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Just because the restaurant had Dynamite Shrimp on the menu, was that any reason for the place to blow up? (re April 15 release, Killer Kitchens

And you were always nothing but slime, Henry Wallace. Fancy trash

I spent most summers in Italy as a child either in Tuscany or at the Amalfi coast.

Don__ you believe any man who makes you feel like you were just a one-time thing._ His arms tighten around me and his words tickle my ear, __ou could never be any man__ forgettable moment._ He holds me away from him and I feel ridiculously like I could melt in the dark pools of his eyes. __ou are a force to be remembered, Dacie Mae.

Mom, you know what? I just realized you have a knack for making people disappear. [Lella's son catches on!]

She__ have to treat the interview more like risotto than instant rice, adding ingredients gradually while stirring gently.

Oh please tell me we're not doing the Poirot thing again _ the suspects in the library with the candlestick or whatever'.Max looked at him [DCI Cotton]. 'Fruitcake in this case. And what would you prefer? A car chase? It__ the most efficient way to flush out a killer, as Dame Agatha Christie well knew.

Sheriff Fox was running his fingers through his thin hair. In a few short years, he__ look bald as a peeled apple. The Snoop sisters and their sidekick, the town__ bag lady no less, had traipsed into his office without knocking first. His admin (he couldn__ remember their names to save his life) had ushered them in, and they__ just dumped this hot potato into his lap.

Lella York, the self-proclaimed queen of passive-aggressive behavior. [Lella's perceptive view of herself]

I have lived one step away from losing my mind for years. I am quick and accurate in spotting unstable streaks in others.

The good characters in my book are loosely based on folks I know. All the bad stuff is made up.

A single poemis worth a hundredcozy winter nightskind wordsand healed wounds.

Nozy Cat lifted one sleepy eyelid, and his marble blue eye glared at her for interrupting his sacred nap. He wore a yellow collar with little red stars printed on it. His second eyelid also opened, and he gave them his irritated blue-eyed glare.

She craved a tall glass of the fresh-squeezed lemonade from the pitcher she__ left chilling in the fridge. Two glasses served with a generous slice of pound cake with orange glaze icing sounded twice as nice.

Soup is cozy.

There__ nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book.

My personal decorating style is cozy, romantic and a little rustic, with a sense of whimsy.

When I'm home, I like a cozy, comfortable, calming space.