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Winners–Thanksgiving giveaway

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Thanks to all who contributed recipes in the Thanksgiving giveaway!  I’ve jotted many of these down for my preparations for next year.

So without further ado, the winners are as follows (and, as an FYI, I did include the people who posted on my Goodreads page, since this blog shows up over there):

The winners of the three copies of A LOT LIKE LOVE are…

RachelKiwi (comment # 42)

Kathy (comment #21)

Taryn Lisa (comment #51)

And the winner of the $25 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble is…

CrystalGB (comment #40)

Winners, please contact me at info[at]juliejamesbooks[dot]com to claim your prizes. The three of you who won a book should send me your snail-mail addresses. Crystal, please let me know whether you would like a gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

And to everyone– have a happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Giveaway– What’s In Your Oven?

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**Giveaway is closed. Winners will be posted shortly.

Hey everyone! Some of you may remember this giveaway from last year. . . . I figured since we all had fun (and got some really great recipes) that we might as well do it again!

So tomorrow begins my four-day preparations for Thanksgiving (my husband and I have both of our families over every year). And as the holidays approach, I thought, who couldn’t use more books? Or a gift card to buy more books?

Thus, I’ve decided to do a giveaway. Grand prize is a $25 gift card to either Barnes & Noble or Amazon, and I’m also giving away three runner-up prizes of a copy of my current release, A Lot Like Love.  All you have to do to enter is tell us, in the comments below, one thing you’re baking/cooking for Thanksgiving AND you have to include the recipe.  (Hey, we all can use good recipes this time of year, right?)  And if you’re not cooking or baking anything this Thanksgiving, then just post any favorite recipe of yours.  The contest will be open until 8pm CST on Wednesday, November 23rd.

I’ll start us out, with recipes from two fantastic cooks: my grandmothers.  One is one of my favorite desserts, and the other is for the best stuffing I’ve ever tasted.  I make both of these every Thankgiving.

Grandma Arline’s Magic Bars

1 1/2 cups corn flake crumbs

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cups flaked coconut

1 12 oz pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup chopped walnuts

3 tablespoons sugar

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Combine corn flake crumbs, sugar, butter and mix thoroughly.  (I melt the butter first.)  Press mixture evenly into 13 x 9″ baking pan.  Use back of spoon to press firmly into bottom of pan to form crust.

Scatter chocolate chips over crust.  Spread coconut evenly over chocolate chips.  Sprinkle the walnuts over the coconut.  Pour sweetened condensed milk over walnuts.

Bake for about 25 minutes or until lightly browned around edges.  Cool.  Cut into bars.

Grandma Marge’s Bread Stuffing

3 loaves of bread

1 1/2 cup chopped onion

1 1/2 cup chopped celery

1 1/2 cup melted butter

1 tablespoon salt

2 tsp ground sage

1 tsp pepper

1 beaten egg

Milk

Break bread into pieces and leave out to go stale.  (Note: I do this two days before I plan to make the stuffing and leave the bread out for two days in two brown paper grocery store bags.)

Saute the celery and onion in the melted butter until soft.  Add the salt, sage, and pepper.  In a large bowl, mix celery/onion mixture with one beaten egg. Begin adding stale bread, add milk as you mix in the bread to keep the stuffing moist.

Bake for about one hour at 325 degrees in a buttered 13 x 9 casserole dish.  If made the day before and refrigerated, increase cooking time to about 1 1/2 hours.

Enjoy!  And happy Thanksgiving!

Giveaway winners

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Thanks to everyone for dropping by to check out the cover of About That Night–I’m glad you guys like it (and the excerpt, too).  Some of you asked questions about the book, and I answered those in the comments section (at the end of the giveaway blog), so be sure to check that out.

Now, without further ado, the winners of the copies of A LOT LIKE LOVE are…

CK (comment #105)

Pamela (comment #7)

Keri (comment #85)

Congratulations! Winners, email me at info[at]juliejamesbooks[dot]com with your snail-mail addresses, and I’ll get those books out to you.

Happy reading!

About That Night cover and excerpt (and a giveaway!)

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**Please note: the giveaway is now closed.  Winners will be announced shortly.

I’ve been talking about this for a while now, so I’m thrilled to finally be able to share the cover for my next release, About That Night.  I think the Berkley art department really knocked it out of the park with this one!

HE’S PLAYING GAMES

Though Rylann Pierce tried to fight the sparks she felt for billionaire heir Kyle Rhodes the night they met, their sizzling chemistry was undeniable. But after being stood up on their first date, Rylann never expected to see him again. So when she finds herself face to face with Kyle in a courthouse nine years later, she’s stunned. More troubling to the beautiful Assistant U.S. Attorney is that she’s still wildly attracted to him.

BUT SHE’S MAKING THE RULES

Just released from prison, Kyle Rhodes isn’t thrilled to be the star witness in a high-profile criminal case—but when Rylann comes knocking at his door, he finds she may be the one lawyer he can’t say no to. Still as gorgeous and sharp-tongued as ever, she lays down the law: she doesn’t mix business with pleasure. But Kyle won’t give up on something he wants—and what he wants is the one woman he’s never forgotten. . .

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So there you have it.  Anyone who would like to find out more about About That Night can read an excerpt here. The book will be available April 3rd.

Now, as many of you know, the hero in About That Night makes his first appearance in my current release A Lot Like Love (where we learn why, exactly, he’s in prison). So to celebrate the upcoming release of Kyle’s book, I’m giving away three copies of A Lot Like Love.  The giveaway will be open until 10pm CST tomorrow (Friday) and is open to everyone, including international readers.  All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below.

Enjoy!

Giveaway at Under the Covers Blog

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Hey all!  Just popping my head out of the writing hole for a moment (gotta book due in 10 days–eek!) to let you all know that I’m over at the Under the Covers blog this week.  I talk about all sorts of things, including a few hints about ABOUT THAT NIGHT, and I’m giving away two copies of A LOT LIKE LOVE.  If you get a chance, drop by!