Karen’s Killer Fixin’s **AUTHOR SPECIAL** with DANA MARTON!
Welcome to my Friday bonus feature called Karen’s Killer Fixin’s **Author Special**!! Today, in lieu of one of my own recipes, I’m going to introduce you to a new author who will share one of her favorite recipes. Not only will you and I occasionally learn how to make something new and delicious, but we’ll get a chance to check out some wonderful authors. Introducing author, DANA MARTON, and her favorite recipe for SURPRISE SHRIMP SPREAD!
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SILENT THREAT & THREAT OF DANGER
Mission Recovery Book 1 & 2
BY DANA MARTON
Blurb
*Please note that these are standalone novels in a 2 book series – no cliffhangers!
SILENT THREAT (2019 Daphne du Maurier Overall Winner):
A former Navy SEAL, Cole Makani Hunter has returned home from a disastrous black ops mission without his best friend, his hearing, or the use of his right arm. So when his ex–commanding officer assigns him to an undercover mission at a rehab center for vets to discover who leaked sensitive military information to an enemy, he’d rather be anywhere but there. Almost immediately, Cole finds himself at odds with Annie Murray—a peace-loving ecotherapist whose dream is to open an animal sanctuary out of her home. While the two seemingly have nothing in common, their spirited arguments soon fuel a passion for each other.
But just as things begin to heat up between therapist and patient, dangerous complications arise. So does the past—and a shocking revelation that puts Cole and everything he now holds dear in the path of a murderous traitor.
THREAT OF DANGER:
Jess Taylor and Derek Daley were in the throes of first love in a small Vermont town when they were kidnapped by a serial killer. They escaped his clutches—but not the trauma of the unsolved crime. With their lives changed forever and their romance cut short, they went their separate ways to exorcise their fears.
Jess is living on the edge as Hollywood’s hottest stuntwoman. It’s no longer terror thrumming through her veins. It’s adrenaline. Derek is a former Navy SEAL spinning his ordeals into heart-pounding bestselling thrillers. But when Jess is called home on a family emergency, she must face the past—and face the man she left behind, who is just as haunted and, like her, still so much in love.
Now, as an old flame reignites, Jess and Derek are taking advantage of second chances and putting their bad memories behind them. But here, in the quiet town of Taylorville, a killer is getting a second chance as well.
SILENT THREAT
Mission Recovery Book 1
BY DANA MARTON
For a little taste of the book, here is a short excerpt from when Cole first visit’s Annie’s little animal sanctuary that she runs out of her garage and backyard:
Excerpt
“What’s up with the llamas?” He turned so he could read her lips.
She blinked at him. “People moved and left them behind.”
“What was the worst you ever had?”
“A tarantula that lost a leg.” A delicate shiver ran through her. “I hate spiders.”
“Did you save it?”
A tragic look came over her face. “A goat ate him.”
A strangled laugh escaped him. “What happened to the goat?”
“Adopted.”
“Do you ever turn anything away?”
She rubbed the head of one of the baby skunks with the back of her crooked index finger. “Not anything, not ever.”
That people like her lived in the world scared Cole a little. Too soft-hearted, too easy to take advantage of, too vulnerable. Annie Murray needed a keeper. Not that he was volunteering.
He watched as she slid down into the hay, flat on her back, her head on the folded comforter. The orphaned skunks were all over her instantly, like love-smitten kittens, snuggled into every nook, a different baby tucked against every curve.
She closed her eyes, the picture of peaceful bliss.
Cole stood against a nearly irresistible pull to lie next to her and be part of the magic she was weaving.
He never thought he’d be jealous of a skunk, but he wanted to be tucked against her breast. She had generous breasts to go with her generous mouth. She was murmuring something to her little charges that he didn’t catch, a soft half-smile on her lips.
He wanted to sink into Annie Murray’s earth mother goodness, dissolve in her peace.
She was the most wholesome person he’d ever known.
He was the opposite, too damaged in too many ways. He was deaf, and his right arm might never fully function again. He had nightmares . . .
He wouldn’t wish waking up next to him on his worst enemy.
In his dreams, either he was killing someone, or someone was killing him.
He was a killer. He’d been a damn good sniper before his right arm had been rendered useless. Maybe as punishment for his sins.
He didn’t care about the arm. He didn’t care about his lost hearing. He would gladly give more, give anything, if it brought back Ryan, his spotter, his best friend.
Since Ryan and the others had died, screaming in pain, Cole hadn’t been the same.
So no, he could not have the peace Annie Murray was offering.
USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Dana Marton writes stories you can sink your teeth into, whether it’s heart-pounding romantic suspense or epic fantasy romance. Kirkus Reviews calls her writing “compelling and honest.” RT Book Review Magazine says,” Marton knows what makes a hero…her characters are sure to become reader favorites.” USA Today magazine declared her latest release “must-read romantic suspense.”
Dana is the winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the Readers’ Choice Award, and the RITA Award–the highest industry award for romance. She has written over 50 novels, which have been translated into twenty or so languages, and sold over three million copies world-wide.
After studying business, Dana began her career in the corporate world, but snapped out of that silliness real fast and went back to college to learn about writing at Seton Hill University and then at Harvard University. She finds that life is much more rewarding when you’re following your passion and doing what you were meant to do. If you have a dream, go for it and don’t look back!
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Links to Dana’s website, blog, books, etc.:
SILENT THREAT
Kindle US: http://amzn.to/2wldqMU
Kindle CA: http://amzn.to/2wkWqq0
THREAT OF DANGER
Kindle US: https://amzn.to/2ElZMjj
Kindle CAL https://amzn.to/2qJG9IL
Web site: http://www.danamarton.com
Contact: danamarton@yahoo.com
I hope you enjoy the recipe Dana is sharing today on Karen’s Killer Fixin’s. Happy Eating!
Karen
P.S. We’re at 523 recipes and counting with this posting. Hope you find some recipes you like. If this is your first visit, please check out past blogs for more Killer Fixin’s. In the right-hand column menu, you can even look up past recipes by type. i.e. Desserts, Breads, Beef, Chicken, Soups, Author Specials, etc.
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SURPRISE SHRIMP SPREAD
Surprise Shrimp Spread – (the surprise is how delicious this odd combination turns out to be!)
I’ve been making this dip for almost 30 years and can’t remember where the recipe came from!
1 8 oz. brick cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayo
(I use reduced fat versions for the cream cheese, sour cream and mayo – you’ll never know.)
3 each 4 oz. cans mini shrimp, rinsed and drained
1 cup seafood cocktail sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 finely chopped green bell pepper
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
Mix the cream cheese, sour cream and mayo together.
Spread over a 12″ pizza pan.
Scatter shrimp over the mixture.
Add layers of seafood sauce, mozzarella cheese, peppers, onions and tomatoes.
Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Serve with crackers, chips or raw veggies.
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Special Giveaways: Dana is giving away a $10 Amazon gift card to one lucky reader who comments on her Karen’s Killer Fixin’s blog.
Happy Reading!
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Thanks, Dana, for sharing your story and recipe with us!
Don’t miss the chance to read this book!
Both stories, as well as the recipe, sound absolutely DELICIOUS! Thank you for sharing all with us.
Enjoy! <3
Hi Dana! I would love to read SILENT THREAT & THREAT OF DANGER! They both sound very exciting. Thank you
I’m so glad you liked the excerpt. It’s my favorite book.
Sounds like a good book. I’m gonna have to try out that recipe
Let me know how it turns out. It’s always fun to try new things.
Hope it turns out well. Enjoy!
Not only are the books sounding delicious, the recipe is truly unique…and will be a real treat, too. I’m saving it for my DIL 😃
Thanks, Karen and Dana!
Thank you for the warm welcome!
The books sound wonderful! Thanks for the excerpt too! Since my hubby won’t eat sour cream or cream cheese it’s going to be awhile before I can try the recipe out. Maybe get togethers will be a thing soon.
I miss girlfriend get togethers soooo much!!!
Good morning, Dana, and welcome to Karen’s Killer Fixin’s. Love the premise of both books and can’t wait to read them. They’re both on my Kindle. Thanks for sharing them both with us today. Thanks, too, for sharing this recipe. I cannot wait to try it. Sounds delicious!
Thank you so much for the warm welcome, Karen!!!!! I just copied a dozen recipes off past blog posts. I’ll be experimenting this weekend. 🙂
I’m glad you found some goodies. I love checking out past recipes when I’m looking for something creative. So many wonderful recipes people have shared! Happy cooking!
I highly recommend all of your books. I have been following you for years and am never disappointed. As soon as I learn there is a new Dana Marton book coming, I look to preorder it before I even know what it is about. Silent Threat and Threat of Danger are both wonderful stories and characters that I cared about. Thanks Dana for helping me through some rough times with your great stories and characters.
I have to share the recipe with my sister… she would love it.
I highly recommend any of your books. Silent Threat and Threat of Danger are great stories. I have been following you for years and am never disappointed. I loved the stories and characters in these books. The recipe sounds great, even to me and I am allergic to shellfish.
Book sounds like a great read. would love to read and review in print format. Although you’re a new author to me, I love to try new authors and their books. Book sounds intriguing.
Thanks for recipe. sounds good.
Hope I Win.
Thank you for sharing of this all with us. Both stories, as well as the recipe, sound absolutely wonderful! The stories sound like must read!!
recipe sounds tasty
Thanks for the recipe and enjoyed the excerpt!
Hi, both books sound like good reads and your recipe sounds delicious ! Thank you. Have a Great weekend and stay safe.