With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about eating dishes that won’t heat up the kitchen! What better than a delicious salad? This is super easy and a great cool dish on a hot day. I hope you’ll give it a try. I intend to do just that! I want to thank Jana for sharing the recipe, and one of her books. Be sure and check it out, and follow her on all of her social media. Followers mean so much to authors!!

FOOD

Lentil Salad
This is one of my go-to recipes. I’ve taken it to many pot-luck dinners. Not only is easy to make and nutritious, it’s delicious. My family loves it!

19 oz. can lentils, drained
4 oz. crumbled feta cheese
1 red pepper – finely chopped
2 green onions – sliced
1 clove garlic – crushed
Dressing:
2 T. lemon juice
1 T. olive oil
¼ tsp. dried thyme
¼ tsp. each salt and pepper
Mix the first five ingredients together. In a small bowl, mix dressing ingredients together and then toss with salad. Chill before serving.

FICTION

Child of Mine

Lauren didn’t intend to sleep with her brother-in-law Cole on the day of her husband’s funeral. But now that she is pregnant, she’s not sorry. Cole’s given her a baby, a long-wished-for miracle. He’s been her friend forever, though she never told him or anyone else how unhappy her marriage to his cheating brother was. And she’s afraid to tell the small town that considered her husband a hero that the baby isn’t his.
Cole’s been in love with Lauren since he was sixteen. It kills him that everyone believes the baby is his dead brother’s. All he wants is to claim the baby, and Lauren, as his own. Though she marries him, will Lauren’s heart ever be his?
Lauren must tell the truth or risk losing Cole. Is her newly-discovered love for him greater than her fear of scandal in her hometown?

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FOOLISHNESS

This meme struck a cord with me because it’s so true! There are days I convince myself I have nothing to say. But mostly, I’m just lazy!
Like a lot of writers, I have a love/hate relationship with the act of writing, or at least with writing a first draft. Some days crafting that first draft makes my head want to explode. And then there are other days when I’ll do almost anything to avoid having to write. I’ve been known to clean my oven rather than write. It’s a wonder I ever finish anything!
But I do because, in the end, I love telling stories. And I love getting to The End.