About Peggy Webb

Peggy Webb is a USA Today best-selling author from Mississippi with 70 books to her credit. She writes romance, women’s fiction, an occasional romantic suspense and the hilarious Southern Cousins cozy mystery series starring Elvis, the basset hound who thinks he’s the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll reincarnated. Her peers call her a “comic genius.” She also writes literary fiction and is a member of PEN under the name Elaine Hussey. Pat Conroy calls her literary work “astonishing.” This critically acclaimed author has won many awards, including a Romantic Times Pioneer Award for creating the sub-genre of romantic comedy. Several of her romances have been optioned for film.

Peggy is a member of Novelists, Inc., Authors Guild, International Thriller Writers, and Romance Writers of America. She is excited about bringing her romance classics back to readers as E-books. The award-winning Touched by Angels and A Prince for Jenny, as well as the Donovans of the Delta series and her boxed sets, have all been Kindle Top 10 bestsellers.

Follow the author on her websites: www.peggywebb.com and www.elainehussey.com and on Facebook and Twitter.

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Books by Peggy Webb

Classic Romance

Dark Fire

Touched by Angels (RT Reviewer’s Choice)

A Prince for Jenny, sequel to Touched by Angels

The Edge of Paradise

Duplicity (Rave review, RT Reviewer’s Choice)

Where Dolphins Go (RT Reviewer’s Choice, women’s fiction, optioned for film)

Night of the Dragon (time travel romance)

Christmas in Time (time travel, prequel to Only Yesterday)

Only Yesterday, (time travel, sequel to Christmas in Time)

Summer Jazz

Taming Maggie (#1 on romance bestseller list)

That Jones Girl (sequel to the Mississippi McGills series)

Indiscreet

The Donovans of the Delta Series:

Donovan’s Angel (Paul Donovan’s story)

Sleepless Nights (Tanner Donovan’s story)

Hallie’s Destiny (award winning book, Hallie Donovan’s story)

Any Thursday (Hannah Donovan’s story)

Higher Than Eagles (Jacob Donovan’s story)

The Mississippi McGills Series (spin-off from Donovans of the Delta)

Valley of Fire (Rick McGill’s story)

Until Morning Comes (Jo Beth McGill and Colter Gray Wolf’s story)

Saturday Mornings (Andrew McGill’s story)

Forever Friends series

Can’t Stop Loving You (Book 1, Helen’s story)

Only His Touch (Kat’s story, Book 2)

Bringing Up Baxter (B. J.’s story, Book 3)

Angels on Zebras (Maxie’s story, Book 4)

The Dixie Virgin Chronicles

The Dixie Virgin Chronicles: Belinda

The Dixie Virgin Chronicles: Janet

The Dixie Virgin Chronicles: Molly

The Dixie Virgin Chronicles: Bea

The Dixie Virgin Chronicles: Clementine

The Dixie Virgin Chronicles: Joanna

The Dixie Virgin Chronicles: Catherine

Sunday Cove Series

Naughty and Nice

Birds of a Feather

Disturbing the Peace

….5 more to come

Romantic Suspense

Witch Dance

From A Distance

Boxed Sets

Donovans of the Delta

Forever Friends, Finally Brides

Finding Mr. Perfect

Finding Paradise

Time’s Embrace

Warrior’s Embrace

When I Found You

Southern Cousins Mysteries

Elvis and the Dearly Departed, 2008

Elvis and the Grateful Dead, 2009

Elvis and the Memphis Mambo Murders, 2010

Elvis and the Tropical Double Trouble, 2011

Elvis and the Blue Christmas Corpse, 2012

Jack Loves Callie Tender (series prequel and companion guide), 2013

Elvis and the Bridegroom Stiffs, 2014

Elvis and the Deadly Love Letters, a short story, 2014

Elvis and the Buried Brides, 2014, 2015

Women’s Fiction/Literary Fiction

Stars to Lead Me Home: Love and Marriage, June, 2015

Her Secret Hero, March, 2014

The Language of Silence (Gallery, Simon & Schuster), July 30, 2014

The Tender Mercy of Roses (Gallery, Simon & Schuster), written as Anna Michaels

The Sweetest Hallelujah (MIRA), written as Elaine Hussey, July 30, 2013

The Oleander Sisters (MIRA), written as Elaine Hussey, July 30, 2014Elvis and the Buried Brides, quick read, 2014

Women’s Fiction/Literary Fiction

Her Secret Hero, March, 2014

The Language of Silence (Gallery, Simon & Schuster), July 30, 2014

The Tender Mercy of Roses (Gallery, Simon & Schuster), written as Anna Michaels

The Sweetest Hallelujah (MIRA), written as Elaine Hussey, July 30, 2013

The Oleander Sisters (MIRA), written as Elaine Hussey, July 30, 2014

 

Bonus Section

Southern Fixin’s from Clara’s Café

Ham and Biscuits

Cured country ham (I use Miller’s Biscuit Strips)

Biscuits (see recipe below)

 

While biscuits are cooking, heat a small amount of canola oil in the skillet to medium temperature. Add very thin, very lean slices of country cured ham and heat about two minutes per side (more if you like a crisper piece of ham).

Slice biscuits, put a strip of ham inside, and enjoy with a good cup of coffee. Dark roasted. If you take cream, use the real deal or half and half.

 

Clara’s Gluten Free Biscuits

1 cup of Bob’s Red Meal Biscuit and Baking Mix

2. T. unsalted butter

2 heaping T. of sour cream (Do not use reduced fat)

9 T. 2 percent milk

1 t. baking powder (use gluten free)

 

Put biscuit mix in a small bowl and make a well in the center. Add baking powder and mix thoroughly. Melt butter in the microwave. Mix melted butter, sour cream, and 2 T. of milk. Pour the liquid mixture in the well you’ve made in the Red Mill dry mix. Stir until the mixture has a grainy texture. Add the rest of the milk in increments until the batter forms a soft ball and leaves the sides of the bowl. I mix with my hands so I can feel the texture of the biscuit dough.

Sprinkle a clean dough board with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Biscuit Mix. Turn your dough onto the board and pat until you have a circle of dough approximately ¼ - ½ inches high. Cut into small circles with biscuit cutter.

Melt a small amount of butter (not too much) in a biscuit pan or cast iron skillet, dredge both sides of the biscuit in the butter, then bake for 15 minute in a preheated 350 degree over. Makes about ten small biscuits. Don’t expect the biscuits to rise as much as those made with regular flour, and don’t expect them to brown in the same manner. If you overcook these biscuits they will be hard.

Note from Peggy Webb: I have a gluten sensitivity and try to keep my diet gluten-free. This is biscuit recipe I developed using the one of the Bob’s Red Mill Biscuit Mix bag. I haven’t tried it using King Arthur gluten free flour, but I’m going to. King Arthur flour has a texture that is almost like the real thing.

 

Clara’s Down Home Peach Cobbler

(Easy and delicious, especially with a scoop of ice cream on the top)

 

I stick of butter

1 14.5 oz. can of slices peaches in sweetened juice

1 c. self-rising flour (This is not a gluten free recipe)

1 c. sugar

1 c. milk, whole is best, but 2 percent will work. Do NOT use skim.

 

Melt 1 stick of butter into 8X8 inch glass baking dish. Set aside.

Mix flour and sugar. Add I c. of milk and stir until smooth.

This batter will be very thin. Slowly pour it into the melted butter in the casserole dish. DO NOT STIR.

Drain the peaches and fork one slice at a time into the melted butter/batter mixture, arranging them around the top. DO NOT STIR. Use all the peaches.

Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven till the cobber is light golden brown. This will take about 30 minutes. A fork inserted in the middle will come out clean. DO NOT OVERCOOK. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

 

Note from Peggy Webb: This cobbler was my mother’s recipe. I can still see her in the kitchen in her apron, humming a hymn as she baked. I can still hear her voice on the telephone saying, “Come on down. I’ve got a good peach cobbler cooking.”

 

Clara’s Hershey Bar Pie

(In case you missed this delicious confection from Birds of a Feather, here it is again.

 

6 chocolate almond bars

18 marshmallows

2/3 cup of milk

1/2 pint of cream

 

Put in all ingredients into a double boiler and dissolve thoroughly. Cool well. Whip cream and fold in. Put in a large graham cracker pie crust (recipe below). Refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours before serving.

 

GRAHAM CRACKER PIE CRUST

1 ½ cups of graham cracker crumbs

2 T. sugar

1 stick of butter, melted

 

Combine all ingredients and press into the side of a pie pan. Cook crust at 350 degrees approximately 15 minutes. Cool before adding pie filling.

 

Note from Peggy Webb: This recipe came from my good friend Alice Virginia Daniel. She and I both sing first soprano in the choir and sit side by side every Sunday morning. If we sing like angels, does that make up for a devilish bit of fun during the week?

 

Do look for more fun and more recipes in the next Sunday Cove romance. As always, thanks for buying and happy reading!