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direct you to another. So come back often for a thrilling ride. Tell
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Welcome to this weeks Romance Writer Weekly blog hop. If you've arrived at my blog after having visited Tracey Gee <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://wp.me/p5uNdS-qM"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">LOVExtra.com
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What are chatting about today? Well, we've been asked the classic question by Susan Scott Shelley, <a href="http://www.susanscottshelley.com/#!her-blog/c1cod">http://www.susanscottshelley.com/#!her-blog/c1cod</a> ... "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." No, we're not discussing the Sidney Poitier movie by that title. What Susan has suggested is that given the choice of any author in the world, either living or dead, who would we like to have to as a dinner guest?<br />
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I have to be honest and tell you what a difficult choice this was for me. I have so many favorites, it was hard to choose. But in the end, my all time favorite romance writer who had an exceptional flair for combining a wonderful mystery along with a satisfying romance was... Mary Stewart.<br />
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Maybe you're not familiar with Mary Stewart. So a little history is probably required. Mary was born Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow on September 17, 1916 in Sunderland, County Durham, England. Her husband was knighted in 1974 and she was granted the title of Lady at the same time. Always an avid story teller, Mary began writing in the early 1950's and her first book, "Madam, Will You Talk?" was an instant success.<br />
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My favorite book was "Five Coaches Waiting". I have a very old, very dog-eared copy of that book and I absolutely love it. I must have read "Five Coaches Waiting" at least thirty times, if not more, over the years. It was because of this book and others like it, that I fell in love with the romantic suspense genre.<br />
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There is a wonderful sentiment about Mary's writing style that I found on Wikipedia, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stewart_%28novelist%29">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stewart_%28novelist%29</a>, and I'd like to re-quote it here. "She seamlessly combined the two genres, maintaining a full mystery while focusing on the courtship between two people, so that the process of solving the mystery 'helps to illuminate' the
hero's personality—thereby helping the heroine to fall in love with him." How true!<br />
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Sadly, Mary Stewart passed away on May 9, 2014. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXjrw1G7S_skVrPH4IHQQnQjtlDKqrHWpg2UVbY4lHkkXOPYw3d6esW2FjLuXSIfKX05ts9SPPDJ2XfH_xIpa6Mv5gDuwLssEN0SJozKidZUu0kwhgG1VuAKPNblIiflcWqLNWUaqN1af/s1600/Mary+Stewart+Novels.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXjrw1G7S_skVrPH4IHQQnQjtlDKqrHWpg2UVbY4lHkkXOPYw3d6esW2FjLuXSIfKX05ts9SPPDJ2XfH_xIpa6Mv5gDuwLssEN0SJozKidZUu0kwhgG1VuAKPNblIiflcWqLNWUaqN1af/s320/Mary+Stewart+Novels.JPG" width="240" /></a>If I had had the chance to have Mary Stewart to dinner, I would love to have discussed her ideas for plotting and setting. She placed her novels in some very romantic and very real settings, and it seemed clear to me that she must have done a lot of traveling to Greece, Austria, Spain and France. Her descriptions of these locations are amazing, and many times the words created such strong visuals that I could see, smell and hear the words written on the pages. Her hero's were each unique, never perfect, but they always rose to the occasion when needed to help solve the mystery or subdue the villain. Her heroines were smart, strong willed and able to survive any of the unusual situations they found themselves in.<br />
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I think dinner wouldn't have been enough, and I would have probably invited Mary to spend the entire weekend. Wouldn't that would have been wonderful!<br />
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Now that you've heard all about my dinner guest, please hop over to A.S. Fenichel <span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://asfenichel.net/blog">http://asfenichel.net/blog </a></span> </span>and read about who she's inviting to dinner! I'm sure it's someone terrific.<br />
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I hope to see you next time!<br />
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Warmly,<br />
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Welcome everyone! So glad you stopped by. If you hopped over from Tessa Gray <a href="http://www.tessagray.com/tessas-blog-page/" target="_blank">http://www.tessagray.com/tessas-blog-page/</a> then I'm glad you're here. If you missed Tessa, then please go back and check out her blog. I'm sure she wrote something terrific!<br />
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Today we have been asked by the amazing Carrie Elks <a href="http://carrieelks.com/blog/" target="_blank">http://carrieelks.com/blog/</a> to share our 'darlings'. What are 'darlings', you ask? 'Darlings' are those pithy, well written, fabulous to read statements... those special lines of prose that we absolutely love, but do almost nothing at all for the story. Well, Stephen King once said that it's necessary to 'kill your darlings' when editing your work. Carrie has asked if we are brave enough to share a 'darling' that we've had to kill.<br />
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I have quite a few darlings that, for one reason or another, have lost their place of residence in one of my manuscripts. I selected one 'darling' in particular that I have a love/hate relationship with, and had to cut for two reasons. One, it did nothing to move my plot forward, and two, my heroine was sounding so piteous and whiney I was starting to hate her. I figured I had better take this out or my readers would vote to kill her off at this point.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> By the time I made it back into Georgetown, it was early evening, and M street was already beginning to glow with a soft wash of colored neon. I turned into my drive a few minutes later, pulling into the detached garage. Leaving the car gurgling as the engine began to cool; I stepped out of the garage locking the door behind me and headed along the sidewalk to the back door of the house. <br />
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Slipping in quietly, I began to turn on lamps in the downstairs rooms. Ever since Richard had left, I hated to be in a quiet, dark house. Even while I was sleeping, I usually had the television or radio playing. <br />
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Flicking on the stereo system, I reached for a Billie Holliday CD. I had a passion for blues and jazz, especially from the 40’s and 50’s. Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn were just a few of my favorites. When I was particularly depressed, and lately that was fairly often, I played Billie’s "Lady Sings the Blues" CD. The songs were melancholy, filled with images of lost love. As Billie’s raspy voice filled the room, I settled into my favorite chair to wait for Miller. It was a little after six o’clock and he had said he would be over around six-thirty. <br />
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I picked up a pile of mail that I had stacked on the small table next to the chair and absently flipped through a couple of magazines. Closing my eyes, I let the soothing throaty sounds of Billie’s voice fill my mind as she sang several ballads.<br />
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The doorbell rang jolting me awake. In a sleep-induced fog, I opened the front door to find an overly enthusiastic Miller standing there, just bubbling with energy and good humor.<br />
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"Lexie! We’re here to celebrate your new job and we’ve brought take out," he said, giving me a quick peck on the check as he pushed past me.<br />
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"We…?" I asked, my voice bleak. Why did he always turn every event into a party? I didn’t know where he found the energy.<br />
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"Alexis! Hello, again!" William was all smiles as he followed Miller into the hallway, carrying another bag of food and a couple bottles of wine.<br />
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"Hey there, William." I sighed as I closed the door behind them.<br />
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"Billie Holiday, Lex?" Miller looked at me with disapproving eyes. I shrugged my shoulders in a ‘so what’ gesture and looked away. Now my music choices were the focus of criticism. Was nothing in my life sacred?<br />
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Turning to William, he said, "Alexis has this thing about old music, particularly the blues. When she’s in a funk this is all she ever listens to."<br />
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Setting the bags of food down on the hallway sideboard, he headed for the stereo and began rummaging through the CDs. <br />
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With his back to me, he said, "This music has got to go. I am officially taking over the role of DJ here, and Billie Holiday is not on the list. We need something more high energy… ah this will do. The Black Eyed Peas; definitely better party music. Do you like this group, Will?" <br />
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While the two of them stood over my music collection and reprogrammed my CD player, I moved the bags of takeout food into the kitchen and spread out the contents on the center island. <br />
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Okay - enough! See why I cut it? Alexis is even making me depressed.<br />
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Will I ever use this again? I seriously doubt it. While I liked some of the imagery in the first paragraph and might reuse those words elsewhere, the rest is not resuscitation worthy.<br />
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Well, after baring my soul to you and letting you see some not so great writing, let's stop here. I now invite you to jump over to the fabulous Betty Bolte <a href="http://www.bettybolte.com/blog.htm" target="_blank">www.bettybolte.com/blog.htm</a>, who I'm sure has some excellent examples of darlings.<br />
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Thanks for coming by, and I hope to see you next time!<br />
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Warmly, <br />
Mikki<br />
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Welcome everyone! So glad you stopped by. If you hopped over from J.J. Devine's amazing blog <a href="http://definingjjdevine.weebly.com/ramblings-of-a-writer">http://definingjjdevine.weebly.com/ramblings-of-a-writer</a> then thank you!<br />
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Today's topic comes to us from Jeanne McDonald, <a href="http://www.jeannemcdonald.com/">http://www.jeannemcdonald.com</a>, who asks the question "Outside of writing, what is your day job? What inspired you to take on this job and would you ever consider giving this job to one of your characters?"<br />
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Interesting question. Two years ago I semi-retired from a career in Business Development for a Systems Engineering firm outside of Washington, DC. We moved to Florida and I finally was able to pursue my passion as an author. For two glorious years I've been honing my craft, writing and rewriting, working hard to be a better author. It's been wonderful. All told, over these past twenty-four months, I've finished a total of three novels and have started a fourth. <br />
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But unfortunately, reality recently slapped me upside the head and in a nagging voice reminded me that while... "Writing is wonderful, it's not going to pay the bills."<br />
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There's one thing I've learned over these past two plus years and that's writing isn't easy. It's a labor of love and not something that earns big bucks quickly. At least not for some of us.<br />
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So, as a yet to be published author (but I'm getting close! I've had a couple of wonderful rejection letters with requests for resubmits once changes are made), I realized I needed to find another job.<br />
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The solution came to me after a month of web searching. I love to travel. I love to talk to people. My favorite things about my old job were working deals with other companies, making connections and bringing in new business. <br />
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I found a franchise opportunity with Cruise Planners. Founded in 1994, Cruise Planners is the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network with more than 1,000 franchise owners. <br />
What a perfect fit! So, in mid-July, my husband (who is older and already finished two careers) and I<br />
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I'm just starting in this new endeavor, and I'm very excited about it. The best thing? I can work both of my careers out of my home! And while I need to build a client base, it's fun and interesting, and very much like my old career.<br />
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So stop by and visit our new website <a href="http://www.planyourtrips.org/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="">http://www.planyourtrips.org/</span></span></a> and if you're in need of a getaway to someplace exotic or right around the corner, come talk to me!<br />
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And to answer the final question - YES! I would definitely make an upcoming character a travel agent. I love to write romantic suspense, and what fun to write about love and murder on a tropical island.<br />
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Now, hop on over to Ronnie Allen's blog at <a href="http://ronnieallennovel.com/blog"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="">http://ronnieallennovel.com/blog</span></span></a> and see what Ronnie has to say about careers and writing. I'm sure she has some very interesting life stories to share.<br />
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Stop by again soon - loved having you on my blog.<br />
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Warmly,<br />
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Welcome everyone! So glad you stopped by.<br />
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If you've jumped over from the talented Carolyn Spears <a href="http://www.carolynspearromance.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.carolynspearromance.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>blog</a> then I'm glad you're here. If not, please head back over and check out her website - it's amazing.<br />
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This week, we've been challenged by the lovely Fiona Riplee <a href="http://fionariplee.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fionariplee.com/blog</a> to describe a kiss in ten words or less, using the key words "pink" and "sweet". <br />
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Ten simple little words to jumpstart the libido. Phew - I need to fan myself.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome, welcome!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today the fabulous Veronica Forand, </span><a href="http://veronicaforand.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://veronicaforand.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, has inspired us to create a 100-word piece of flash fiction , using these three words: coffee, lizard and spring. Here is my snippet, I hope you enjoy it.</span><br />
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eyes, she squinted at the lizard as it curled across the top of a nearby sun-drenched
rock. Absorbing the heat from an early morning sun that promised a day of lazy
warmth, it lay motionless. </span></span></div>
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lizard she relaxed, and let her body sink into the padded chaise
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for visiting with me, and I hope you stop by next time. Before you go, please hop over to Veronica's blog, <a href="http://veronicaforand.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://veronicaforand.com/</span></a>. She always writes super flash fiction pieces. </span><br />
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This week the authors of Romance Writers Weekly are chatting about "our perfect writing retreat." <br />
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In answer to that question, I might be a little out of the ordinary. I don't use an office. I worked in an office for over 30 years and can't stand to be confined to that one space any longer. Mind you, it was a nice office - lots of pictures on the walls, plants and my books, but all in all, it was still an office with corporate furniture, in a corporate building. No more.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickpIh_POu5bONMRZXqoCm5bkLzoBouME50FDXNHo2TY54ErzylU01atqoZ55DxRtXHu7bxGPiivAsp_YzWxa_qZQQ3WZuEp_URGjmvLgEgnrSuN2njFSqRbxsrVFnPArpxcGXfsVz40uO/s1600/Writing+in+the+Recliner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickpIh_POu5bONMRZXqoCm5bkLzoBouME50FDXNHo2TY54ErzylU01atqoZ55DxRtXHu7bxGPiivAsp_YzWxa_qZQQ3WZuEp_URGjmvLgEgnrSuN2njFSqRbxsrVFnPArpxcGXfsVz40uO/s1600/Writing+in+the+Recliner.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a>Since our move to Florida almost two years ago, I have identified several places in the house that are comfortable and where I prefer to write.<br />
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First, is the leather recliner in the family room. There is a table and a lamp right next to me. I can raise the footrest portion of the recliner and even lean back. With my laptop balanced across my knees, I'm very comfortable and can sit (and I have) in that chair for several hours typing away. Besides, I keep a piece of chocolate and cup of something (tea, water, wine?) close at hand. That always helps.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3IV4VxQ7f8DunQaHOTqrlYH-_bGPmA2FfFDlxhyqfLwiVg9wLzAifQBeXfJwxtM8vkpadEpAgeAxxU4pxXURm_wneGdJ-iBdVBPamc2ouo7Wiq5EPztKt5xbCoHybl76q1VDaOafjtds/s1600/Writing+at+the+Bar.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3IV4VxQ7f8DunQaHOTqrlYH-_bGPmA2FfFDlxhyqfLwiVg9wLzAifQBeXfJwxtM8vkpadEpAgeAxxU4pxXURm_wneGdJ-iBdVBPamc2ouo7Wiq5EPztKt5xbCoHybl76q1VDaOafjtds/s1600/Writing+at+the+Bar.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a>My second favorite spot is the kitchen bar. Sometimes I like to stand when I write and it turns out that standing alleviates leg cramps and back aches from sitting too long. There were several people in <br />
my old office who had standing desks and I never understood why until I tried it. It works! When I get tired of standing, I just drag one of the bar stools over and keep right on working. Plus the bar top gives me a lot of room for books, notes, etc. and the overhead lighting is perfect. Also plenty of room for my chocolate and wine!<br />
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The third spot is out of my lanai. I wish this could be my second favorite spot to write, but the entire lanai area faces south and it gets very hot, very quickly. So unless I plan on jumping in the pool every thirty minutes, which can be a bit distracting, I only use the table on the lanai when it's a cool day.<br />
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So, where do you like to write? Where do you feel you get your best work done?<br />
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I'm sure Gemma Brocato <a href="http://www.gemmabrocato.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.gemmabrocato.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>blog</a> has an interesting answer to today's blog question, so be sure to visit her after you leave me.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! As always, I hope to see you next time.<br />
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<b>Author</b>: Jo Richardson<br />
<b>Publisher</b>: Little Bird Publishing<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary RomCom<br />
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When Carter moves into the house across the street from Iris, to renovate it, she fights the disruption it causes in her life. Before long, though, it's not simply the house Carter's rebuilding, but Iris's heart, too.<br />
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<span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: small;"><i>"What are you doing here?"<br />
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It’s Carter freaking Blackwood. Of course.<br />
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He smiles that ridiculously bright, white smile of his and lets out a soft snicker. "I’m fixing a floor for a friend, what are you doing here?"<br />
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It’s completely obvious what I’m doing here, seeing as I’m carrying two huge trays of sugar cookies in my arms.<br />
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"A friend? You just moved in. How do you have friends already?" I say it a bit harsher than I probably should but honestly, how does he have friends already? James and I were here a good six months before people started really talking to me. It was a year before I could call any of them friends. The edges of Carter’s mouth turn down and his head dips to one side as his shoulders hunch then settle.<br />
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"People like me, I guess."<br />
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The smug look on his face is enough to make me want to slap it. Or kiss it.<br />
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Wait. Not kiss it. I didn’t mean kiss it. Why am I staring at his lips?<br />
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"People who don’t want to kill me that is. Are you okay?"<br />
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I blink, and search my brain, but I’m still not quite sure what to say to him, so I extend my arms. "I brought cookies." As soon as I say the words, I hear them. I sound ridiculous and Carter’s bright eyes crinkle with amusement.<br />
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He closes his lids and he breathes the baked goods in. Then hums. The sound of his voice sends a vibration through me and I shiver. I am eternally grateful that he doesn’t see it happen.<br />
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His eyes open slowly. When they reach mine, I’m glued to his stare like a deer in headlights.<br />
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"Those cookies smell really fucking good, Iris."<br />
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The bedroom eyes catch me off guard and my mouth falls open so I snap it shut. I’m a buffoon with no ability to speak.<br />
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"Can I have one?" He reaches out and I balance the platter with one hand, then slap his fingers with the other while I find words. A word that is.<br />
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"No."<br />
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"Ow." He pulls his hand away, like a child getting reprimanded, only when we make eye contact again, he doesn’t seem child like to me.<br />
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I wouldn’t say he’s angry. He doesn’t exactly laugh, either. And his eyes gleam as he stares at me. I hate his eyes almost as much as I hate his teeth. Maybe more. Dammit, I’m staring, again.<br />
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"They’re for Ally’s class," I tell him. "Fundraiser, I mean bake sale." I fumble my words. He’s so frustrating.<br />
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<i>Cursed be the Wicked</i>, a paranormal mystery romance, released March 2014 through Soul Mate Publishing</div>
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<i>Lost in Christmas</i>, a short story included in Soul Mate Publishing’s 2013 Christmas anthology<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Lillian Dellacourt is beautiful, refined and
absolutely lethal. She’s also the most feared and merciless demon hunter in The
Company. She’s come a long way from the penniless seamstress’s daughter sold to
the highest bidder, and it wasn’t by trusting a man, let alone an exiled
Marquis with more on his mind than slaying the hellspawn . . .<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Dorian Lambert, Marquis de Montalembert, being sent to keep track of Lillian is
no mean task. He’s wanted the fiery vixen since he first heard of her five
years ago. But wooing the lady while fighting the demon uprising is no easy
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsuItqYYgpFYROOMoCMdOl6pjgdEVbPIfiJ4C85-hkgNwTEDAaI2HWVeeFUYWczQRo1kwDpS7rJC6BflCTxJUvImC54tsgKPXFzpGU59YiFoWsw4OfTKSYSno-DDuXlIdcjd88-kZRPFG/s1600/A.S+Fienchel+Pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsuItqYYgpFYROOMoCMdOl6pjgdEVbPIfiJ4C85-hkgNwTEDAaI2HWVeeFUYWczQRo1kwDpS7rJC6BflCTxJUvImC54tsgKPXFzpGU59YiFoWsw4OfTKSYSno-DDuXlIdcjd88-kZRPFG/s1600/A.S+Fienchel+Pic.jpg" height="196" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">A.S. Fenichel gave up a successful career
in New York City to follow her husband to Texas and pursue her lifelong dream
of being a professional writer. She’s never looked back. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">A.S. adores writing stories filled with love, passion, desire, magic and
maybe a little mayhem tossed in for good measure. Books have always been her
perfect escape and she still relishes diving into one and staying up all night
to finish a good story.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Multi-published in erotic paranormal,
contemporary and historical romance, A.S. is the author of the Mayan Destiny
series, Christmas Bliss and many more. With several books currently contracted
to multiple publishers, A.S. will be bringing you her brand of romance for many
years to come. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Originally from New York, she grew up in
New Jersey, and now lives in the East Texas with her real life hero, her
wonderful husband. When not reading or writing she enjoys cooking, travel,
history, and puttering in her garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Web Site- <a href="http://asfenichel.net/"><span style="color: blue;">http://asfenichel.net/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Blog - <a href="http://asfenichel.net/blog/"><span style="color: blue;">http://asfenichel.net/blog/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Goodreads - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5154640.A_S_Fenichel"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5154640.A_S_Fenichel</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Hello! It's been a few weeks since you've heard from me, and I'm glad to be back blogging with the Romance Writer Weekly group. If you've joined me from Jeana E. Mann <a href="http://jeanaemann.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">http://jeanaemann.net</span></a> then, welcome. Jeana is the author of the Felony Romance Series, and if you haven't read any of her novels yet, then please do so! Her latest novel, "Impulsive" is due out this June.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">There's nothing like a sunset on Maui, or on any of the Hawaiian islands for that matter. Fantastic. People sit and wait for the sun to slip below the horizon, hoping to see the "green flash" - considered to be one of the most elusive events during sunset or sunrise. What causes the green flash of light? For a specific definition, Wikipedia says "Green flashes occur because the atmosphere can cause the light from the sun to separate out into different colors." But I digress...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Maui is an incredible place. The first time I visited the island, I was on a business trip with my boss. We arrived at the Kahului Airport at 7:00 pm, and by the time we had gotten our luggage (warning - it's a small airport, everything is done by hand, and it takes forever for the baggage to appear), gotten our rental car and started driving... it was already evening.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Neither of us had been to Maui before, and we were following a map to our hotel located in Wailea. We had no idea where that was or how far, only what our little rental car map showed us. We left the well lit town of Kahului and started a rather long drive between rows of towering trees that obscured our view of the sugar cane fields we had been told would be on either side. The trees also blocked out the moonlight and there weren't any street lamps. There were stars overhead, and as I peered up at them between the rows of trees, they seemed so tiny, so far away. To be honest, our trip along that unknown road was more than a little creepy.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statue in Waikiki Gardens (Oahu)</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">I was starting to think we were going to end up in a Hawaiian version of 'Deliverance', and was about to suggest to my boss (who was driving) that we turn around. But I decided I was being a baby, after all we're on Maui! What could happen? A few minutes later, the main highway came to an abrupt end, and I really started to get nervous. There was only one way to turn, and that was to the right. As the road sloped downwards I looked around me, amazed (and relieved) at the sight. We were driving under enormous twisted live oaks and incredibly tall palm trees all covered with tiny white lights. The road towards the Wailea resort we were to stay in was gorgeous. As we arrived at the entrance to our hotel, framed by softly glowing Tiki torches, I truly felt as if I was Alice and instead of a rabbit hole, I had ended up in a magical paradise.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">We both stumbled from the car, too exhausted from a twelve hour plane ride, to do more than check in. I took time to accept a beautiful flower lei, admire the hotel's open air lobby, and from somewhere on the other side of the lobby, could hear the faint strum of ukuleles. At that moment, I wasn't interested in sight seeing - I needed sleep! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">When I awoke before dawn the next morning - a six hour time difference is hard to get used to - I left my room in search of breakfast and stopped short, mouth hanging open. The view from the lobby was truly amazing and I stood in awe staring at the view. The ocean caught the early morning sparkle from the sun as it rose over the mountains behind me. The scent of jasmine and plumeria was in the air, and the sound of cooing doves surrounded me. I have never been touched by beauty in this way, and it filled me with complete joy and absolute peacefulness. It was incredible.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing above the clouds, taking in the view across Haleakala crater</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">I have been back to Maui several times over the years, and have also visited Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island (Hawaii). But to me, Maui remains that most magical and its pull on me is intense. There is something in the air on Maui. Maybe it's the fragrance of night blooming jasmine or white ginger, or the fact the ocean is crystal clear. All I know is you can't help but relax when you're staying on this piece of paradise.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">The following are some of the mental images that I have taken away with me from my visits to the islands. </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Surging waves crashing against dark black lava rocks; </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Rattling palm fronds when the afternoon trade winds start to blow; </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Standing above the clouds while on top of Haleakala, a dormant volcano 10,800 feet above sea level; </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Chancing upon a blooming Silversword plant which grows on the top of Haleakala and only flowers once in 50 years and then dies; </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Spotting a turtle on a black sand beach;</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sea Turtle on a black sand beach (Big Island - Hawaii)</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Too beautiful for words, I have shared a few pictures from my various trips - I hope you have enjoyed them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Before you leave, please jump over to Veronica Forand <a href="http://veronicaforand.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">http://veronicaforand.com</span></a> She always has something amazing to talk about on her blog.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">If you've joined me from amazing author, S.C. Mitchell <a href="http://scmitchell.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">http://scmitchell.wordpress.com/</span></a> then welcome. His new cover is posted here, and he's releasing his new book "Valentine's Day Canceled" on February 4th. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">This week, we are discussing an idea posed to us by Elizabeth Janette <a href="http://elizabeth-janette.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">http://elizabeth-janette.blogspot.com</span></a> . </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">She asked us to blog about our TBR list, or for those who hate acronyms, our "to be read" list.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">My list is incredibly long. Partly because I received so many wonderful, free, books at the last Romance Writer of America conference held in July 2014. I shipped home a huge boxful and I've been slowly reading my way through the pile. I'm not the fastest reader, and that's the other reason that my list is so long. Besides the boxful of books, I have a list of other authors I want to read, and when added to my RWA pile, it's a bit intimidating.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">To be honest with you, I bought them, love them, and they sit next to me when I'm writing but I don't sit and read them. Most times I'm a flipper. You might be one too. A "flipper" flips through the pages when searching for the answer to a question on grammar, punctuation, or word choice. I don't actually read these books cover to cover. However, I count these on my TBR list, because one day I promise to read them thoroughly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">Back to my fiction TBR list. Some of my books are on my eReader, and others I have sitting on several bookshelves through out the house. I am slowly working through my list, and at this moment I'm reading Kathy Reichs "Bones Never Lie". </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">How about you? Are you reading? If not, give it a try. Reading a good novel that absorbs you, and transports you to another place is amazing. It's like watching a movie taking place in your mind.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial;">All right, that's enough from me. Why don't you hop over to Fiona Riplee <a href="http://fionariplee.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">http://fionariplee.com/blog</span></a> and see what she has to say about her TBR list. I'm sure it's terrific. </span></div>
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Hello and Happy New Year! I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season and are ready for 2015. I know I'm looking forward to this year and all of the opportunities for reading new books, writing my next novel, and creating some fun new blogs for you to enjoy.<br />
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So, without further delay, let me say thank you for stopping by my first blog of 2015. If you jumped over from the fabulous Ronnie Allen at <a href="http://ronnieallennovel.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ronnieallennovel.com/blog</a> then thank you for stopping by. If you haven't visited Ronnie's website, then by all means, hop on over once you've finished visiting with me.<br />
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Today we are chatting about a question posed to us by the wonderful Xio Axelrod. Please stop by her blog website at <a href="http://www.xioaxelrod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.xioaxelrod.com</a> Xio asked us to describe "A Day in the Life...", or "What do you do when you're not writing?"<br />
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One thing I love and really enjoy doing is playing golf. Yes, I wake up early on my golfing days, stagger around in the dark to get dressed and grab some breakfast, before I meet up with my golf friends at the clubhouse. Sometimes we're there before the sun is up. Other times the fog is so dense we can't even see the ball after we've hit it. And on a rare occasion, there might be the tiniest bit of drizzle falling around us. As long as the rain isn't coming down in torrents, we're going to chase that ball around those eighteen holes. <br />
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Are we crazy? Maybe. But we do have fun. <br />
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And look at this beautiful picture of the golf course. Who wouldn't want to be outside on a lovely sunny day, feeling the breezes, listening to the birds, and driving a golf cart on emerald green grass. Mmmmm - lovely.<br />
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To be perfectly honest, I'm not a great golfer by any means. My handicap is an embarrassment and I won't print it here. But I'm not into golf for the glory, or a shot at the Ladies PGA. I'm into it for the fun. Some rounds are better than others, and it drives me crazy when I have a really great game one day, and then one of my worst games the next.<br />
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They say that golf is a four letter word - and I have to admit it, whoever first came up with that phrase is absolutely correct. Some days I want to break every club in my bag and hurl my balls into the lake.<br />
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I was so excited I took a picture of my chip shot, and then the ball in the hole after my putt to prove to myself, and to anyone else who might ask, that I actually did it!<br />
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These photos are a testament to a special day of golfing, when all the stars aligned and life was good.<br />
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I think golf is a lot like life, and Forrest Gump said it best "... life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get."<br />
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The same is true of golf.<br />
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Well, I hoped you enjoyed your visit to my blog and thank you for stopping by. When you leave here, please hop over to the lovely LaNora Magnano <a href="http://jeanne1965.wix.com/finding-lanora#!blog/c112v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://jeanne1965.wix.com/finding-lanora#!blog/c112v</a> and see what she has to say about her day of not writing.<br />
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See you next time!<br />
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Warmly,<br />
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This week's blog chat idea comes from the fabulous Carrie Elks. We are blogging about our favorite Christmas stories as told through books, movies, or true-life romances.<br />
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My choice is movies. I don't just love holiday movies. I really, REALLY love holiday movies. I have quite a few favorites that I'd like to share with you. Maybe they will become favorites of yours as well.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Holiday Inn</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. What a great musical love story! A traditional love guadrangle between Bing, Fred and their two leading ladies. The songs are terrific, the dancing inspired (the Firecracker tap routine by Fred is amazing), and the storyline is sweet, simple and has a wonderful HEA finish.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White Christmas</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Another wonderful classic starring Bing, who is paired in this terrific film with Danny Kaye. Danny is a super dancer, and when he partners with the fantastic Vera-Ellen, the dance scenes are typical glorious Hollywood magic. The love story is straight forward, with Bing pursuing the hard-to-get Rosemary Clooney who is looking for a knight in shining armor, but becomes disillusioned with Bing. The situation is reversed with the duo of Danny and Vera-Ellen, where Vera pursues the shy Danny Kaye, until he finally cries uncle and succumbs to her charms. Again, a terrific HEA ending for both couples that makes true love look magical.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Christmas Carol</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Not a traditional hero/heroine love story, but more of a man learning to love those around him. I adore the spirits from the Past, Present and Future as they guide Mr. Scrooge in his journey of self-discovery. The ending always satisfies as Scrooge throws away his “scroogey” ways, and welcomes the love that is his to receive and gives that love back ten times over.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Miracle on 34<sup>th</sup> Street</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – What can I say about this movie starring Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, and Maureen O’Hara as the heroine who no longer believes in fairy tale endings. With the help of her adorable on-screen daughter Natalie Wood, and the handsome neighbor, John Payne AKA the hero, Maureen discovers there really is magic in Christmas and that Kris might just be the real-deal Santa Claus he claims to be, with a good dose of cupid thrown in to the mix. It's a happily ever after for everyone, as the Hero and Heroine find true love, and Kris Kringle confirms that the world still believes in Santa Claus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Love Actually</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – OK, so this one takes us out of the past and thrusts us into a more contemporary timeframe. However, there is something beautiful about eight unique holiday love stories portrayed in this film. We follow the different plot lines of young love, love found (in several quirky places), love lost (both in death and betrayal), love that’s reborn, love between friends, and the good old-fashioned love at first sight. A terrific film for the holidays with lots of laughter, and a definite HEA when the Hero, Hugh Grant realizes that he's found the love of his life in Natalie (played by Martine McCutcheon).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Babes in Toyland</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – What can I say. If you haven’t seen the Laurel and Hardy version of this movie, filmed in 1934, you’re missing some real Christmas magic. Is it corny? Yes! Is it a bit unbelievable? Of course! But if you want a simple love story with a good dose of silliness, this movie is fantastic. And the best part? The Hero(s) are the Wooden Soldiers who save Toyland from an invasion by the Bogeymen! What could be better?</span></span></div>
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Now, please hop on over to the wonderful Gemma Brocato at her blogsite <a href="http://www.gemmabrocato.com/blog">http://www.gemmabrocato.com/blog</a>. I'm sure that Gemma has something special to share with you.</div>
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Hello and happy December 9th! Yes, it's been a few weeks since I've contributed to the Romance Weekly Blog chat. November was a very hectic month, but I'm so glad to be back. <br />
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Today, Xio Axelroad has asked that we all share our favorite holiday song. This was an easy one for me. It's always been "Carol of the Bells". Especially the version played by the Trans Siberian Orchestra, especially when it's tied to a lightshow, which is absolutely amazing.<br />
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You're familiar with Handbells, I'm sure. I actually used to play Handbells with my old church - loved the sound, especially at the holidays.<br />
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If you haven't seen a Handbell choir, there is a wonderful YouTube video at the following link that features a Handbell choir playing "Carol of the Bells". They do a beautiful job. <br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i-VlUiGxEQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i-VlUiGxEQ</a> This is the link to that video, but if you do a web search you will find other wonderful Handbell choirs performing this song.<br />
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What is your favorite holiday song? If you don't have one in mind, give "Carol of the Bells", a try. Especially as done by a Handbell Choir.<br />
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Now, please hop on over to <span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Jeanne McDonald at </span><a href="https://authorjeannemcdonald.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="color: #3b5998;">https://authorjeannemcdonald.wordpress.com/</span></span></a>. I'm sure that Jeanne has a wonderful Christmas song, she wants to share with you.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by.<br />
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Warmly,<br />
Mikki Cober<br />
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Hello and Happy Halloween! If you've hopped over from the fabulous Ronnie Allen <a href="http://ronnieallennovel.com/gemini/blog-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ronnieallennovel.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>gemini/blog-1</a> then welcome, and thanks for stopping by.<br />
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Today we are all sharing a spooky story that is either true, or one we made up. I'll let you be the judge as to which category my story falls into. Be warned, and here we go.<br />
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I had been given a Ouija board for Christmas when I was twelve years old. As all 'tweens', my friends and I spent a lot of time asking the Ouija board all important yes or no life questions so important to twelve year old girls. Some of our favorite questions were to ask the Ouija board for the names of our next boyfriend, or more importantly, the names of who we were going to marry. Fun stuff, but hardly scary, right?<br />
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Well, one afternoon, two of my girlfriends and I were asking serious questions of the Ouija board. One thing led to another and we started to feel a little creepy about the answers the Ouija board was providing to us. <br />
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I decided to ask a very important question. The three of us put our fingers on the three legged planchette and when we were ready, I asked in a serious tone, "Who runs this board?" <br />
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The planchette started to move after a moment and it slid across the board, resting on five letters in the following order. <br />
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We freaked out and screamed! My friends almost ran from the room. I picked up the board and the planchette, stuffed it back into the box and threw the whole damn thing into the furthest recesses of my closet. I never touched the Ouija board again - it terrified me. I was even too scared to take it out of the closet to put into the trash, and I think my mother got rid of it during one of her cleaning frenzies. <br />
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I was reminded of this entire incident when I saw the preview for the upcoming movie, titled "Ouija". No way am I going to see that movie. It gives me the creeps telling you this story, let alone seeing an entire movie that has a similar theme.<br />
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So, what do you think? True or false? I'll let you be the judge.<br />
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Now that you've heard my spooky little tale, why don't you take a moment and jump over to the amazing Dani Jace at her blogsite <a href="http://www.danijace.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.danijace.com</a><br />
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Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you next time!<br />
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Warmly,<br />
Mikki Cober<br />
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Eden<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Eden Series # 1<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Rhenna Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Most people
believe Eden no longer exists. Lexi Merrill’s about to learn they’re wrong. A
hard-working bartender with a self-sufficient backbone and a wary nature, she
knows pickup lines like a second language. So, when Eryx Shantos barges into
her world with too-smooth words and a body to back it up, she locks up her
libido and vows to keep her distance. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Eryx has
other ideas. As king of the Myren race, Eryx is duty-bound to enforce the laws
preventing exposure of their existence to humans. Yet The Fates have led him
through his dreams to Lexi, a temptation he doesn’t want to resist. The
question is, is she Myren, or human - which makes her forbidden fruit?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">When Eryx’s
nemesis tags Lexi as his next target, Eryx insists on taking her home where he
can keep her safe. Lexi had no idea “home” would mean the one-and-only land of
creation…or that she’d trigger a prophecy that could doom her newfound race.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Morgan writes for the same reason she reads—to escape reality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Yes, her
life rocks—two beautiful little girls, a great husband, a steady job, and the
kind of friends that would take you out back if you hurt her. But, like most
women, she’s got obligations stacked tight from dusk to dawn. So, when the
world gets her down, she slips into something…less realistic.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Romance is
a must. So is a steamy romp (or four). Nothing thrills her more than the
fantasy of new, exciting worlds, strong, intuitive men, and the sigh of, “Oh if
only that could happen to me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">So, if
you’re picking up one of her books, expect portals into alternate realms and
men who’ll fight to keep the women they want. Romantic escape for the women who
need it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Website: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://rhennamorgan.com/"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">http://rhennamorgan.com/</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Slow
breaths in, slow breaths out. All Lexi had to do was focus on the thump of
Rihanna’s latest hit, keep the drinks flowing, and stick to her half of the
bar. The mother lode of testosterone on Jerry’s side couldn’t sit there all
night. Could he?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Don’t
suppose you’ve noticed, but there’s a scrumptious not-from-around-here type
giving you the eyeball.” Mindy grinned and handed over the latest round of
drink orders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">White
t-shirt, killer muscles, and dark chocolate hair halfway down his back? Yeah,
she’d noticed. Repeatedly. And every time she went for a visual refill, his
silver gaze shocked nerve endings she’d long thought dead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Drop it,
Mindy. Guys like that are an occupational hazard and you know it.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Honey,
that man is way past hazard. More like Chernobyl.” She leaned into the trendy
concrete countertop. The modern pendant lights spotlighted her platinum hair
and ample cleavage. One thing about Mindy—she knew how to work her assets.
“I’ll bet the fallout’s worth it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“It’s
packed tonight. You gonna get those drinks out and stash a few tips, or waste
’em on eye candy?”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Mindy’s
dreamy smile melted and she pulled the loaded cocktail tray close. “All work
and no play, huh?” She shook her head and turned for the crowd. “Have fun with
that.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Well, hell.
Another social interaction down the toilet. At twenty-five-years-old, you’d
think she could handle a little female bonding in the form of man-ogling.
Especially when four of those years had been spent tending bar. But damn it,
some things weren’t meant for discussion. Her overactive man-jitters being one
of them.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Crouching
to snag a fresh bottle of vodka beneath the counter, she peeked behind her.
Lips guaranteed to make a girl forget her name curled into a sly smile.</span><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Busted.</span><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">She spun
away too fast and scraped her forehead against the rough edge of the bar. “Son </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">of a
fucking, no good piece of shit.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Head down, she counted to three and fought the
need to check for witnesses, thankful the music was loud enough to cover her
curse. The graceless gawker routine wasn’t normally her deal, but for the last
thirty minutes she’d come up woefully short in the finesse department—and it
was all the dark-haired man’s fault.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">New bottle
ready for action, she faced two middle-aged men dressed like frat boys and
settled into her pour-and-bill groove. The routine was a comfort, a stabilizing
rhythm to counterbalance the ever-present gaze heavy on her back.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Hey, Lex.”
Jerry smacked her shoulder and motioned behind him, never breaking stride as he
headed for the register. “Tall, dark and handsome wants to see you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">She
wouldn’t look. Not again. The giggling trio of barely legal blondes fighting
their way into ordering range wasn’t nearly as nice on the eyes, but at least
they kept her anchored. </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Since when did you take up matchmaking?”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Since the
guy offered me a Benjamin to make sure it was you who took care of him.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">What?
She spun.</span><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">The stranger met her surprised stare
head on, his smirk a potent mix of humble and </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">confident.
“Sold me down the river, did you?”</span><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Damn right.” Jerry winked, shoved a
stack of wrinkled bills into the register, and </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">swaggered
toward the waiting blondes without so much as a wish for good luck.</span><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Lexi
huffed and took an order from the none-too-shabby twenty-something guy right in<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">front of
her on principle. Mystery man could cool his jets for a minute or two. Besides,
if his banter matched his looks, she’d need every second she could get to
batten down the hatches.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">She filled
orders with slow deliberation and an extra bit of bravado, grabbing snippets of
recon where she could.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">A vicious
looking man sat next to her dark-haired hunk. Lazy raven waves fell to a hard
jawline, a tightly trimmed goatee making his harsh face a downright menace.
Entirely the wrong selection for wingman material.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Out of
customers and bar space, she faced both men and wiped down of the counter.
“What can I get you?” The catchall phrase came out shakier than she wanted, and
tried to cover it with an intensive, yet completely unnecessary study of the
bottles stocked below the counter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“You
disliked my tactic.” God help her, the man had a voice to match his face. An
easy glide that left a slow burn in its wake. Kind of like fifty-year-old
Scotch. “I admit it’s not my style, but I was desperate.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Not exactly
the approach she’d expected from a hottie, but it did help ease her tension.
“There’s not a thing desperate about you and we both know it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">He answered
with a megawatt smile that damn near knocked her off her feet. Utterly relaxed,
he rested muscled forearms on the bar and raised an eyebrow. “Have dinner with
me.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">She
shouldn’t be able to hear him in such a crush, let alone register a physical
impact, but damned if she wasn’t processing both loud and clear. “I don’t even
know you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">He offered
his hand. Long, strong fingers stretched out, showing calluses along his palm.
“Eryx Shantos.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Wingman
stared straight ahead, his aqua eyes cold enough to freeze a soul.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Lexi
Merrill.” As their palms met, a rush fired up her arm and down her spine, and
she shook as though she’d cozied up to a blow dryer in a bathtub. She ripped
her hand away and rubbed the tingling center up and down her jean-clad hip.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Eryx didn’t
so much as blink, his sword-colored gaze glinting with dare and determination.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Maybe
fatigue was taking a toll on her imagination. Or the flu. Or a desperate need
to get laid. Gripping the bar for support, she took an order from a cute little
brunette trying to avoid a middle-aged, bald guy’s come-on.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Except for
a slow pull off his beer, Wingman stayed stock-still. His angry expression
screamed, “Stay the fuck back.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Now you
know me,” Eryx said. “Have dinner with me.”</span><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“I have to work.”</span><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Then
lunch.”</span><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“I
work then too.” A lame excuse, but true. Two jobs and part-time college didn’t
leave a<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">lot of room
for being social. Not that socializing ever managed to work in her favor.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Breakfast, then.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">A
half-hearted laugh slipped out before she could stop it. “You’re persistent,
I’ll give you that.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“You have
nooo idea.” Wingman tipped his longneck for another drink, fingers loose around
the dark glass despite his tight voice.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Eryx shot
him a nasty glare.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Your
friend doesn’t talk much.” Lexi grabbed a few empties and dunked them in a tub
of soapy water.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“His name’s
Ludan. And he may not be able to talk at all by the time the night’s over.
Depends on if he manages to keep his tongue intact.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Yo! Need a
few Bud Lights.” Two college-age men in need of a manners class shoved their
way to Ludan’s free side.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Ludan
straightened and pushed the men back a handful of steps with nothing more than
a glare.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">No way was
she dealing with the fallout from a brawl, even if the young punks could use
the lesson. “Stand down and kill the scary badass routine.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">Ludan faced
her, his eyes a shade closer to white than blue. It took a tense breath or two,
but the muscles beneath his black t-shirt relaxed and he smirked. He eased down
on his barstool and snagged his beer. “Your woman’s got bite, Eryx.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">She
snatched a pair of Buds from the cooler and popped the tops off. “I’m not his
woman.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";">“Not yet.”
Eryx's calm retort landed between them—part taunt, part promise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vince
Donovan has lost a lot in his life. He has lived life under a code of greed,
lies and crime - never allowing anyone to get too close. After losing the empire,
he fought to build at the hands of a psychotic man in pursuit of revenge, Vince
vows to rebuild what he once had. Along with his once protégé and now partner,
Jayne King, he sets out to create an empire that is based on beautiful women,
sex and sin.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Franklin is young, beautiful, sexy and should be forbidden. Kelsey is also the
one woman that Vince has vowed never to have and yet is the one woman he wants
and needs.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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happens in the unlikeliest of circumstances Vince must ask himself - Is love
fit for the damned and the sinner?</span></div>
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Welcome to my weekly blog. If you’ve just arrived from the wonderful author,
<span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; mso-ansi-language: EN;">LaNora Mangano </span><a href="http://jeanne1965.wix.com/finding-lanora#!blog/c112v" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="color: #3b5998;">http://jeanne1965.wix.com/finding-lanora#!blog/c112v</span></span></a><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>then thank you for jumping over here.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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This week’s blog idea comes from the fabulous, Collette Cameron, whose
latest book “Triumph and Treasure” was just released. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Today’s topic is Date Disasters. We’ve all had those, so let’s be honest
with other. How does a date end up in disaster? How can we prevent these
disasters? In my opinion, it’s when your dating partner has nothing on their
mind but their own pleasure, their own interests, and you’re just along for the
ride.<o:p></o:p><br />
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My example of a personal date disaster was one that I suffered through during
my college years. I had met a Lieutenant in a branch of the armed
service (not to be named), and he asked me to go clubbing in Georgetown. For
those not familiar with Washington, D.C., Georgetown is a fantastic nightspot
with great restaurants, bars and dance clubs within the border of our nation’s
capital. Georgetown was awesome – a terrific place to have a wonderful time. Or
so I thought.<o:p></o:p><br />
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My date was very cute, and he seemed like a regular nice guy. We had just
met, so this was our first time out together. I was looking forward to this
evening, and hoped that it might lead to many others. Unfortunately, I was to
be sadly disappointed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember when I
said earlier about your date being more interested in their good time than
yours…? Well, this was one of those instances. <o:p></o:p><br />
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He had selected a club that served drinks and had a dance floor. Unknown to
me, he had focused on this particular venue because this was the night that
they were going to play every song created by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Village People</i>. Do you remember that group? Who can forget that
famous tune, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“YMCA”</i> – great dance
number and it’s a song that’s always played at weddings and parties. It’s fun
to stick ones arms in the air and frame the various letters, right? <o:p></o:p><br />
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Now, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy dancing to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Village People</i> as much as anyone else. But as soon as the DJ
started to play their tunes, my date grabbed me by the hand, lead me out to the
dance floor and proceeded to jump, twirl, swing his arms and “whoop whoop”
along to every note. He wasn’t dancing with me – he was performing for the
crowd and for himself.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Not only that, after six songs in succession, I was becoming tired and
wanted to sit down. Can you believe that he wouldn’t let me sit and insisted I
dance with him for quite a few more songs? The evening became a blur of sweaty,
seventies disco music, and I can’t remember a thing after that point. At the tender
age of twenty-one, I was too polite to ditch him on the dance floor. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I stayed. I danced. I sweated.<br />
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Let me just explain right now, that I was so exhausted on the hour-long ride
back to my college, that I fell asleep in his car. I know it was rude. I felt
badly and apologized, but he was still mad at me for doing so.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I’d like to say that we parted friends, or at least people who went out once
but won’t ever do so again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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As for a passionate kiss at the door to my dorm, no way. I almost ran
inside. I never did hear from him again, which was a huge relief for me as I’m
sure it was for him.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I labeled this evening under Worst Date Ever, and in the back of my mind, I
think he did as well.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Ok, hope that you enjoyed my little story. Now it’s time to visit the
wonderful <span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Collette
Cameron at </span><a href="http://blueroseromance.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="color: #3b5998;">http://blueroseromance.com</span></span></a><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; mso-ansi-language: EN;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mentioned that she has a new release,
right? I know. I’m shameless. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Thank you for
stopping by and I hope to see you next week.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Mikki</span><o:p></o:p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01552726510675276318noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866718283405472505.post-27724029453193365462014-10-13T06:00:00.000-04:002014-10-13T06:00:03.441-04:00"Triumph and Treasure" - Latest Release by Collette Cameron<br />
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Ellsworth once believed in love—before she discovered her husband of mere hours
was a slave-trader and already married. To avoid the scandal and disgrace, she
escapes to her aunt and uncle’s, the Duke and Duchess of Waterford. When
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Luxmoore, led an enchanted life until his father committed suicide after losing
everything to Waterford in a wager. Stripped of all but his title, Flynn is
thrust into the role of marquis as well as provider for his disabled sister and
invalid mother. Unable to pay his father’s astronomical gambling loss, Flynn
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suggests he’ll forgive the debt if Flynn marries his niece, Flynn accepts the
duke’s proposal. Reluctant to wed a stranger, but willing to do anything to
protect her babe and escape the clutches of the madman who still pursues her,
Angelina agrees to the union. Can Flynn and Angelina find happiness and love in
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Award winning, Amazon best-selling author,
Collette Cameron, has a BS in Liberal Studies and a Master's in Teaching.
Author of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Castle Brides Series</b>
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Highland Heather Romancing a Scot
Series</b>, Collette writes Regency and Scottish historicals and makes her home
in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and five mini dachshunds. Mother to
three and a self-proclaimed Cadbury Chocolate chocoholic, Collette loves a good
joke, inspirational quotes, flowers, trivia, and all things shabby chic. You'll
always find dogs, birds, quirky—sometimes naughty—humor, and a dash of
inspiration in her novels. Her motto for life? You can’t have too much
chocolate, too many hugs, or too many flowers. She’s thinking about adding
shoes to that list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Connect with Collette<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7047979.Collette_Cameron<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Is it Tuesday all ready? Wow, how time has flown since last week. I hope that you enjoyed your visit with A.S. Fenichel at her blog <a href="http://asfenichel.net/blog" style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://asfenichel.net/blog</a> By the way, Andrea's new book "Ascension, The Demon Hunters" went on sale this week.<br />
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This weeks three questions, given to us by the amazing Beth Carter (who recently released "Thursdays at Coconuts"), are about the writing craft. So, here goes:<br />
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<u>Question 1. Which type of character do you prefer writing about: Sexy, romantic, sweet, quirky, mean, old, young, smart, silly or other?</u><br />
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While I like to put myself into the Heroine's position, especially when it's a romantic or spicy sex scene, I think it's more fun to write about the villain. It's fun to be bad on paper, and to be able to do really wicked things. My villain's also tend to be murderers, and it's interesting to get into the minds of my evil-doers on paper.<br />
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I enjoy writing through the villain's perspective, sharing their motivations, and what caused them to do whatever evil thing transpired. Please don't get me wrong. I don't write horrific crime scenes with blood and gore. My bad girls or guys, tend to be motivated by greed or revenge, and don't usually make too much of a mess.<br />
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<u>Question 2. Have you ever killed off (or gotten back at) an ex in your writing? On paper, of course.</u><br />
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No, I haven't done that. Yet.<br />
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<u>Question 3. What hobbies do you have that you incorporate in your writing?</u><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQp_eFhB1WZLNE13vBGkQQIiIxxhy0r4_-lrNs6pO9s0dzzZ3hnp4ka0MdloTmLJeNg6lMhV0SQUMlM-q58NJevUcInEVEGu61lXQvlN8rYtjAtl4F0-CeZPNQQ9S2n-sApNv597RKnlg/s1600/IMG_0296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQp_eFhB1WZLNE13vBGkQQIiIxxhy0r4_-lrNs6pO9s0dzzZ3hnp4ka0MdloTmLJeNg6lMhV0SQUMlM-q58NJevUcInEVEGu61lXQvlN8rYtjAtl4F0-CeZPNQQ9S2n-sApNv597RKnlg/s1600/IMG_0296.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a>This is an easy one. Golf. To be honest, I'm not very good at it, but I really enjoy it, so that makes it more fun. The last novel I wrote was called "Trying or Par", and my heroine was a golf pro. It was fun to write about a series of murders at a golf resort. I might use a golf theme in another novel in the future.<br />
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By the way, I actually made a par on this hole! It's what keeps me coming back. That one hole where everything worked - it's the best feeling.<br />
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Now that you're done visiting with me, please take time to visit with the wonderful Vicki Mixon at her website <a href="http://vickimixon.com/" style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://vickimixon.com/</a> <br />
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Hope to see you next time.<br />
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Warmly,<br />
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to this week’s edition of the Romance Writer Weekly Blog Hop. Thank you for
hopping over from the talented Collette Cameron, <a href="http://blueroseromance.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">http://blueroseromance.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I’ve always loved writing. When I was
a child in elementary school, I remember our second grade teacher would occasionally
post a picture from a magazine on the chalkboard and ask us to write a story
about it. I loved those assignments! I never had any problem coming up with a plot
and a story to tell about those wonderful photographs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As a young girl, I spent many hours
writing stories and reading. In those days, I started so many stories but truth
be told, only finished one or two. I loved writing the beginnings – getting to
know the characters, writing about their dilemmas – but I would get bored when
I got past those parts. Today I realize that I wasn’t mature enough to sit down
and tough it out through the hard bits, where the story sometimes can bog down.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I even submitted a couple of short
stories to a contest held by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American
Girl</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Magazine</i>, which was and
still is a great magazine for tweens. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately,
I received my first rejection notices for both stories, and that was a bit of a
setback to a budding author.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As a senior in Highschool, I decided
to take an Independent Study class. Assigned to one of the English teachers, I
wrote a short novel called “Summer’s Lease”. I found it a humbling experience
and I realized when I was done with it, that I hated working to deadlines. How naive
I was at seventeen! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Deadlines were to
become my constant companion in college and during the next thirty-three years
of my career in systems engineering.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When I finished that short novel, and
thought how hard it was to write under pressure, I changed my decision to major
in English Literature in college. I believe today that this change in focus was
a huge mistake, but there you are. Decisions of seventeen year olds always seem
so wise at the time, but so incredibly stupid when one is older.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For a number of years, I put my desire
to write aside. It would resurface from time to time, but never enough to do anything
about it. Finally, in 2007 the writing bug bit me, and it bit hard. For the
next five years I worked on and off on a full-length novel. “Alabama Angel” was
the result, and I love this story.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Since moving to Florida over a year
and a half ago, I’ve joined a wonderful chapter of RWA and I’ve learned so
much. I have rewritten and revised “Alabama Angel” several times, and after a
request for the full manuscript, it is currently under review with an editor at
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Entangled Publishing.</i> Wish me luck!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I usually start with a very high-level
overall idea of how I want the plot to move along and what I want the characters
to do. Once started, I’ll write several chapters and then go back and rework
and rewrite, adding some things that I realize were missing as I moved farther
into the plot. It’s almost as if the beginning is a throw down of all of my
ideas, but they are still unformed, and it isn’t until I get closer to the
middle, that I realize I’ve forgotten some important bits and pieces. Therefore,
I layer as I write. I go back and fix things once I’ve finished, so one might call
that adding layers as well.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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me to answer this question since I’m currently unpublished, but I will answer
based on my experience with my first two completed novels that are out for consideration
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Once I think
the novel is complete, I review, edit and rewrite as much as I think I need,
before I turn my novel over to my critique partners. After they get through
hacking away at it, I make those changes, and then send it on to a Beta reader.
Our RWA chapter is wonderful and provides Beta readers when asked. After I’ve
completed these steps and it can take several months, I cross my fingers, hold
my breath, and either pitch the novel at a conference or send out query
letters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it for me. I hope you enjoyed your visit! As you leave, don't forget to jump
over to </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the wonderful Victoria
Barbour, at her blog site <a href="http://victoriabarbour.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">http://victoriabarbour.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you like to read romance novels? Wouldn’t you like to know more about your favorite authors? Well, you came to the right place! Join the writers of Romance Weekly as we go behind the scenes of our books and tell all…… About our writing of course! Every Tuesday we’ll all answer the same questions and after you’ve enjoyed the blog on this site, we’ll direct you to another. So come back often for a thrilling ride. Tell your friends and feel free to ask us questions in the comment box.</span></em></span><br />
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a storyline and suddenly it takes an unexpected twist. Do you go with the flow
and follow where the twist leads you? Or, do you conform your story to your way?<o:p></o:p></span></span></u><br />
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a pantser, so I think the term for me is Plantser. Because of this, I start out
with a plot outlined. I know where the hero and heroine are supposed to go and
what’s supposed to happen. But! Suddenly, one of them takes a serious left turn
and heads off in a totally new and unexpected direction. When that happens –
and I love it when it does – I let my characters speak through me. I become
their conduit and I let them tell me what they need me to write. I find it
fascinating when my characters know the story better than I do, and find a way
of telling it that I never planned, plotted and would never have expected.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Question 2. What time of year is your best
time for writing? Winter, summer, fall, or spring? <o:p></o:p></span></span></u><br />
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did, I’d have to say summer. Since I now live in Florida – and it is summer
pretty much 24 X 7 – summer is when I do my writing. I still have to force
myself to sit down and write. It’s hard not to let Twitter, Facebook, email or
an on-line game that I am very addicted to distract me (and no, I won’t reveal
the name. I’m too embarrassed).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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do you chose a traditional press, indie route, or one that does both, eBook and
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submitted my two completed manuscripts to publishers/editors that do both print
and eBook. Right now, I’m eager to find that match and to have a publisher/editor
say to me, “Yes! We want to publish your book. Here’s a contract!” Maybe after
I have a few books out the door, I will be more selective, but right now, I am
drawn to anyone who can help me reach my publication goal.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read my responses. Please jump over to our next wonderful author, Eden Ashe </span><a href="http://www.edenashe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.edenashe.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and see what Eden's answers are to these three questions. </span></span></div>
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you like to read romance novels? Wouldn’t you like to know more about your
favorite authors? Well, you came to the right place! Join the writers of
Romance Weekly as we go behind the scenes of our books and tell all…… About our
writing of course! Every Tuesday we’ll all answer the same questions and after
you’ve enjoyed the blog on this site, we’ll direct you to another. So come back
often for a thrilling ride. Tell your friends and feel free to ask us questions
in the comment box.</span></em></span><br />
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stopped by after visiting with Dani Jace at her blog </span></span></span><a href="http://www.danijace.com/"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">http://www.danijace.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">. I’m sure Dani’s answers to this weeks
questions were terrific.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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on our favorite aspects of writing and choice of settings. Ready? Here we go
with my answers.</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></u><br />
<u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. What’s your favorite aspect of novel writing? Dialogue? Setting? Conflict? Narration? Explain.</span></span></span></span></u><br />
<u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p>Conflict is fun, especially since my novels always have murder and some element of mystery. Putting a twist into the scene as part of the conflicts adds a dimension to the plotline. When I plot out the story, I like to use conflict, both in dialogue between characters and setting/scene to enhance the story and keep the reader guessing. </o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u>2. How do you choose the setting for your plot? Are they always similar settings or does it vary? (i.e., small town, big city, castle, etc.)</u></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I like to choose areas that I have visited in the past. My husband and I love to travel, and it’s appealing to bring a sense of real location into my plots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s wonderful when a reader can “see” the setting in their minds as they read. To me, it’s like watching a movie in my head, and some of the best novels I’ve read, have immersed me into the setting. So far, for the three books (two completed and one WIP) that I’m working on, all are set in different parts of the United States. For example, coastal Alabama, Sarasota and Juneau Alaska. I like variety!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. I’m a big six-word memoir fan. (Hemingway even wrote one.) Describe your writing day using just six words.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></u><br />
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it for me. I hope you enjoyed your visit today, and I encourage you to jump
over to Raine Balkera’s blog at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><a href="http://rainswritingrealm.wordpress.comand/"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">http://rainswritingrealm.wordpress.com</span></a><a href="http://rainswritingrealm.wordpress.com/"></a><a href="http://rainswritingrealm.wordpress.com/"></a></span><a href="http://rainswritingrealm.wordpress.com/"></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://rainswritingrealm.wordpress.com/"></a><a href="http://rainswritingrealm.wordpress.com/"></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> and see what Raine has to say about our
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mikki Cober<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
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you like to read romance novels? Wouldn’t you like to know more about your
favorite authors? Well, you came to the right place! Join the writers of
Romance Weekly as we go behind the scenes of our books and tell all…… About our
writing of course! Every Tuesday we’ll all answer the same questions and after
you’ve enjoyed the blog on this site, we’ll direct you to another. So come back
often for a thrilling ride. Tell your friends and feel free to ask us questions
in the comment box.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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that you enjoyed the insights on writing, editing and when to submit, shared by
the amazing Carolyn Spear on her blog, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.carolynspearromance.com/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://www.carolynspearromance.com/blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this week’s blog, we are answering three
questions, posed by our own Ronnie Allen. I am not a published author at this
time, so my opinions are based on my efforts to date with my two completed
manuscripts and the third work in progress. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps my comments below, will provide you with
a different perspective than my published colleagues. So here goes.</span></div>
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</u></span></span><!--[endif]--><u>When do you decide that you've done enough editing and additional
changes would make it different, not better? So, it's the time to submit.<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That’s a hard one for me to answer, as my opinions
are the result of my early experiences completing two manuscripts. So far, I
have written and revised until I feel that my manuscript is fairly solid. Then
I give my manuscript to family members and a critique partner or two, who provide
me with their feedback. I review the edits, comments and suggestions and make
whatever changes seem rational to me. Once the manuscript is as clean as I can
make it, I consider it ready, and then I decide whether to pitch to prospective
editors, publishers or agents (if it’s close to conference time), or to send
out query letters.</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u>When and how do you accept change advice by
rejection letters and critique partners?<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far, the rejection letters I have received have been a
bit obtuse, with no specific critique comments. There have been some implied
concerns, which I have worked to understand and then to incorporate the
interpreted corrections into my writing as best as I was able. I have received
far superior comments, suggestions and edits from my critique partners and Beta
readers, and I am so grateful for these people. They have been the ones who have
really helped to improve my writing. Again, as stated above, I usually receive
this type of guidance once I have sent my manuscript out for review. It’s when
I receive that feedback that I take all of the advice into consideration and
make the necessary changes to improve my manuscript before I resubmit.</span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u>When you're not writing, how do you spend your day,
or do you create your day around your writing?<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I’m not writing, I focus on family. However, that doesn’t
mean that my thoughts don’t travel back to ideas about my next plot, or my hero
and heroine, and what their struggles will be in my next manuscript. Since I
love to write mystery and murder into my romance plotlines, my hero/heroine
have their work cut out for them just to survive. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And yes, to be honest, some of my best ideas come to me in
the shower. Maybe scrubbing my hair helps to stimulate my brain!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>;-)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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it for me. I’m glad that I was able to share my thoughts with you today, and
again, appreciate you stopping by. Next, I invite you to please stop by Mishka
Jenkins at her blog<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://awriterslifeformeblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://awriterslifeformeblog.wordpress.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- I know she will be able to provide you some
wonderful insights about her fantastic writing life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01552726510675276318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866718283405472505.post-16386066118731842312014-08-30T21:48:00.000-04:002014-08-30T21:48:35.154-04:00Sarah Hegger's Newest Release : "Sweet Bea"<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hello! Today, I am sharing information on the newest book by Sarah Hegger,
which is due to be released on September 1, 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book, titled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sweet Bea</i>, is the first book in Sarah’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sir Arthur Legacy Series</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The following is an excerpt from that novel. I hope that you enjoy it.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Time to be wooed. Wooed with
honeyed words and sweeter touches. Delightful tingles spread to Beatrice’s
fingertips, rushed back again, and pooled in her stomach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Spring filled the air with scents
of new grass and wildflowers. The sun beamed from a cloudless arc of blue above
her. Birdsong serenaded her, as cornflowers merrily bobbed beside the path.
Even the insects buzzed encouragement. Only one thing was missing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Garrett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">She dare not tarry much longer.
Someone from the keep would soon come looking for her. Beatrice shifted her
basket to the other arm and investigated a patch of what might be vervain. From
the keep, anyone would see her picking wildflowers. Just as she intended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">A footpath disappeared between the
dense green beech thickets. It crossed a small stream before meandering through
the trees and down to the village below. Was he still down in the village? She
tried to picture what he’d be doing. Working at the forge, perhaps?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">She gave up on the plant and
straightened. She wouldn’t know vervain from, well, anything. Opposite the
village, a path shot straight as an arrow through the meadow toward the castle.
For certain, Garrett wouldn’t come from that direction. Perhaps he wasn’t
coming at all. He’d made her no promises. There was no understanding between
them. But, she dearly hoped all the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Hoping, however, didn’t make him
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">The sun blazed down harsh on her
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<i><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">“Wish, wish, planted a feather
and wished a bird would grow.” </span></i><span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Nurse’s voice sang in her head. It was nonsense, pure and simple. Nonsense,
like lingering alone on a path, pretending to pick wildflowers, whilst waiting
for a man she barely knew to appear. A man with dark and mysterious eyes that
whispered of secret places and forbidden pleasures. She was a goose. When she
pictured the scene in her mind, it went thus. A beautiful maiden, garbed in her
finest blue samite, engrossed in the gentle occupation of picking flowers by
the roadside. The sun gleamed off her flaxen hair and brought roses to her
alabaster cheek. Her slender form, bent like a reed to her feminine labors...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Roses be damned, she was sweating
beneath her silk. It would leave stains on the fabric. She’d never hear the end
of it from Nurse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">A soft whistle jolted her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Her heart leapt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">There he stood, by the thicket.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: JA;">Smiling to warm her from the
inside, one shoulder propped against a tree, arms folded across his broad
chest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sweet Bea</span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> is now available through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?field-keywords=978-1-61650-612-4"><span style="color: blue;">AMAZON</span></a> and
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/978-1-61650-612-4?keyword=978-1-61650-612-4&store=allproducts"><span style="color: blue;">BARNES
& NOBLE</span></a> or pop along to <a href="http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/30584"><span style="color: blue;">KENSINGTON PUBLISHING</span></a>
for your favorite format.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hegger suffers from an incurable case of wanderlust. Her match? A hot Canadian
engineer, whose marriage proposal she accepted six short weeks after they first
met. Together they’ve made homes in seven different cities across three
different continents (and back again once or twice). If only it made her
multilingual, but the best she can manage is idiosyncratic English, fluent
Afrikaans, conversant Russian, pigeon Portuguese, even worse Zulu and enough
French to get herself into trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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career path began as a gainfully employed actress, drifted into public
relations, settled a moment in advertising, and eventually took root in the
fertile soil of her first love, writing. She also moonlights as a wife and
mother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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teenage daughters, two Golden Retrievers and aforementioned husband. Part
footloose buccaneer, part quixotic observer of life, Sarah’s restless heart is
most content when reading or writing books. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Welcome back to another blog chat with Romance Writer’s Weekly. I’m sure that
your visit to Kim Handysides was wonderful, <a href="http://kimhandysides.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">http://kimhandysides.com</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and that you learned a lot about her first awesome kiss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh yes, that’s what we are writing about this
week – giving you the scoop on our very first kiss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Before
we get started, think back. What was your first kiss like… be honest. Was it romantic
and sexy? Or, was it awful and awkward? Mine was a little of all of the above.
So, let me tell you about my first sweet kiss.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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year was 1969 and his name was Dave. I was a naive thirteen year old and he was,
in my opinion, an awesome fifteen year old. Yes, it’s true. I was dating an
older man. Wow! He was every thirteen-year-old girls dream. Blonde, blue eyed, and
he had a nice build – for a fifteen year old, so let’s not get too crazy here. To
continue, everything about him was so cool, even his glasses. They were latest
in wire rims. Groovy, baby, can’t ya dig it? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Ahem,
I digress. </span><br />
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Dave was nice, funny, and that wonderful combination of bad boy sexy. We were
sitting in my Uncle’s car, waiting, talking, when he put his arm around me. The
next thing I knew he leaned in and gave me the softest kiss.
At that moment, my brain stopped all function. It wasn’t until the kiss ended,
that I realized I hadn’t closed my eyes, and that my own lips never responded. <span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">They had
merely sat there on the lower half of my face in unmoving, dumbfounded, surprise.
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">After
the shock wore off, and I realized that Dave had <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">meant</i> to kiss me, I got myself together. If there was another kiss
coming, I was going to be ready. Within minutes, there was chance to redeem
myself. Our lips met, I closed my eyes, and wow! Kissed him right back. It wasn’t
steamy, but it was sweet and beautiful, and I’ve never forgotten it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Enough about my first kiss experience. I invite you
to jump over to Collette Cameron’s blog </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="http://blueroseromance.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">http://blueroseromance.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and see what her first kiss was like. I bet
it was incredible. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Thank you for stopping by, and I look forward to
sharing something new with you on next week’s blog.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Warmly,<br />
Mikki CoberAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01552726510675276318noreply@blogger.com9