30 Days of Decadence: Holiday Magic

30 Days of Decadence: Holiday Magic: by Kathleen Ann Gallagher One of the things I look forward to during the Holidays is the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring The ...

Romancing the Book: Interview & Contest: Kathleen Gallagher

Romancing the Book: Interview & Contest: Kathleen Gallagher

SAVE A TURKEY: GOBBLE A BOOK BLOG HOP TOUR (NOV 14-21)

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3) THIS TOUR STARTS: Monday, November 14, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
    THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday, November 21, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
    Winners will be drawn and posted November 22nd! ***

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Traditions are a part of the Holiday season. While I put the finishing touches on the menu, my family watches the parade on television.  On Thanksgiving, our tradition is to have a feast consisting of a turkey, homemade stuffing, sweet potatoes with pecans, cinnamon and marshmallows, cranberry relish, green beans with tomatoes and bacon bits, and of course, pumpkin custard pie. Throw in the whipped cream and the meal is complete. When we're finished, I clean up and everyone else sits around and enjoys the football games on TV. 

I have an idea for a new tradition.  This year after dinner, we can put our names on tiny scraps of paper and draw two of them. One person will be on clean up duty and the other will be assigned to Tupperware duty. The assistant will have to pack up the food and put the leftovers away. This way I'll have time to buy myself a book on my I pad, grab a cup of creme brulee coffee, light a scented candle, and become lost in the story.

Join me in the start of a new tradition to gobble up a book after the holiday meal. Try a new genre and maybe a new author. It could be the start of a wonderful and exciting holiday tradition.

Madeline Young my heroine from my debut novel, Echoes at Dawn, is a chef.  She has a favorite recipe for an ice box pie. It's a simple treat.  She uses a box chocolate pudding, bananas, graham crackers and whipped topping. The layers begin with the pudding and ends with bananas and whipped cream.  Next, she refrigerates it for a couple of hours. Her family loves it. 

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The strangely intertwined lives of a widowed woman, and a charismatic bachelor come together in order to show that in life, there are no coincidences… only destiny.

Waterfront restaurant chef Madeline Young adores her job. If only her love and family's lives were as successful as her career. With a teenage son, who spends time in the emergency room for alcohol poisoning and a dementia-plagued mother, Madeline doesn't know how much more she could handle. Then her mother enlists the help of her deceased twin sister, Mary, to guide Madeline to find happiness. An early dawn visit from the spirit directs Madeline to volunteer at the local hospitals center for addiction recovery, where she comes alive for the first time in many years under the attention of Nat Griffin.

Nathaniel Griffin, a part-time counselor and contractor, fascinates his clients with his lectures. In keeping with his philosophy of professionalism, Nat prefers to keep his personal life private. When attraction tests his beliefs, Nat must confront his marred past. Is he willing to face his demons or take the easier path and remain isolated?

Can unworldly ghosts save this couple from their own self-destructive behavior? Will they be able to accept change and move forward, or allow secrets to stand in the way?

What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition? 

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FIRST PRIZE: A PRINT COPY OF ECHOES AT DAWN. 

SECOND PRIZE: SMALL TUMBLER YANKEE CANDLE: CHERRIES ON SNOW SCENT

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