A very warm welcome to our friend Eva Gates, whom you may also know as Vicki Delany. She has a brand new book coming out in her wonderful Lighthouse Library Mysteries.
Don't forget to leave a comment below to enter her giveaway of a copy!
A winter wedding!
At last it’s time for
the wedding of Josie O’Malley and Jake Greenblatt. Josie is the owner of
Josie’s Cozy Bakery in Nags Head, North Carolina, and Jake is the head chef at
Jake’s Seafood Bar, so they’re both very busy people. They planned their wedding for winter, when it’s
reasonably quiet in the Outer Banks.
Josie and Jake want a
small simple wedding, a quiet celebration with close family friends. And a
small, simple wedding is what librarian Lucy Richardson, the maid of honor, is
determined that they will have in Something Read Something Dead, the
fifth Lighthouse Library mystery from Crooked Lane Books.
But Josie’s paternal
grandmother, the imperious Gloria, a Southern matron of the old school, doesn’t
do small and simple. And when she arrives with a gaggle of cousins and aunts
who Josie (not at all fondly) calls the Louisiana Mafia things start getting
tense. Particularly as cousin Mirabelle has just started her own wedding
planning business, and she sees Josie’s wedding (and Josie’s parents’ bank
account) as a way to get her name established as a specialist in high-end weddings
(think yachts and yacht clubs). Lucy realizes she’s going to have to do some
cunning subterfuge to distract Gloria and Mirabelle and give Josie the wedding
she wants.
Fortunately, the Bodie
Island Lighthouse Library Classic Novel Reading Club is reading The Busman’s Honeymoon by Dorothy L.
Sayers and Lucy is inspired to do some distraction.
Then a guest dies at
the shower Lucy throws for the bride, having eaten tainted baked goods
specifically prepared by Josie herself, and it’s up to Lucy, inspired by her
favorite fictional detective, to save Josie from an early death-do-us-part.
This curry will not be
served at the wedding (if the wedding ever takes place) but it’s perfect to
have simmering in the kitchen while you read all about Lucy’s adventures in Something
Read Something Dead, and the other books in the Lighthouse Library
series.
Slow Cooker Squash and Lentil
Curry
3 cups vegetable broth
1 14 oz can diced
tomatoes
1 14 oz can coconut
milk
1 cup dried green
lentils, rinsed and drained
½ cup dried red
lentils, rinsed and drained
2 cups peeled, seeded,
and diced butternut squash
1 onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper,
seeded and chopped
1 tsp chilli power
¼ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp ground coriander
¼ tsp ground turmeric
Sat and pepper
1)
In the
slow cooker, combine all the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Cover
and cook on low for 6 hours
2)
Serve with
rice or naan
Assemble the ingredients. |
Peel and chop. |
Combine spices. |
Add to crock pot. |
Curry cooking. |
Dinner time! |
Visit Eva and her
alter-ego Vicki Delany at www.vickidelany.com
Facebook: evagatesauthor
Twitter: @vickidelany
@evagatesauthor
Leave a comment with your email address to enter Eva/Vicki's giveaway of Something Read, Something Dead! US entries only, please.
I love this series! The soup sounds really good. Thank you for sharing the recipe. lnchudej@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteIt's not a soup, being very thick. I eat it with rice. But soup or not, it's really good!
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ReplyDeleteWith a lighthouse, a library and mystery, this has become one of my favourite series! The cover of this is adorable!
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Thanks, Deb.
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DeleteThis soup sounds absolutely amazing! I am going to have to make this soon. The summary has me very interested in reading this book. Thanks for sharing! bernice-kennedy(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
ReplyDeleteI hope you like it, Bernice. But it's not a soup. It's very thick and I serve it with rice.
DeleteLooking forward to the next book. Love this series. Thanks for the recipe. Looks yummy. lthouselucy@gmail.com
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This book sounds great and the cover is beautiful! ckmbeg (at)gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read about Josie's wedding. Thanks for the curry recipe! bobandcelia@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book to read, and this North Carolinian loves to travel to the Outer Banks! Thanks for the chance!
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I love to visit OBX too! Love being able to set my series there.
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ReplyDeleteI did not know that Eva and Vicki were the same author. Love the idea of a library contained in a lighthouse. And the recipe sounds like fun. Better yet, I think I have all of these ingredients!
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Yes we are one and the same! I hope you enjoy the dish.
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I don't think I have read anything from this author, but this sounds really good. 1cow0993(at)gmail(dot)com
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DeleteEven with all the murders Lucy is so lucky to live & work in a library lighthouse.
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I’ll be interested to see what kind of distractions Harriet and Lord Peter inspire!
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I love this series and I’m so excited to read this next one! Meeshpsych@aol.com
ReplyDeleteWould love a copy of this book, yes please! But also, recently fell into possession of a crockpot, so the timing of finding this was especially sweet! Thanks!
ReplyDeletePerfect. I use my crock pot all the time. I love it.
DeleteLooking forward to reading this book. I enjoy the series very much. I do not care for curry. Rainonlois@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI love this series! Can't wait for the next one.
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Absolutely love your books! How I do wish my library was in a lighthouse but a bit land locked here. I will say the books inspired our vacation to the Outer Banks. Loved it and seeing all the lighthouses including Bodie. So thank you ❤ And I would love to have the newest for my collection.
ReplyDeleteI love both the Sherlock Holmes bookshop series and the Lighthouse Library series! I also have the Year Round Christmas books on my TBR. Thank you for the curry recipe - it sounds YUMMY! and congratulations on the new release. aut1063(at)gmail(dot)com
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ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious recipe that sounds and smells just right in a chilly Winter’s Day curled up on the couch reading another great Lighthouse Library Mystery! I sure do love this series! The characters are so much fun and there’s never a dull moment at the library! Thanks!
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Definitely sounds like a mystery I'd love to read! robinswebhotmail.com
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I've only read one of this series so far but really loved it! Can't wait to read all of them. kec200@aol.com
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I love this series and need this book to be with my other books in this series!
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I love books by this author. Very glad that a new book to the series will soon be published.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great series. It's very imaginative to have a library in a lighthouse and complete with a single room apartment too. robeader53(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteLove this series! And the recipe sounds perfect for a winter's dinner. Enjoy reading all the books this author writes as both Eva Gates and Vicky Delany. rkerr101(at)gmail(dot)com
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Love the series, can't wait to read about Josie's and Jake's wedding.
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I've never eaten butternut squash, but your recipe for Squash and Lentil Curry sounds yummy.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the chance to read "Something Read, Something Dead" which has been on my TBR list I first heard about it. Thank you for the opportunity to hopefully win a copy!
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You've never had butternut squash! Oh, you're missing out. its a favourite of mine.
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Thanks for the recipe. I love the Lighthouse Library series and your other ones.
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DeleteThank you for the chance I really want to read it. I can’t wait. The recipe sounds delicious.
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Yummy soup recipe and a new book release. Perfect pairing. kchinetti at gmail dot com.
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Love this book cover and I want to read this book! Thanks for the chance to win it! lindaherold999@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteIt's my pleasure. Thank you for reading them!
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ReplyDeleteI love this series! The covers are amazing and each book is a new adventure!
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I love this series and can't wait to read this one. It just makes me happy to imagine Lucy all curled up with a good book in her lighthouse room at night. And getting to just go downstairs to work at a library and get more great books! Wendy
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Sounds like an interesting book, especially where it’s set. Would love to win this! Thanks
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Thanks for your comments, everyone, and thanks to Krista and the MLK gang for hosting me. As a PS I sent the recipe to my daughter and she said it would make great baby food.
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