Dolores Stewart Riccio

The Divine Circle of Ladies Courting Trouble
October in New England is a magical time--great for enjoying Halloween celebratons and their age-old customs of carving pumpkins, bobbing for apples, "trick or treat." It's a fun time, too, for baking tasty treats. But in this fourth Circle of Five adventure, when a hemlock-laced brownie at the church hospitality hour spells the end for an elderly townswoman, Cass Shipton and her fabulous friends get to work using their special brand of detective skills to ferret out the culprit. After all, their unorthodox recipe of magic, clairvoyance, and good old-fashioned common sense hasn't let them down yet.

THE DIVINE CIRCLE OF LADIES MAKING MISCHIEF

CHARMED CIRCLE
Kensington Books, November 2003.

The adventure continues... Between her thriving herbalist business and her circle of devoted friends--not to mention tending to the needs of her eccentric mutt, Scruffy--Cass Shipton has her hands full. The last thing she needs is to take a troubled teen under her wing, but when Winifred "Freddie" McGarity shows up, trailing chaos in her wake, Cass feels it's her duty to help the girl understand and control the powerful gifts she's been given...gifts that remind Cass of those rare abilities she shares with her friends. Gifts that may once again be leading them into trouble...

CIRCLE OF FIVE
Kensington Books, March 2003.

Now that her children are grown, her lout of an ex-husband is gone, and her herbal remedy business has taken off, Cass Shipton is free to enjoy the simple comforts of her grown-up life. There's her cozy Cape Cod home overlooking Plymouth Harbor. Her scruffy disdainful pooch. And the strong connection she shares with four other ordinary women who get together to sip tea, trade stories, cast the odd spell and work a bit of magic. Just your typical, everyday Wiccans who work at the local library, carpool the kids, and run the vitamin store at the mall.

Wickedly funny, harrowingly suspenseful, and as deliciously warm-hearted as a girls' night in, Circle of Five is a joyful celebration of the kind of friendship that makes a magic all of its own.

"Humorous moments are deftly entwined with truly creepy ones as Riccio's intrepid Wiccan crime fighters struggle to solve their first case, hopefully the first of many."
Shelley Mosley, BOOKLIST

"Dolores Stewart Riccio's witty and fast-paced novel is literally charming...A fun read and food for thought." Joe Haldeman

"Enchanting relationship crime drama..."
Harriet Klausner



Copyright©Dolores Stewart Riccio 2003

SPIRIT
AmErica House (Publish America, Inc.) 2001

Brigit, a young woman gifted with clairvoyant abilities, struggles to come to terms with her unusual powers in a story that spans the late 1930s through World War II. As a lonely child growing up on the Isle of Man, Brigit turns for companionship to her imaginary friend Michael.

Later, while Brigit is working with psychic researchers studying her skill as a medium, Michael reappears as her control. He identifies himself as the spirit of an ancient Druid priest. Michael guides Brigit through her personal crises and various adventures in which she employs her paranormal powers in the war effort.

In order for the time-crossed couple to consummate their deep love, Michael takes spiritual possession of intelligence officer James Grey. Brigit and Michael share an idyllic time together in war-ravaged England until, as Grey, Michael must return to the fighting The story of Brigit is bracketed by the present-day experiences of Brigit’s daughter Michelle, who is excavating the cairn on the Isle of Man. In the aura of past lives and passions, Michelle falls in love with the chief archeologist and finds the strength to fulfill her own life.

CLICK ON THE TITLE ABOVE TO READ THE FIRST CHAPTER OF SPIRIT!

"Spirit is enthusiastically recommended reading as being a particularly unique and touching story embedded with both a necessary hope and and ultimate renewal." MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

"...enchanting novel..." MENSA BULLETIN

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366 DELICIOUS WAYS TO COOK PASTA WITH VEGETABLES
Plume/ Penguin Putnam Inc.. 1997

Cavaletti. Farfalle. Orzo. Penne. Fusilli. Pasta is the ultimate staple food! It comes is so many different shapes and sizes--pair it with the perfect companion vegetable: peas and proscuitto nested in tiny shells, asparagus and shrimp with ziti, Creole leeks with fettuccini.

With an alphabet of vegetables from A for Artichokes to Z for Zucchini, combine two fabulous foods to create dishes that are simple to prepare, beautiful to behold, delightful to eat, and good for you! Antioxidants-rich vegetables maintain health and resist aging, and pasta is rightly known as a "good mood food."

Also included in this cookbook: A Palette of Six Tomato Sauces: Light Tomato, Marinara (rich in herbs), Salsa di Puttana (spicy); fresh tomato sauces, cooked and uncooked, and Meat Sauce A.K.A. "ragu" or (in Italian homes) "Gravy."

Enjoy the infinite "pastabilities" every day of the week!

Pasta with Vegetables is out of print, but a signed copy may be ordered from author at dsriccio@earthlink.net.

ANTIOXIDANT POWER 366 Delicious Recipes for Great Health and Long Life
Plume/ Penguin Putnam, 1998

This innnovative cookbook contains 366 delicious antioxidant-rich recipes to tempt you taste buds and give you a nutritious diet high in fiber and low in saturated fats. From savory soups and chowders to scrumptious breads and pastas, from mouthwatering appetizers to main dishes and desserts....you'll find lots of ways here to add more antioxidants to your daily fare.

Try these tasty, easy recipes: Baba Ghanouj with Roasted Garlic, Crabmeat-stuffed cherry tomatoes, Butternut and Bell Pepper Chowder, Pork Chops Normandy with Cabbage and Sweet Potatoes, Apricot-Chocolate Cheesecake.

A complete A-Z listing of antioxidant foods, plus a menu planner, and shopping tips are included.

SUPERFOODS: 300 Recipes for Foods That Heal Body & Mind
Warner, 1993.

Superfoods is a "YES" book!!! Unlike all those "low" and "lite" books that tell you what you should give up for good health, Superfoods introduces you to the foods you ought to be eating--often!--to live longer and age more gracefully.

Today's cooks are increasingly aware of the natural healing powers of many foods. In this cookbook, you'll learn which foods actually enhance immune function and ward off specific diseases. Organized from Apples to Yogurt, Superfoods offers you 300 plus good-to-eat, good-for-you, and easy-to prepare recipes.

"Convincing...a case for changing our diets to healthy ones." L.A. DAILY NEWS.

Haunted Houses, U.S.A. (with Joan Bingham)
Pocket Travel, 1989

Ghost-hunting--it's not just for Halloween anymore! Pick up your passport to the paranormal world, and take a tour of America's Most Haunted--all of them open to the public, many with romantic histories to enthrall you as well as spooky appearances to chill you.

Stories told by docents of historical homes, by tourists who encountered chilling revenants, by parapsychologists who investigated mysterious places, and by local people who remembered what happened--collected here for the adventurous traveler. But maybe you won't have to travel all that far--check out your own state!