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Deadlines and Valentines: A Jules Keene Glamping Mystery

Cozy Mystery

4th in Series

Setting

Virginia

Publisher ‏

‎ Level Best Books (October 15, 2024)

Print length ‏

‎ 264 pages

Digital ASIN ‏

‎ B0DGQX2XWH

Fern Valley, nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is ground zero for all things romance. The town has pulled out all the stops for the first Valentine’s Day “Love is in the Air” Book Festival with events like Death by Chocolate, author speed-dating, a character masquerade, and a male cover model fashion show.
Everything is candy and roses until the sparks start to fly. Jules Keene and her team at the glamping resort spend their time trying to tamp down fiery tempers because opposites may not always attract.
When a popular author with a heart of gold is found murdered in the barn at the resort, Jules has to find the culprit before more than just hearts are broken.

About Heather Weidner

Through the years, Heather Weidner has been a cop’s kid, technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager. She writes the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries, the Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mysteries, the Delanie Fitzgerald Mysteries, and the Pearly Girls Mysteries.

Her short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 Shades of Cabernet, Deadly Southern Charm, and Murder by the Glass, and she has non-fiction pieces in Promophobia and The Secret Ingredient: A Mystery Writers’ Cookbook.

Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a pair of Jack Russell terriers.

Gooey S’mores Bites

Ingredients:

9 full-sized (rectangular) graham crackers

¼ cup unsalted butter (cut into cubes)

1 ¾ cups of sugar

3 tablespoons of sugar

4 ounces of semisweet chocolate

4 ounces of unsweetened chocolate

1 cup of heavy cream

8 large eggs (egg whites only)

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Tools:

Candy thermometer

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Line a square baking pan with foil. Mix the crackers, butter, and 3 tablespoons of sugar thoroughly. Pat the mixture into the bottom of the lined pan. Bake this for fifteen minutes. Then cool the mixture on a wire rack.

Break up the semisweet and unsweetened chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave. Heat for 30-second intervals until the chocolate is melted. Make sure that you stir after each heating.

Whip the heavy cream. Chill in the refrigerator.

Mix the egg whites, 1 ¾ cups of sugar, the cream of tartar, and the salt. Simmer a pan of water on the stove. Put the bowl over the simmering water. Whisk the mixture until the temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Remove the bowl from the water and whisk the mixture until it has stiff peaks. It may take about 4-5 minutes. Add the vanilla and beat for an additional minute.

Set aside half of the meringue. Fold the cooled chocolate mixture into the remaining egg white mixture. Spread this mixture on top of the cooled crust. Then ice the dessert with the remaining meringue.

Preheat your oven for broil. Broil the dessert for about 30-60 seconds. Make sure that it doesn’t burn. Chill the entire dessert for about 2 hours.

Slice the s’mores into smaller squares and serve.

Author Links

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http://www.heatherweidner.com

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