Hi all! I’m Audrey Wick, author of A HOME FOR THE RANGER, a sweet love story between a Texas state park ranger and a park patron who frequents the trails.
Today, I’m taking over the Fresh Fiction Author Blog with a special recipe to share.
In my latest heartwarming novel, the park rangers who work at Cottonwood Creek State Park have to stay alert. Coffee helps! At park headquarters, they can fill up their cups, but to keep things interesting, they sometimes take their coffee in ways other than black.
Here’s a fun, easy recipe for Whipped Hot Chocolate Coffee. It’s perfect for a pick-me-up or as a cozy treat.
To make it, you only need 3 ingredients:
• half cup hot coffee
• 1 ounce envelope instant hot cocoa mix (such as Swiss Miss)
• 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Directions:
• Combine hot cocoa mix and heavy whipping cream in a bowl.
• Whip with a hand mixer until firm.
• Pour this into your half cup of hot coffee and enjoy!
Additives:
• If you have a favorite flavor coffee syrup (peppermint? mocha? caramel?) or sweetener, feel free to add this into the hot coffee and stir. Sip slowly and savor indulgently!
Happy Holidays to everyone in the Fresh Fiction community!
Thank you for reading!
An Uplifting Inspirational Romance
Can two little girls in need
convince him to stay?
For park ranger Shane Hutton, his job as head of Cottonwood Creek State Park has always just been a stepping stone toward his cowboy dreams. And when kind-hearted volunteer Allison Van Horn’s request for help with two foster children in need stirs up painful memories from his past, Shane’s first instinct to leave grows stronger. But the more time he spends with Allison and the adorable twins in her care, the more his heart begins to heal. When a head ranger position opens up in west Texas, he must choose: the opportunity he’s always wanted…or the family he’s always needed.
From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
Romance Contemporary | Christian [ Love Inspired, On Sale: November 25, 2025, Mass Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781335621306 / eISBN: 9780369771575 ]
Audrey Wick is a novelist of women's fiction and contemporary romance, most recently with Harlequin. She is also a full-time English professor at Blinn College in Texas and is coauthor of the college writing textbook Steps to Writing Well (12th edition). She has been a repeat contributor to Writer's Digest, Woman's World, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. Audrey believes the secret to happiness includes lifelong learning and good stories. But travel and coffee help. She has journeyed to over twenty countries—and sipped coffee at every one.
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