Bücher von Patricia Steele

When Callie tries to bring Pablo Picasso's dream to fruition, she ends up in the crosshairs of the Alonzo brothers and their unsavory connections.In Wine, Vines and Picasso, Book 3 of the series, Callinda Beauvais found Picasso's hidden brandy bottles in France with the help of Jules Armand. Then, she falls in love with the Frenchman. Her dilemma is that she can almost see Picasso's dream at her fingertips. She's already struggled to speak halting Spanish. Then she needed to find a buyer for the aged Spanish brandy, Sueño España. Wrapped in Picasso's dream, she findsthe haven in a small village in Spain, Algodonales. Puzzle pieces slide through the Spanish village to bring indigent students the magic of playing flamenco guitar. But there are people who are willing to kill to stop her.If you like a bit of romance woven into your stories, with a touch of intrigue, you´ll want to read this one. A heartwarming story of family amid the bittersweet emotions that occur with a new baby, a wedding and Cupid flying around indiscriminately.

When Callie tries to help a teenage child wade through the emotional trauma caused by a demented uncle, she ends up in the path of the monster herself. Pumped full of romance and excitement, Callinda Beauvais returns to Oregon to sell her house and cottage, so she can move to France. Ready to open a new chapter in her life, she soon learns that the illegitimate child her deceased husband kept from her for years...wasn't the only secret he left behind. Within moments of returning to her old life, she is thrust into a mystery that reaches into the dark corners of several lives, including the far reaches of her own past. If you like a bit of romance woven into your mysteries, with a touch of Pinot Noir, you'll want to read this one. A heartwarming story of redemption and proof that perseverance is still a stronger emotion than hiding from one's past.

Cooking Drunk contains recipes that utilize wine or other forms of alcohol (It dissipates during the cooking process, but retains valued flavors.) So, enjoy the various types of recipes with alcohols for a blending of ingredients by threading wine in and around them. In my attempt to complement each of these recipes by dribbling wine in a recipe or listing a paired wine to drink or serve will be a lesson in futility if wine is not part of your cooking habit. Otherwise, hopefully, after trying some of these recipes, you will share my zest and motto, "If it tastes good in the recipe, use it!"