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[romanceauthoranaeross]

Seduced by Passion - New Steamy Release

The truth could destroy them, or bind them together forever.

Rapheus Giannopoulos has a reputation for being emotionally void and unavailable. When it comes to women and dating, physical gratification is all he is after. But Raph is forced to navigate through a sea of mixed emotions when his grandfather’s deathbed confession sends him into a world that is foreign to him, to a family he knew nothing about, and to a woman who brings him to his knees.

In business, Xiomara Davenport exudes confidence. Not so in relationships. She has been used, betrayed, and humiliated by men who promised to love her. Hiding behind the wall that surrounds her heart, Xio has all but given up on love. But both her confidence and defenses are shaken to the core when a rival threatens to destroy the life she has built, and a handsome stranger makes her question what she thinks she knows about herself. From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Ana E Ross comes a heart-wrenching, sexy new billionaire romance to make you believe that even in the darkest moments, love is possible.

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[serataino]

I have been waiting so long to be able to share this with you: Not only do I get to write two more books with @HarlequinBooks Special Edition but I get to work with my incomparable @Write4Harlequin mentor, @CharlieGrim to bring both Rafi & Nati Navarro's stories to readers. I'm doubly honored because Rafi's story will feature an m/m pairing, joining the ever-growing number of queer romances that call HQN home. The Special Edition tagline says it all: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. And I get to be a part of that Y'all, Rafi and Nati's stories are coming at you. Is that wild or what???? Val's over the moon. More Latinx love in the house! #dealreport #harlequin #harlequinbooks #harlequinspecialedition #romance #romanceauthor #contemporaryromance #latinxromance #caribbeanlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWVwdVJwsE/?utm_medium=tumblr

[houseoftakura]

We hope your Friday is irie! Enjoy your Weekend! #fridayvibes #travelbeautifuldestinations #HouseOfTakura #BagsThatEmpower #awomanbuiltthis #jamaicajamaica #ecofriendlyshades #caribbeanlove #handcraftedbagsandaccessoires (at Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRrMoQPFezY/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rootsreggaehub]

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"Black love is important because we need to get back to that JOY.." Why is #blacklove important to you? Share your thoughts & comment below.. @blackdaddiesclub #Toronto #Canada #fatherhood #blackfathers #community #family #blacklivesmatter #mamaafrica #blacklovematters #shortfilm #1love❤️💚💛👆👆🙌🙌 #blackhistory #civilization #colonialism #trauma #rootsreggaehub #blackleaders #colorism #caribbeanlove #ctff2016 #eachoneteachone #livity #blackhair #blackgirlmagic #blackgirlsrock #ReggaeAllDay #trauma #healing #eachoneteachone #knowledgeispower #JAHRASTAFARI (at Ujima House) https://www.instagram.com/p/BGpE7PLGW0f/?igshid=k9z70qathtje

[caribbeanfooddiary]

BAMMY OR BAMMIE There are so many things about Caribbean food that I take for granted. Like the origins of a lot of the things that we love to eat like Bammy. For me bammy is just bammy and I’ve never had to really explain it. All I know is that Jamaicans love their bammy and fish! It’s made of cassava and, like bread, it’s not something most people tend to make at home. After bammy is made, it’s dried to preserve it so, when you buy bammy it’s hard. Before frying or toasting it you have to soak it in milk (usually coconut milk) or water. The flat, dry disks soak up all the milk or water and become plump. The main purpose for cooking bammy is to make it crispy and brown on the outside. I like to toast my bammy. When it’s ready, I just slice the bammy horizontally and spread some butter inside the soft, gooey center. It’s sooo tasty! Bammy isn’t at all like bread. The closest thing I’ve found that reminds me of it is English crumpets, but that’s a stretch. I did a little research and found bammy described as a traditional Jamaican cassava flatbread descended from the simple flatbread eaten by the Arawaks, Jamaica’s original inhabitants. For centuries, it was the bread staple for rural Jamaicans until the cheaper, imported wheat flour breads became popular. Nowadays all kinds of companies are manufacturing bammy. In the 1990s, the United Nations and the Jamaican government established a program to revive bammy production and to market it as a modern, convenient food product. Still, there’s nothing like going to Old Harbour or White House for locally made bammy alongside a couple of pieces of Escovitch Snapper or parrot fish! From Fay and Angela (authors) #callaloo #bammy #friedplantains #breakfast #healthylifestyle #caribbeanlove #caribbeanbreakfast #caribbeancooking #foodporn #foodphotography #saltfish #foodblogger #foodlover #caribbeanlovescooking #caribbeanfoodbloggers https://www.instagram.com/p/CCOYMzxh4oL/?igshid=q32zbtucbfuy

[black-couples]

GS Photography/@gs_photographicart is definitely for the kids and love capturing big personalities in small bodies, but rest assure there are packages for my grown and sexy couples!!!! DM to book a session now!!!😍😎 💑 . . . . . . . #day115 #couplessession #couplesphotography #grownandsexy #cy365   #stunnersoninsta #peoplephotography #blacklove #couplelove #canonportrait #blackcouples_ #photographyislifee #lifestylephotographer #caribbeanlove #doports #featureme #comeshopwithme #retouched #lightroomedits #canon6d #digitalmarketer #potd📷   #gsphotography @gs_photographicart https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw2BLCkAhw4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zdnr5bpqe9i

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[perfectfacesnl]

What an amazing weekend was had! Thank you @reggae_rita for the opportunity, advice & love. We believe in paying it forward. Let's now get ready for this weekend's #caribbeanconexióncafe with our favourite #cubans. *PIC: our very own Calypso Cauliflower, Cassava Chips & Vegan Coleslaw. #love #caribbeanlove #food #trinifoodinamsterdam #veganfoodporn #thanks #gratitude (bij Amsterdam, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVdIPx4oXRs/?utm_medium=tumblr

[elfterhomesrealestateandbeyond]

Caribbean Chicken Pasta

Growing up I never really looked at food as anything more than just breakfast, lunch and dinner. Just an essential part of the daily routine, nothing exciting. I had no interest in learning to cook, or making anything beyond mac-n-cheese or ramen noodles. Food was food, something that you had to have in order to survive. The only time I really looked forward to meals was when I was hungry, and I didn’t have much concern for what that meal would be. In fact, I can’t really recall the moment that my mind even changed on the matter. I just know that now, the kitchen is my happy place, my temple, my little bit of peace. The more detailed a meal is, the more challenging it is to create, the happier I am. It’s a chaotic orchestra of pots and pans, knives and flames…..and I am the conductor.

Cooking at the firehouse is probably the best for me. I’m going to get true reviews on the food, good or bad. Personal feelings are out the window when it comes to firehouse food. But that’s the best part for me, because I’m overly critical of my own cooking so I need some honest reviews. The other benefit to the firehouse is that there’s no shortage of cooks. I volunteer to cook every shift, and for the most part they let me, but it is nice to sit back and watch someone else do the job.

This particular dish came to fruition after my partner reminded me of my Jerk Chicken Tacos, and how he wouldn’t mind having them again (hint, hint). Normally I would oblige, but I just wasn’t feeling tacos for once. Wandering around I began to daydream about jerk chicken, the Caribbean sea, our wonderful honeymoon on the beaches of St Lucia and all the incredible food we had. When I came back to reality I was in the pasta aisle, and it hit me...Caribbean Chicken Pasta. A little tinkering and creativity took place in my mind as I decided how to make a dish that would bring out the flavors of the Caribbean mixed with an everyday favorite. So it began…

2 lbs of Chicken Breast

1 Red Bell Pepper

1 bunch of Green Onions

1 Yellow Onion

3 Cloves of Garlic

1 cup Heavy Cream

1 cup Chicken Broth

½ cup Jerk Marinade (shout out to Captain Curtis)

1 lb of Pasta noodles of your choice

½ cup grated parmesan

It’s a pretty easy recipe as long as you can keep track of time.

Boil water and start cooking your pasta, stopping right at al-dente and hitting them with a cold rinse. They can finish cooking later.

Heat some oil in a large pan, drop in the chickens, and season lightly with half of the marinade. Roughly 7 minutes per side for the chickens. Remove from the pan till later.

Heat a bit more oil, throw in the bell peppers for 2 minutes, add the yellow onions and cook for another 5.

Turn down the heat, add the green onion and garlic, 2 minutes.

Pour in the broth, remaining marinade, and cream. STIR IT UP

Season with salt and pepper, mix in grated parmesan cheese.

Let it simmer for 5 minutes to thicken up. Use this time to slice up those chickens and ask google to play Toots & The Maytals.

Add the pasta and chicken slices, stir and serve topped with more green onions.

Take your obligatory proud chef photos and dig in!

I was blown away by the flavor this created and so was my crew. It was immediately placed on the “make it again” list. The jerk marinade is definitely what makes this dish, so act accordingly. If you like sweet, I advise you to find a papaya base marinade. Like it spicy? A traditional pepper-heavy jerk sauce may be right for you. Captain Curtis is a local producer that makes incredible BBQ sauces and his Jerk marinade is my current favorite. This dish is simple, only takes about 30 minutes from top to bottom and will be in my monthly rotation at the firehouse.

[lanomrah]

Today is my grandparents' 53rd wedding anniversary. This morning we got to talking after breakfast and grandma reminded me of a story she tells often enough, but only now at this age I'm wise enough to listen with the intention of remembering. (Also, grandaddy's 78th birthday was yestersay) Within a few days of the wedding my grandfather was commissioned to work on Ascension Island as a construction worker, building the first electrical plant on the island. She says if they got married the Saturday, grandaddy had to leave the Tuesday. So my grandmother was left with three children all under the age of 10 (including a 5 month old) to take care of by herself while my grandfather was away doing what he had to at the time to make a living. Bear in mind Barbados was still a colony as well. No cell phones, no internet, no email. A whole year. Somehow they survived. And it certainly wasn't the easiest choice or easiest path but they survived. My grandmother remembers being at the airport to see my grandfather off with the other workers, and a distraught wife from St. Andrew ran on to the tarmac screaming "BRING BACK MY HUSBAND!" Running after the plane as it took off and had to be restrained. 😭 Grandaddy said the flight over Brazil was so long he thought the plane would never land. A WHOLE DAMN YEAR MY GUY! Their marriage is by no means perfect and sometimes these two are the epitome of "bicker like an old married couple". But if it weren't for them, and the choices they made, for better or worse, sickness and health, rich or poor, there wouldn't be a me. I'm grateful for them. #blacklove #caribbeanlove #bajanhistory #mybajanlife #legacy #myloves #thesearemychildren #iwillcutyouforthem

[dancindr]

It's not far to never-never land, no reason to pretend And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again... Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be Just a dream and the wind to carry me And soon I will be free... #dancingthrulife #sailing #lovethesandandsea #om #deepbreath #memories #goodlife #caribbeanlove #davidandjp #grateful #life https://www.instagram.com/p/CAq46BMBcAT/?igshid=2k8buaa02ajz

[iriediva]

In love with this dress and the sunshine it radiates on this cold, rainy Monday morning. Details on it are in my bio... It's the perfect dress for an outdoor event this holiday season 🎊 It's day 2 of the #LMBLgreensmoothie, I'm looking out for all your #greensmoothies! Have a wonderful Monday friends, remember that thoughts are things and the I lyrics way to be happy this Monday is to think happy thoughts #fashionblogger #fashionblog #fashionblogs #holidaydress #partydresses #cocktaildress #jamaicanblogger #caribbeanblogger #caribbeanlove #giftguide#bossgirlbloggers #weddingoutfit #summerdress #outdoorwedding #floraldress

[trefledesigns]

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Ahhhhh thankful Tuesday’s...Enjoy the ever blue tides and scenery of Virgin Gorda, one of nature’s little secrets indeed captured by @khapturedphotography Thank you for reminding us of the natural beauty that surrounds us. This is where we’re from...@trefledesigns . . . . #bluesea #caribbeanlove #trèfle #bvistrong #marketing #instalove #dronephotography #nature #unfiltered #beauty #swimwear #resortwear #soundofmusic #tranquility #onebvi

[caribbeanfooddiary]

🍳😍❤️ #islandlife #yummy #caribbeanlove #foodie #caribbeans #foodporn #foods #foodphotography #food #caribbeanfood #caribbean #caribbeancooking #caribbeancookbook #caribbeanlovescooking #fooddaily https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNLM71ANnG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1irbb5wejgozq