New Release!

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I’ve been working on a new series and I’m so happy to be finally sharing it with you.

Welcome the first book in my Christmas for Ransome Series – To Sir Christmas, With Love! Based on The Pirate’s Yuletide Treasure short story, I’ve expanded the world of Captain Ransome and his wife Cassia, and why they go to a brothel in Canterbury to celebrate Christmas Eve every year.

Napoleon’s war still rages on the Continent, and Lieutenant Christmas Astley-Milne must return to sea. However, Chris is tormented that Emma Clavering, the woman he’s always loved, might marry another while he’s gone. There’s nothing for it but for him to propose before he leaves.

Emma accepts without hesitation. But as months turn into years, and nothing more is heard of Chris, must she also accept that he’s dead, or is he being held captive? The only way she can keep hope alive is to help bring prisoners of war back to England as part of a smuggling operation she runs with her cousin. It’s her dearest wish that Chris, wherever he is, is being treated well, and he, too, will eventually be returned safe and sound.

Finally, after five long years, her steadfastness is rewarded when Chris comes home just in time for Christmas. But he is not the same man who left her to fight the French. War has changed him, and he is wounded inside and out. Will anything, save a Yuletide miracle, be enough to thaw his heart?

And December 13th, you’ll get book two, Yule be Home for Christmas.

From the workhouse to the British army, then captivity courtesy of Napoleon’s men, Lieutenant Daniel Barrett has never known the warmth or safety of a real home. But now, his training as a physician and loyalty to his captain, Sir Christmas Astley-Milne, have found him a temporary resting place. Having helped the wounded Chris escape to England, Daniel is sequestered at Milne Manor, caring for other soldiers who’ve returned across the Channel.

But it’s not the place he can call home, where he can settle with the wife and children he longs for. For what can he offer a good woman such as Ivy Martin, the daughter of Milne Manor’s stableman and his able medical assistant, for whom he’s formed a secret affection, when he has no money and few prospects? Once again, it’s time to move on.

However, just before Christmas, Ivy’s father is badly hurt, and Daniel finds himself comforting her—and kissing her under the mistletoe. This changes everything. Or does it, when he’s preparing to leave Milne Manor for London come the New Year?

And coming in January 2023, the extended novella of The Pirate’s Yuletide Treasure!

That’s right! You loved the short story so much that I created an entire series around it. Huzzah! And boy, has this been a joy to write. I hope you enjoy it too! 😍

Here’s a peek at the novella’s cover.

Isn’t this cover FANtastic? My cover designer, Dar Albert, was able to capture Cassia’s approach to Klaus Haus in Canterbury perfectly. 🎊

I’m going to continue to offer the short story for FREE as my gift to you. Yay!!! The books in the series will be available for #99ents each.

I’m happy to tell you that I’m having the best time writing these characters’s stories.

Here’s what one reader had to say about To Sir Christmas, With Love.

5 Stars! ✶✶✶✶✶ “As a prisoner of war in France, Chris endures hardships that would kill a normal man but thoughts of Emma is what keeps him alive. When he finally escapes and is brought home badly wounded, Emma is there waiting for him but both have changed. This is where the magic of Christmas occurs and two hearts are finally together again. I always enjoy Katherine Bone’s writing and this was no exception.”

Enjoy!

Wishing you following winds,

It’s #ReleaseDay ~ The Pirate Bride’s Holiday Masquerade by Cathy Skendrovich!

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Welcome aboard, Author Cathy Skendrovich. We’re super jazzed you’ve come to share your new release with us today. Holidays and pirates! What’s not to love, eh? And you’re bringin’ ’em both. Huzzah!!!

Lady Cathy: Ahoy, and thank you for having me aboard, Lady Katherine!

For those of you who don’t know me, I write historical and contemporary romance. Today I’ll be talking about one of my favorite characters, pirate captain Andre Dubois, and giving you five reasons why you’ll fall in love with him in my Christmas novella entitled The Pirate Bride’s Holiday Masquerade, coming from Literary Wanderlust publishers on Oct. 1^st. You first meet him in my novel The Pirate’s Bride, when he is forced to marry Sophie Bellard, a spitfire with whom he eventually falls in love. He’s an extreme Alpha male of whom readers, and Sophie, can’t seem to get enough. Read on for a few reasons you might want him for yourself.

#Holiday Romance #Recipe Exchange ~ Alina K Field’s Golden Cups!

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Ahoy, me hearties! Author Alina K. Field is here to share one of her FAVorite holiday recipes. So gather ’round a cask or two. There be gold in them cups!

Take it away, Lady Alina!

My sister-in-law gave me this recipe many years ago. With all the butter, nuts, and cream cheese, it’s rich and yummy, a holiday favorite at my house!

GOLDEN CUPS

Crust:

2 cups flour

¼ tsp salt

1 cup margarine or butter

1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese

Cream together margarine and cheese. Add flour and salt. Mix and then chill dough a couple of hours. Once chilled, divide dough into 4 equal parts, then divide each part into 12 balls and place in miniature muffin tins, pressing around sides and bottom.

#Holiday Romance and #Recipe Exchange ~ M.S. Kaye’s Christmas Cookies!

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December is a joyous time and Author Tina Gayle‘s recipe exchange proves once again sharing recipes is a good thing. Got a hankering for cookies? Author M. S. Kaye is packing a cookie broadside today. So sit back and prep your taste buds, me hearties. Lady M.S.’s recipe is sure to satisfy your sugar cravings.

Take it away, Lady M.S.! Huzzah!!!

#NewRelease ~ Jenna Jaxon’s Seduction at the Christmas Court, Capt. Jack’s Interview, and #Giveaway!

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Author Jenna Jaxon is celebrating her #NewRelease, Seduction at the Christmas Court. Hop aboard for a seasonal voyage to 1349 and a Yuletide celebration in King Edward III’s court after Jack has his way with Lady Jenna. ARR!!!

Jack: “Lady Katherine, I confess I have the best luck interviewing wenches… I mean authors. Quite satisfying, savvy. Today’s quarry… ‘er fortunate guest is Author Jenna Jaxon. A prolific writer, to be sure.” Jack preens. “Ahem. Lady Jenna, I’d like to start off my interview by asking ye this: Where does your compass point to?”

Jenna: “Due North. I have to orient myself and everything I do with that in mind, even though I’m a Southerner born!”

Jack: “Southern? Lady Katherine is from the south, Texas bred. (No accent, savvy.) Claims sailin’ the world as a child influenced her speech. I can tell ye what influences a pirate—besides rum—pieces of eight. Significant treasure, to be sure. If ye could have eight pieces with ye at all times, what would they be?”

Jenna: “Mostly books!  Computer and charger, Outlander, Devilish, Devil in Winter, comfortable shoes, popcorn, chocolate, and tea!”

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Squanto!

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It’s Black Friday! Did you enjoy your Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing, or special feast, along with all the fixin’s? Were you able to spend quality time with loved ones? Or are you joining millions of others in the quest for the holy grail of Christmas gifts by taking advantage of Black Friday sales?

I love turkey, especially leftovers. In order to get plenty I can use in the weeks to come, I usually buy a 20 lb. turkey so that I can make sandwiches and have plenty of meat left for Turkey Pot Pie or Turkey soup. (The freezer is my best friend, especially when I’m on deadline.) Huzzah!!!

No matter how you celebrated Thanksgiving this year, I wanted to share an article I wrote titled Squanto for my Hidden Truth, Historical Treasure feature in the Heart of Dixie’s Heart Monitor. The very first immigrants to America would never have survived their first winter in America without the help of one man, Squanto. Thank goodness, he came along when he did!

“One hundred and two English colonists first landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. Newly separated from the Church of England, these brave men and women, known today as ‘puritans’, had previously fled to Holland where they lived in the Dutch settlement of Leiden before sailing to the new world. Financed independently of the Plymouth Company, they could not know their lives would drastically change when they reached what is now Providence Harbor and formed an acquaintance with an Indian who surprisingly spoke English. Through the Plymouth Company, which dispatched Captains George Weymouth, Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Smith on explorations off the coasts of Penobscot, Maine and Massachusetts, a man named Tisquantum, also known as Squanto, had been groomed for such a feat. His fascinating life journey had placed him in the Pilgrim’s path precisely when they needed him most.

 Known as Tisquantum, Squantum, and Squanto, Squanto hailed from the Wampanoag community of Patuxet, a village which held two thousand tribal members and stood exactly where the pilgrims would later erect their homes.”

 

Squanto is packed with FANtastic information about two cultures working together for the greater good. The rest of the article can be found on my website links page here. Squanto led a fascinating life. (Just look for the article titled Squanto.)

 

If you are an author or are simply fascinated by historical dining elegance in the Georgian, Regency, or Victorian eras, I hope you’ll check out the post I wrote for Embracing Romance this week titled Thanksgiving Elegance. (There are recipe links to historical dining in the eras listed above, as well as some Downton Abbey links.)

Thanksgiving and Black Friday mark the beginning of the holiday season, a time packed with seasonal fun and celebrations galore. A perfect remedy to the negativity we’ve faced the past few weeks.

What is the one December tradition sure to make you happy?

Wishing you following winds!

Blessings,

Katherine

 

Christmas Book Blitz ~ Love, Christmas and Rafflecopter #Giveaway!

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Love, Christmas Boxed Set
Publication date: October 1st 2016
Genres: Adult, Romance

♫♪Put a song in your heart with 20 all-new Christmas Romances from NY Times, USA Today, and national best-selling authors. Each brand-new title is inspired by a Christmas carol and will lift your spirits and bring on the holiday cheer.♫♪

We Need a Little Christmas by Leanne Banks – Can a handsome cynic become a Christmas believer?

Frosty the Snowman by Mimi Barbour – Stranded in an Alaskan snowstorm, strangers Hali and Terry are forced to rely on each other for survival.

Last Christmas by Joan Reeves – Annabelle gave him her heart, but Rick threw it away. He wants redemption, she wants revenge.

Holly Jolly Christmas by Mona Risk – Pregnant at 18. Adoption would save the baby’s future but may cost her the man she loves.

Do You Hear What I Hear? by Patricia Rosemoor – Live-in-lovers Shelley and Jake are now in a cold war of their own over Christmas.

White Christmas by Rebecca York – Was she in a coma, or was she in a Christmas fantasy?

So This is Christmas by Denise Devine – He was her child nemesis, now he’s her best friend forever.

Grown Up Christmas List by Donna Fasano – All she wants for Christmas is to feel safe… then she meets her guardian angel.

Blue Christmas by the Sea by Traci Hall – Alone for Christmas, Tamsyn helps mystery writer Evan find his mojo–love is a gift neither can refuse.

Santa Baby by Taylor Lee – Lily’s only hope was that this time, he wouldn’t be able to find her.

Let It Snow by Stephanie Queen – A stranger and a snow storm on Christmas Eve create the ultimate test for Dane & Shana.

Merry, Did You Know? by Jennifer St. Giles – Can a Christmas Miracle change the future of a woman who doesn’t believe in love and a man who can’t love again?

O Christmas Tree by Alicia Street – Can Piper convince Cody to let go of his painful past and embrace the hope of Christmas and possibly love?

Sleigh Ride by Katy Walters – Miss Sophia Vale faces poverty. Enter the Earl of Breconbridge, renowned as a rake hell with a conscience.

Deck the Hearts by Rachelle Ayala – Can Holly’s jolly Christmas spirit help Grinch Gordon Gills save the town of Christmas Creek?

Silver Bells by Jacquie Biggar – Can a Christmas wish bring two stubborn souls together and give a little girl the gift she wants?

Hark the Herald Angel Falls by Michele Hauf – To earn her halo, angel Merit must convince the person who holds her earthly soul in limbo–her husband–to stop loving her.

Little Drummer Boy by Dani Haviland – How could a mere drummer boy help those stranded in the worst winter storm of the 18th century?

I’ll Be Home For Christmas by Nancy Radke – When former a former Navy SEAL plucks a woman from the Mediterranean Sea, he discovers a fighter tougher than he.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Cynthia Cooke – A big city girl reunites with a small town boy–magic. A Santa in need of an elf–Christmas magic.

Recipe for Pralines! FREE Book! And Author Patricia Preston Today!

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The month of December is all about sharin’ gifts, recipes, and gatherin’ with family and friends. (Sharin’ is carin’, eh?) Even better, there’s nothing like parlayin’ on exciting topics here at Rogues, Rebels & Rakes. What better way to get to know an author then to learn their favorite recipes? So without further ado, Jack and I would like to welcome back Author Patricia Preston.

(I met Lady Patricia in my local RWA Chapter many years ago and I’m extremely happy and proud to call her my friend.)

“Aye, she’s tastes better than a Tortuga tart.” Jack winks.

“Jack! Lady Patricia isn’t here to talk about those kinds of tarts.”

“No?”

Christmas & Jane Austen from Austen Authors & Anna Elliott!

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Christmas and Jane Austen

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Lady Anna Elliott

Christmas as we know it today is largely a Victorian invention. Traditional yuletide celebrations during Jane Austen’s time were quite different than today, but it was still an important holiday. Part of my second Austen-inspired book, Pemberley to Waterloo, is set during Christmas at Pemberley. I was fascinated to learn more about Regency Christmas traditions.

Santa Claus as we know him today did not exist for English children during the Regency. Saint Nicholas Day was celebrated on December 6, and it was customary to exchange gifts in commemoration. But no one supposed that the gifts were actual from Saint Nicholas  or that he slid down anyone’s chimney.

Jane Austen gave one of her friends a gift of a Gingham needle bag for Saint Nicholas day in 1792 and wrote this charming verse:

This little bag, I hope, will prove

To be not vainly made;

For should you thread and needles want,

It will afford you aid.

And as we are about to part,

‘Twill serve another end:

For, when you look upon this bag,

You’ll recollect your friend.

To read more of Lady Anna Elliott’s great post click on Austen Authors, for readers who need more Jane Austen!

Author Sharon Lathan Does it Again! ~ Mincemeat Pies, a Regency Dinner Must!

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Mincemeat Pies ~ a Regency dinner must-have

DECEMBER 3, 2015

A Regency Era Christmas centered on food and dining with family, much as is does today. For the dinner entrée cook would include goose, pheasant, venison, or a beef haunch. Turkeys were served but not as the main meat focal point. If fortunate they would snag a boar’s head with fresh rosemary and basil adorning his head and apple in his mouth placed a silver platter.

Accompanying a Regency Christmas meal must be a mincemeat pie.

Mincing up meat and placing the bits into stews or pies is as old as time, primarily as an economical way to use the leftovers. The Christmas pie (mincemeat pie) originated with the Crusaders in the 11th Century. The spices brought back to England – cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg – were symbolic of the Magi gifts to the Christ child. In honor of His birth, the pies of sweetly spiced meats were baked into small oblong shaped pastries indicative of a cradle. Now, to be fair, there are some who refute this story. However, there are far more references stating this as the origination. Whatever the case, these pies have always been associated with Christmas and the Epiphany, and it is still considered lucky to eat one on each of the 12 days of Christmas. They were often called “wayfarer pies” because they were given to holiday travelers or as gifts while visiting.

Edward Kidder’s recipe in Pastry and Cookery of c.1720.

Read the rest, including a recipe, at Sharon Lathan’s Happily Ever After Comes True.