If I were a gulf shrimp, I’d want to wind up in Donald Link‘s kitchen. The mouth-watering Southern recipes he shares in Down South: Bourbon, Pork, Gulf Shrimp & Second Helpings of Everything are just too enticing. The photographs by Chris Granger are gorgeous. But it’s recipes like his Blue Crab Beignets that make me wish I could click my heals to New Orleans to visit one of his restaurants. But they’re not impossible to replicate at home – that’s truly the magic that Link and his collaborator Paula Disbrowe have achieved in this cookbook.

Yes, I loaded the …

Tante Lulu is back and with St. Jude’s help is looking to do some more matchmaking – Cajun style. Who’s the lucky girl and guy? If you’re a Sandra Hill fan like I am, you’ve been waiting for the lightning bolt of love to hit Justin “Cage” LeBlanc for a very long time. Yes, the lothario of the Navy SEAL team may finally be experiencing true love. (Yes, he’s the SEAL that’s probably had the most notches on his belt – not from kills, but from bed time wrestling.)

Who’s the girl who’s won his heart? Well, perhaps it’s not …

I won’t say I’ve been counting the days for the release of Mimi Jean Pamfiloff’s ACCIDENTALLY … OVER? because that might mean I was looking forward to the final book in her Accidentally Yours series.

However, I was really looking forward to Máax’s story. Yes, I really dig the idea of an invisible Mayan god of truth. I. Do. Especially when he’s seven feet tall and built. Proportional in all things. Really.

If you’re not familiar with this series, it’s about Mayan gods, vampires, and assorted otherworldly beings who tend to stave off wars and famines and help out humanity …

Don’t be surprised to hear that I’m moving to Maine. Once again Donna Kauffman has written a siren song about a small coastal Maine town that has me jonesing not just for a vacation, but a life-changing move.

If you’re looking to lose yourself in a romance for a few hours, pick up the third book in Donna Kauffman’s The Bachelors of Blueberry Cove series, Sandpiper Island. The only problem with this book is that after the last page is turned, I don’t want to leave Blueberry Cove. I. Don’t. My one wish is that Sea Glass Sunrise, …

Mimi Jean Pamfiloff is swinging by the blog today to help celebrate the release of her fifth – and final – Accidentally Yours title, Accidentally … Over?

OMG I can’t believe this is the final title in the fun and fantabulous paranormal series that has more hot gods and vampires than any girl could dream of. If you haven’t read it yet, this is the perfect time as you’ll be able to read all the titles – without having to wait for publication dates. Happy dance!!! If, like me, you’ve been reading these from the beginning, today’s a bit bittersweet. …