It is advent calendar day and I have such a treat for you!

Hello stranger! Long time no see!

I’ve come out of accidental blog hibernation (golly life has been busy) to bring you wonderful, festive news. My favourite author Rebecca Raisin has a new book coming out, not only a new book but a FESTIVE BOOK!!!

Winter at Cedarwood Lodge has been released TODAY and is a combination of Rebecca’s three Cedarwood novellas. Trust me, this is your festive by-the-fire book SORTED.

So, here’s the details…

Winter at Cedarwood Lodge

By Rebecca Raisin

Releasing December 1

HQ Digital

Blurb:

Includes bonus material!

This winter it’s time to fall in love at Cedarwood Lodge…

After years of dreaming, Clio Winters is finally fulfilling her childhood dream of renovating the gorgeous old Cedarwood Lodge in Evergreen and turning it into the perfect destination for celebrations, weddings and extravagant birthday parties. The huge property used to be a bustling holiday camp, now Clio wants to bring it back to its halcyon days – which will be a lot of hard work!

Returning back to the small town of her youth she’s glad to have one of her best friends still around to lean on, Micah who is just as solid as he used to be. But with her own secrets pushing her to run from her glamorous life in New York, she’ll have to tread carefully, especially when the far-too-handsome-for-his-own-good contractor, Kai, shows up on her doorstep…

Sure she’s here in Evergreen to change her life, but there is no way she’s falling in love!

 

Here’s where you can get your hands on it:

Amazon UK | Amazon | Amazon Aus | Google Play | iBooks | Nook | Kobo

What are you waiting for?!

If, somehow, you haven’t read any of Rebecca Raisin’s books yet, there are many, many mentions of her magic on my blog (under the books category) and this is her website.

Cardamom Buns

I’ve been craving a cardamom bun for weeks. I found a gorgeous Swedish cafe on the harbour arm in Margate and on a very rare week day off I decided to celebrate with a bike ride, iced coffee and cardamom bun (with a book of course), safe in the knowledge that the cafe served them. Sadly though, not that day. Since then I have been looking in every bakery and cafe window for cardamom buns but it seems I am in the wrong country (or city, the best cardamom roll I’ve had in my life was from Fabrique bakery , London but I have yet to venture to any Scandinavian countries (since I was a small child)). This story actually goes way back through to my work buddy Edd, and his very lovely Swedish girlfriend; on one of his many visits to Sweden I asked him to find me a Swedish baking book, given the country’s affinity with baked goods and ‘fika’.

Father’s Day Gift Guide

Father’s day isn’t too far away (June 18th) and in order to save Dad from another year of socks and DIY tool shaped chocolate (not that there is anything wrong with either of those but if you are anything like me, dad still has them in the wrapper from last year due to sock saturation). Without further ado (links below collage):

Cover Reveal: The Little Perfume Shop off the Champs-Élysées by Rebecca Raisin

It is finally happening, after what feels like FORVER (but isn’t at all) Rebecca Raisin’s next book is here, the final in the Paris trilogy (and a positive association with the word Paris in light of recent news!). I can’t wait to read it, as always!

Peanut Butter Brownies

O.M.G these brownies are the total bomb. I’ve been meaning to share them with you guys (hi, yep, you AND you, both of you) for ages and ages but my gosh life has been busy. Anyway, the other day (weeks ago!) I asked James what he wanted me to bake and he said “brownies….with peanut butter”. Okay! Challenge accepted! Well, since then I’ve made them twice, taken them into my old work (twice! they were very popular) and eaten my body weight in them (which coincidentally increases every time you eat them).