Well, here’s one of my favorite sexy chefs—Curtis Stone. I could watch him make pasta all day…if you know what I mean. :cuffs

What should we bake today in preparation of the release of HER LITTLE SECRET, HIS HIDDEN HEIR?

How about some Sad Cake!

Now, despite its name, today’s recipe is not meant to depress anyone.  We only call it “sad” because it rises fairly high while baking, then caves in as it cools.  So come in off the ledge, put away those razor blades, & hand over the bottle of pills.  (If they’re the little purple ones, I could really use a few; my prescription ran out days ago. :tongue )

SAD CAKE

Ingredients:

2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
2 cups Bisquick
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup shredded coconut

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Grease and flour a 9” X 13”pan.
In medium bowl, stir together sugar, eggs, and oil.
Add Bisquick. Mix well.
Stir in vanilla, pecans, and coconut.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

Enjoy!

And remember, the release of HER LITTLE SECRET, HIS HIDDEN HEIR is less than a month away now…another reason not to be sad! :chick

If you’d like to collect even more great recipes, or maybe share a few of your own, be sure to sign up for my HappyBookers YahooGroup. We’re doing a bit of a recipe swap over there, as well, to celebrate the yummy bakery angle of HER LITTLE SECRET, HIS HIDDEN HEIR. :flip

Word of the Week:  buysexual — Someone who gets turned on by, or derives sexual pleasure from, shopping or being taken shopping.

Thanks to RTBookReviews, I’ve got a fabulous new review to share for HER LITTLE SECRET, HIS HIDDEN HEIR.

Reviewer Pat Cooper gives HIDDEN HEIR 4 1/2 stars & says, “Betts has a way with family dramas, and this steamily sexy romance plays all the angles of misunderstanding, misdirection, and consuming passion.”

Yay!  I really do love Marc & Vanessa’s story, so I’m delighted to hear someone—even only one someone so far *g*—does, too!

As a reminder, HER LITTLE SECRET, HIS HIDDEN HEIR will be available June 7th…or maybe even a little before. :howyoudoin

Here’s the gorgeous cover so you know what to look for:

And here’s the back cover blurb so you know what the story is about:

Face-to-face with his ex-wife again, millionaire Marcus Keller received more than a jolt of deep attraction. He discovered he was a daddy. Vanessa had been pregnant when they divorced, bore him a son and kept it a secret. It was a betrayal he couldn’t forgive.

There was no way he would walk away from his child…his heir. The businessman would do his best to be civil to the lovely bakery owner, who was one tough cookie in her own right. But would it only be business between them, or would Marcus indulge his own secret agenda to make this woman his again…once and for all?

You can also pre-order so the book is delivered to your doorstep the same day everyone else has to start running around looking for it in stores.

Amazon.com :: Kindle Edition

Barnes & Noble.com :: NOOK Edition (not yet available, but coming soon!)

eHarlequin :: Harlequin eBook

The Book Despository (free shipping worldwide)

Only four more weeks of waiting!!! :getdown