AMMON by H.B. Moore – Countdown to Summer 2011

16 days until summer!

Heather B. Moore is the award-winning author of several historical novels which are set in Ancient Arabia and Mesoamerica. She is not old and doesn’t remember the time period, so google.com has become a great friend. Although she has spent several years living in the Middle East, she prefers to forget the smells. Heather writes under the pen name H.B. Moore so that men will buy her books. She is also the author of one non-fiction book, which took her much too long to research and write, so she is back to novel writing.

Visit Heather’s website: www.hbmoore.com and her blog: my writer’s lair

Follow Heather on Facebook: Fans of H.B. Moore and on Twitter: @heatherbmoore

Read our combined review of AMMON by H.B. Mooore.

LDSWBR: If you had an entire day to read (on the beach, at the lake, by the pool, etc.), what book(s) or genre would you reach for first?

HEATHER: I’d finish reading Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran, then for fun I’d pick up either a James Rollins or Harlan Coben thriller.

LDSWBR: What book(s) do you look forward to reading the most this summer?

HEATHER: Loaded question! Some of my “must-reads” include Possession by Elana Johnson, The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan, Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff, The List by Melanie Jacobson, My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison, The Pharaoh’s Daughter by NC Allen, a book by Holly Black and book by Bree Despain since I’ll be meeting them.

LDSWBR: What is your favorite outdoor cooking recipe? (Can be grill, campfire, Dutch oven, etc.)

HEATHER: Pulled Pork Sandwiches
I cook this one outside in a crock pot so that it doesn’t make the whole house smell (does that count?). Pork shoulder (or Butt), Kosher Salt, Liquid Smoke. Sprinkle and rub Kosher Salt into pork shoulder, drizzle with liquid smoke on both sides. Put in crockpot before bedtime, let cook overnight on LOW. Serve the next afternoon or evening. If you want to start in the morning, cook on HIGH for 4 hours, then turn to LOW. Pull apart and serve over rice or on sandwich buns. Yummy!

LDSWBR: Thanks, Heather!

AMMON by H.B. Moore (Covenant; June 2011) is availabe for purchase from Deseret Book.

Watch the book trailer for AMMON below:

Do you have a recipe you love but makes the house smell? Have you cooked something outside overnight before?

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***Countdown to Summer 2011 Contest***

LDSWBR will hold a drawing on June 25, 2011 for a $50 Amazon gift card, as well as a variety of books being offered by some of the LDS authors featured in the Countdown. This will be a raffle-type drawing, so more entries means more chances to win. There are several ways to enter the Countdown to Summer 2011 contest. See details below.

Book prizes generously donated by the authors:

• The Upside of Down by Rebecca Talley

• Gifted by Karey White

• Bumpy Landings by Donald J. Carey

• Captive Heart by Michele Paige Holmes

• The Perfect Fit by  Michele Ashman Bell

• River Whispers by Kathi Oram Perterson

• Hazzardous Universe by Julie Wright & Kevin Wasden

• Hearts Through Time by Marie Higgins

• Double Deceit by Stephanie Humphreys

• The List by Melanie Jacobson

• The Forgotten Locket by Lisa Mangum

• The Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah M. Eden

• Blackberry Crumble by Josi S. Kilpack

• **Bonus Prize** An autographed copy of BLOODBORNE by Gregg Luke (released August 2011)

Do ANY of the following to enter:

• Post a thoughtful comment on the Countdown to Summer 2011 author posts. Comments can be added on any of the author posts anytime during the contest period (June 1, 2011 through June 24, 2011). Only one comment per person per Countdown to Summer author post will be entered into the drawing. Feel free to comment more than once per post if you’d like, but only one comment will be accepted as an entry.

• Send LDSWBR an email to ldswbr AT gmail DOT com telling us which of the following you have completed. If you already do these things, email us and let us know. Each item gets you 1 entry.

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• On each Countdown to Summer author post, leave a comment telling us which of the following you completed or already do. Each item gets you 1 entry.

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Here are the rules:

• Contest ends at 12:00 Midnight MDT on June 24, 2011.
• Drawing winners will have until 12:00 Midnight MDT on July 2, 2011 to claim their prize. After that time, another name will be drawn to receive the prize.
• Book prizes can only be shipped within the contiguous United States.
• LDSWBR reserves the right to decide what determines a “thoughtful” comment.

Let’s keep counting down to summer with some great reads!