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Description edit
Sometimes the best laid plans go every which way but the one you want…
Sam Watson wants to propose to the love of his life, Rosie Ramos, but all his previous attempts have been thwarted. Every. Single. Time. This time he’s determined that nothing, and no one, will get in his way. No... read more
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Characters edit
- Sam Watson: Owner of Hauberk Protection, former FBI agent. You met him in PRIVATE PROPERTY when he turned the tables on his good friend and he fell in love with Rosie Ramos in PERSONAL PROTECTION.
- Rosie (Rosalinda) Ramos: Bodyguard for Hauberk Protection. Don't let her size fool you--she can take down a guy twice her weight. And enjoy doing it.
First Sentence edit
Sunlight glinted off the solitaire diamond engagement ring and fractured into a thousand rainbows that danced over the walls and ceiling.
Glossary edit
- platanutre: Puerto Rican dish -- plaintain chips fried with garlic salt. AKA platanitos or mariquitas.
- arozzo con dulce: sweet rice pudding
- salchichon: a dry-cured sausage
- Pasteles: similar to a tamale. According to Wikipedia: "In Puerto Rico pasteles are a cherished culinary recipe. The masa consists of a combination of grated green banana, green plantain, taro( yautia ), and calabazas (tropical pumpkins), and is seasoned with liquid from the meat mixture, milk, and annatto oil (olive oil infused by annatto seeds).. The meat is prepared as a stew and usually contains any combination of pork shoulder, ham, bacon, raisins, potatoes, chickpeas, olives, and capers, most common seasoning are bay leaves, recaito, tomato sauce, adobo seco, and annatto oil. The pork shoulder can also be replaced with boston butt or chicken.Assembling a typical pastel involves a large sheet of parchment paper, a strip of banana leaf that has been heated over an open flame to make it supple, a little annatto oil on the leaf. The masa (dough) is then placed on banana leaf and stuffed with meat mixture. The paper is then folded and tied with kitchen string to form packets. It can also be done with aluminum foil, minus the string.Once made, pasteles can either be cooked in boiling water or frozen for later use. Because they are so labor intensive, large Puerto Rican families often make anywhere from 50-200 or more at a time, especially around the Christmas holidays. They are usually served with rice and pigeon peas (arroz con gandules), escabeche, roasted pork, and other holiday foods on the side."
- tembleque: a Puerto Rican custard made with coconut cream or coconut milk.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Hauberk Protection. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Leah Braemel (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Leah Braemel
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2012
ISBN: 978-0987930415
Page Count: 47
Publisher: Leah Braemel
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2012
ISBN: 978-0987930415
Page Count: 47
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Leah Braemel's website: Check out her Hauberk Protection pages, as well as her "Extras" page for free reads and deleted scenes.
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