A Holiday Favorite from Jean C. Gordon

For those of you who didn't get my cheesecake recipe yesterday at the Sweet Romance Reads Christmas Party on Facebook, I'm sharing it here today, too.

But first as an aside, the party threads and giveaways are still active until 8 pm this evening. Check out the after-party> HERE.

Almost Fat-free Cheesecake

1-2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
8 tablespoons butter or margerine melted

3 pkgs (8 oz each) nonfat cream cheese cubed (you can use regular cream cheese)
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cups nonfat sour cream (you can use regular sour cream)

Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter. Press into the bottom and sides of a 10-inch spring form pan. In large mixing bowl, beat cheese until smooth; gradually add 1-1/2 cup sugar, beating until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add flour, and lemon juice. Mix well. Fold in one cup of sour cream. Pour into pan. Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 60 minutes. Turn off oven and leave door ajar for 30 minutes. Combine other cup of sour cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and vanilla. Carefully spread over cheese cake, return to oven for 30 minutes with door ajar (do not reheat oven). Remove from oven, cool, and refrigerate at least 3 hours or over night. If desired, garnish with fruit.

For many years, I made my cheesecake for family gifts. Now it's just for us and my daughter and her family. So what holiday favorites do you have at your house?

And for your TBR pile, my new Love Inspired Romance releases December 19. It's already available at Harlequin.com

A Dad’s Second Chance
Widowed single dad Marc Delacroix doesn’t have time for surprises—especially one like Fiona Bryce. Finding out that she’s the biological aunt of his adopted daughter, Stella, is a big shock. While Fiona’s commitment to the little girl appears to be genuine, Marc wonders if he can truly trust her—or his own heart, which he vowed never to risk again. Fiona’s eager to connect with the sweet young niece she never knew she had, but Marc seems determined to keep her at arm’s length’s. Could Marc and Fiona’s shared love of Stella be the bond that transforms their fragile connection into a real family?

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Breaking Out for BookCon

Lately I've been becoming more and more of a recluse — a danger of being a full-time author. So, this past weekend I broke out with my daughter and granddaughter to venture to New York City for the day to attend BookCon. It was at the amazing Javits Center, which none of us had been to before, and was a nice walk from Penn Station where we departed our Amtrak train down.





We found Waldo right away, who looked surprisingly like my granddaughter and, then, went inside to find booths sponsored by publishers of every kind and description, with books, books, books. We had no problem finding things to see and do to fill the hours until it was time for me to sign books at the Romance Writers of America booth. Things that included meeting this interesting attendee.


I met so many wonderful readers and signed and gave away all 50 of the copies of The Bachelor's Sweetheart that Harlequin Love Inspired had provided for the signing. My best booksigning ever. I love meeting readers in person, but don't get a lot of opportunities to. Then, it was time to head back home with our books and our memories.

So, have any of you ever been to BookCon? If so, how was your experience? How about an author booksigning? What was your most exciting author meet?

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