A Modern Romance Novel

I want to thank all of you who dropped by for the live video meet and greet last night! I had a blast and hope you did too. We’ll be doing another meet and greet in two weeks with more prizes and lots more fun. Thanks again.

Today’s Fun Friday comes from my friend Karin. It’s a modern take on a romance novel. Enjoy and thanks to whoever wrote this great story.

Romance NovelHe grasped me firmly but gently just above my elbow and guided me into a room, his room. Then he quietly shut the door and we were alone.

He approached me soundlessly, from behind, and spoke in a low, reassuring voice close to my ear. “Just relax.”

Without warning, he reached down and I felt his strong, calloused hands start at my ankles, gently probing, and moving upward along my calves slowly but steadily. My breath caught in my throat. I knew I should be afraid, but somehow I didn’t care. His touch was so experienced, so sure.

When his hands moved up onto my thighs, I gave a slight shudder, and partly closed my eyes. My pulse was pounding. I felt his knowing fingers caress my abdomen, my ribcage. And then, as he cupped my firm, full breasts in his hands, I inhaled sharply. Probing, searching, knowing what he wanted, he brought his hands to my shoulders, slid them down my tingling spine and into my panties.

Although I knew nothing about this man, I felt oddly trusting and expectant. This is a man, I thought. A man used to taking charge. A man not used to taking `no’ for an answer. A man who would tell me what he wanted. A man who would look into my soul and say … “Okay, ma’am,” said a voice. “All done.”

My eyes snapped open and he was standing in front of me, smiling, holding out my purse.

“You can board your flight now.”

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Fun Friday

With my little cherry tree in lovely full bloom in my backyard, I want to share with you this lovely little short of cherry blossoms opening. I hope you are all having a very nice holiday season! To all my Christian fans, I want to wish you a very Happy Easter! See you all on Monday! Don’t forget to drop by the Danger Women Writing blog for today’s blog and giveaway.

Fun Friday! Countdown 24 hours!

So excited. Only one day left until the Liberty States Fiction Writers conference. I’m on my way later today to help with conference set-up and to hang with all my friends. Please remember that tomorrow’s book fair is open to the public. If you’re in the area, please drop by to say “Hi!”

Barnes & Noble will be handling sales at the book fair. Your membership rewards card will be accepted for B&N sales.

When: March 19, 2011, 5:30–7:00 P.M.
Where: Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel
515 Route 1 South & Gill Lane
Iselin, New Jersey 08830
Phone: 732-634-3600
Fax: 732-634-0258

Additional Authors Attending the Book Fair:

Mary Janice Davidson
Jonathan Maberry
Virginia Kantra
C.H.Admirand
Tina Gabrielle
KA Mitchell
Kathy Kulig
Melina Morel
Chris Redding
Tere Michaels
Shelley Freydont
J. Hali Steele
Cris Anson
Debra Mullins
Lois Winston
E.F. Watkins
Judi McCoy
Sarah Wendell
M. Kate Quinn
Judi Fennell
Caridad Pineiro
Karen Bostrom
Adele Dubois
Stephanie Julian
Trudy Doyle
Lisa Verge Higgins
Jenna Kernan
Jennifer Hubbard
Alison Formento
Keri Mikulski
Veronica Lynch
Erika Sands
Linda J. Parisi
Donna Bolk
John Richard Thompson
M. Flagg
R.A. Vaughn

I’ll have pictures from the conference for you next week! Hope you all have a great weekend.

Fun Friday – Adorable Puppies

It’s Friday! Can’t wait for the weekend! Going to get some writing done since I have some good news. I’ve been asked to be part of a vampire holiday anthology for HQN. Too exciting!! My story is about two vampires fighting over the life of a guardian angel and their own eternal souls on Christmas Eve. Having a blast writing it.

Here’s a little something to put a smile on your face this morning! Some fun Jack Russell terrier puppy antics.

Hope you all have good weekend. On Monday I am having a B’day Bash since it’s my birthday. I’ll be at the Philadelphia Flower Show, but drop by and leave a comment by midnight PST on Monday’s blog post for a chance to win a $25 B&N Gift Card!

To Boldly Go Where No Romance Writer Has Gone Before…

The Discovery shuttle took off for the last time yesterday. It made me sad. So much has been sacrificed to make space travel possible. So many new things have been invented and made their way into the everyday thanks to our quest to explore space.

I remember growing up, imagining myself living in space or visiting another planet. When the first STARS WARS movie came out, my hubby/then boyfriend and I sat on line for hours to see the movie. Like me, he had grown up on a fare of science fiction and space movies and envisioned the future in space.

Well, NASA may be headed in directions other than space these days, but it’s still possible for me to imagine myself out there, isn’t it? So today I bring you, Caridad boldly going somewhere silly in a spoof from STAR WARS! If you can’t see the video below, please click here.

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Fun Friday – Odd News

In the first odd news of the day, I woke up yesterday morning and had somehow been transported to Wisconsin. Yes, seventeen more inches of snow had fallen from Wednesday night to Thursday morning, blanketing the streets and homes in New Jersey. Adding another foot and a half to the mounds lining streets and my driveway. It is now official that I can barely see over those mounds to the street!

So sorry that I didn’t provide a blog yesterday, but part of the morning was spent shoveling out and then I worked from home so as to not fall too far behind at work.

And now for some more Odd News! If you cannot see the video below, you can click here to view it.

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