That's What I'm Talking About...: Author Guest Post: Katie Reus

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Author Guest Post: Katie Reus

Hello Readers! Today I bring you romance author Katie Reus. Katie fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. Her publishers include Carina Press, Harlequin Nocturne, Ellora’s Cave and earlier this year the first book in her new paranormal series released from NAL/Signet Eclipse (Penguin).

Regardless of genre, she always includes a happy ending. When she’s not creating stories she loves spending time with her husband and son.

Please help me welcome Katie to That’s What I’m Talking About.

Thanks so much to Jen for having me here! I met the fabulous Jen not too long ago at AAD in New Orleans. She’s funny and totally adorable and I love her hair. We first met at Pat O’Briens, my first night there (I think it was her second?) right off Bourbon Street. Everyone there was drinking hurricanes! Well, except me. I had just finished some ridiculous lemony way-too-sugary concoction at the last bar we were at so I had moved on to water (yes, I’m a wild one) at Pat O’Briens. Somehow I still got a hurricane glass to take home with me at the end of the night because of a lovely woman, but that’s another story.

So for my post today since I now associate Hurricane drinks and the fabulous Jen together, I thought I’d share what the hurricane recipe is. I was a bartender after all, many years ago, so it feels only appropriate.

Hurricane Recipe:

2 oz light rum

2 oz dark rum

2 oz passion fruit juice

1 oz orange juice

½ oz fresh lime juice

1 Tbspn simple syrup

1 Tbspn grenadine

Garnish: orange slice

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake then strain into a Hurricane glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange slice and/or cherry.

Whoa, that’s a lot of fruit and sugar! Probably why it’s so delicious and goes down so smoothly ;) I’ll admit, I’m not much of a sweet drinker. I prefer red wine or something along the lines of a Blue Moon in the beer department. Pinot Noir is my fave red wine and Riesling is my fave white wine. So what’s your favorite beverage? Doesn’t have to be alcoholic! Leave a comment and be entered to win a print copy of Primal Possession (US only), my upcoming release in the Moon Shifter series!

Thanks so much, Katie! It was so awesome finally meeting you and hanging out at AADNOLA! I sure hope we can do it again some day! (And let me tell you all, Katie has the FABULOUS hair!)

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27 comments:

Raonaid Luckwell said...: My favorite beverage is Dr. Pepper. That is my poison of choice. And I rarely share. LOL; August 28, 2012 at 7:46 AM
Eva / TXBookjunkie said...: I love sweet tea - especially flavored sweet tea like pineapple tea. So cool and refreshing!; August 28, 2012 at 7:58 AM
lisa roberts said...: the drink i have the most is ice water and second place would be my COFFEE; August 28, 2012 at 8:04 AM
Carolline Greene said...: Ms.Reus is wonderfully awesome! I had such a blast in New Orleans meeting everyone, she is as pretty in person as she is in her picture and super nice!

Drink of choice honestly is water with limes or cherries, or milk with ice, followed by coffee!; August 28, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Danni T said...: My favorite beverage is Coke. Every time I drink it I can't help but make the Ahhhhh sound.; August 28, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Maureen said...: My favorite beverage is hot tea with cream and honey.; August 28, 2012 at 9:36 AM
booksbysteph said...: I LOVE the Hawaiian Volcanos they serve at the TGIFridays at Miller Park in Milw., WI; August 28, 2012 at 10:10 AM
pnr junkie said...: Monster rehab rojo tea it's a must have everyday sometimes three times a day or more; August 28, 2012 at 10:20 AM
erin said...: Thanks for a fabulous giveaway! I love Diet Mt. Dew (but I'm good and only have 1 a day) and pretty much any flavored mocha for the morning :); August 28, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Katie Reus said...: Thanks again to Jen for having me here! And thanks so much to everyone who has stopped by so far. Some of these sound interesting (monster rehab rojo tea!) and I'm definitely going to have to check them out :); August 28, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Victoria said...: Alcoholic is a Long Island Iced Tea. Non-alcoholic is a dark spicy skim iced mocha :).; August 28, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Stay_Cee said...: Iced tea :); August 28, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Sariah said...: My favorite non-alcoholic drink is Dr. Pepper. When I was down in NOLA I came to love the hurricane drink, very yummy. I also liked their Strawberry Abita beer. I also tried when I was there a Bloody Mary, which I am not fond of, but this one was really good....It had bacon in it! Thanks for the chance.; August 28, 2012 at 5:42 PM
Vanessa N. said...: I love Stewart's Root Beer float. Thanks for the giveaway.

mythic021@gmail.com; August 28, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Barbara E. said...: My favorite beverage is definitely not alcoholic. It's Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper - it's the best!; August 28, 2012 at 7:26 PM
donnas said...: Diet Coke; August 29, 2012 at 12:39 AM
Elizabeth H. said...: Favorite drink is water. Favorite alcoholic drink is a tie between coconut rum & coke and the Jamaican freezes at Applebees! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!; August 29, 2012 at 8:40 AM
Elizabeth H. said...: Water is my favorite! Alcoholic fave is a Jamaican freeze at Applebees! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!; August 29, 2012 at 8:46 AM
Elizabeth H. said...: Water is my favorite! My fave alcoholic is a Jamaican freeze at Applebees. Thanks for the giveaway!; August 29, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Carl said...: I'm completely hooked on this mineral water that they bottle in Mexico called Topo Chico. It's a little hard to find in the States but I've been buying it by the case and drinking it like it's, well, water.; August 29, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Texas Book Lover said...: Very sweet tea!; August 29, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Amy R said...: My favorite drink is anything sweet! The Hurricane sounds very yummy. Strawberry Daiquiri's are my favorite! Just downloaded Alpha Instinct and plan to start reading it tonight and the Lover's Instinct so I can catch up in time for Primal Possession!; August 29, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Megan said...: Favorite beverage is a venti black tea lemonade from Starbucks! The book looks awesome! Thanks for the giveaway:); August 31, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Becki Wyer said...: My favorite is Bailey's and Peppermint Schnapps. It's delicious.
Thanks for the contest.
rmwyer@shaw.ca; September 1, 2012 at 12:02 PM
sheryl said...: I have to have a Coke!!!!!; September 1, 2012 at 3:29 PM
JenniferK said...: My favorite drink is a Lemon drop.; September 1, 2012 at 11:13 PM
Rebe said...: Coke Zero or mojitos, for me; September 2, 2012 at 9:38 AM

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