellis


I love the word frosted. Perhaps that is because I have a sweet tooth and if anything is frosted-be it a cupcake, a cookie, a cake-it’s going to be a thousand times better because of the frosting. I can eat frosting with a spoon and be happy with-you guessed it-just the frosting.

But during the holiday season, frosted pops up in all kinds of beautiful ways. I love the frost that sometimes appears on cold December mornings here in Texas. Seeing frost on the grass and on the windows reminds me the weather is cold, the kind you can see your breath in, and I relish the change in temperature. I love the cold air on my cheeks, the alive feeling I get when embraced by frosty weather.

There’s also frosted ornaments, where they seem kissed by a touch of winter frost. I love the way they glisten on the Christmas tree. Seeing frosted glass nestled among the branches never fails to puts me in the holiday spirit.


Another frosted favorite is frosted cranberries. I adore cranberries-I love them in anything-and fresh cranberries coated in sugar add a festive touch to holiday desserts. A bowl filled with them looks beautiful as décor piece on the holiday table, too.

Of course, though, my favorite frosted comes back to where we started-with desserts. Sugar cookies piped with buttercream frosting-yes please! Cupcakes topped with white chocolate buttercream frosting to look like snow? I’ll have one.  After all, I think a few indulgences are allowed during the season. I’ll take mine in the form of frosted, please. 

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Friday, 9 January 2015

Frosted – by Katy Regnery

My own copy
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The blurb:

When Grace Luff's children send her to a Silver Wings weekend at a luxury resort, they are hoping that the 56-years-young widow will meet a man to lift the loneliness she's endured since the passing of her husband over three years before.

Grace, who barely remembers how to date, doesn't expect to meet anyone, and skips the conference in lieu of fresh air and exercise. She's surprised when the owner of a local ski rental shop, Tray Bradshaw, makes her heart leap with interest and attraction.

When a rogue snowstorm traps the pair in an abandoned cabin on top of the mountain, they'll get to know each other, and discover that it's never too late to change...or fall in love.

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"Frosted" will be included in a winter romance anthology entitled "Snowy Days, Steamy Nights," in January 2015, and released as a solo work in late-March 2015.

My Opinion:

*Book provided by the author in exchange for honest review*

Grace is sent to a Silver Wings weekend by her children. She gets to enjoy the snow and meet single men.

She’s a widow and is still afraid to go out there. He was the only man…

An injury and a storm leave her trapped with the very attractive ski shop owner Tray. It was amazing, how they instantly clicked. They had so much chemistry and Katy found a beautiful way to tell their story. Full of feelings and sweetness. She took me into this wonderful world and spread some magic.
I loved the moments between Grace and Tray.

It was over way to soon… ;)
I loved what Grace learned in this story and that she finally decided to change something in her life.

Snowy Days, Steamy Nights is a great collecting of sweet stories full of magic. 

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 SNOWY DAYS, STEAMY NIGHTS
available 1.2.15


Steam up your snowy nights with this new anthology of six deliciously sexy romances by the following bestselling and award-winning romance authors: FROSTED, by Katy Regnery GROUNDED, by Kate Forest MELTED, by Jennie Marts REKINDLED, by Susan Scott Shelley SMITTENED, by Jamie Farrell SNOWED, by Veronica Forand

FROSTED (Katy Regnery) – When Grace Luff's children send her to a Silver Wings weekend at a luxury resort, they are hoping that the 56-years-young widow will meet a man to lift the loneliness she's endured since the passing of her husband over three years before. Grace, who barely remembers how to date, doesn't expect to meet anyone special, so she’s surprised that the owner of a local ski rental shop, Tray Bradshaw, makes her heart leap with interest and attraction. When a rogue snowstorm traps the pair in an abandoned cabin, they'll get to know each other, and discover that it's never too late to change...or fall in love.

GROUNDED (Kate Forest) – Biologist Julia won’t tolerate another frigid Chicago winter studying the frozen Great Lakes. But with every hour of her flight delay, her chance on a research voyage in Florida slips further away. Jeremy must get to Florida to sever the noose-like obligations of his family's boating business so he can become curator of a Chicago museum. Stuck in an airport, waiting out the snowstorm of the century, can two travelers headed for opposite paths find love while trapped in Concourse B?

MELTED (Jennie Marts) – Painful memories from long ago resurface when Emily Wells travels to Colorado to clean out her family’s vacation cabin for its new owner. Strongest among them? Her recollections of Logan Chase, Emily’s first love, to whom she gave her heart one magical summer, only to have it broken when she never heard from him again. Logan had never forgotten that summer romance and can’t believe it when he finds Emily packing up the little cabin that he has recently purchased for renovation. Despite the passage of years and
their stormy history, Emily and Logan can’t deny the fierce attraction that still sizzles between them…Will one snowy night together be enough to melt her frozen heart and give them both a second chance at love?

REKINDLED (Susan Scott Shelley) – Actress Gemma Norwood and carpenter Adam Hudson are thrown together four years after a gut-wrenching break-up. Both are looking to make major changes in their lives, but after one kiss, rekindling their relationship is all that matters. When family obligations and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities threaten to tear them apart again, the warm glow of a happily-ever-after seems as impossible as starting a fire in a snowstorm.

SMITTENED (Jamie Farrell) – Dahlia Mallard is determined save her ice cream shop by getting country music superstar Billy Brenton to attend her risqué flavor-tasting event. But the closest she can get to Billy is his drummer, the womanizing Mikey Diamond. The more she gets to know Mikey, the more she wants to save him from his bad boy ways. When he discovers she’s using him to get to Billy, will she still be able to have her ice cream and eat it too?

SNOWED (Veronica Forand) – Lorena Rubio’s life is turned upside down when she’s kidnapped by Andrés “Con” Conesa, right hand man for the drug lord who murdered her sister. Con, who is deep undercover for the FBI, must keep her at a cabin in the snowy Sierra Nevada Mountains until the rumor that she’s provided specifics about his drug cartel to the police is confirmed or denied. Their attraction ignites in the middle of this frozen hideaway, but Lorena is unwilling to offer her heart to a criminal. When the cartel boss arrives and wants Lorena put on ice for snitching, Con must decide whether or not to blow his cover for the woman he craves beyond reason.

*All stories included in Snowy Days, Steamy Nights are either short-story or novella length, giving readers the perfect opportunity to “meet” a new author or enjoy a sweet treat from a present favorite.*