Holiday Event: Author Juliana Stone (Guest Post/Giveaway)

Woot! Welcome back to our Holiday Event! I hope you all are enjoying all these delicious recipes and books! Today I would like to give a very warm welcome (Because baby, it's cold in Canada!) to one of my favorite people and authors, Juliana Stone! 

Merry Christmas everyone.  I'm so happy to be here celebrating with you all.  I've got my bottle of wine on tap for later today, but to help you all with some Christmas cheer, here's a lovely recipe I stole from my Mom. It's amazing. It's chocolate. It's decadent and you know what?  THERE ISN'T ONE CALORIE IN THE DAMN THING!  Seriously.  For realz.  Well, maybe in my mind anyway!  

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and in light of recent events, I hope it's safe, warm, full of love with as many hugs and kisses as you all need!


Fudgy Brownie Trifle


1 package Betty Crocker fudge brownie mix.
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tablespoon instant coffee crystals (dry)
1 package (4 - serving size) chocolate fudge instant pudding mix
2 cups of cold milk
1 container (8 oz frozen whipped topping ,thawed.)
1 bag (10 oz.) toffee bits.

Heat oven to 350, grease bottom only of pan with shortening or spray
bottom with cooking spray. 
In a medium bowl, stir brownie mix, water, oil and eggs until well blended.
Stir coffee crystals into batter. 
Spread in pan.
Bake 28 to 30 min, or until toothpick comes out clean. 
Cool completely for about 1 hr.

Cut brownies into 1 inch squares. 
In bottom of 3- quart glass bowl make pudding mix as directed on package using milk.
Pour half of the pudding mix over brownies in bowl.
Top with half each of toffee bits & cool whip.
Repeat with remaining brownies, pudding , toffee bits, whip topping.
Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hrs before serving.
Makes about 20 servings.

FOUR STARS and Romantic Times says, “This exciting, riveting tale draws the reader in with its dark, edgy feel.”

With darkness all around him, The League of Guardians is his only means of redemption…
Azaiel, the fallen, has been given a second chance to atone for the sins of his past. With demons gathering and threatening the league, he must find out if their circle has been breached. What he doesn’t foresee is a woman—a fierce warrior—who will turn his world upside down and awaken his tortured soul.
Rowan James is a powerful witch out to avenge the death of her beloved grandmother, but she needs an ally. Will she be able to trust a man with secrets as dark as the sorrow in his eyes? Loving Rowan means risking salvation and yet Azaiel cannot ignore the hunger burning hot between them—his one last chance at happiness. With danger all around them, will these two desperate souls finally find love in each other? Or be forever damned…

Molly O’Keefe, author of Can’t Buy Me Love, says, “Everything I love in a book: A hot and tender romance and a bad-boy hero to die for!”

Sometimes the best place to find love is right back where you started…
Falling asleep in a different bed every night has made it easy for Cain Black to forget his past. It’s been ten years since he packed his guitar and left Crystal Lake to chase his dreams. Now tragedy has forced him home again. And though Cain relishes the freedom of the road, one stolen moment with Maggie O’Rourke makes him wonder if he’s missing out on something bigger than fame.
For Maggie—single mother and newly settled in Crystal Lake—love is a luxury she just can’t afford. Sure, she appreciates the tall, dark and handsome looks of prodigal son Cain Black. But how long can she expect the notorious hellion to stay?
The last thing either of them wants is something complicated. But sometimes love has its own plans.

Juliana Stone’s love of the written word and 80s rock, have inspired her in more ways than one. She writes dark paranormal romance as well as Contemporary Romance and spends her days navigating a busy life that includes, a husband, kids, a dog and a cat.

http://julianastone.com/

~*GIVEAWAY*~

Juliana is giving away a signed ARC of The Summer He Came Home and a signed copy of King of the Damned to two readers! (US and Canada only please.) To enter, please leave a meaningful question or comment on this post for Juliana and then fill out the Rafflecopter below. Additional entries are available but not required. Good luck!

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