Baking cookies with Candice Stauffer

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A few days before Christmas we get all our kids together in the kitchen to cut out, bake and decorate cookies. It’s a messy job, but we have a blast doing it! Hopefully, if we manage to resist temptation a little more than give into it, we have a yummy selection of colorful cookies to leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Does your family have a favorite tradition for the holidays? If so, I would love to hear about it! Comment below for your chance to win one of two signed paperback copies of Eternal Breath of Darkness.

I hope everyone has a wonderful time during the holidays! J

Candice Stauffer

 

My series, Breath of Darkness, began with Eternal Breath of Darkness. I’ve made Eternal Breath of Darkness a free download at several e-book retailers. The link below will take you to my website where you’ll find a fun video that’s meant to help readers get to know what my dragon shifters are all about, and links to pick up your free copy of Eternal Breath of Darkness.

 

Eternal Breath of Darkness

Will Caylee’s salvation come from the solitude of the cold, dark grave or from the sinful delights of surrendering her body and soul to the seduction of a wickedly sexy, dark and dangerous, powerful immortal?

From the beginning of time, Haden’s kind has fought to stop the deadliest forces of darkness from destroying mankind. He has never feared defeat until now. He would sacrifice anything, even his life, to protect Caylee. But despite possessing the dragon’s fierce nature and power, there’s little hope he’ll save her from a lust-crazed vampire that a rogue demon is aiding. Instead of completing the ancient ritual that’ll give his eternal breath to her and bind their souls together for eternity, will Haden be forced to kill Caylee to prevent her from suffering a never-ending thirst for blood?

 

After a breathless moment of silence, she made the connection.

A burst of energy rushed past Caylee. Then, bolt after bolt of bluish white lightning arced across the sky, lighting the meadow and casting shadows in the trees surrounding it. The sound of thunder was so loud it caused the ground to shake. She would’ve fallen to her knees if Haden hadn’t been standing behind her, holding her in his strong arms and anchoring her against his solid body. She blinked to focus on a pitch-black cloud of smoke forming several feet in front of her.

Holding her breath, she watched as the smoke dissipated and a huge, shadowy image appeared. Squinting, she struggled to make sense of what she was seeing. It was an animal. A very large animal.

A colorful series of explosions, similar to fireworks, started at the top of the animal’s head and continued all the way to the tip of its tail until brilliant shades of red, gold, silver, and purple shimmering streaks illuminated what appeared to be a black dragon.

To Caylee’s horror, the dragon turned and fixed its gaze onto hers. It slowly moved toward her. With each step it took the ground rumbled beneath its weight. Stopping directly in front of her, it bowed its massive head reverently at her feet.

Seeking Haden’s protection, Caylee took a step back, only to realize he was no longer behind her. How could he just abandon her? She would’ve screamed, but she couldn’t even breathe.

“Breathe, little love. I would never abandon you.”

“Huh?” She blinked. Did the dragon just smile at her? She shook her head. Did it just talk to her? She tilted her head to the side, studying its eyes. It didn’t make sense. Its eyes were so familiar, so comforting. After a breathless moment of silence, she made the connection.

“Oh, oh my God.” She swallowed hard. “Haden?” It had to be an illusion. “No.” It was a magic trick of some sort. She’d seen him do many strange, impossible things. She’d seen him appear from out of nowhere and disappear several times. The dragon wasn’t real. Hoping to prove it, she reached out to touch it. Her fingers felt warm, hard scales. “It really is you.”

 

Breath of Darkness

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