Put the butter and oil in a large pot over medium heat. When the butter is melted, add the onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. Cook 5 minutes, stirring, or until the onion is softened.
Add the chicken, stock, 2 teaspoons salt, black pepper, and lemon. Stir. Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat and partially cover the pan. Let the soup bubble gently for 45 minutes. The chicken should be very tender and shred easily with a fork. Remove the lemon slices and discard.
When the soup is almost done, bring a medium pot of water to the boil. Cook the pasta until al dente, according to package directions. Drain.
Add the noodles to the soup. Serve warm in bowls, sprinkled with parmesan if desired.
Recipe adapted from one posted by Karen Tedesco on the cooking blog, Family Style Food. It can be found via the following link:
https://familystylefood.com/homemade-chicken-noodle-soup/#wprm-recipe-container-17981
Author Note
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this extended edition ofThe Accidental Summoning.This was my first M/M novel and in the past fifteen months, I've learned so much. Looking back with that newfound knowledge, I made the decision to revamp this book to fix some issues to make it the best version of itself it can be.
First of all, I've removed all of the Harry Potter references from the book. For those in the know, this began as a fanfic I wrote back in 2017 and when I re-wrote it as an original work, I left a lot of the previous references in it. I am ashamed to admit that I kind of live under a rock. I don't watch television and I'm not active in many online spaces. I had heard that Rowling had fallen out of public favour, but I honestly had no idea of the depths of her bigotry until I received a couple of (justifiably) harsh reviews. I then did some research into it and decided to re-write those parts to remove all references to her works. I do apologise for any offence that I may have caused due to that and I aim to be better in the future.
I have also added another chapter as I always felt the book was missing something. It's a short, fun chapter detailing a date Drew and Zach go on.I feel that it doesn't make the ending feel quite as rushed, and we get to visit Coombs (which I adore).
In this edition, I have also included the short story,Familiar,that takes place a year after the events of this book. I do have plans to write a sequel, but I don't have a timeframe for that at the moment. Due to some health issues, my writing speed has drastically reduced and I'm not setting hard deadlines for the near future so as not to disappoint. I encourage you to either join my newsletter or Facebook author group to keep up to date on announcements.
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me along the way. You have no idea how much I appreciate you. Much love.
Familiar
A Short Story Companion
The House that Zach Bought
The height of summer had passed, but the days were still long and warm. There was a gentle breeze, and Drew Phillips hummed softly to himself as he walked down the wide, tree-lined street. He was walking home after his last class for the week, and he was looking forward to the weekend. Tomorrow was their anniversary, and he had plans. Big plans. But that was tomorrow. He still had several glorious hours of today left, and he planned to make the most of them. Zach would be home soon and they had plans to go for a hike through the Colliery Dam Park before ordering some dinner and then watching a movie.
Drew smiled as he thought of his boyfriend. When they’d first gotten together, they’d discussed what to call one another. He had worried that “boyfriend” was too frivolous to describe his relationship with an eons-old ex-angel. Zach had told him that “partner” made Drew sound ancient, and “lover” sounded like they were in a clandestine relationship that needed to be kept on the down low. In the end, they’d decided that “boyfriend”would make the most sense to everyone else, and so that was the term they used.
Drew was hopeful that from tomorrow they could change the wording to “fiancé.”
Was it too cliché to propose on their first anniversary? Probably. Was Drew going to do it anyway? Yes, yes he was. He loved Zach more than he thought possible and he was going to put a ring on it.
Unable to help but feel giddy with excitement, Drew’s steps sped up, and he was soon walking up the neat path that led to their small house.
Their house. Drew had a house!
After Zach had been freed from the spell that bound him to the fallen angel, Oberon, Drew had thought his Hellish Amex card would stop working. It didn’t. In fact, Zach received a very hefty sum into a bank account from “upper management”—the term he used for the higher angels who ran Heaven like a well-oiled conglomerate. Apparently, it was some sort of severance, recompense, “sorry for abandoning you in Hell for 1400 years” payout. If they’d been human, Drew would have assumed the payout was to bribe Zach into not suing them. Given they were angels, maybe they really did feel bad about what Zach had gone through and wanted to give him the retirement he deserved? Who knew?
