Showing posts with label elves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elves. Show all posts

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

My Squee!!!!quel is here

SQUEE!
 
I KNOW I KNOW, AN ODD WAY TO START A POST BUT,
 
SQUEE!
 
...Guess what has hit the Amazon shelves

Return to Cardamom Blog Tour


Description 

Life is sweet for Caramel and things are finally getting back to normal. Well, as normal as it can be for a telepathic elf who can train trees and control computers, but she soon finds life on Cardamom is not all cupcakes and apple cider. A saboteur is hiding in the rainforest canopy, and the elves’ precious cardamom export has been wiped out. Caramel is certain it’s another trick of Alexander222 and her Aunt Isabel, but no one will believe her, and the clock is ticking. She must expose the saboteur in time to save the crop or the Elves of Cardamom will lose their livelihood. Caramel won’t rest until her theory is proven. While she is on the hunt, she makes a shocking discovery, one that will change everything.  

Purchase

Amazon (US) * Amazon (UK) * Amazon (Canada)

 
I am so excited to be finally here. For anyone following my progress, this is my much loved sequel to "Escape From The Forbidden Planet and I have a few people to thank.
  1. Danny and Gigi, for everything, you know why
  2. Linda and Dawn for reading countless copies, you are my rocks
  3. Dionne, Pauline, Christine and Sue for pouring over my words
  4. Claire my very first fan and beta reader
  5. Mum and Dad for encouraging my dreams
  6. Blogging friends and authors for giving me their precious time for the tour
  7. Carolyn for creating some awesome student notes pages for my books. Check them out here http://www.thewiseowlfactory.com/free-Escape-From-The-Forbidden-Planet-student-pgs.pdf
http://www.thewiseowlfactory.com/free-Return-to-Cardamon-work-pages.pdf

8.  Renee, for the most awesome blog tour organiser/friend/partner in all things sarcastic


To you, for joining us today. I hope you enjoy the tour. But wait, there's more, don't give up just yet, further down there is a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card.... he he
 
  Return to Cardamom Blog Tour Schedule (2013)

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July 18
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July 22
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July 24
July 25
July 26
July 27
July 28
July 29
July 30
July 31
 

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Come Join my Q&A
I am also hanging in the Goodreads Hallways this week so hop on over to my Q&A to as any of your Elvin/Cardamom/Ishqwartz/cupcake related questions. There is also a sneak preview of book 3 as well as my next book due out November 2013.


Phew, you haven't given up on me fearless reader, here's another treat for you

*** Get your FREE COPY of Escape From the Forbidden Planet by Julie Anne Grasso July 17 to 21, 2013. Available for 99 cents after July 21, 2013. ***

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Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Kidlit Blog Hop #6 Forbidden Foods

Hi Everyone, welcome back to the Kidlit Blog hop. Head on over to http://motherdaughterbookreviews.com/kid-lit-blog-hop-6/ to leave comments and get to know people.

WARNING TODAYS POST MAY CAUSE A 
"PIZZA CRAVING"

A few weeks ago I did a post about the names I used in "Escape From The Forbidden Planet," after I had a some cool comments about them so, I thought I would explain their origins.

Which brings me to my next bout of inspiration. 
" FORBIDDEN FOODS"
(well not forbidden but from Escape From The Forbidden Planet foods, but you get the drift)

For anyone who has read my book you may notice that there is quite alot of chatter about Caramel cakes, Pizza, Cinnamon Apple ciders and Mulberry pie. I even had one reviewer tell me that she had to take her husband out for pizza the night she finished my book, as the pizza craving by the end was unbearable. 

Warning the next image may cause a "Pizza Craving".


Fresh Home Made Pizza with "Julianna Sauce"


In the story, Caramel visits her buddy Jorde at his parent's pizza shop. Mrs Oregano is busy making a pot of fresh "Julianna Sauce". So you may be wondering, just exactly what are the secret ingredients of this delicious sauce and why they made it into my book.

Well, Julianna sauce does actually exist, coined by myself and my husband because it is a mish mash recipe that i made up myself but it has become our staple pizza base sauce.  So enough chatter, here it is.

"Julianna Sauce Recipe"
4 Cloves of Garlic, a glug of olive oil, 2 bottles ( 600g) of Passata, 1 tin of diced tomatoes, 2 glugs of red wine, 1 glug of port, a huge bunch of Italian Parsley, a huge bunch of Basil, 1 tsp of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of chilli powder.

In a moderate pan, fry the garlic in the olive oil for a few minutes until translucent,then add in the passata, tinned tomatoes, red wine, port, parsley, basil, sugar and chilli powder. Bring to a simmer and let bubble away for about an hour until it is thick. Stir occasionally. Freeze into tubs for future pizza shenanigans or glug over chicken schnitzel with jarlsberg cheese.

So why Sticky Date and Chocolate Cake with Caramel Cardamom Syrup. Well it is an actual recipe from a Tupperware cookbook called Cook. I can't obviously detail the recipe but it is as good as it sounds, with a little embellishment of adding cardamom to the caramel sauce. That was for the book lol. It is a cake that I have often made for family occasions and it is a hit every time.

So why Cinnamon Apple Cider. Well that is a slight embellishment from a Caramel Apple Spice drink that you can get at Starbucks. I used to travel extensively through the UK and US and the one thing that I wish we could get in Australia was a real Caramel Apple Spice. Sadly we just don't do them here but I of course had to put them in my book.

So why Mulberry Pie. I have to say that mulberries are so rarely seen on the supermarket shelves in Australia but when we were kids there were mulberry trees in every second back yard. They are divine and much sweeter than a blackberry. I miss them greatly but I think they leave alot of purple bird poop over cars and houses so mulberry trees are not so common. My parents have a air chalet in the country ( sounds very swish but its not really) and my Dad is itching to plant a mulberry, however the neighbours would probably complain. One day I will have a mulberry pie again, fingers crossed.


But wait, one more thing.


Be sure to check it out.
"Escape From The Forbidden Planet"

http://amzn.com/B009FXC42A

And here is my cover.....again...




Thanks for stopping by and see you in the blogosphere, Julie Anne Grasso


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Thursday, 27 September 2012

Presenting Escape From The Forbidden Planet


Well, here it is folks. For anyone who has been following my journey, today is an accumulation of about 3 years of work, so here goes.

My debut Independently published Middle Grade Children's book   

Drum roll ------------------ Cover Reveal 




It will be available on Amazon as a print of demand as well as an e-book to download next week, so stay tuned and I'll update you all with the links next week.

I also have a new website that Jono has very kindly developed for me so stay tuned folks for www.julieannegrassobooks.com which will also be up and running very soon.




Cheers Jules
Jules
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