For Cold Nights and Hot Dates! with Terry Spear

What does a wolf want for dinner? Well, a willing mate, of course. But to keep up his strength, a good dinner will definitely help.

My daughter once told me my characters never ate in one of the teen books I wrote. My mother said the same thing in one of the adult stories I wrote. Writing food scenes can be fun, if we want them to be important. So I’ve tried to lend importance to them in most of my stories. Conflict, fun, sexy, whatever mood I want them to be in to make the eating scene important.

In Heart of the Wolf, the eating scenes are definitely hot and sexy. Men don’t come to dine without wearing a shirt for dinner. But Devlyn’s a real wolf, so when he’s trying to make a point to Bella, he doesn’t wear the shirt. Or anything else for that matter.

And in To Tempt the Wolf, Tessa finds herself having to prepare multiple meals when she isn’t even hungry! But worse than that, Hunter’s already investigated her pantry to see what she can offer to others she doesn’t want to have over. The food scenes were always fun. In one, there’s a case of a couple of stolen food trays that end up in Hunter’s hospital room, courtesy of his newly turned pack members.

In Seduced by the Wolf, Cassie and Leidolf have to fish for their own food, but it is the catching and playing that makes it so much fun. And when they have a pack gathering to celebrate the return of a couple of their wayward wolves, and to show their appreciation for Cassie being there with them, she has a real show of wills with Leidolf, who crowds her in a protective, macho sort of way.


So here’s one of my favorite meals to feed to hungry wolves, and you never know what might happen after
he enjoys such a great meal!

For Cold Nights and Hot Dates–Mouth Watering Beef Stroganoff
by Terry Spear

   4 oz fresh mushrooms
   1 large onion
   1 1/2 pounds beef round steak
   (I use sirloin)
                                                       1 c water
                                                       1 tablespoon instant beef bouillon granules
                                                       1 tsp dry mustard
                                                       1/8 tsp pepper
                                                       1/2 tsp salt
                                                       ***
                                                       2 tbsp cornstarch
                                                       1/4 c water
                                                       1 c sour cream

Cut up onion, steak, and mushrooms. Add to 1 c water in large frying pan. Add beef bouillon granules (can substitute 2 beef bouillon cubes) and the rest of the seasonings. Cook until meat, onions and mushrooms are tender.
Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup water and once it’s a liquid paste, add to the stroganoff mix. Cook over low until the sauce begins to thicken, then add sour cream. Once the sour cream is heated, serve over hot wide, curly noodles.
For a more healthy diet, use whole grain noodles. Also, a 1/4 cup of red wine can be added for a little different taste.
The best thing is it’s quick, a great meal all in one, and leftovers are as delicious as the original meal!
Makes 4 (3/4 cup) servings
If you’ve read one of my books, any of them, what was a favorite food scene for you? And if not, do you think your wolf would like a hot meal for a cold night?

Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male.”
http://www.terryspear.com/

Paty Jager-day 1

Hi all, I'm excited to be a part of Seriously Reviewed author spotlight. I live in Oregon with my husband of thirty-one years. We raise cattle and grass and alfalfa hay. It's a lot of work and we're hoping to simplify things in a few years. Our children are all grown and supplying us with grandchildren to spoil.


My current release is the fourth book of my five book series about the Halsey brothers. The books are set in NE Oregon in the late 1800's and tell how five brothers each find the loves of their lives. Of course with the titles being, Marshal in Petticoats, Outlaw in Petticoats, Miner in Petticoats, and Doctor in Petticoats the heroines are strong independent women with usually male occupations. When you mix strong-willed women with head-strong men you get a good mix of conflict.

My current release, Doctor in Petticoats, was a risk because my hero is blind. I based how my hero reacted to things by how an older relative, who was blind, related to the world around her when she visited our family each summer. While I had some firsthand knowledge for the blindness, I had to research the state owned blind school. I visited the school, and they allowed me to go through their records from the late 1800's. That helped me learn how many employees and how the school was run as well as some insight into the types of students they helped. With the school being across the state from Clay's home, I had to research train travel so he and Rachel could get him back home. And I had to research medical practices and women doctors for that time period since Rachel is a doctor. All this research was fascinating.

Blurb for Doctor in Petticoats

After a life-altering accident and a failed relationship, Dr. Rachel Tarkiel gave up on love and settled for a life healing others as the physician at a School for the Blind. She's happy in her vocation--until handsome Clay Halsey shows up and inspires her to want more.

Blinded by a person he considered a friend, Clay curses his circumstances and his limitations. Intriguing Dr. Tarkiel shows him no pity, though. To her, he's as much a man as he ever was.

Can these two wounded souls conquer outside obstacles, as well as their own internal fears, and find love?

Excerpt

“I’m going to look in your other eye now.” She, again, placed a hand on his face and opened the eyelids, stilling her fluttering heart as she pressed close. His clean-shaven face had a couple small nicks on the edges of his angular cheeks. The spice of his shave soap lingered on his skin.

She resisted the urge to run her cheek against his. The heat of his face under her palm and his breath moving wisps of wayward hair caused her to close her eyes and pretend for a few seconds he could be her husband. A man who loved her and wouldn’t be threatened by her occupation or sickened by her hideous scar.

His breathing quickened. A hand settled on her waist, slid around to her back, and drew her forward. Her hand, holding the lens, dropped to his shoulder, and she opened her eyes. This behavior on both their parts was unconscionable, but her constricted throat wouldn’t allow her to utter the rebuke.

Clay sensed the moment the doctor slid from professional to aroused woman. The hand on his cheek caressed rather than held, her breathing quickened, and her scent invaded his senses like a warm summer rain.

To learn more about me you can go to my website: http://www.patyjager.net/  or see what's up weekly by going to my blog: http://www.patyjager.blogspot.com/  or to purchase this book in either print or e-book go to The Wild Rose Press http://www.thewildrosepress.com/doctor-in-petticoats-paperback-p-4105.html

Tomorrow I'll interview Clay. Stop by and see what he has to say for himself.