Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author
Today’s Man Candy is one of the handsome Hemsworth clan. Liam was born in Australia and is the youngest of the Hemsworth brothers. He’s played various roles on Australian television, but we know him from THE LAST SONG, THE EXPENDABLES 2, and his role in THE HUNGER GAMES.
Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
I dare you to say that word real fast: Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Who can even say it for starters?
But if you’re afraid of Friday the 13th, that’s exactly what you have: Paraskevidekatriaphobia. There I did it again! LOL!
So why do we freak out about Friday the 13th? There are lots of theories, but as I’ve discovered while researching them, it appears that the origins of this fear don’t really exist before the 19th century so Paraskevidekatriaphobia appears to be a more modern phobia.
But why the fear? Here’s some possible reasons!
Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday and was betrayed by Judas, the 13th apostle. There were 13 people seated at the Last Supper and in some cultures, seating 13 at a table is considered bad luck as one of the diners may die after the meal, just like Judas. My family followed this superstition and we never ever set a table for 13. FYI, fear of the number 13 is triskadekaphobia.
On Friday the 13th in 1307, King Philip of France ordered raids on the Knights Templar resulting in the torture and /or murder of thousands of knights.
On August 13, 1521, a Friday, Cortes captured Cuauhtemoc, the ruler of Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City), bringing an end to the Aztec Empire.
In 1989 there were two Friday the 13th occurrences. On the first one in January, the Friday the 13th virus affected computers in several countries, wiping out programs and infecting data. In October, the Black Friday mini-crash shaved 190 points off the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq fell nearly 15 points and the S&P fell nearly 22 points. That may not sound like a lot, but back then it ranged from 3% to almost 7% of the total market values.
On March 13, 1931, Al Capone was indicted for tax evasion.
Italian composer Rossini died on Friday the 13th.
Scary thought if you have Paraskevidekatriaphobia: 2015 has three Friday the 13ths in it! February, March and November.
Hope you enjoyed this Fun Friday! Have an awesome weekend!
It’s always fun to meet your online buddies up close and personal. Catherine and I became friends by starting a conversation on the Internet. We started chatting and exchanging ideas. Catherine was awesome and even hosted a video chat with me. It was really exciting for me to get to meet her face-to-face at a convention and I’m so proud and excited for her at how well her career has taken off!
As you might now, I’ve included a number of military heroes in my books from my early romantic suspense novels to my latest releases in the Take a Chance series. That includes both military men and women heroes.
In each of the stories, I try to bring out what it must be like for our military heroes and their families as they cope with being away, being at war and coming home. I’m honored to say that I’ve heard from a number of military people that they felt my portrayals of the issues were accurate and heartfelt. Thank you for that and thank you for your service and sacrifices.
I want to share this video of truly awesome surprise military reunions! Click here to watch the military reunion video if you can’t see it below.
WOO HOO it’s release day for the BE MINE Erotic Romance Box Set! So so exciting! Since it’s Teaser Tuesday, I’ve got a sexy excerpt for you from STAY THE NIGHT.
As I’ve mentioned, STAY THE NIGHT is my reunion story that is included in BE MINE. The story is about sexy Navy Seal Rafe Castillo who is home from war and afraid that his wife has become someone he doesn’t recognize any more and worse, who might not want him any more. His wife, Elena, is totally in love with him but is afraid that since they got married because she was pregnant, Rafe might not want to stay in their marriage.
When doubts arise in both of them, Elena asks Rafe to stay the night and see if the love they once shared can be rekindled. This is a sexy and emotional story and I hope you’ll enjoy it and this excerpt.
WARNING – This excerpt is extremely hot and only for Mature audiences.
You can click here if you can’t see the STAY THE NIGHT excerpt below.
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Today’s Man Candy is a guy who I can totally see playing Rafe from STAY THE NIGHT – Henry Cavill. I just watched him in IMMORTALS and boy is he sexy! Of course, I’m sure many of you have seen him in his many other roles from a stint on THE TUDORS to the commercially successful relaunch of the SUPERMAN movie franchise.
By Sue Lukenbaugh (Henry Cavill) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
What do you think? Can you picture him as a sexy military hero coming home to his wife?
STAY THE NIGHT, my sexy Navy Seal reunion story is part of the BE MINE: 10 Erotic Romances for Valentine’s Day box set. The BE MINE: 10 Erotic Romances for Valentine’s Day box set is available now for pre-order and will release on February 10th! In addition to the ongoing giveaway, we’re having a release party tonight with lots of fun and prizes as well. You can join us at the party by clicking here!
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With the winter weather the other day, we had to stay home and shovel snow. Since I was home, I wanted to put together something warm and tasty for that night’s supper and hauled out the Crockpot. This was also another cleaning out the fridge meal and what I had on hand was a pork loin roast, so that’s what I decided to cook. After a visit to Pinterest, I adapted one of the recipes for you!
3-4 pound pork loin roast
1 apple thinly sliced
1 orange sectioned and sliced
2 large onions sliced
1 cup teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup honey
2 cloves finely minced garlic
I didn’t cook my onions first, but I really think you should. The dish will be that much more sweeter and full of goodness. Otherwise, here’s what to do:
Take the pork roast and cut slits about one inch apart. Place a slice of orange and one of apple in each slit.
Layer the slow cooker as follows:
All the onions. Half of the remaining apples. The pork roast you sliced and filled. Sprinkle the garlic over the pork roast and nstle the rest of the apples around the roast. Mix the teriyaki sauce and the honey and spoon this over the pork roast.
Cook on high for 6 -8 hours until tender. Serve with rice and/or vegetables! That’s it! Hope you all have a good weekend!
