romance

A Recipe for Romance in the Kitchen ~ Chili

/ Dora Hiers
Chili

Chili

This is one of our favorite soups, winter or summer. An added bonus is you can freeze leftovers and use to top off nachos for another meal. Yum!



1 lb ground beef (or more, depending on how meaty you like your chili)
1/2 c chopped onion (or as much as you like)
1/2 t minced garlic
salt & pepper to taste
1 – 2 T chili powder
1 T ground cumin
2 t oregano
1 can pinto beans, drained & rinsed
1 – 15oz can tomato sauce
2 packs sweet n low
2 c low-sodium, low-fat chicken broth

Brown ground beef, onion, and garlic. Toss in seasonings. Drain pinto beans & hamburger together, then place in large pan. Add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for up to 2 hours. Serves 4. Enjoy!

Doctor to the Rescue by Cheryl Wyatt ~ My Review

/ Dora Hiers

The back cover ~

Combat doctor Ian Shupe returns home from overseas with his most important mission: to raise his little girl. But Ian’s a single dad, and working at Eagle Point’s trauma center means having to find child care. When bighearted, struggling lodge owner Bri Landis offers babysitting in exchange for construction work, Ian accepts. He vows to keep his emotional distance from Bri, yet can’t deny that his daughter is blossoming under her tender care. But is he ready to believe that his heart’s deepest prayer may finally be answered?

My take ~
Stressed from overwork and frustrated with losing so much of his daughter’s life while in active service, Ian’s a single dad trying to build a relationship with Tia. Recently divorced, he covers for his ex-wife and determines not to make the matrimonial mistake again. Six months after ending an emotionally abusive relationship, Bri initially finds Ian’s brooding temper much like that of her ex-boyfriend. Until she realizes that’s just a symptom of the real hurt.

I have enjoyed all of Cheryl Wyatt’s books, this one included. The characters carry around so much emotional baggage and hurt from the past, you wonder how they’ll ever reach their happily-ever-after, so you stay up past your bedtime just to find out. Even little Tia, Ian’s daughter, rebels against her daddy, calling him Ian and lashing out at him for her mother’s abandonment. Bri helps repair the relationship between Daddy and daughter. I especially like how the faith theme weaves gently throughout this book, for example, how Bri explains to Tia how God communicates. That was such a precious conversation.

Probably the only beef I have with Doctor to the Rescue is that so much happened in the last few pages, that I felt it was a bit rushed. But that didn’t detract from the story. Just made me wish it were longer. 🙂

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Disclaimer: Thanks to Cheryl Wyatt for providing a free copy of this book in exchange for my fair and unbiased review.

WHEN TRUTH WHISPERS coming March 15!

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Did she want Hunter to kiss her? An ache, a need, started in her sock-covered toes and zapped all the way to her lips. Yeah. She did. Her free palm cupped his whisker-roughened cheek and slid down to his jawline, ending with a caress around his lips. “But I’m not laughing, now.”

His eyes darkened, his nostrils flared. His jaw tensed under her hand. “No. I see that. But are you sure this is what you want, Teal? I don’t play games where matters of the heart are concerned. Yours, or mine.”



I’m thrilled to introduce Hunter and Teal from When Truth Whispers.

After a humiliating breakup, best-selling romance author Teal Benning flees to Promise Lake to complete her current novel, minus paparazzi and flashing cameras. Suffering from writer’s block and a broken heart, Teal accepts the offer of help from neighbor, Hunter Miciver.
Hunter longs to be more than the friend who picks up the shattered pieces of Teal’s heart, but when Teal finds out his secret, will she see him for the man he is—a man of faith and devotion, a man who would cherish her for the rest of her days—or will she lump him into the same category as all the other men in her life, including her father?

Will Teal recognize when truth whispers her name?

Coming March 15, 2013

White Rose Publishing.