Fools Gold Cook Book by Susan Mallery

Susan Mallery had created a awesome book with many recipes from the Fool's Gold women and incorporated into a Fool's Gold Cookbook.  There is a love story inbetween the pages of the cookbook which are two chef's who are at odds with each other but realize they are after the same goal in life.  Can Ana Raquel and Greg

Christmas on 4th Street

Christmas on 4th Street ~~ Holiday Happiness

Susan Mallery has created a background for some fun in Christmas on 4th Street with all the excitment of the holiday season.  You see many characters in this story and  your missing out if you have not read the first 12 novels of Fools Gold.  You get to revisit many old as well as new characters who find love and happiness in the Land of Happy Endings.  Noelle's Christmas store is open for business and looking for help ~~ in comes Gabriel Boylan sexy and oh so hot newcommer to Fools Gold. Will Christmas bring happiness to Noelle and Gabriel or anyone else in Fool's Gold?  Tune in to this bubbly holiday special and bring your self a mug of hot chocolate to watch the Holiday parade.

If you buy the book and read it let me know I will send you a bookplate signed by Susan Mallery.  First 3 only due to limited bookplates.

Fool's Gold Cookbook

Susan Mallery has created a cookbook with over 150 recipes from the establishments and women of Fool's Gold. The book is designed in Spring, summer, fall & winger so you can enjoy items in all year long. In between the pages of food designed to make you drool is a love story between Ana Raquel Hopkins and Greg Clary who have been estranged since they met in Fool's Gold many many years ago. Each has an ambition to be the best chef in the world and have competed for that goal for years. Now they are thrown together by Mayor Marsha to come up with a cookbook for Fool's Gold and must work together. Is this challenge going to be met head on or will sparks fly between the two? You get a romantic read along with some yummy dishes like Liz's Spaghetti for the girls, Denise's Hendricks Summer Berry Pie and can't do a book with out Heidi's Arugula, corn and cherry tomato salad. So come back to Fool's Gold and sit a while and stop by Ana Raquel's mobile cart for some yummy dishes or for a romantic evening Greg is offering a sit down meal for you and your loved ones.

Spinach and Nectarine Salad  

with Pecans and Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

Tired of the same old tossed green salad? 

Wake up your taste buds with this fun flavor combination.

Serves 4 –6

• 6 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons shallots, chopped
• 2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• Salt and black pepper
• 2 ripe nectarines
• 6 ounces baby spinach
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans

       TIP: Make this salad in summer, when nectarines are ripest.

1. In a large heavy skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; crumble. Drain off 3 tablespoons of the drippings into a small bowl. Add shallots, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper; whisk until blended. (Discard remaining drippings.)
2. Over a large serving bowl, cut nectarines into 1-inch chunks. Spoon out about 1 tablespoon of juice released from slicing; whisk into bacon dressing. In the same large bowl, toss nectarines (and any remaining juice) with spinach and pecans. Pour dressing over salad. Add bacon; toss to combine.

I have made this salad and I used peaches instead of Nectarines they are softer in TEXAS most of the spring and summer. I also used toasted pecans with honey and they made the salad a tiny bit sweet with the tangy vinegar. Its a wonderful salad and you can also eat it as a meal instead of just a side salad its that yummy. There are many easy salads and meals in the cookbook and also I found that I had most of the items in my spice cabinet. The best part of cooking is you can add your own designer touch to make it just yours if your looking for a small twist on your meal.

Happy Cooking to one and all ~~

Three Little Words by Susan Mallery

Welcome back to Fool's Gold with Ford Hendricks and Isabel's story.  They met many years ago as teenagers.  Ford was  going to marry Isabels sister and a small mistake of cheating had Ford running from Fool's Gold and never coming back.  Now hes back to create a CDS with many seal friends.  Each has a way of life and they don"t include normal life. Isabel is back in Fool's Gold to vamp up her parents wedding story called Paper Moon Wedding Dresses.  She wants to get the business built back up and re-decorated and move on to New York in a huge business adventures with her friend.  She finds out Ford is back in Fool's Gold and they avoid each other till her parents rent him the upper apartment above her home.  She finds out and finally has to face Ford and tell him he is the owner on the bottom floor.  Attractions spark and they are good friends who talk about the old times.  Isabel kept him sane when he was out in the field when bad things happen.  She had sent him tons of letter about her life and it kept him grounded  to what a normal life was.  

Denise Hendricks wants her children married and staying in Fool's Gold and goes to some extreme ways to accomplish this.  Ford talks Isabel into being his fake girlfriend for his sake and so his mom will stop his match making.  She reluctantly agrees and they soon realize ther is more to this fake dating than they first thought.  The first "trial" kiss sparks an interest in them both and they try to fight the attraction until fate comes in and makes them realize that they must rethink the fake dating.  Will Fool's Gold have a winning record with love matches?

Kent Hendricks finds love as well with Consuelo and his son loves the insturctor training him at CDS.    Consuelo has secrets and wants to keep them well hidden. Kent finds Consuelo beautiful and intriging and wondering what she sees in him as he is only a "math" teacher and a very sexy math teacher. Its a secondary story that will have you cheering Conselo on the first minuet and crying the next.  You will laugh and feel great desire on Kent's part.  Tune into Three Little Words for the Hendricks boys search for love and normal again.

Two of a Kind by Susan Mallery

Susan Mallery has welcomed us back to Fool's Gold in the 12 book of the series.  In comes Gideon and Felicia who are two very different people.  Felicia is a young woman smarter than all of her peers and wants to be normal and fit in to society and joins Fools Gold to find that perfect place to life.  Gideon has been to hell and back as a seal, he was captured, tortured with a couple of friends who did not make it.  He came back to Fools Gold to find a quiet life and heal from long ago wounds.  As Felicia is sitting in Jo's bar listening to the radio with friends she hears a voice that has long been forgotten.  She asks her friends who it is and they tell her its Gideon like he is just a sultry night voice, who they all love to hear.  Felicia has problems and she needs to talk to someone who understands her.  She drives out to Gideons home and waits for him to arrive.  They talk for a while she offeres herself to him for "sex" and the rest is a very rocky road to love.  You get to see Mayor Marsha work her magic as well as a bit about Morgan the book store owner.  Charlie and Clay have a huge surprise for you that will have you laughing and crying.  This beloved story in Fools Gold has you laughing, crying and wanting to thump someonne and by that I mean a MAN..

Fool's Gold Cheerleader Charity Drive

From Books to Real Life: Fool’s Gold Cheerleader Charity Drive

Fool’s Gold may be a fictional setting, but 24 real life Susan Mallery fans are taking the town’s generous spirit beyond the pages of books this summer. By telling readers about the romance novels Just One Kiss, Two of a Kind, and Three Little Words, the “Fool’s Gold Cheerleaders” will win prizes for themselves and at the same time, raise money for their favorite charities.

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Author Susan Mallery in her cheerleading "uniform."

The Cheerleaders have collectively pledged $2,220 to the charities that mean the most to them, and Mallery has pledged an additional $5,000.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 15, 2013

Fool’s Gold, California may be a fictional setting, but 24 real life Susan Mallery fans are taking the town’s generous spirit beyond the pages of books this summer. By telling readers about the romance novels Just One Kiss, Two of a Kind, and Three Little Words, the “Fool’s Gold Cheerleaders” will win prizes for themselves and at the same time, raise money for their favorite charities. The Cheerleaders have collectively pledged $2,220 to the charities that mean the most to them, and Mallery has pledged an additional $5,000, which will be prorated according to the number of points each Cheerleader earns.

The Cheerleaders earn points for talking to people about Susan Mallery’s books, for handing out excerpt booklets, for placing bookmarks into copies of Just One Kiss, Two of a Kind, and Three Little Words, and other street team marketing activities. At predetermined points levels, the Cheerleaders win Fool’s Gold themed prizes from the author. Some of the Cheerleaders have been on the squad for three years now, since its inception.

The 2013 Fool’s Gold Cheerleader Charity Drive was inspired by Cheerleader Beccie W. of Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Beccie told the group that if she reached her own personal points goal, she was going to make a donation to St. Jude’s Hospital in the name of a special little girl she knew. Mallery loved the idea and wanted to support Beccie’s generosity and to extend the offer to any other Cheerleaders with charities near to their hearts.

Cheerleader, Location, and Charity
Alisha W. – Bentonville, AR – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, MD
Allyson B. – Roxboro, NC – Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, New York, NY
Angela M – Evans, GA – American Diabetes Association, Atlanta, GA
Beccie W. – Wynnewood, OK – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Brenda R. – Tulsa, OK and
Suzie Q. – Maurice, LA – National MS Society, Denver, CO
Charlotte S. – San Antonio, TX and
JoAnne W. – Trumbull, CT – American Heart Association, Dallas, TX
Darla P. – Crown Point, IN – Humane Society of Hobart, IN
Deb O. – Hollywood, FL – American Red Cross, Washington, DC
Dee M. – Kansas City, MO – Friends of the Parkville Animal Shelter, Parkville, MO
Denise R. – Carlsbad, CA – Love on a Leash (LOAL) North San Diego Chapter, Encinitas, CA
Emily C. – Alexandria, VA – Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society, Arlington, VA
Jayme M. – Berea, KY – 4p-Support Group, Sunbury, OH
Jeanette B. – Killeen, TX – USO Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX
Judie B. – Sarasota, FL – The Life Raft Group, Wayne, NJ
Lesley L. – Mechanicsville, VA – Ronald McDonald House Charities, Charlottesville, VA
Maria S. – Mechanicsburg, VA – American Conservation Association, Washington, DC
Michele R – Myrtle Beach, SC – Alzheimer’s Association, to benefit the Greensboro, NC chapter
Shannon H – Pickerington, OH – March of Dimes, Westerville, OH
Stef M. – Perkasie, PA – A Woman’s Place, Doylestown, PA
Suzette R. – Bismarck, ND – Boys Town, Boys Town, NE
Tanya C. – Voorheesville, NY – Mowhawk Hudson Humane Society, Menands, NY
Wendy K. – Macclesfield, NC – Victory Junction Gang, Randleman, NC

For more information on the Fool’s Gold Cheerleaders, visit http://www.foolsgoldca.com.

About Susan Mallery:

With more than 25 million books sold worldwide, New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery is known for creating characters who feel as real as the folks next door, and for putting them into emotional, often funny situations readers recognize from their own lives. Susan’s books have made Booklist’s Top 10 Romances list in four out of five consecutive years. RT Book Reviews says, “When it comes to heartfelt contemporary romance, Mallery is in a class by herself.” With her popular, ongoing Fool’s Gold series, Susan has reached new heights on the bestsellers lists and has won the hearts of countless new fans.

Susan grew up in southern California, moved so many times that her friends stopped writing her address in pen, and now has settled in Seattle with her husband and the most delightfully spoiled little dog who ever lived. Visit 

Just One Kiss by Susan Mallery

Susan Mallery has done it again with her Fool's Gold Series in Just One Kiss.  Justice Garret has a plan to be in the beloved town of Fool's Gold and start  business with two fellow hero's.  His life has been solitary and he plans to keep it that way ~~ In comes Patience McGraw his one time lovable friend who knew nothing of his life before Fool's Gold.  Does he need to share that he was in a witness protection program with her in order for her to understand why he left all those years ago?  Why should he hes not interested in nothing but friendship therefore he can look at her from a distance and remember the good times.

Patience McGraw works in a tiny beauty shop by day and dreams of her long time plan of being a business owner of her own coffee shop.  She has a past with men who has left her a little shaken and off men.  Her daughter and mother all live in the home she grew up in and share in her life long dream.  Patience has a full life with a daughter growing up in a school where girls are gushing over daddy's, and her mother is dealing with MS in an extraordinary way.

When the door bell rings and Patience looks up at the man who has walked in and said "Hello Patience" she is puzzled by who he is.  Her brain is saying no it can't be, but realizes its Justice her boyhood crush and hes here in front of her no longer a boy but a vibrant, good looking buff man.  She doesn't think before she reacts and throws herself at him hugging him thinking OMG so much time and hes here in Fool"s Gold.  After realizing what she is doing she steps back and looks at him realizing he has changed hes no longer the young boy hes a man.  With Justice and Patience having a plan for the future of a bodyguard business and her coffee shop can they make sparks fly and mocha's together? Do they dare give up their dreams for each other?  Do they ever share that Just One Kiss?

Check out the JUST ONE KISS video!

Enter the JUST ONE KISS blog tour contest once a day every day from May 28 through June 9 for a chance to win a $25 Amazon or BN.com gift card! And because this blog was set up by Fool’s Gold Cheerleader Brenda Rumsey, if you win, she’ll win a gift card, too!