A taste of heaven - Penny Watson

“Create one perfect bite.”

Good little widow Sophia Brown always follows the rules. When the producer of a cooking competition requests an amuse-bouche, the chefs stick with proteins. Sauces. A savory concoction. She has only one shot to impress the judges on A Taste of Heaven. But in a moment of defiance, she creates an extraordinary dessert, one that combines both the bitter and the sweet, just like her own life.

That one bite changes everything.

After a year grieving for her dead husband, forty-seven-year-old Sophia is finally ready to break out of her shell. Unfortunately, there is a large, angry obstacle standing in her way. Scottish chef Elliott Adamson has a chip on his shoulder the size of Loch Ness, and he’s blocking her path to victory. 

Spurred by her daughters, she embarks on a poignant adventure that takes her from the wildflower fields of Vermont to the wind-swept vista of North Berwick, Scotland. Fear, courage, and inspiration from unlikely places will mark this journey, and Sophia is determined to persevere until the very end.

My thoughts:

A book about 2 older people falling in love! And more. But omg, older people! And with old I mean they are not old, they are just not you know 26 ;) And I like the fact that they are older.

Sophie is 47, a widow with two kids. She loves her garden, to cook, and she was all in all a really nice and sweet woman.

Elliott was 49, a grumpy Scot with a chip on his shoulder. He was all traditional food that looks like crap is the thing! So yes he took some getting used to, Sophie felt that too. And as she started to like him, I started to like him...but maybe a few minutes later.

The book takes place during a cooking contest with a twist. As always it made me hungry. Ohh maybe a few recipes would have been nice. Anyway, they meet, they annoy each other, they annoy each other some more, they slowly start to like each other a tiny but, then a tiny bit more.

It was different. A foodie romance that develops. Two people that are perfect for each other, but can't see it. So, a nice light short romance, that you can just eat up.

I must mention one thing, her daughters seem nice. They need to have a book. I am thinking,..more Scots! Maybe a grumpy sheepfarmer and a ohh a grumpy fisherman. Lol. 

Conclusion:

Enjoyable. Light and fast.

Kindle Edition, 57000 words
Expected publication: September 15th 2015
Contemporary romance
For review

Xmas Surprise and Giveaway: Penny Watson and Klaus Brothers

SWEET ADVENTURE

Holiday Epilogue

TEXT FROM SVEN KLAUS TO ANDI DE LUCA KLAUS:

Hey! How was your girls’ night out? I heard you and Lucy and Kiana closed down Dag’s Bar. Good time?

TEXT FROM ANDI DE LUCA KLAUS TO SVEN KLAUS:

Had a blast. I love my new sisters-in-law.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Dag said you guys got a little bit wild.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

We did Christmas Shooters. Lucy crushed us.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Dag also said you were asking a lot of weird questions about Hendrik. What’s up with that?

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Nothing. Just curious about “elfin culture.”

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Really? Coz Dag said you were pestering him about illegal gambling, production of handmade liquor in the North Pole, and exchange of stolen goods.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Really? We were just chatting. I can’t remember the topics of conversation. I was stewed.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Uh huh.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

What?

REPLY FROM SVEN:

You wouldn’t be trying to pursue an investigative piece in Glasdorf. Would you?

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Bah. Gah. Wha?

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Andi…

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Gotta run. I’m curling today with your Dad.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

K. Have fun. And Andi…leave Hendrik alone. He’s harmless.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Aye aye cap-i-taine!

REPLY FROM SVEN:

GROWL!

***Four Hours Later***

TEXT FROM SVEN KLAUS TO ANDI DE LUCA KLAUS:

Hey you. How was curling?

TEXT FROM ANDI DE LUCA KLAUS TO SVEN KLAUS:

Awesome! Your dad is super competitive. We made a great team.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Glad to hear it. Anything else happen this afternoon?

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Nope. Nothing.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Nothing.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Yep. Nothing.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Really? You can’t think of anything else that happened?

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Not a thing. *yawn*

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Interesting. Coz I got an email from Hendrik.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Fudge-sicle.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Uh huh.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

In my defense, things were looking REALLY SHADY at Dag’s!

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Hendrik said you accused him of illegal gambling, liquor production, and exchange of stolen goods.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Well, first of all I saw him and Gottlieb playing cards, and then he handed him a huge sack of…something…at the back of the bar. He looked suspicious!

REPLY FROM SVEN:

They were playing cards. And it was a bag of magik pebbles. That’s the currency for elves. And it’s totally legal.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Fine. Whatever. Legal-schmegal.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

What about the liquor thing?

REPLY FROM ANDI:

I saw him take a huge jug out of his backpack and give it to Kurt. Kurt sniffed it, then took a swig and smiled. And then he handed him something wrapped in burlap. They were WHISPERING! RED FLAG! RED FLAG!

REPLY FROM SVEN:

That was a jug of homemade eggnog Hendrik made for Kurt’s wife. Egg. Nog.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It was an honest mistake.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

And the exchange of stolen goods?

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Hendrik had vials of something in his pocket, and he looked around the room furtively before making an exchange with Rolf. Rolf opened a small box, and I saw something sparkly. Like stolen gems!

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Hendrik was exchanging honey from his bee skep for a ring. Rolf is a jeweler. And elves barter for everything.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

So I gather.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Are you going to tell me what happened when you confronted Hendrik?

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Ugh! It was so embarrassing. I burst into his cottage and started taking pictures and peppering him with questions about his suspicious activity, and…um…

REPLY FROM SVEN:

And…

REPLY FROM ANDI:

And he was proposing to his girlfriend! He’d exchanged the eggnog for a bottle from Kurt’s champagne collection. And he was offering Gertrud a sack of glittering magik pebbles and a diamond engagement ring. And…I wanted to crawl under the Christmas tree and die. EMBARRASSING!

REPLY FROM SVEN:

So, maybe you overreacted a bit.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Yeah, maybe.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

Hendrik wasn’t mad. He said you made their engagement evening “unforgettable.”

REPLY FROM ANDI:

He and Gertrud sent me home with gingerbread cookies, eggnog, and some magik pebbles. Cripes.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

I think you need a new project.

REPLY FROM ANDI:

I already started one. I’m writing about the history of eggnog for the ELFIN HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER. If you hurry home, you can help me with the taste test.

REPLY FROM SVEN:

On my way. Love you, Pit Bull!

REPLY FROM ANDI:

Love you, Shaggy Lion! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

THE END

For a fun holiday shot, try the LAYERED CHRISTMAS SHOOTER. Link here at the Food Network!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Love, Penny

Thank you for this Penny :D

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And a note from me, today we celebrate Xmas here so I am taking the chance to wish everyone a 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Now on to food, too much candy and pressies

(The "santa" I believed in as a kid...they might still be out there! ;)

Sweet Adventure - Penny Watson

Sven Klaus, Chief Toy Designer for Klaus Enterprises, will protect his family at any cost. He's prepared to battle the most threatening adversaries to do it--frost flowers, snowstorms, Yeti. And beautiful tenacious tabloid journalists.

Andi De Luca's reporting career is built on lies--about corrupt politicians, greedy Hollywood stars, and Bigfoot. Now she's determined to uncover the truth about Klaus Enterprises, and she always gets her story. Even if it means revealing her own secret desires to Santa's son.

After all the lies and deception are exposed, will Andi and Sven survive this North Pole adventure? Or will YETI MAKE THEM DEADY?

Penny Watson presents a 45,000-word holiday fantasy romance, #3 in the Klaus Brothers Series. Includes paranormal phenomena, Christmas spirit, and yes...an abominable snowmonster.

SWEET ADVENTURE can be read as a stand-alone story. 

My thoughts:

I think I have said sweet about them all, but hey, sweet is in the title!!

A sweet novella set before xmas :) There is romance, and a tiny adventure.

But ok the book. Sven is a toy-maker, but he wants to make furniture instead. Andi is a pitbull who has sniffed out a story. Honestly, Sven was adorable and cute. Andi, eh, do you really go from they do not want an interview to they are for certain the mafia who employs kids. She sure has a wild imagination...but, here is the but. She needs to make money for her family. I get that. And she does see the light and fall in love.

The tiny adventure is when they take a trip... ;)

This was really their story, falling in love, the drama thing and then living happily ever after. Nice.

Conclusion:

Oh oh, I really like how it started and ended with emails. So fun to read. 

Kindle Edition, 204 pages
Published October 27th 2014 by Penny Watson
Klaus Brothers #3
Holiday pnr romance
Review

Come back tomorrow when Penny is here with a special epilogue! And a giveaway :)

But if you can't wait until tomorrow, then there is a bundle of all books on Amazon for 99 cents :)

Sweet Inspiration / Sweet Magik - Penny Watson

What if the legend of Santa Claus is in fact, true? What if Santa has five big strapping sons who help him run his empire? Five single, sexy sons looking for romance...

Nicholas Klaus is a master pastry chef, a strict disciplinarian, and the eldest son of the legendary Santa Claus. One look at café owner Lucy Brewster sends him into an unexpected tailspin of lusty desires. When Lucy is injured, Nicholas makes a decision that catapults both of their lives into turmoil ....

Lucy Brewster, the free-spirited proprietor of Sweet Inspiration, has a flair for concocting sugary confections but no time for adventure. She gets more than she bargained for when she awakens in the North Pole...rambunctious elves, a fitness-obsessed Santa, and the man of her dreams. Does she have what it takes to become the next Mrs. Klaus? 

My thoughts:

A sweet novella :) About Santa's son!

Nicholas Klaus is a good chef. His love for it takes him to a cafe' where the owner's cookies enchant him. And she enchants him too. Yes they do fall at once, but hey it works. Nicholas is strict and well...a bit German ;) *cough*. Hey, he just wants discipline in his kitchen. I like order too.

Lucy bakes the best cookies and has the hots for a certain costumer. She is his opposite, bakes without measuring (the horror). But they fit each other and makes each other better.

And then they start to fall for each other and goes to the North Pole. I did wonder about the whole Santa thing and was all..really? But I then got an explanation about who and how Santa came to be, and it worked. I liked the explanation.

Did I say it was sweet? And made me want cookies? Oh yes, mmm cookies. 

Conclusion:

Sweet (I said it again), a fun book to read before Christmas. 

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Kindle Edition, Second Edition, 164 pages
Published September 22nd 2012 by Penny Watson
Klaus Brothers #1
Holiday fantasy romance
Own

Oskar Klaus' job is killing him. Not even his favorite hobbies (extreme snowboarding and browsing old bookstores) are enough to snap him out of his funk. It's not easy living in the shadow of four successful older brothers and a father named Santa. Little does he know that a kiss on New Year's Eve is about to turn his life upside-down.

Kiana Grant's Manhattan life is a world away from her childhood in Oahu. She traded sunsets and surfing for a respectable career in library science, but Oskar Klaus is a temptation that's hard to resist. Before she knows it, she's in the midst of an outrageous adventure in the North Pole, dealing with mischievous elves, wicked demons, and a devastating attraction to Santa's youngest son.

There's just one problem...a bitter elf hell-bent on revenge threatens the future of everyone in the North Pole, even Santa himself... 

My thoughts:

A sweet story set around New Year. If there only was snow outside then I'd totally be in the xmas zone ;) (edit: snow now, yay).

Oscar ...oh well he has green hair, tats, a Seuss hat and loves to snowboard. And super models drool after him. 

Kiana hides herself behind ugly glasses and clothes. She does not want a bad boy who is after a super model, and she does have a hard time looking past his exterior. Cos in reality he is a really sweet guy!

Oscar is of course doing the chasing , and she will fall, and they will live happily ever after.

But before that, trouble is brewing in Glassdorf and I liked the other side shown. Just cos they are elves, does not mean they are all nice.

Conclusion:

Sweet, fun, read it with some cookies beside you ;)

Kindle Edition, 304 pages
Published November 18th 2013 by Penny Watson
Klaus Brothers #2
Paranormal romance
Review

3 Reviews in 1: Rebekah Turner, Jill Myles, Penny Watson

Lora Blackgoat, smuggler and mercenary, has been lying low after a job gone bad made her a laughing stock in the industry. When a childhood friend turns to her for help, Lora leaps to restore her reputation and starts hunting a killer who is stalking the gas-lit streets.

She never expects that her path will lead her to the Order of Guides, a sadistic militant religious organisation - or to Roman, a deadly and dangerously attractive half-angel warrior who also hunts the killer.

When Lora discovers that the killer has broken fundamental laws of magic to enter the city, she also uncovers a conspiracy that leads back into her own dark past.

My thoughts:

I am going to try for really short, I know I say that sometimes, but, ok really short:

1.) Reasons you chose this book

The cover looks kick-ass, and it was free.

2.) Reasons you liked or disliked this book

It was a pretty cool world, even if the world was never really explained. So I guess some sort of other dimension to our world and there were humans and otherkin...yes I would have liked to know more about the world. Anyway, cool heroine, a hunt for a killer and a good premise.

But maybe it was because I read it over a month, I was never really hooked. Still good.

3.) Reasons you are recommending this book

If you like UF in another world.

Cover

I'd like a head still cool

ebook, 331 pages
Published November 14th 2012 by Escape Publishing (first published November 13th 2012)
Chronicles from the Applecross #1
Urban fantasy with other genres in there
Own

When a car accident takes Leah Sunderland's life, she finds herself in dire need of divine assistance. Her fairy godmother comes to the rescue, but her help comes with conditions. As a fairy godmother, the only assistance she can offer deals with (you guessed it) fairy tales. To win a second chance at life, Leah must play out the tale of The Little Mermaid.

Armed with a mermaid tail and nothing else (not even a voice!), she has one month to make a nobleman fall in love with her, or else she'll die permanently. But the nobleman she must seduce is a hard, fierce warlord who thinks she's a spy and the mistress of his enemy.

Can she win him over before the thirty days are up? Or is she in danger of losing her heart as well as her life?

My thoughts:

A fun sexy novella,

Characters:

Leah, goes from our time to Medieval times, and becomes half mermaid thanks to a spell. Poor girl can't speak either when out of water. So that causes some issues.

Royce, honestly creepy at times, sure he is always nice, but the things he says. But then times, the situation, I got it. But...ok anyway I got over it and wanted them together.

A fast romance as if she does not get him to love her she dies. Throw in a an evil lord who wants the castle, the spell that makes her crave the water and some sexy times and this is what you get.

Fun!

Cover

It works for me

Kindle Edition, 174 pages
Published August 28th 2011 by www.jillmyles.com
Once Upon a Time-Travel #3
Time-travel romance
Own

City slicker Ami Jordan was just dumped by her back-stabbing boyfriend, has no job prospects, and can't find a decent cup of coffee in the entire state of Vermont. The last thing she needs is a sexy, bearded lumberjack complicating her life. Even if he’s smart, talented, and has the hottest ass she’s ever seen.

Tree house builder, environmental champion, and Bulldog owner Marcus Anderson has no patience for flatlanders with an attitude. But when landscape designer Ami Jordan shows up at his log cabin, he suddenly develops a hankering for a high-maintenance city gal. Now his house looks like a jungle, his recycling is in disarray, and his libido's on fire. 

He's a lumberjack in love.

My thoughts:

Ok I might just understand the author's beard obsession now ;) She sure makes Marcus sound so hot *wipes away some drool*

Ami and Marcus are both great characters. There is lust, there is playing and I believe that they fall for each other.

A bit of hot monkey sex on the porch.

A bit of humour.

And you have a "lumberjack" and a city slicker falling for each other, but then having to have to decide also what they want. So insert a tiny bit of drama and then this is the cake you get ;)

Oh and the new cover is soooooo much better. I have to show it to you guys.

Cover

Yeah no, but the other one is good

Kindle Edition, 114 pages
Published September 2012 by Penny Watson
http://www.pennywatsonbooks.com/lumberjackinlove.htm
Lumberjack in Love #1
Contemporary romance
Own