A simple recipe story connects each recipe to life at the Lazy Bee Ranch. Clarion reviewer, Rachel Jagareski, says, "In the folksy Story Cookbook, Bender shares anecdotes about their home, neighbors, guests, and the attractions of their region. Her breezy, conversational style is very inviting, and her vignettes capture the rural beauty of the area. . . "The Story Cookbook is an appealing collection of recipes and memories from the author's interesting life. "Bender's Iowa roots are evident in a wealth of recipes that feature country cooking. These are the sorts of recipes often found in...

Leigh Wiodonski's life as a blackjack dealer been turned upside down. Now, she is trying to escape her frightening past. She fears more alarming happenings if she doesn'tleave Winnemucca. Can the mysterious stalker find her at a remote mountain cabin in Montana? In this fast-paced thriller, she changes her identity in the mountains wheregossip is juicy at the Stitchers N' Bitchers and she falls in love. The ways of living in the West become especially challenging when she stumbles into the nest of a dangerous redneck family. The exciting saga of the Rusty Springs folks continues in the Hired...