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Sunday, November 29, 2015

The Big Bad Wolf’s Naughty Appetites by Belle Scarlett #shifter #romance #recipes http://tinyurl.com/jkuz8gm

Once upon a moonlit night in late October in the Enchanted Forest where cursed beings are consigned until the spells that bind them are broken…

Thus opens the first title of my Enchanted Lovers series, The Woodsman, an adult-style fairy-tale in which the Big Bad Wolf is the winner.

Now available on Amazon ~ #99cents
After he captures Lady Lily Rouge's carriage, Sir Marrok Ulfang, aka the biggest, baddest wolf the Enchanted Forest has ever seen, has only one day to win her heart and claim her first sexual surrender. Even if it means giving the nosey pixies fluttering outside his cottage window an eyeful. 

Otherwise, a wolf shape-shifter he'll stay, damned to remain in the lonely Enchanted Forest forever.

But while he can arouse her virginal body to fever pitch, he quickly learns that his spirited, saucy Lily has a mind and will of her own.

And the daylight is fading fast.

Meanwhile, the one who cursed Marrok lurks in the forest and will fight to keep the couple from leaving together alive.

As with any male, fiery-haired Lily learns the way to a hungry wolf’s heart is through this stomach. And what would a Red Riding Hood tale be without the heroine’s trusty, well-stocked basket of goodies to sustain her on her journey through a magical wood?

Lily returned her attention to the carriage window and scanned the inhospitable night. Nothing moved outside. Now was her chance. 
She took a deep breath and tried to open the carriage door. Fear made her stiff, chilled fingers clumsy as she fumbled with the handle. She needed something to stop her hands from shaking. She glanced around at the stacked pieces of baggage and plucked a flask of wine she spied poking through the opening of a lidded, woven basket that Cook had packed for her journey. 
Undoing the stopper, she tipped a healthy swallow down her throat. Dull warmth spread through her and burned her cheeks. All at once, she could not quite recall why she had been so frightened a moment ago. Tucking her liquid courage back into the food hamper that dangled from her elbow, Lily muttered an unladylike “Merde” and alighted from the carriage. 

With the temperatures growing nippy outside, here’s a recipe for “Lily’s Liquid Courage” ~ otherwise known as Warm Spiced Wine:

Ingredients

6 whole cloves
1 orange, quartered
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup brandy
6 tablespoons sugar
3 cinnamon sticks
2 bottles cabernet sauvignon

Preparation

Press cloves into the peel of quartered orange. 
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. 
Bring to a simmer over medium heat (but do not boil). 
Reduce heat to low, cook 30 minutes. 
Remove orange and cinnamon.
Pour into festive glass mugs.

Garnish with a cinnamon stick and/or orange slices.

Serving size is ½ cup: yields 12 servings

Note: You can make this more boozy if you like ~ it all just depends whether your inner-wolf is feeling naughty or nice.

So now that we're all feeling really relaxed after a nip or two of that howling good drink... 

Here’s another hearty taste of The Woodman (see what I did there?)

All during her trek through the wood, Lily had kept a death grip on the food hamper. It was the only connection to the civilized life she had known mere hours ago. Now, as delayed reaction set in, she unsteadily opened the basket and uncorked the wine bottle for another bracing swig. Then two more gulps. Fresh warmth doused her insides, relaxing her jangled nerves. 
Wiping her mouth with the back of her hand, she glanced out the window. Her wolf promptly curled up in front of the threshold and appeared to sleep. 
For want of anything else to do, Lily turned to survey her surroundings. The fireplace hearth glowed softly with a few dying embers from a cook fire that must have been lit early in the day. A pot with the congealed remnants of a venison stew hung on the spit hook. 

If you’re a carnivore, a piping bowl of the Big Bad Wolf’s Venison Stew with some homemade crusty bread on a cold day will soothe the savage beast.  (On the other hand, if you’re a vegetarian or vegan, look away… Look away now!)


Note: This dish has a lot of ingredients but so worth it and it’s not that labor intensive once you’ve gathered all the goodies together. 

This can be made with shorter cook time in a cast iron Dutch oven, but I love tossing all the ingredients into my slow cooker and letting it have its delicious way with the tender succulent chunks of stew meat and veggies.

This hearty stew is comforting and so satisfying after a day spent playing out of doors in the cold.  You can substitute elk or beef stew meat if you can’t find venison or still think of it as “Bambi’s Mom” (!) as one of my nieces refers to deer meat.

Ingredients

2 cups (1-inch) cubed peeled Yukon gold potatoes (or red)
2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced
1 cup (1-inch) cubed onion
1 cup (1-inch-thick) slices celery
1 cup (1-inch-thick) slices carrot
1/3 cup tomato paste
2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 ounce)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound venison tenderloin, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 cup brown ale (such as Newcastle)
1 (14-ounce) can less-sodium beef broth

Preparation
Layer first 14 ingredients in an electric slow cooker, placing the food that takes the longest to cook on bottom.
Combine flour, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a shallow dish; dredge venison in flour mixture. 
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add venison.
Cook 4 minutes or until browned on all sides, turning frequently.  Work in batches if necessary.
Add venison to slow cooker. 
Pour beer and broth over venison. 
Cover and cook on low 7 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. 
Remove and discard bay leaf.
If you and your wolf pack don’t gobble this all down, you can freeze in airtight containers for up to 3 months. When re-heating just add in a little more water or beer.
Serving size is about 1 1/2 cups; yields 6 servings.


I hope you enjoy these seasonal goodies from Lady Lily’s basket! 

Speaking of treats, treat yourself to The Woodsman today!  The ebook is available now on Amazon ~ see the trailer: 




Here’s the 1st chapter listen from the Audible version is coming in December!:







"...a first rate romantic fairytale - adult style... With keen wit and good humor Ms. Scarlett presents a delectable tale..." 
– Alternative Read 

"...an erotic version of Little Red Riding Hood in which the wolf is the winner." 
– Eye on Romance 

“beautifully written… powerful and exciting.” 
– Review at ParaNormalRomance.org 

“…masterfully written…The love scenes are H.O.T…” 
– Manicreaders.com 

“…set in an interesting world… a fun short read.” 
– Bittenbybooks.com 

“…red hot… sexy and fun…This is one very good read.” 
– Coffeetimeromance.com




Enjoy all your winter feasts!

Happily Ever After, 


(Thanks to CookingLight.com and MyRecipes.com for inspiring the above deliciousness in my cooking hearth and now, hopefully, yours!)


Thursday, November 5, 2015

#Shifter #romance THE WOODSMAN now just #99cents ~ http://tinyurl.com/q8zzmcy


NOW ONLY #99CENTS only #99cents http://tinyurl.com/q8zzmcy

BOOK TRAILER

Once upon a moonlit October night in the Enchanted Forest, where cursed beings are consigned until the spells that bind them are broken…

After he captures Lady Lily Rouge's carriage, Sir Marrok Ulfang, aka The Biggest Baddest Wolf the Enchanted Forest has ever seen, has only one day to win her heart and claim her first sexual surrender, even if it means giving the nosey pixies fluttering outside his cottage window an eyeful.

Otherwise, a wolf shapeshifter he'll stay, damned to remain in the lonely Enchanted Forest forever.

But while he can arouse her virginal body to fever pitch, he quickly learns that his spirited, saucy Lily has a mind and will of her own.

And the daylight is fading fast.

Meanwhile, the one who cursed Marrok lurks in the forest and will fight to keep the couple from leaving together alive.

~ Reviewers love The Woodsman! ~

"...a first rate romantic fairytale - adult style... With keen wit and good humor Ms. Scarlett presents a delectable tale..."
– Alternative Read

"...an erotic version of Little Red Riding Hood in which the wolf is the winner."
– Eye on Romance

“beautifully written… powerful and exciting.”
– Review at ParaNormalRomance.org

“…masterfully written…The love scenes are H.O.T…”
– Manicreaders.com

“…set in an interesting world… a fun short read.”
– Bittenbybooks.com

“…red hot… sexy and fun…This is one very good read.”
– Coffeetimeromance.com

"From the first sentence to the last, The Woodsman is picture perfect. It's filled with voyeuristic pixies, capricious immortals, and an engaging couple who sizzle and spark together like a pair of jumper cables. This engaging rendition of Little Red Riding Hood glitters with romance, humor and sensuality. Myth, magic, and mayhem are combined into a sexy story with its own special brand of enchanting uniqueness."
– Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Coming soon! 
Belle Scarlett narrates all her stories on Audible!



Here's a taste of The Woodsman and
 How the Alien Stole Christmas (in Absolutely Alpha)
Coming in November on Audible


LISTEN FREE TO THE 1ST CHAPTER



LISTEN FREE TO THE 1ST CHAPTER


xo,
Belle

Sunday, November 1, 2015

#DayOfTheDead Special price! The Woodsman by @scarlettwoman1 is only #99cents http://tinyurl.com/q8zzmcy


NOW ONLY #99CENTS only #99cents http://tinyurl.com/q8zzmcy

BOOK TRAILER


Coming soon! 
Belle Scarlett narrates all her stories on Audible!



Here's a taste of The Woodsman and
 How the Alien Stole Christmas (in Absolutely Alpha)
Coming in November on Audible


LISTEN FREE TO THE 1ST CHAPTER



LISTEN FREE TO THE 1ST CHAPTER


xo,
Belle

Thursday, October 29, 2015

@NaughtyLiterati Turns ONE! To celebrate, enjoy a free #romance #audiobook chapter ~ Happy Listening!

Happy birthday to The Naughty Literati!

It was one year ago this month that a collection of authors from the same publisher met on a Yahoo Group and decided to work together to put out hot and spicy short story anthologies packed full of heart a few times per year.

SO much has happened for all of us since then. Your response has been so gratifying that we're now nearing our sixth (!) boxed set with the upcoming winter collection, Naughty Chances, in December 2015.

Many thanks to our fearless and wise leaders, Suz deMello and Marianne Stephens for keeping us naughty writers herded and motivated so that our quills kept scratching parchment to create over the past year (6!) boxed sets that include sixty-five (count 'em, 65!) imaginative, best-selling stories to date.

In my "other life" I work in the entertainment industry and, among other things, I produce and narrate audiobooks for Audible. So for the one year anniversary of our very first boxed set, Naughty List (see the trailer and get all the stories now for only .99!)...



... I'm recording all my Naughty Literary short stories into one audiobook on Audible, starting with my very first one, How the Alien Stole Christmas.




Please enjoy the first audio chapter above now... and look for the entire recording of all my Naughty Literati stories ~ AlienSeductions: How the Alien Stole Christmas, Valentime, Blood Mates: How toBlackmail a Vampire, and Pack Masters: The Bermuda Love Triangle ~  in December on Audible in my upcoming collection Absolutely Alpha. I'll be giving away many FREE copies of the audiobook when's it out so stay tuned to my blog here to WIN!





And to our readers, thank you! You inspire us in so many ways and we've appreciated hearing from you over the past year.  Remember...





XO,




Wednesday, October 21, 2015

SPOOKtober #Romance: THE WOODSMAN #ReleaseDay #PNR http://tinyurl.com/q8zzmcy “…masterfully written.The love scenes are H.O.T…”

~ #NewRelease ~  
THE WOODSMAN on Amazon


PNR Man Candy alert!

THE WOODSMAN (re-issue, originally published by Ellora's Cave 2008) is now available on Amazon as a solo novella... Happy Spooktober reading, y’all!




#NewRelease ~  THE WOODSMAN on Amazon

The Woodsman by Belle Scarlett

Once upon a time in the Enchanted Forest where cursed beings are consigned until the spells that bind them are broken…

After he captures Lady Lily Rouge's carriage,  Sir Marrok Ulfang, aka The Biggest Baddest Wolf the Enchanted Forest has ever seen, has only one day to win her heart and claim her first sexual surrender, even if it means giving the nosey pixies fluttering outside his cottage window an eyeful. 

Otherwise, a wolf shapeshifter he'll stay, damned to remain in the lonely Enchanted Forest forever.

But while he can arouse her virginal body to fever pitch, he quickly learns that his spirited, saucy Lily has a mind and will of her own.

And the daylight is fading fast.

Meanwhile, the one who cursed Marrok lurks in the forest and will fight to keep the couple from leaving together alive.




- Joyfully Reviewed

“beautifully written… powerful and exciting.” 
– Review at ParaNormalRomance.org 

“…masterfully written…The love scenes are H.O.T…” 
– Manicreaders.com 

“…set in an interesting world… a fun short read.” 
– Bittenbybooks.com 

“…red hot… sexy and fun…This is one very good read.” 
– Coffeetimeromance.com 

Read it at the Witching Hour tonight!
The Woodsman

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Enchanted Eternally Trailer ~ Last days to preorder for only #99cents http://tinyurl.com/pxenbma


PREORDER ENCHANTED ETERNALLY NOW 

JUST .99 UNTIL RELEASE DAY!

 ~ READ OCTOBER 20th! ~




Check out THE WOODSMAN by Belle Scarlett inside:

Once upon a moonlit October night in the Enchanted Forest, where cursed beings are consigned until the spells that bind them are broken… 

After he captures Lady Lily Rouge's carriage, Sir Marrok Ulfang, aka The Biggest Baddest Wolf the Enchanted Forest has ever seen, has only one day to win her heart and claim her first sexual surrender, even if it means giving the nosey pixies fluttering outside his cottage window an eyeful. 

Otherwise, a wolf shapeshifter he'll stay, damned to remain in the lonely Enchanted Forest forever. 

But while he can arouse her virginal body to fever pitch, he quickly learns that his spirited, saucy Lily has a mind and will of her own. 

And the daylight is fading fast. 

Meanwhile, the one who cursed Marrok lurks in the forest and will fight to keep the couple from leaving together alive... 

"...a first rate romantic fairytale - adult style... With keen wit and good humor Ms. Scarlett presents a delectable tale..." 
– Alternative Read 

"...an erotic version of Little Red Riding Hood in which the wolf is the winner." 
– 9/10 Rating at Eye on Romance 

“beautifully written… powerful and exciting.” 
– Review at ParaNormalRomance.org 

“…masterfully written…The love scenes are H.O.T…” 
– Review at Manicreaders.com 

“…set in an interesting world… a fun short read.” 
– Review at Bittenbybooks.com 

“…red hot… sexy and fun…This is one very good read.” 
–  Coffeetimeromance.com 


"From the first sentence to the last, The Woodsman is picture perfect. It's filled with voyeuristic pixies, capricious immortals, and an engaging couple who sizzle and spark together like a pair of jumper cables. This engaging rendition of Little Red Riding Hood glitters with romance, humor and sensuality. Myth, magic, and mayhem are combined into a sexy story with its own special brand of enchanting uniqueness." 
-  Joyfully Reviewed



Happy Spooktober Reading...





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LADY’S CHOICE by J. L. Miller

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HUNTING JOHN DOE by Anh Leod

A man running for his life…a woman on the lam... Secrets they can’t unlock alone.

THE WOODSMAN by Belle Scarlett

In the Enchanted Forest, where cursed beings are consigned until the spells that bind them are broken, The Big Bad Wolf meets his match in saucy Lady Lily Rouge, whose first sexual surrender he must win by sundown or else stay a lonely shifter forever.

HAUNTING MELODY by Flo Fitzpatrick

A musical doll and an eccentric, stupidly- short witch send Melody Flynn through time to the 1919 Ziegfield Follies—and into the arms of stagehand Briley McShan.

THE BANSHEE AND THE REAPER by Charlotte Boyett-Compo

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Buy now on Amazon