Hi! We’re Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock, the authors of THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF ALTONA. We’re touring the web taking about our influences, our processes, anything we can think about actually, and even giving you guys a sneak peak or two! And what would a blog tour be without a contest? Check out the details at the bottom of the post to see what you can win!
“Do you think if I take Mac some cake, he’ll be less angry?”
“I think if you take him some cake, you’ll come out wearing it.”
-THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF ALTONA
The PLAYING THE FOOL series contains a lot of references to cake. This is mostly because Henry Page–con man, junk food addict, and Shakespeare aficionado–spends 85% of his waking life thinking about cake. And so do we. So we’ve decided to let Henry share a favorite recipe with you today, a cake aptly called “Better Than sex Cake.” It’s easy to make, incredibly delicious, and will definitely kill you. Like, McDonald’s wishes it could come up with something less healthy for you than this. So hold onto your cholesterol counter (We’re kidding, throw it away.) and enjoy.
BETTER THAN SEX CAKE
INGREDIENTS:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping
8 ounces Cool Whip
½-1 cup Heath toffee bits
“It’s really good. The frosting is as soft as a baby seal.
Or a cloud. Or a baby seal riding a cloud.”
DIRECTIONS:
- Bake the cake according to the directions on the box.
- Remove the cake from the oven and immediately poke holes all over the top using either the bottom of a wooden spoon, a skewer or a fork.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the sweetened condensed milk and caramel sauce, then slowly drizzle the mixture all over the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely at room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Spread the Cool Whip over the top of the cake, top with the Heath toffee bits and refrigerate again for 1 hour. Serve cold and refrigerate any leftovers.
“Funny,” Jeff said after a few minutes. “You’d think Maxfield would be cake after Rasnick.”
Mac wasn’t sure if that was an insult or not. And did Jeff have to say cake?
About The Two Gentlemen of Altona
Mischief, thou art afoot.
Special Agent Ryan “Mac” McGuinness is having a rough week. Not only is he on a new diet, but he’s also been tasked with keeping Henry Page—the world’s most irritating witness—alive. Which is tough when Mac’s a breath away from killing the Shakespeare-quoting, ethically-challenged, egg-obsessed Henry himself. Unless killing isn’t really what Mac wants to do to him.
Con man Henry Page prefers to keep his distance from the law . . . though he wouldn’t mind getting a little closer to uptight, handsome Agent McGuinness. As the sole witness to a mob hit, Henry’s a valuable asset to the FBI. But he’s got his own agenda, and it doesn’t involve testifying.
When evidence surfaces of a mole in the FBI office, Mac and Henry are forced to go into hiding. Holed up in a fishing cabin, they’re surprised to discover that their feelings run more than skin deep. But as the mob closes in, Henry has to make his escape. And Mac has to decide how far he’s willing to go to keep Henry by his side.
THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF ALTONA is the first in our PLAYING THE FOOL trilogy. Book 2, THE MERCHANT OF DEATH, will be available on February 2. Book 3, TEMPEST, will be released March 9.
You can preorder the series, and check out excerpts, at Riptide.
Thanks for following our tour! To celebrate our release, we’re giving away an awesome prize – an ebook copy of a novel of your choice from either of our back catalogs. We’re also giving away a $20 Riptide gift voucher, and the contents of Henry Page’s bag during his arrest in THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF ALTONA: that’s some Shakespeare and a bunch of Henry’s favorite candy!
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Don’t forget to check out JustJen’s review of The Two Gentlemen of Altona to see what she thought of it!
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