Heading into 2023...and a drawing for a free book! Roxanne Rustand

Did you all have a good Christmas? For us, it passed far too quickly.  

We went up to Wisconsin to visit our son and his family for a week between Thanksgiving and Christmas. As much as I loved every moment of being with them, I never quite caught up with decorating, baking, or Christmas cards once we got home.

The weather sweeping across the country threw us for a loop as well, with snow, 40-50 mph winds, and bitter windchills that kept relatives from traveling down for Christmas. We even ended up watching our Christmas Eve service online.

I do love winter, but now I am looking forward to spring!  How about you?

Did you make any resolutions for 2022? How did you fare with the ones you made last year?  

I admit to being a habitual resolution failure. But here I am in 2023, once again feeling optimistic about achieving my goals.

I am determined  to continue downsizing and send even more to the local Olivet Mission and Salvation Army.  We have no plans to move, but we've accumulated too much stuff!  The book "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning" has inspired me.  Also, I plan to go to the YMCA at least once a week, and read through the entire Bible.

What are your resolutions for 2023?

If you are looking for  something to read during these long, dark winter days, how about COLLATERAL DANGER?  It's the third and final book in my Wyoming Danger series. It's free if you are enrolled in Amazon's Kindle Unlimited,  or just $3.99 for those who aren't.

Anyone who leaves a comment on this blog will be entered in a drawing for one free e-book--any title in this Wyoming Danger series, or my previous series, Montana Secrets.

Best wishes to you all!

Roxanne Rustand

USA Today Bestselling author

 

The Simple Things by Kimberly Rose Johnson

 I enjoy the simple things in life: a good cup of coffee, a beautiful sunrise or sunset, pretty flowers, and gorgeous fruit and vegetables just to name a handful.  I also enjoy anything that makes my life easier.   

A series anthology is something that makes life easier. There is no need to go and find the next book. All the books are in one place. This convenience is one reason why the majority of my series books are in a collection. My latest collection contains all five books in my Protection Inc., series. Bonus is that it's in Kindle Unlimited. Check it out on Amazon. 

What is something simple that makes your life easier or more enjoyable?

Art and Friends by Kimberly Rose Johnson

 Last week, a friend I met while in college, blessed my husband and I with a mural situated outside our kitchen window. She painted it on the side of a metal barn. The drips at the bottom are deliberate--they are in a lot of her work, and she calls it a signature of her art. She calls her art abstract expressionist, clearly what she did for us wasn't in that genre though. In fact, this is quite different from her normal work. If you love art, check out her site. Her stuff is very cool!

For those who have read my book Dark Threat, she is the artist I consulted with for my research about art and art galleries. She was such a help and told me things I didn't even know to ask. 

I love how Facebook and social media in general has allowed us to reconnect with those we've lost track of. 

Do you have people you've been able to reconnect with thanks to social media?

The series pictured below includes the book I mentioned above. These books are all free to read with Kindle Unlimited.

Award winning author Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance and romantic mystery and suspense with a heart.

Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and International Christian Visual Media.

Learn more about Kimberly and her books at https://kimberlyrjohnson.com/

Two new releases, a super easy recipe, and a drawing for a free book! ...Roxanne Rustand

Do your menus change once warm weather arrives? 

We are still waiting for sandals and shorts weather here--with many chilly, rainy days with highs still in the low fifties, so we haven't been using the charcoal or pellet grills much.  

Check out the recipe below.  It's a super easy indoor recipe that my husband loves!

Just a quick heads up... FINAL ESCAPE is a new release in my Montana Secrets inspirational romantic suspense series, which was released just a couple weeks ago.  

Click this LINK to learn more!

Here's a quick teaser:

When you've run out of places to hide, what are your chances of survival?
Carrie Randall hoped to escape her past and find a fresh start. But this small, remote mountain town is hiding dangerous secrets, and now someone is pursuing her....

The next and final book in this inspirational, PG-13 series is FINAL WITNESS, which will be out May 17th.  Click this LINK to read more about it!  Here's a teaser:

Emma has seen far too many people die--and now she's been framed for her father's murder by the witness protection officers who killed him. They were supposed to protect her. But now they just want to see her dead.

And now, here is the recipe!

PECAN CHICKEN

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

For dipping:
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk

For Coating:
1 cup coarsely ground pecans 
1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan (not the dry, grated kind in a shaker can
1/2 cup flour

Directions:
1. Combine dry ingredients in a shallow dish
2. Combine eggs and milk in a separate shallow dish
3. Flatten thicker part of chicken so it's all mostly uniform but not thin                                      4. Dip pieces into milk & egg mixture
5.  Coat pieces in dry mixture
6. Lay them gently on a rack for coating to "set."
7. Heat peanut oil to moderate-high temp in a frying pan
8. Cook chicken until golden brown on both sides and an
     instant-read thermometer reads 165 degrees.

Do you have an easy, go-to recipe that you make when you have little time--or just don't feel like tackling all the work of a big meal? Leave a response and be in a drawing for a free copy of FINAL REFUGE  or FINAL CHANCE  (the first two books in this series.)

Roxanne Rustand