ALWAYS THE BAKER FINALLY THE BRIDE - Sandra D Bricker - One Free Book

I've been anxiously awaiting this book by my friend Sandra D Bricker.

Welcome, Sandie. Why did you become an author?

Aside from a brief period with my sights set on being a ballet dancer (eek!), I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to write. It’s just always been part of who I am. I write because I can’t NOT write.

If you weren’t an author, what would be your dream job?

In my pre-writing career, I was an entertainment publicist. I might go back to that, or pursue graphic design. As long as it’s a creative outlet, I’m in.

If you could have lived at another time in history, what would it be and why?

I think I’d like to live in the 1950s. I was a bit of a flower child of the late 60s and early 70s, but sock hops and poodle skirts, rockin’ around the clock at the malt shop? Oh yeah, I could rock me a poodle skirt, Lena!

I was a teenager in that time period, and I always wanted a poodle skirt. My mother made me a felt, circle skirt with her new sewing machine that made all kinds of fancy stitches. She stitched designs all over it, but I didn’t get the poodle. What place in the United States have you not visited that you would like to?

The Grand Canyon. With all the traveling my family did when I was a kid, and that I did as an adult, I’ve never made it there. I really want to see it!

I do, too. How about a foreign country you hope to visit?

I’ve wanted to visit France since I was a kid. In fact, I’ve had a Paris trip planned twice, and both times something happened where I had to cancel. The second time I canceled, I was booked on TWA flight 800 – the one that crashed. My guardian angels were at the top of their game that day!

And we’re so glad they were! I had French in college as my second teaching field, and I’ve wanted to go to France as well. What lesson has the Lord taught you recently?

I’ve been the co-moderator for a 6-week study at my church based on Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life. In the first week, we dug into the idea that God created us for the sole purpose of loving us. It’s not like I didn’t know He loved me, but it still dropped on me like a ton of bricks. There I was, comparing His desire to love us to the yearning of a couple who really want to have a family. They do fertility treatments, she harvests her eggs, they talk to surrogates…they’ll do anything to make that dream of a family come true. Multiply that by a gazillion, and that’s how much our Creator wanted a family to love! That picture-type compounds my gratitude in a big way.

It’s mind-boggling, isn’t it? I’m sure it changed you as much as that concept changed me. Tell us about the featured book.
Always the Baker Finally the Bride is the fourth and final book in the Another Emma Rae Creation series for Abingdon Press. It revolves around The Tanglewood Inn, a boutique wedding destination hotel in Roswell, Georgia. The series introduces quirky characters, yummy cakes and confections, and a lot of laugh-out-loud humor. This book ties up the series and creates – hopefully! – a really satisfying end for my readers.

I love your books, so I’m sure it does. Can’t wait to get my copy. Please give us the first page of the book.
“A champagne flute of vanilla bean gelato topped tableside with a shot of espresso.”

            “Seriously?”

            “Chocolate chip bread pudding drizzled with warm caramel.”

            “Oh. My.”

            “Tiramisu lady fingers in coffee liqueur and cocoa.”

            Emma balled up the lapel of her jacket in her fist and whimpered. “Jackson. My heart.”

            Jackson leaned toward the waiter and clicked his tongue. “I’m thinking we should just move on to the sugar-free menu. She’s diabetic.”

            “Oh. All right.”

            The gentleman pointed at the other side of the dessert cart as Jackson interrupted. “But I’ll have that bread pudding,” he whispered.

            “Yes, sir. And for the lady, our sugar-free menu includes a warm berry tart with frozen vanilla yogurt.”

            “Oooh!”

            “A red velvet cupcake with cream cheese icing sweetened with agave.”

            “You can stop right there,” Jackson told him. “You had her at red velvet.”

            “Not so fast,” she countered, and Jackson’s heart began to thump. “Go on. What else?”

            “Pumpkin spice cake with creamy buttermilk icing.”

            “Oh, that sounds lovely.”

            Perspiration puddled over his top lip, and Jackson wiped it away with his napkin. “Don’t be ridiculous,” he said. “Red velvet is your favorite.”

            “Yes, but I can make my own sugar-free red velvet. The pumpkin sounds—”

            Jackson’s attention darted to the waiter and they shared a lingering exchange before the waiter offered, “The red velvet is our specialty. It comes highly recommended.”

            “Really?” she reconsidered. And by the time she nodded, Jackson’s heart had begun to pound at double-time. “Okay. I’ll try the cupcake.”

            “Very good.”

            “Coffee for me, and a pot of tea for my date, please,” Jackson said, leaning back against the leather booth with a sigh.

            “Are you all right?”

            “Hmm? What do you mean?”

            “I don’t know,” Emma replied. “You seem a little tense tonight.”

            “Oh. No. I don’t know. I guess—”

            Fortunately, the waiter reappeared so that he didn’t have to concoct some lame excuse. He stopped breathing as the waiter set the beautiful red velvet cupcake down in front of Emma. A shiny pink cupcake tin held the confection, and a ring of intricate white chocolate made to look like a crocheted doily surrounded it. The carefully-chosen diamond ring shimmered on top of it, catching the light from the chandelier overhead and reflecting the glint of recognition in Emma’s brown eyes.

I love it! How can readers find you on the Internet?

Either on my website (www.SandraDBricker.com ) or they can LIKE my reader page on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/SandraDBricker ).

Thank you, Sandie, for sharing this new book with us today.

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Always the Baker, Finally the Bride: Another Emma Rae Creation / Book 4 (Emma Rae Creations) - paperback
Always the Baker, Finally the Bride: Another Emma Rae Creation / Book 4 (Emma Rae Creations) - Kindle


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