In October, I always enjoy experimenting with different, fun Halloween recipes. Sometimes,my experiments turn out well–and sometimes, not so much (my son still laughs about the green witch cake gone terribly, terribly wrong). Here are a few new recipes that I hope to try this year (picked up from around the web):

First up, Funny Bones from FamilyFun.Go.Com. (Click the link to see the recipe.)

These look like tasty fun. Marshmallows, pretzel sticks, white chocolate–that all sounds easy enough to me! And they look cool. Can’t wait to try this one out.

And for ghoulishly cool cupcakes, you can follow these instructions:

But desserts aren’t the only fun treats–how about some Halloween fun for breakfast?

If you want to try this frightful breakfast, here’s the recipe link for No Bones About It.

And if you’ve got a fun recipe to share, please do!

As of today, my Christmas anthology, THE NAUGHTY LIST, is now available in mass market form (re-release!). Yay! Just in time to curl up and have a sexy read for the holidays.

Originally released last September, THE NAUGHTY LIST includes holiday stories from Donna Kauffman, Susan Fox, and, yep, me:

Deck the halls with white-hot passion!

Donna Kauffman: Naughty But Nice

Businessman Griffin’s never believed in luck…until sassy-sweet small-town baker Melody turns his world around. Except there’s a catch: There’s no way he’ll be able to build his empire and hold on to her. His new “lucky charm” could destroy all his dreams…or make this Christmas better than he ever imagined possible…

Cynthia Eden: All I Want for Christmas

Good girl toy inventor Christie takes a walk on the naughty side when she sparks a no-strings fling with Santa—actually, sexy cop Jonas in a Santa suit. She loves her new “bad girl” persona, except as the holidays approach, she starts falling, and hard, for this known’ “love ’em and leave ’em” ladies man…

Susan Fox: Tattoos and Mistletoe

Charlie returns to her hometown to fix up her aunt’s B&B, but she doesn’t count on LJ handling the renovations. Nerdy LJ pined for her in school, but now he’s grown into the town’s hottest bachelor. Charlie’s been burned before and won’t let him get close. But LJ’s determined to break down her walls and make her dearest Christmas wish come true.

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The re-release of this book now has me humming holiday carols.  Who knows what will happen next? The book might put me in the mood to tackle some early Christmas shopping!

Hope you have a fantastic day!

Okay, I know…that is a crazy subject line, right? But it’s October and I LOVE October.  There’s a chill in the air, spooky stories are spilling from everyone’s lips, and Halloween fun is just waiting to be had! Since I am such a Halloween fan, expect lots of paranormal posts this month. Guest authors, prizes, Halloween recipes, scary movie recaps.  Party time. 🙂

And to get the Halloween fun going, my guest today is the very talented Katie Reus. I love Katie’s work, and I adore Katie–she’s a sweetheart and soon to be my ghost hunting partner-in-crime (ahem, more about that later). For now…here’s Katie!

Thank you so much to the wonderful Cynthia Eden for having me here today! As a fellow paranormal author and ghost hunting buddy, it’s always fun to blog at her place. 😉

I fell in love with romance through romantic suspense so it’s only natural that once I figured out writing was for me, that would be the genre I started out writing. But the more I wrote, the more I read and a few years ago I discovered there was more to romance than suspense (seriously, I had no idea!). Once I discovered paranormal romance, this amazing world opened up to me. But I never in a million years (that’s what I get for using the word never) thought I would write paranormal. I mean, yeah, I loved reading it, but actually writing it? Luckily, the more I fought it, the more I craved writing about paranormal creatures. It was the world building that eventually sucked me in. I love the research part of romantic suspense (and still have to research for paranormal romance) but actually getting to create my own world with my own rules? I finally caved and I’m so glad I did. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have written DESTINED MATE, my first release from Harlequin Nocturne Cravings (the second comes out next year). So what’s it about?

Almost a century ago, Angela Lavigne and Alpha werewolf Knox had a shared passion neither could control. Then Angela was turned into a vampire and disappeared.

The last thing Knox expects is for Angela to show up on his doorstep on a rescue mission, as sexy and irresistible as ever. And he can sense how much she still wants him, too. She’s gone against both their species’ rules and trespassed on his land. By law he can keep her as long as he wants—and Knox doesn’t intend to let her go ever again.

As their desire explodes once again, Knox is more sure than ever that he’s must claim her forever. But as vampire and werewolf, they are natural born enemies. Can she truly be his destined mate?

Warning: Expect a red-hot shower scene, a smartass heroine who isn’t afraid to use her teeth and an alpha wolf who’s willing to fight anyone and anything to keep his vampire lover by his side.

What’s your favorite thing about paranormal romance? One commenter will win a copy of Destined Mate. (Contest open to all readers, 18 years or older, who are legally allowed to participate in such a contest as allowed by their local laws. By participating in the contest, participants agree to be bound by the decision of the contest sponsor, Katie Reus.)

A little about me: I’ve been reading romance since I discovered my mom’s hidden stash at a young age and the addiction stayed with me into adulthood. I write paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. My publishing houses include Carina Press, Harlequin Nocturne, and in early 2012 the first book in my paranormal series will release from NAL/Signet Eclipse. To learn more about me please visit my website, my blog, facebook or find me on twitter @katiereus.

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And by the way…Katie will be hosting some an awesome Halloween party over at her blog.  Here are the details hope you can join the fun!

I’ll be chatting today at Literal Addiction–here are the details:

The Live Chat will run from 4:00 – 6:00pm EST (3-5pm Central/2-4pm Mountain/1-3pm Pacific) in the Literal Addiction Author Chatroom.

Prizes are up for grabs–oh, yes, they are:  books, ARCs, and a $20 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Can’t make the chat?  Then you can check out my interview on Literal Addiction or on Book Monster Reviews.  You can comment on those posts to be included in the prize giveaways.

I hope that you have a fantastic Saturday!

Hi, everyone!  I’ll be chatting at the Literal Addiction Paranormal Book Club this Saturday (September 22nd) at 4 PM Eastern time. If you’re free then, come and join the on-line chat!  There will be prizes given away–books, ARCs–come on, do you want to miss that?

Here’s a link to the chat:

http://www.literaladdiction.com/contact-us.php/

Just scroll down to the bottom to see the LITERAL ADDICTION AUTHOR CHAT link.

Have a great day!