Please welcome paranormal author Shiela Steward as she talks about her new release and shares the recipe for one of her family's favorite sweet treats.
Author Bio:
Raised on a rural farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, Shiela
Stewart relied on her vivid imagination to fill her days. Never did she realize
that her need to tell a story would someday lead to becoming a published
author.
In the fall of two thousand and six, Shiela published her
very first book and she hasn’t stopped since.
When not writing, Shiela spends time with the love of her
life and biggest supporter, William. She enjoys doting on her children and
granddaughter. She has a strong affection for animals which is evident in the
five cats, one dog, plenty of fish and one turtle she owns.
Some of her other passions are home décor, crocheting and
knitting.
Where to find Shiela:
BLURB:
An
outcast by her kind, Trinity Ford has learned to live on her own..not an easy
thing to do when you’re a vampire.
Trinity
was once a fragile girl. Being taken by a powerful vampire prince changed her,
Discovering him in the arms of another
woman changed destiny. Alone, she’s earned fast how to be tough, how to
survive, and how to protect the people of her city from the evil that lurks in
the dark. She was managing just fine, until Basil walked back into her life.
Basil
Hawthorn has been the reigning prince of vampires since banishing his father to
the Realm of Dark Mystics decades earlier, When a perfect dream makes him
realize Trinity is at risk, he decides the only way to save her is to push her away.
Doing so is not easy. Trinity is the only woman he has ever loved, ever will
long and he can’t seem to let her go.
When rumors
arise of a place to raise the king ad blot out the sun, both Trinity and Basil
know they must do everything to stop it. Even if it means working together.
Despite the betrayal and the threat, they find themselves drawn to each other.
Love has no boundaries, especially in the face of danger. But will they be able
to stop the ritual before it's too late?
Or will
the darkness capture them both.
PG 13:
Trinity stood in the shadows and
watched as a group of humans exited a local hangout called Buckeye’s Bar. It
was a known pick-off for her kind. Most of the humans that came and went from
the bar tended to leave through the back entrance which led to the alley. Then bam!
You were vamp food.
People were so stupid. Why did they
think they had their faculties in order when they plied themselves with
alcohol? The brain was sluggish after several drinks and thus impaired their
thought process.
So of course, stupid and drunk,
they stumbled through the alley thinking themselves impervious to harm.
When would they learn?
Considering the past few weeks, it
seemed as though the vampires were out in full force. Okay, so people didn’t
want to believe there could actually be such a thing as a blood sucking half
dead creature taking up residence in their city. But come on, one look in the
newspapers and you had to at least be worried about all the dead bodies being
found lately.
Still, people never believed it
could happen to them. Until they end up dead.
She watched a group of young
girls—and if they were of legal age, she would eat her shoes—stumble from the
bar. They separated and two went off towards the street while the last wandered
drunkenly down the dark alley.
Oh yeah, like this was going to end
well.
“Five, four, three, two, one. Bam!”
She shot her hand out just as a vampire jumped from out of the shadows and
right beside the stupid young girl. Shaking her head, Trinity moved towards the
screaming girl. Idiot.
“I don’t think you want to be doing
that.”
The tall, gangly, greasy haired
vampire jerked and spun around to face Trinity. His teeth were primed for the
kill, his yellow eyes glaring at Trinity as if she were his next meal. The poor
girl in his arms was wailing something awful.
Now you regret going through the
dark alley.
“Yeah, says who?”
Trinity lifted a brow, cocked her
body to one side and rested her hand on her hip. “Jesus, could you have said
anything more lame?
Let the girl go and no one has to
get hurt.” Okay, so that wasn’t completely the truth. He would be more than
hurt when this was over.
He would be dust.
“How ‘bout I keep her and you wait
against the wall until I’m done?” He jerked the girl towards him, yanking her
head back to expose her neck. He was just about to bite down when Trinity
placed a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and his face froze.
“How ‘bout I don’t.” Trinity bared
her fanged teeth to show him she was not going to back off. “Beat it kid.” She
clamped her hand on the vampire's shoulder, her nails digging into his flesh as
she jerked her head at the girl. As she’d suspected, the guy was a wimp.
He released the girl who
immediately ran off screaming.
“Now, you wanna take off, or am I
going to have to mess up that pretty face of yours?” she asked sarcastically as
she glared down at him.
“You couldn’t handle me, bitch.” He
slapped her hand free, then curling his fingers in a fist, threw a punch at her
face.
She was ready and ducked out of the
way. Slicing her hand up, she chopped him in the neck, sending him crumbling on
the ground. “You don’t want to mess with me, jerk,” she advised as she planted
a booted foot on his jugular. The razor blades she had attached to the toe drew
a small amount of dull gray, deoxygenated blood as she pressed it just below
his chin
.
“Go ahead and dust him, he’s
useless.”
Trinity glared over her shoulder at
the man she had once been destined for and felt her heart ache. She couldn’t
stop herself from admiring the beauty of the man before her. His long dark hair
floated in the light breeze sweeping away from a face sculpted of fine bone and
delicate skin. He looked so dark and dangerous in that long, black leather coat
he always wore. One look into his translucent blue eyes turned her heart to
mush.
Then she reminded herself how much
she detested him.
To show she wasn’t a push over,
Trinity pressed her foot harder, the razor blades cutting into the vampire’s
neck. His arms flailed out, trying to yank her foot away from his neck. His
legs kicked wildly, but Trinity had a good ten pounds on
the scrawny vamp. Tilting her toe downward, she sliced deep into his neck,
finally cutting his head off.
In a whoosh he disintegrated into a
pile of dust, his last breaths used to scream his way to death.
She took a deep breath, shook the
remnants of a useless life from her boot then turned. “Basil.”
“Trinity.” They stalked each other
like the predators they were, neither taking their eyes off the other.
“You’re
looking good.”
Her breath always caught in her
throat when she looked into those icy blue eyes of his. Unlike the rest of her
race that had yellow eyes,he had the color of his heritage. He was royal. “So
are you, but you already know that.” She circled him, her eyes never leaving
his. She knew how quick he could be, and she was prepared. “Was he one of yours?”
“Would I have cared if you dusted
him if he was one of mine?” His hand slid to his pocket and he pulled the pack
of cigarettes from his pocket. “How have you been?”
She rolled her shoulders, the itch
still irritating her. “Better now that I left you.” And wasn’t it odd how acrid
a lie could taste?
“I noticed you’ve had your
belongings gathered from our home.”
“Your home,” she corrected, keeping
her distance from him. She knew perfectly well being close to him would have
dire repercussions.
“Have you settled into your apartment,
then?”
He was being so nice, so civil. She
didn’t like it. “Why are you here,
Basil?”
“I might ask the same of you,
Trinity.” He lit the cigarette smoothly and the flame showed a devastatingly
handsome face, with curves and lines and strength.
“I’m protecting the humans,” she
remarked with an edge in her voice. “Always the warrior, my fiery princess.” He
smiled sweetly as he drew long and hard on his cigarette, then smartly blew a
ring of circles in the air. All without taking his eyes from hers.
“Don’t call me that.” She hated
when he called her that. Okay, once upon a time hearing him call her that made
her hot, but that was then.
This was now.
“It’s what you are and always will
be to me.”
Eat more Bars
Every year at Christmas I make a favorite
for my kids and families. If I don’t, I get plenty of complaints and sad faces.
This is a recipe I found in an old cook book, and I decided one year to give it
a try. It was as if I had made heaven in a bar. Everyone loved them. LOL
Now, this doesn’t have to be a holiday
treat. You can make it any time of the year.
What recipe am I talking about? Its Eatmore
Bars. If you have peanut allergies than this isn’t a recipe you’ll want to try.
What you will need is:
2cups brown sugar
2cups corn syrup
3table spoons of cocoa
2cups chocolate chips
4cups chopped peanuts.
Mix the first four ingredients together in
a pot and heat until boiling. Remove from heat and add in chocolate chips. Once
melted, add the nuts. Press into a large
cookie sheet. Let cool before cutting.
There you go. It’s a simple recipe. I hope
you enjoy them.
They sound yummy Shiela and since they have peanut butter in them, they're nutritious, right?
Do you have a question for Shiela? If so, leave a comment.
Thank you stopping by.
Happy Reading and Writing
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