Fun Friday – The Wrong Kind of Love

So sorry, but we were moving the site to another server and lost today’s blog post.

So here is a little taste of it while I try to recreate the rest. This is definitely, the wrong kind of love. Two birds of a different feather you might say.

Fun Friday – Some interviews

I’ve been having lots of fun lately interviewing a number of fellow authors and being interviewed as well. This Fun Friday I’m sharing those with you in case you missed them!

To see past live video events with Donna Grant, Lisa Renee Jones, Jeaniene Frost and Larissa Ione, just click on the widget below. If you can’t see the widget, you can use this link: http://t.wbx.me/fbam1

Also, mark your calendars for July 28 at 9 pm EST when I’ll be having the next live event with the wonderful Cynthia Eden!

Yesterday I had a great time at the first ever Forever Romance Paranormal Blog Talk. I was lucky enough to be interviewed along with Carolyn Jewel and Kendra Leigh Castle. You can listen to that interview by clicking on the widget below or by using this link:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hachettebookgroupfeatures/2011/07/14/forevers-paranormal-romance-author-roundtable

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Freedom Giveaway Blog Hop

Welcome to the Freedom Giveaway Blog Hop! If you haven’t been here before, I’m Caridad Pineiro, a NY Times and USA Today bestseller of romantic suspense and paranormal romance.

For a chance to win a $10 Gift card, STRONGER THAN SIN tote bag and a LOST T-shirt, please answer the two following questions by sending your answers to caridadpineiro @ gmail dot com:

1. What is the name of the hero in THE LOST?
2. THE FIFTH KINGDOM is set in what country?

To help you find the answers, you can check out the excerpts below!

Please be sure to visit the other Freedom Giveaway Hop participants. Many thanks to I AM A READER NOT A WRITER and SIMPLY STACIE for hosting the Hop.

Click here for more Freedom Giveaway Hop Participants!

FIFTH KINGDOM Romantic Suspense by Caridad Pineiro and Carina press

The LOST Paranormal Romance by Caridad Pineiro

Discover THE LOST Energies: Oozing Sexiness

How many times have you seen or met someone and thought, “They just ooze sexiness.” Have you ever heard someone say that a person has “animal magnetism”?

Does that possibly mean that an individual has more sexual energy than those around her? Does it mean that when two people are “attracted” to each other, they are literally drawn together because they possess complementary energies, kind of like the positive and negative ends of a magnet?

It’s kind of fun thinking about sex and attraction in terms of energy and it definitely would explain myths like those of the succubi who drain people of their life forces through sexual activity.

In THE LOST and then in THE CLAIMED (May 2012), you’re going to meet a Shadow Hunter whose affinity is sexual energy. Maya, a villain in the books, feeds off the arousal of others and can also create intense need in those around her because of the force of her sexual energy.

Today’s Guilty Pleasure could probably play a very sexy Maya because she’s totally hot. If you saw her in the first UNDERWORLD, I’m sure you would agree that Kate Beckinsale is a great choice for today’s Guilty Pleasure/Discover THE LOST energies discussion.

Have you ever met anyone who possesses that kind of sexiness/magnetism? What about movie stars? Many think Johnny Depp has that kind of sexiness. Who are some of your sexy favorites?

Speaking of sexy heroes, come hear about CIA Agent Bill from THE FIFTH KINGDOM at this wonderful book club blog!

Photo Credit: Mario Antonio Pena Zapaterí[email protected]

Discover THE LOST Energies: Seeking Your Balance

Yesterday we started talking about the energies within us which most of us just don’t tap for a variety of reasons. Probably one of the first reasons is stress. We are always on the go, hung up on things in the past or worrying about things that might happen in the future. We are sometimes so worried about the past and the future that we forget about the most important thing: the NOW.

So today’s talk is about seeking balance in order to restore some of THE LOST energies within us. It’s about stopping to smell the roses.

Just one thing before you start: Make sure that you check with a physician before engaging in any form of activity or exercise and make sure that you undertake this balancing activity in a safe environment.

The first step involves a concept known as “Earthing”.

Go outside (somewhere safe) and take off your shoes and socks. Grass, earth, sand or the ocean are perfect places, but standing on concrete will work as well. Wood, not so much since it’s such a poor conductor. You can walk around or just stand there, but the important thing is to allow your naked feet to keep contact with the Earth. Those who practice Earthing believe it will help transfer natural electrical energies that have been lost back to your body.

Take it a step further. Stand there, legs slightly apart. Try to clear your mind of all thoughts about the past and future and just think of the NOW. The cold, crinkly feel of the grass beneath your feet. The slight damp. The grittiness of sand sifting between your toes. The screech of a seagull. The NOW.

Then take a slow deep breath while raising your hands above your head gently. This is not a stretch, just a simple raise your hands on the deep inhale. Then drop your hands and bend at the waist (until comfortable) while you exhale. Do this by bending toward your right leg, then the middle, then the left leg, then the middle, etc. Inhale/Raise, Exhale/Lower. Slowly and without pushing your physical boundaries. Not too long since this isn’t about endurance or exercise, it’s about finding balance.

If you can’t do the arm raise/bend, just do the deep breathing, slow and simple for a minute or two.

I actually do this bending/inhaling exercise during long stretches of writing. Why may you ask? Well first of all, sitting too long is never good.

Second, this Sympathetic Breathing exercise taps into your Autonomic Nervous System which in stressful lives is sometimes stuck in a “fight or flight” response to the detriment of the “rest and digest” portion of the system. Sympathetic breathing exercises help restore the balance to your ANS.

So on this Fun Friday, see if you can do these exercises and if you feel more peaceful, more in the NOW and more energized. If you do, you’ve taken the first step toward find THE LOST energies within you (or maybe join the ranks of the SIN HUNTERS by finding your natural affinity!).

That’s what friends are for. . .

It is with a heavy heart that I come to you today. The romance community has received news that my friend and fellow author, Leslie Esdaile (“L.A. Banks”), is gravely ill. She is facing an uphill battle in her struggle with serious illness. Please know that as Leslie needs all of her energy in this fight, she is absolutely not able to receive visitors, answer emails, texts or phone calls, or receive flowers.

While your prayers and thoughts are most welcome and needed, a special support website.has been set up in order to help Leslie with the mounting medical expenses facing her and her family.

In addition, as we do one of our own needs help, there are several auctions running to help raise funds for Leslie’s mounting hospital costs. I am participating in one of these at www.labanksauction.org.

    * Share Your Heart Auction for Leslie On Ebay
    *June 21-July 1, 2011
    *Bids begin at : 9 AM EST (6/21)
    *Auctions end: 9 PM (7/1)
    *you must register with Ebay to place bids for the auction (if you are not registered)

Thank you all for taking the time to read this. If you’d like to send Leslie any notes, you can do so at the guest book at the Leslie Esdale Fund website.

Please feel free to share this information with others.