Sojourn With A Stranger - Keta Diablo
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Crockpot Spinach Dip
(A favorite recipe from Keta Diablo)
Ingredients:
§ 8 ounces cream cheese cut in cubes
§ 1/4 cup whipping cream
§ 1 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed dry
§ 2 tablespoons chopped pimento
§ 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
§ 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
§ 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan Cheese
§ 2 teaspoons grated onion
§ 1/4 teaspoon dried leaf thyme, crumbled
Preparation:
4 Combine cream cheese and cream in slow cooker.
4 Cover and cook on LOW until cheese is melted, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
4 Add remaining ingredients; cover and cook on LOW for about 45 minutes longer.
4 Serve with raw vegetables, crackers, or crusty bread cubes
Sojourn With a Stranger - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
“The doll was on my pillow when I returned to my room.”
“What madness is this?” Derek paced the hallway. “Someone is up to no good.” When he stopped to look at her, she reminded him of a frightened child. Her cheeks were pale, her eyes ringed with dark circles. “I’ll get to the bottom of this. The Bible and Baby can not walk from that trunk in the attic,” he looked toward the ceiling, “and suddenly materialize in your bedchamber.”
“Poor man. The master has finally met a problem he doesn’t understand and doesn’t possess the ability to control.”
“What is that supposed to mean? I tell you, someone in the manor dupes you, Raine.”
“No, Derek. A spirit placed the objects in my room, a tormented, recently passed spirit.”
“You drag the ghost into the conversation again. Tell me, what are you insinuating? You mean to say Cinda’s-?”
“How would I know?” She hissed the words and wrung her hands. “You can’t expect me to know what evil machinations occurred before I arrived.”
“Evil?” He felt his forehead wrinkle. “Nothing evil transpired. Lucinda lost her mind, took her life.” Despite the facts surrounding his wife’s death, a niggling fear crept up his spine. “If evil played a part, I swear I wasn’t aware of it.”
* * *
Derek Stafford’s father Julian never misses a chance to express to his two sons that the first to provide him with an male heir will inherit Stafford Manor. Lyman, being the oldest of the two has tried unsuccessfully to produce the male heir but so far his efforts have produced three daughters. Derek, through an arranged marriage, tried with the death of each child and his wife Lucinda losing her mind, ending with her walking into the river committing suicide. So, as time goes on, Julian’ pressure for an heir strengthens.
When disaster strikes one of the ships owned by the Staffords, leaving two dead and one 18 year old young lady alive, Derek and Julian come up with an idea that is sure to produce a male child. All they have to do is convince the girl, Raine Brinsley, to go along with their scheme and acquire a little help from the Madeline, the local ‘healer’ and all problems will be solved. What they never expected was the ghost of Lucinda to come into the picture as a protector for Raine. Lucinda tries desperately to make Raine understand that her life and the death of her babies were not natural and that she will be next if the killer isn’t exposed. But will Raine understand the clues before it’s too late?
Sojourn With A Stranger is a story that includes greed, a touch of history and is iced with the paranormal. By combining all of these into one story Author Keta Diablo has created a beautifully, erotic love story that keeps you on the edge. It was a very enjoyable read.
Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
Buy Sojourn With a Stranger on KINDLE: http://amzn.to/gQLMV2
Also available on NOOK: http://bit.ly/gS6XvG
Keta Diablo’s Author Web Site: http://www.ketadiablo.com
179 pages
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Labels: Book Reviews, cookbooks, erotic, ghosts, Keta Diablo, Martha A Cheves, paranormal, romance, Sojourn With a Stranger, Spinach Dip, Stir Laugh Repeat
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