Karen’s Killer Fixin’s with COMPLICATED PAST, Bad Karma Special Ops Book 5 #SecondChance #Military #Romance by Tracy Brody #Recipe ~ Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas

Karen’s Killer Fixin’s **AUTHOR SPECIAL** with TRACY BRODY!!

Welcome to my Friday bonus feature called Karen’s Killer Fixin’s **Author Special**!! Today, instead of one of my recipes, I will 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 also get a chance to check out some fantastic authors. Introducing author TRACY BRODY and her favorite recipe for Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas!

COMPLICATED PAST

Bad Karma Special Ops Book 5
BY TRACY BRODY

Blurb

Danger escalates and passion erupts when a Special Ops soldier and social worker put aside their past to find his kidnapped sister and protect his nephews from drug smugglers.

Serving on the Army’s elite Bad Karma Special Ops team has given Staff Sergeant Lincoln Porter a sense of worth and belonging. He doesn’t dwell on his past, but after getting a frantic message from his half-sister, Linc takes emergency leave. Upon his return to North Carolina, he discovers that his nephew has been placed in the custody of his sister’s social worker.

His sister and her grandmother are missing, and the evidence points to his sister being duped by an individual with ties to a drug smuggling operation. Linc is determined to protect his nephew from entering the foster care system, but, with his team deployed, his only allies are the social worker who rejected him and the local authorities who want to sideline him from their investigation.

If they can save his sister, will they then be able to overcome their complicated pasts to build the future they want but he doesn’t think he deserves?

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COMPLICATED PAST

Bad Karma Special Ops Book 5
BY TRACY BRODY

Excerpt

After Linc disappeared into the main bedroom, Kendra debated with herself before following him. She found him rummaging through a vanity drawer. An empty shoe box and a small black hard-shell case with a combination lock sat on the counter.

“What’s in that case?”

Linc hesitated and pushed the case further from her. “Dev’s personal weapon. It might not be safe to go to my house to get mine since I can’t rule out Tawnya having more than the one accomplice who snatched Regina. I’m not taking any chances with Jalen or you.”

“Either keep it locked up or unloaded with Jalen in the house. Kids his age don’t understand the danger.”

“I know that.”

She shrank back at his tone. “I am not your enemy, Linc.” And it was going to make being together harder if they treated each other like adversaries. “We both want the same thing—Bri home safely and what’s best for Jalen. Maybe we should address the elephant in the room.”

“What’s that?” He put the top on the shoe box and placed it on the highest shelf in the closet.

He was going to act like it hadn’t happened or didn’t mean anything? “That you asked me out, and I had to turn you down.” Or maybe he had an ulterior motive in trying to help Bri back then too.

“That was a long time ago, and whatever. You had your reasons.” He picked up the gun case and started to move past her.

“Whatever?” She didn’t expect him to be mooning over her, but they needed to get along while they were stuck together.

He raised an eyebrow. “I understood the girls in high school not wanting to go out with me when I was a foster kid, but that’s my past. I turned out all right. I thought you’d be the last person to—”

“You think that’s why I turned you down?”

He shrugged.

He had nerve calling her character into question and thinking she’d be that shallow when he knew nothing about her. “That had nothing to do with it. I didn’t even see that in Bri’s file.”

“You’re going to stick to the conflict of interest because I’m your client’s brother, then?”

“It was a conflict of interest.” That should have been reason enough, so she hadn’t explained the entire reason then, but now? Maybe if he understood her family background, it would make this easier. “The women in my family have a bad history when it comes to military men.”

“You said no because I’m in the Army? What? You’re saying you’ve sworn off all military men?”

About Author Tracy Brody…

Tracy Brody began writing spec movie and TV scripts, however, she switched to using her overactive imagination and sense of humor to write romance books. Her heroes all wear camouflage and her heroines aren’t damsels waiting to be saved. She’s published four tastefully-steamy romantic suspense books in the Bad Karma Special Ops series and four sweet-with-some-heat romantic comedies in her Faking It series.

Tracy invokes her sense of humor while volunteering at the USO. You may spot her dancing in the grocery store aisles or talking to herself as she plots books and scenes while walking in her neighborhood, the park, or at the beach.

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Links to Tracy’s website, blog, books, #ad, etc.:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/49MmHQG

You can find Tracy’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Tracy-Brody/e/B083G9NHTL

Tracy enjoys hearing from readers. She’d love for you to connect with her.

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I hope you enjoy the recipe Tracy is sharing today on Karen’s Killer Fixin’s. Happy Eating!

Karen

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 Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas

NOTE FROM TRACY: I first found this on Facebook and here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122145100928102408&set=pb.61553072258544.-2207520000&type=3

My daughter has celiac and can’t have gluten. We love these! Here’s my slightly modified version:

Ingredients:

1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups shredded cooked chicken (I used Costco rotisserie chicken)
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups chicken broth
1 (4 oz) can diced green chiles (I only used half since we don’t do much spice)
8 (6-inch) corn tortillas (You can use flour as well.)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour (for gluten-free flour, you might need to add a little more)
1 tablespoon lime juice
Optional: 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh cilantro as garnish
Optional toppings: diced tomatoes, sliced olives, sliced jalapeños, chopped green onions
Optional: I like to saute diced peppers and onion and add to the chicken to add veggies to the dish.

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
2. Mix half of the cream cheese, chicken, 1 cup cheese, lime juice, and, if using, chili powder and sauteed peppers and onions in a bowl. Season.
3. Heat tortillas between two moist paper towels for easier rolling. Fill tortillas with 2-3 tablespoons of the mixture, roll, and place seam side down in the dish.
4. Melt butter in a saucepan, whisk in flour for 2-3 minutes. Season, add chicken broth, green chiles, and remaining cream cheese. Cook until thickened.
5. Pour the green chili sauce over the enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Optionally, broil for a lightly browned top.
Let rest before serving. Garnish with cilantro and serve. If you have leftovers, they reheat well in the microwave!
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Special Giveaway: It’s almost Christmas! Are you hard to buy for? I am! And I admit it. Gifts aren’t my love language (or my husband’s), so even if your loved ones don’t nail it on the gift-giving, I want you to get what you want. I’m gifting one ebook (winner chooses ebook title) to a lucky reader who comments on my Karen’s Killer Fixin’s blog. Good luck!

And everyone can get a copy of Undercover Angel by signing up to get my newsletter.  https://www.tracybrody.com/newsletter-signup

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Thanks, Tracy, for sharing your book and recipe with us!

Don’t miss the chance to read this book!

17 thoughts on “Karen’s Killer Fixin’s with COMPLICATED PAST, Bad Karma Special Ops Book 5 #SecondChance #Military #Romance by Tracy Brody #Recipe ~ Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas”

  1. Hey, Tracy! Good to see you here!
    Great excerpt, as usual…
    The recipe is going to be a tasty meal…

    Thanks, Tracy,and thanks, Karen, for hosting

  2. Gdod morning Tracy and Karen. Your book sounds and looks very intriguing Tracy, I love the sound of it.Thank you for sharing the excerpt. I will look for it in print as I am not tech savvy at all) Thank you also for sharing your delicious Enchilada recipe. May you all have a Great day and a great weekend.

  3. Welcome to Karen’s Killer Fixin’s, Tracy. Gotta love a good-looking man on a cover! It draws you right in. Can’t wait to read Lincoln’s story. I also can’t wait to try this recipe. It sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing both with us today!

    1. I appreciate your offer to share my book and hope y’all find a yummy new dish to cook. Shemar Moore was my muse for Linc, and I do think that cover model is what I envision.

    1. Julie, I’m glad you enjoyed the excerpt and hope you’ll enjoy Linc’s book and the rest of the Bad Karma team. I made the enchilada’s last night which made my daughter very happy since she’s been working three jobs and is exhausted and loves these. And my 97-year-old mother-in-law loves them and did not like the store-bought ones my sister-in-law tried to feed her last week. 😉

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