SPECIAL GUEST ELLERY ADAMS

I am so thrilled she is here today.

WELCOME ELLERY!!!

                   The heroine of A Killer Plot, Olivia Limoges, is an independently wealthy business owner in the seaside paradise of Oyster Bay, North Carolina.  One of her businesses is a five-star restaurant named The Boot Top Bistro. In honor of this fine establishment, I thought I’d share some killer summer martinis that might be served by Gabe, The Boot Top’s god-looking bartender. Now Olivia only drinks 25-year-old Chivas Regal but you might enjoy one of these cocktails on a hot July evening. 

            And when do the Bayside Book Writers have the opportunity to imbibe when they are caught up in a series of murders? Every Saturday evening they meet in Olivia’s refurbished lighthouse keeper’s cottage to critique one of the group member’s chapters, but the sudden and violent death of one of their own changes everything.

            I don’t want to reveal any more that a glimpse of the plot, because I don’t want to ruin anything for you, but I promise a range of quirky characters. There’s the reclusive Olivia and her constant companion, the poodle, Captain Haviland; the roller-skating dwarf who owns Grumpy’s diner; Flynn, the handsome bookstore owner; Millay, the beautiful Goth bartender; Sawyer Rawlings, the compelling Chief of Police and many more.

            So come to Oyster Bay, pull up a barstool at The Boot Top and have a cocktail. But beware, because not all the vacationers who come to relax in this charming coastal town make it back home again.

Key Lime Martini

Ingredients

•   5 ounces of vodka.

•   1 ounce Roses Lime Juice.

•   1 ounce heavy cream.

•   1 lime cut in half.

•   2 thinly cut lime slices.

The mix

•   Pour the vodka, and Roses into a shaker 3/4 full of cracked ice and let stand for a minute.

•   Rim 2 frozen martini glasses with a lime around the bowl of each glass.

•   Shake, shake, shake.

•   Add the heavy cream to the shaker and shake for another minute.

•      Strain Key Lime martini into your two glasses

•   Garnish each glass with a lime slice.

Watermelon Martini

Ingredients

•   4 ounces of Smirnoff vodka.

•   3 drops of dry vermouth.

•   1 ounce of Midori melon liqueur.

•   2 ounces of pulverized watermelon unstrained.

•   2 very thin watermelon slices.

The mix

•     Fill a glass martini shaker about 3/4 full of cracked, clean ice.

•     Pour vodka into the shaker and let stand for sixty seconds.

•      Add Midori and pulverized watermelon.

•   Shake, shake, shake.

•   Strain elixir into your martini glasses.

•   Decorate each glass with a watermelon slice.

Now as you enjoy this delectable beverages 

be sure to fill out the form below 
so you can enter my fabulous 

BEACH READ GIVEAWAY!!!

Including an autographed copy of THE KILLER PLOT, a sea shell memo pad, and 
some very special bookmarks!!!
(Sorry U.S. Residents Only)

Now I know this will be a very busy weekend for you as it will be for Lori (Dollycas), so my post will remain the top post on this blog from 

FRIDAY July 2 - SUNDAY July 4.

It will be the second post below Lori's 

What Are You Reading post on MONDAY July 5.  

Contest will End at 

8 a.m. TUESDAY July 6 CST

The WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED 

TUESDAY, July 6  BY NOON,

before Dollycas takes some family time off 

returning MONDAY July 12.

Ellery Adams
A KILLER PLOT: A Books By The Bay Mystery

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