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I fall in love multiple times a day sometimes. It makes me smile at the most inappropriate times. It raises my spirits when I am feeling particularly low<span style="text-align: justify;">When I read... When I write, my mind creates miniature movies where the characters play out the dialogue and my heart races with anticipation of the next scene. </span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"> "Paris felt Douglas' gaze on the back of her neck as she slowly pulled files from the shelves behind her desk. Her dark brown cheeks burning as she tried to forget her embarrassment from the first five minutes of their meeting. Prone to bouts of clumsiness, she'd seen the trip happen before it actually did. Why wouldn't she make a fool of herself on the first day of her new position? Life just wouldn't be fair if she had managed to make it through the day unscathed."</span></div>
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Just a few sentences and I am invested in Paris. I relate to her inability to coordinate. I want to know more about her job and to find out if Douglas is a hottie. I want to know if Douglas is a jerk or if he has the skill to calm Paris' nerves.</div>
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When I am writing I am falling in love with my characters. I cry when they cry. I cheer when they win. I scream when they go down the wrong hall or make a bad decision and I support their growth.</div>
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I find beauty in the most simplest of scenes. Where you can feel the sensations of the characters just based off of your own life. I like to highlight how even in a novel based out of fantasy, those scenes are necessary to build a connection with the reader.</div>
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"Livia slowly slipped off her boots and tucked them into the shoe cabinet by the door before making her way into her new home. New home... She had a new home and she hadn't even been looking. More than a few months pregnant with a belly she could scarcely believe was there moving had not been a picnic. Not that she wasn't enjoying the upgrade from a three-bedroom condo the meatpacking district to a penthouse suite on the upper west side. Following the scent of scallions and garlic, she smiled and made her way towards the kitchen. Sei had promised her a home-cooked meal to make up for the last few nights he'd been away attending late-night meetings. The Summit was coming and the City was a veritable whose who of prominent Fae. Jinx had spent the first half of their lunch together complaining about how the increased concentration of magical beings was giving her a headache. She'd been dragged through a crash course of the magical community she'd been blind to for most of her life by circumstances far out of her control. Shuffling forward, she bumped Sei's back with her protruding belly. 'Smells good.'"</div>
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With each new story, new character, new life created... I fall in love... With the idea of those characters and the lives they lead. It is that new love. You know what I am talking about. You have felt it before. It is the kind of love where you wake up thinking about them. You get excited just knowing you will get to see them later and spend time with them.</div>
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When I reread a book or a scene it feels like I have gone on a second date. Like we are getting another chance to get to know one another and to really see if we get along. Does the thought of your smile cause my breath to catch? Do I wish I could take a page out of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Fantasy Lover and read you into existence? Will you feature in my dreams?</div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My dreams can be the beginning of a story I had no idea needed writing or could be just the thing I needed to get that scene just right. They spark that part of me that believes magic is real, aliens exist, and an open mind is the only way in which to live.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Take for instance Saturday (January 27, 2018, can you believe we are in 2018?) I was in bed completely exhausted. I'd been cooking for the week ahead, researching for my latest project, and writing all day... Not usually the combination for dream territory, but I gave in and shut down everything, and gave into the feeling. I fell alseep thinking about "Jenna".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She was the wallflower used to living her life in the shadows. She was used to life passing her by. Used to not trying, because it was easier than failing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She was the child of two people who never would have had her if they had not taken the risk to be together. Her parents had been Adventurers and she was caution incarnate. She was ready for more. Ready to jump off the cliff and find out whether she could fly. She was a story ready to be written and I wanted to be the person to write her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wanted to be the person who got to know her and to be there when she found her purpose in the world. In my dreams, she's an outline. The promise of a story sure to get my synapsis firing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was the same when I wrote Dessani Queen, Wintr's Homecoming, Witch's Reflection, or She Gets What She Wants. I just knew she was something worth exploring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dreams, stories, and books can be heartbreaking. They can be unfulfilled wishes. They can be the future yet to come. But boy-oh-boy can they be fun to read.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Jenna" is and was a story I knew I would create. She is the kinder Jinx. The more timid Makayla. At the beginning of her growing awareness feminity and her own strength as a woman, she is learning just how exciting life could be when making the "right" choice wasn't always the way to get to her objective. She was a heroine and I couldn't wait to see how her story shaped out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How crazy is it, that I can dream something and feel so certain that it was meant to be shared? That by placing pen to paper I am sharing a part of myself to the outside world. Quite literally, because if you have read about my writing style before you knew I write on pen and paper as well as typing. I like the tactile sensation of working through writer's block by putting orders down with ink and seeing how I still feel about that scene when I am actually typing up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a child, writing was my release. It was how I dealt with my feeling and how I organized my thoughts. Now it is as paramount as breathing. It is how I create content girls and women like me wished they had when it seemed like the world was crashing in and they wanted to read about someone who knew about their experiences... Who shared features with them and knew that coconut oil was life. I write and for the most part, it is for me. It feeds that creative part of me, but it is also for my sisters, friends, aunts, and for the women who read the books traditionally offered by mainstream media and feel unfulfilled because they aren't pale skinned. They aren't natural blondes with beautiful blue eyes.</span></div>
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This year has just begun and I have already had a few verbal arguments (I'm trying guys), done some charitable giving (Supporting a college aged sister counts right?), and wished I lived on a remote island only accessible by amazon planes so I can use my "prime" shipping.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> My life, like most others, is full of ups and downs. Twist and turns... Loops and nosedives. Last year was another year of growing I needed and offered a lot of hurdles. But I am still standing. My legs are still moving and occasionally I feel like running.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> This year I want give myself a chance to make some real changes. This year I want to make a few resolutions. Don't get too excited, this may turn into a pack of lies (hence the title).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> This year I want to do for the year of 2018:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> 1. Kiss a man without knowing his first name (Overcoming some very serious germaphobia)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> 2. Write at least four books (While maintain some semblance of a life and working full time)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> 3. Go somewhere with a lot of sand and sun (Can't waste a winter of getting beach body ready right? Ha, yeah right.)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> 4. Go on a date with a man I did not immediately regret getting dressed up for (Dude, why are you not even worth the effort I put into blending into my concealer?)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> 5. Stand up in a room full of people and shine. (Can't just save the smartassery for my house and close friends)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> 6. Walk away from unnecessary drama, even when I know I am right, because it is not worth the years subtracted from my life (It is just sooo hard!!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> Right! So there it is. My list of resolutions/possible lies. It is, a few weeks late I know, but at least it is here and in the right month.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;"> I know it has been a while since I have posted. Life got crazy... Books needed writing... Bills needed to be paid. Haha. </span><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 12px;">But I want to reassure you all of those things will happen again this year and I will manage to get a post up at least one a month. Writing as good a balm as any for a antisocial introvert like me. 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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Meets-Cold-Lipstick-Diaries-ebook/dp/B01MSNUGBZ/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 21.3333px;">Confident Meets Bold</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 36px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2OJ7UA"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "gabriola" "" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The Prince’s Heart</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWW85VJ%23nav-subnav"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Closing The Deal</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LJWI40K%23nav-subnav"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Things We Left Unsaid</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Between-Two-Millionaires-Durand-ebook/dp/B01M9B6MV1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476471727&sr=8-1&keywords=stuck+between+two+millionaires"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Stuck Between Two Millionaires</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY1UO3X"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Twins For Christmas</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lasting-Kind-Love-Jen-Durand-ebook/dp/B01M5J2WIV">Lasting Kind Of Love</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>True Match Arrangements:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5Q23PS">Billionaire’s Perfect Bride</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Contracted-Family-Match-Arrangements-ebook/dp/B06WCZVJV4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487529946&sr=8-1&keywords=billionaire%27s+contract+family+jen+a.+durand" target="_blank">Billionaire's Contracted Family</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Young and The Powerful</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IFPSE0O"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Witch’s Reflection</span></a></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-12133250196000879792017-03-31T08:30:00.000-07:002017-03-31T08:30:14.429-07:00Therapy<div style="text-align: center;">
The wishes I have are simple.</div>
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The hopes I have are not new.</div>
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The things I have seen are not unheard of.</div>
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The faith I have has been betrayed.</div>
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My trust has not gone untested.</div>
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My heart has been broken.</div>
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But my eyes do see things.</div>
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My ears do hear.</div>
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My ways may be different.</div>
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My insight difficult to hear.</div>
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But I do know one thing.</div>
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It must be heard.</div>
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<a href="http://www.durandpublishing.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Jen A. Durand</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Completed Works</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 24pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Secrets, Lies, & Betrayal Series:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YTHXCQY#navbar"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Wintr’s Homecoming: Secrets</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EBBVCZA"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Jaguar Nights: Lies</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pearl-Moon-Betrayal-Secrets-Lies-ebook/dp/B019YPN12K/ref=la_B00YZ1VGTO_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470033845&sr=1-5"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Pearl Moon: Betrayal</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EBBVD0O"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Shadowy Lights: Fear</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JWP75RE"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Cold Sun: Obsession</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The Virgins Club:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ABSF31Q"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Planner</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BIE9A02"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Fixer</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUCL3U4"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Dreamer</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Lipstick Diaries:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/Meets-Bold-Lipstick-Diaries-Book-ebook/dp/B01JOBGRJ8/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7F7H7JCGJS8XDB37665E"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 21.3333px;">Shy Meets Bold</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 36px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Meets-Lipstick-Diaries-Book-ebook/dp/B01KBP0KN0/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KQKVP9Z1459P76X8RT6F#https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Meets-Lipstick-Diaries-Book-ebook/dp/B01KBP0KN0/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?ie=UT"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 21.3333px;">Wicked Meets Bad Boy</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 36px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Meets-Cold-Lipstick-Diaries-ebook/dp/B01MSNUGBZ/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 21.3333px;">Confident Meets Bold</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 36px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Solo Romances:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2OJ7UA"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "gabriola" "" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The Prince’s Heart</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWW85VJ%23nav-subnav"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Closing The Deal</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LJWI40K%23nav-subnav"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Things We Left Unsaid</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Between-Two-Millionaires-Durand-ebook/dp/B01M9B6MV1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476471727&sr=8-1&keywords=stuck+between+two+millionaires"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Stuck Between Two Millionaires</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY1UO3X"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Twins For Christmas</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lasting-Kind-Love-Jen-Durand-ebook/dp/B01M5J2WIV">Lasting Kind Of Love</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>True Match Arrangements:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5Q23PS">Billionaire’s Perfect Bride</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Contracted-Family-Match-Arrangements-ebook/dp/B06WCZVJV4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487529946&sr=8-1&keywords=billionaire%27s+contract+family+jen+a.+durand" target="_blank">Billionaire's Contracted Family</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Young and The Powerful</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IFPSE0O"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Witch’s Reflection</span></a></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-23021311578998819862017-03-24T08:00:00.000-07:002017-03-24T08:00:12.694-07:00Chapter 4 (Except From "Things We Left Unsaid")<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_4"></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 20.0pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<i><span style="font-family: Garamond; line-height: 130%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Paint Day<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Humming she bent down slowly. The
pregnancy slowed everything down. She was using a knife to open the can of
buttercream paint she brought last week. Today was paint day and nothing was
going to stop her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Not even her pregnant protruding belly.
They were going to do everything themselves. Taylor insisted she and Ian be the
ones to decorate the rooms their child would sleep in. It was what expectant
parents did. It was a bonding opportunity for the both of them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Plus it was fun watching Ian struggle
with figuring out how to work most of the tools. Used to paying others to
decorate his home. Ian did not have a clue where to start.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">Most of her morning had been spent directing
him on how to properly prime the walls and place the painters tape. Carefully
placing the paint top on the ground she bit her lip in concentration.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">“Are you sure you want to paint the room
yellow,” Ian asked for the fiftieth time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">Taylor smiled and looked over her
shoulder. Shirtless, Ian looked sexy as he walked into the room wearing only sweat
pants and carrying a cup of coffee. Because she refused to know the sex of the
baby, he had been pushing for more gender-neutral colors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">“It is not yellow. It is buttercream.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">“Right, buttercream.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">Taylor picked up the paintbrush beside
her and stirred the paint. “We chose a zoo theme. The buttercream will brighten
the entire room.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">As he took a sip of his coffee, Ian
walked over to her and slipped his hand over hers. Gently taking the paintbrush
from her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">“You did most of the priming. I will do
this. The last thing we need is this baby coming early because you can’t sit
still.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">“Dee says I am nesting.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">“And I am all for it, but how about I
take my turn?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">Taylor rolled her eyes and sat back as
she gently rubbed her abdomen. In three more weeks she would finally be able to
see her toes again. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">The paint covers on their floor crinkled
beneath her as Ian handed her his cup. She held it up to her nose and breathed
deep.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">“You have a serious problem.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">“It smells so good,” Taylor moaned
longingly and settled onto the floor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">Oh caffeine… How she missed thee? She
had given up coffee, sushi, hard liquor, red meat, and heels. Taylor
practically lived in yoga pants and loose flowing blouses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">Ian only drank his coffee black. So
simple. So plain. But she would take it. She would take anything at this point.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">She liked her coffee with just a drop of
creamer. No sugar. Or honey. Just creamer to make it just a little brown. Ian
poured the paint into a pan and dipped his brush in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Taylor sat back to watched her husband’s
first attempt at painting. Licking her lips, she watched as the muscles in his
back rippled. She really was a lucky girl, Taylor thought playfully.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">The baby kicked causing Taylor to
chuckle. “Keep up the good work and I will have to think up some type of prize.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Ian laughed. The deep tenor of his voice
sent spark of lust through her spin. Lately when she wasn’t thinking about
food, she was thinking about sex. Her mind would spin off into these wild
fantasies about Ian and herself sans the sixty pound she’d gained carrying
their child.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">Shaking her had she cocked her head to
the side and studied the room. Because they weren’t sure about the baby’s
gender. Taylor had opted for a gender-neutral room. Lots of non-specific gender
colors. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“I still think we should paint a mural
from a scene in the book “Where The Wild Things Are”,” Taylor wondered aloud.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“You are going to give the kid
nightmares.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“My kid is going to be fearless,” Taylor
denied.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Ian dipped the brush back in the paint. “Fearless,
huh?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Taylor nodded. “Of course, with me as his
or her mom. What else could he or she be?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“Just you, huh?” Ian grinned over his
shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">Taylor caught his intense dark grey eyes.
She could see the love and desire there. Ambling to her feet, Taylor had long
given up looking like the graceful pregnant lady. She walked over to him and
slipped her arms around his waist. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Kissing his shoulder blade before she
laid her head on his shoulder. Taylor breathed in his scent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“I am sure you will help too.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">* * *<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">There was an insistent buzz in his ears.
Once Taylor dropped her bomb, Ian could not think or hear. He forgot everything
and insisted she take him to Saint.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">His son.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 125%;"><span style="color: black;">He had a son. Saint was currently sitting
in Taylor’s lap and explaining to her the importance of a puppy in his life.
Taylor was listening with an indulgent smile. They were seated on the cream
leather sofa across from him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Ian could hardly believe what he was
seeing. The boy was smiling as he faced his mother. His curly hair looked brown
beneath the sunlight streaming in through the main window of Taylor’s living
room.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Saint had not paid much attention to him
since their introduction. His campaign for a dog was not superseded by his
curiosity over the stranger his mom brought home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“The puppy can sleep on my bed. And
Deedee and I can walk him. And feed him.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Taylor rubbed his back as she sighed as
she talked to him patiently. “Puppies like space. Living in our apartment would
be torture for a puppy.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“Piper has a dog. And she lives across
the hall,” Saint pointed out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“Piper’s dog is tiny,” Taylor reasoned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 120%;"><span style="color: black;">Ian stared at the picture the two of
them presented. Taylor had walked away from their marriage with enough money to
by five homes and a small boat. Instead she lived in a small three-bedroom
apartment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">From what he’d seen, Taylor drove a
four-door sedan and did not dress in designer clothes. She’d never been a big
spender. Because of the way she grew up, Taylor was practically allergic to
what she considered to be wasteful spending.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">“Mom,” Saint exclaimed placing his hand
on Taylor’s cheek, “a boy needs a dog. Its man’s best friend.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Taylor bit her lip in an effort not to
laugh. “Okay”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 130%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%;"><span style="color: black;">Holding up her hands in surrender,
Taylor nodded and smiled down at the boy. “How about this? If you stay out of
trouble for a week with both Deedee and I. I will start looking for a dog.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; line-height: 130%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">The toothy grin on his son’s face made
Ian want to run out and buy a dog. The kid was perfect and he was health. The
kid was his.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0South Carolina, USA33.836081 -81.163724530.452366 -86.3272985 37.219796 -76.0001505tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-9540807617193962482017-03-22T06:00:00.000-07:002017-03-22T06:00:14.757-07:00Forged Strength<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Secrets, Lies, & Betrayal Series:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JWP75RE"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Cold Sun: Obsession</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ABSF31Q"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Planner</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUCL3U4"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Dreamer</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Meets-Cold-Lipstick-Diaries-ebook/dp/B01MSNUGBZ/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 21.3333px;">Confident Meets Bold</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 36px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2OJ7UA"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "gabriola" "" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The Prince’s Heart</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWW85VJ%23nav-subnav"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Closing The Deal</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LJWI40K%23nav-subnav"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Things We Left Unsaid</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Between-Two-Millionaires-Durand-ebook/dp/B01M9B6MV1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476471727&sr=8-1&keywords=stuck+between+two+millionaires"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Stuck Between Two Millionaires</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY1UO3X"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Twins For Christmas</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lasting-Kind-Love-Jen-Durand-ebook/dp/B01M5J2WIV">Lasting Kind Of Love</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>True Match Arrangements:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5Q23PS">Billionaire’s Perfect Bride</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Contracted-Family-Match-Arrangements-ebook/dp/B06WCZVJV4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487529946&sr=8-1&keywords=billionaire%27s+contract+family+jen+a.+durand" target="_blank">Billionaire's Contracted Family</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Young and The Powerful</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IFPSE0O"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Witch’s Reflection</span></a></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-5576269195482708472017-03-13T06:00:00.000-07:002017-03-13T06:00:11.957-07:00Regret<div style="text-align: center;">
My fear controlled me.</div>
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The weight of it surrounded me.</div>
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I feared myself.</div>
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My world.</div>
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My future.</div>
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I feared living a life of failure.</div>
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Now I only fear the regret of not trying.</div>
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Jen A. Durand<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Completed Works</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 24pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YTHXCQY#navbar"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Wintr’s Homecoming: Secrets</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EBBVCZA"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Jaguar Nights: Lies</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pearl-Moon-Betrayal-Secrets-Lies-ebook/dp/B019YPN12K/ref=la_B00YZ1VGTO_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470033845&sr=1-5"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Pearl Moon: Betrayal</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EBBVD0O"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Shadowy Lights: Fear</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JWP75RE"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Cold Sun: Obsession</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The Virgins Club:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ABSF31Q"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Planner</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BIE9A02"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Fixer</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUCL3U4"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Dreamer</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Lipstick Diaries:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/Meets-Bold-Lipstick-Diaries-Book-ebook/dp/B01JOBGRJ8/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7F7H7JCGJS8XDB37665E"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 21.3333px;">Shy Meets Bold</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 36px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Meets-Lipstick-Diaries-Book-ebook/dp/B01KBP0KN0/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KQKVP9Z1459P76X8RT6F#https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Meets-Lipstick-Diaries-Book-ebook/dp/B01KBP0KN0/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?ie=UT"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 21.3333px;">Wicked Meets Bad Boy</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 36px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Meets-Cold-Lipstick-Diaries-ebook/dp/B01MSNUGBZ/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 21.3333px;">Confident Meets Bold</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 36px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Solo Romances:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2OJ7UA"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "gabriola" "" , "serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The Prince’s Heart</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWW85VJ%23nav-subnav"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Closing The Deal</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LJWI40K%23nav-subnav"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Things We Left Unsaid</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2042527496017253799#https://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Between-Two-Millionaires-Durand-ebook/dp/B01M9B6MV1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476471727&sr=8-1&keywords=stuck+between+two+millionaires"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Stuck Between Two Millionaires</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY1UO3X"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Twins For Christmas</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lasting-Kind-Love-Jen-Durand-ebook/dp/B01M5J2WIV">Lasting Kind Of Love</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>True Match Arrangements:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5Q23PS">Billionaire’s Perfect Bride</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Contracted-Family-Match-Arrangements-ebook/dp/B06WCZVJV4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487529946&sr=8-1&keywords=billionaire%27s+contract+family+jen+a.+durand" target="_blank">Billionaire's Contracted Family</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Young and The Powerful</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IFPSE0O"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Witch’s Reflection</span></a></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-60722993404839721932017-03-08T10:00:00.000-08:002017-03-08T10:00:11.161-08:00Victim No Longer (Excerpt From "Billionaire's Contracted Family")<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Hugging Asha to her chest, Isabella carefully
navigated the stairs. Someone was ringing the doorbell like their life depended
on it. Evan had gone out to run errands after their walk in the park. She had
been about to give Asha a bottle and put the baby down for a nap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">She had a couple of client calls to return and reseach
to do. She’d been thinking about taking some online nursing classes. Not
finishing school was not something she wanted to regret in the future. Asha
should have two role models to look up to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">The doorbell rang again and she rolled her eyes as
Asha whimpered. Rushing into the living room, she laid Asha down in the empty playpen.
Isabella did not like to answer the door with the baby in her arms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“Just a minute,” she called out over her shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">She had to get rid of the visitor before Asha
realized her bottle had been delayed. Otherwise, she would cry the house down. Adjusting
the straps of her top, Isabella turned towards the front of the house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">By the time she reached the door, she was ready to do
some yelling of her own. Who the hell thought ringing the bell that many times
did anything other than irritating the homes owners? Gripping the doorknob she
yanked the door open ready to give them a piece of her mind. When her words
caught in the center of her throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Tommy…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Every nightmare came crashing down at her as he
grinned and pulled the sunglasses from his eyes. “Took you long enough, Bella.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Shaking off the shock, Isabella tried to push the
door close. Tommy slammed the flat of his palm down and shoved it back open.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“Aren’t you going to invite me in?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“Leave or I am calling the police.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“I am the police. I came a long way to see you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Tommy hustled his way in and Isabella gave up on
closing the door. Their alarm system would be triggered if left open for longer
then five minutes. Besides she wanted the neighbors to hear if she screamed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Like most cowards, Tommy would run if he thought he
would get caught.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“You are trespassing on private land.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">He smirked and shoved a hand into the pocket of his
faded jeans. The edge of his cotton button up were frayed. She did not remember
him looking so shabby or so small. In her mind, he’d always been this tall
muscle bound giant. He towered over everything and intimidated everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">He was still tall, but he didn’t tower. He still had
muscles, but she knew that wasn’t everything. Her self-defense classes had taught
her tactics to avoid the full impact of a hit. She wouldn’t curl up and wait
for it to be over anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“I just came to see an old friend.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“We aren’t friends,” Isabella denied as she tried to
remember where she left her cell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">She’d tucked it into Asha’s diaper bag when they left
the house earlier. Evan hadn’t mentioned when he’d come back and their
housekeeper had weekends off. She couldn’t risk leaving Asha alone downstairs
while she ran to the nursery to get to her phone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“That’s right,” Tommy reached out and tried to touch
her arm, “we’re family.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Stepping back, she tried to hide her shock. He
couldn’t know about Asha. No one, but her and Evan knew the truth about her
paternity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“We aren’t anything. You are a mistake I will always
regret making.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Tommy shook his head and chuckled. “Is that what you
told yourself when you left? Big bad Tommy deserves all the blame. Never mind
the fact, you never could do anything right.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Isabella huffed in disbelief. “I am not doing this.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">It had taken her months of therapy to see just how
messed up she was. How ripe she was for a predator like him? Looking for love
and acceptance after living in a home that had a short supply of both.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“How could you think I would let you walk away?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“It isn’t about you. I didn’t need your permission.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“You look good for a woman who recently gave birth.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">She eyed the alarm panel as a small red light started
blinking. Their security team would make a routine check-in within two minutes.
She just had to keep him in the front hall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Asha picked that minute to start her plea for food.
Tommy turned towards the noise and Isabella had never felt so scared in her
life. He did not deserve to breath the same air as her daughter and he would
have to kill her before he could spend any time with Asha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“You need to leave,” Isabella repeated as she circled
around to stand between him and the room Asha was in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“You really thought you could keep me away from my
daughter?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“She isn’t yours.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Tommy growled, “you were never a good liar.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“Right. But I am a cheater, remember. My daughter is
my husband’s. She has nothing to do with you.” Isabella saw the flash of anger
in his eyes and the way his hands tightened into a fists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">He wanted to hit her and she wanted him to try. He
would learn pretty quickly she wasn’t the same girl he terrified. She had
something she wanted to protect more than she wanted to protect herself. Asha
did not deserve a father like him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Doubt held him back. She could see that to. He wasn’t
sure Asha was his. He was fishing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“Leave Tommy. You have no reason to be here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">A SUV pulled into the driveway and two navy blue uniformed
security guards stepped out. Isabella felt like she could breath again. First
she would get Tommy out of the house, then she’d take Asha to Bianca’s and call
Evan. Maybe she could talk him into going away for a few days?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Tommy looked down at her with undisguised contempt.
“I don’t believe you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“I don’t care what you believe. DNA doesn’t lie. Do
you really think a man like my husband, with the money he has, wouldn’t make sure
the baby was his?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">She was lying through her teeth and she would
probably pay for it one day. But she didn’t care. He had not business, standing
there, demanding entrance into her life. He’d lost the right the first time he
decided she needed to know what it felt like to be hit by a man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“Mrs. Hunter?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">The guards stepped called out as they stepped onto
her porch. She smiled and crossed her arms. He was going to leave this house one
way or another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">“Leave Tommy. Or I will have security throw you out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 125%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 125%;">Asha had one father. He rocked her to sleep and
measured her food intake. He blew raspberries into her belly and read to her to
sleep. He loved her and cherished her knowing she wasn’t his genetically. Most
importantly…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-57555948105694604472017-03-06T10:00:00.000-08:002017-03-06T10:00:35.965-08:00Twisted Love<br />
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In the beginning,</div>
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we enchanted each other.</div>
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Intoxicated by the other's touch.</div>
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Then the cracks started.</div>
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And the mirrors shattered.</div>
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We started down a path.</div>
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To heartbreak.</div>
Jen A. Durand<br />
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-56589305416488505152017-03-03T08:00:00.001-08:002017-03-03T08:00:11.476-08:00Loss ( Except From "Things We Left Unsaid")<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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Sometimes it felt as if there was no more
air left in this world. As if she could not breathe because all of it had been
sucked out of the room and there was nothing left for her. It took everything
inside of her, not to shatter into a million pieces. To hide her pain from
everyone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Taylor gathered her legs to her chest and
gasped for precious breath. No one truly understood the way she felt. No one
knew what if felt like to lose something she’d been sure was safe inside of
her. Someone so precious. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The pale buttercream walls, zoo themed
accents, and empty wood carved crib. Her daughter’s nursery. The one she
insisted they paint together and stocked full of everything a baby could need.
How many times had she come in here just to make sure nothing was out of place?
She wanted everything to be perfect for the day she got to bring their baby
home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ian tried not to look in the direction of
this room. Swallowing hard, she laid her head on her jean covered knees. He
wanted to pack everything up. Put the loss behind them and move on. But she
couldn’t do it just yet. There was an ache that just would not fade. A sorrow
she just could not release.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Touching the dark green long sleeved onesie
in her hand, she tried to imagine what Reese would have looked like in
something so small. Imagine what her daughter would have looked like if she
lived. If Taylor had done a better job of keeping her safe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tears coursed across her nose as she heard a
shuffle behind her. Ian must have come home early. She planned to leave the
room before he came back. He didn’t like her coming in here. Didn’t like seeing
her like this. His grief was more reserved.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She’d only seen him cry twice. That night in
the hospital and the day they buried her. She could feel the weight of his gaze
before he turned and walked away. They weren’t in sync any more. She could feel
it and didn’t know how to change it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or if she had the energy to do more than she
was already doing. He was supposed to be the one she could lean on. Instead he
made her feel like her grief was taking to long. As if this was a wound that
should have scabbed over already. <o:p></o:p></div>
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She was trying.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She made sure he woke up with her beside
him. Smiled as she cooked him breakfast and sent him off to work. Laughed even
when all she wanted to do was lay down on the floor of this nursery. This
wasn’t healthy and she knew it. But it was what she needed and trying to
pretend that it wasn’t… Took a lot out of her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sniffling she wiped her face and sat up.
Taylor wasn’t the same woman he’d married. The passion and strength that had
guided her most of her life was nowhere in sight. She felt crumpled and fixing
it was hard when all she could see is what they’d lost.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jen A. Durand<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "georgia" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5Q23PS">Billionaire’s Perfect Bride</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Contracted-Family-Match-Arrangements-ebook/dp/B06WCZVJV4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487529946&sr=8-1&keywords=billionaire%27s+contract+family+jen+a.+durand" target="_blank">Billionaire's Contracted Family</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">The Young and The Powerful</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IFPSE0O"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "" "papyrus" "" , "serif"; font-size: 8pt;">Witch’s Reflection</span></a></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-63197952739377721622017-03-01T10:00:00.000-08:002017-03-01T10:00:00.597-08:00Mother Nature<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her touch felt like the
kiss of the richest velvet.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her breath was as sweet
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her eyes?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her eyes were filled
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">held the answers to all
life’s questions.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She was the past.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The present.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The future.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-9313318808629680342017-02-27T06:00:00.000-08:002017-02-27T06:00:25.739-08:00Remembering The Past (Excerpt From "Cold Sun")<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Tell me
a story,” Selah said as she laid her head in Talia’s lap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">They were in the gardens.
Beneath the sunlight and surrounded by flowers. Bryon was off somewhere on
Business and Caden was off playing the messenger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Talia looked into her sister’s
eyes with an easy smile, “What kind of story?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Comedy?” Talia played
with one of Selah’s curls as she continued, “Drama?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah
rolled. “Are you done?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Do you
want me to search my mind for a fairy tale?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah
shook her head. “Talk to me about them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Their parents. She wanted
a story about them. Selah usually avoided talking about them. Talia usually
trotted them out when she was trying to teach Selah a lesson her parents taught
her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Something real,” Selah
finished as she spun a grape between her fingers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Something real?
Translation, something not weighed down by some allegorical less? Searching her
mind she nodded and stretched her legs out jostling Selah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah shouldered the thigh
closer to her and readjusted herself so she remained in Talia’s lap. This was
reminiscent of so many of the picnics Talia used to have for her when Selah was
younger. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">They would cuddle together
reading, braiding each other’s hair. Talking about school. Or Talia’s latest
commission. Their picnics times turned into movie nights, then Selah became a
teenager and her friends took center stage in her life. Talia had missed this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Okay. How about the first time I cast a spell?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Her coven
felt that children were better about not abusing their powers when they learned
at an older age. Training began in earnest around nine or ten. Before then, the
youngest of the coven had their powers bound. An image rose to mind and Talia
laughed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“I was
ten.” Frowning she took a beat, “maybe Eleven…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“You were
one or two. Mom was trying to teach me how to tap into my core. She wanted me
to levitate an apple. But it was so boring.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“I know
right,” Selah teased impishly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Talia
ignored her sister’s response. The basics were always boring but they were
necessary. Learning wasn’t always fun, but how could you expect to do anything
complicated without the right foundation?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Patrice
told me all I had to do was think of air.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“She said my instinctive
ability would do the rest. What Patrice did not tell me that air and wind were
two different things,” Talia smiled as the scene played out in her head. She
did not think she had ever seen her mother quite so surprised.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah chuckled in
anticipation of how this story would end. Her eyes trained on her sister’s
face. Talia did not talk about her parents often. Thinking about them felt like
a stab to the heart most days. She had not been the best daughter to them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“I sent
the apple flying across the room and hit dad right in the face. His nose
ballooned and started bleeding in seconds.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Their
father hadn’t even been angry. In fact Talia thought he sounded a little proud
as he tried to explain where she went wrong. Their mother just laughed as she
looked down at Talia with exasperation. A common look on her face, even then.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah
smiled. “You never told me that story.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“It does
not show me in the best light.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“It is
better.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Mom used
to say you were her second chance.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Talia
sighed. Before her mother died, their relationship had been strained. She
always expected more from Talia. Better from her. She always said Talia had the
power to become the greatest witch of this century.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Those
days Talia had been struggling to find herself and figure out what she wanted.
Her regressions had been horrifying experiences and she was not sure she wanted
anything to do with Coven business. Talia wanted to travel and paint, not lead
a group of witches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“All the mistakes she
regretted with me, she was going to avoid with you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah frowned. “When?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Right before she died.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">They had just fought
because Talia felt as her parents had stopped listening to her. Every chance
they got they seemed to force their plans for her, irrespective of what she
wanted for herself. She was just expected to be the good little witchling and
follow the flower strewn path they set for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“I don’t
think she meant it in a bad way. But it bothers me sometimes, when I look at
you.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“In what
way?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Mom and Dad did not get
me all the time. They thought I rebelled because that is what teenagers did.
When really I think I just wanted to get as much living done as possible.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah looked up at Talia
as if she were in deep in thought. The fact was Talia could feel herself
becoming more like her parents. The way they invaded every part of her life and
pushed their views off on her. Before Selah’s abduction she had thought it was
the only way to honor them. Now she was trying a different tactic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“I could
not talk to them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Talia
pulled a lock of Selah’s hair. “We talk. Sometimes I forget that I am the adult
and I just want to be your sister. Then I remember that I am not just your
sister. And I feel like I am the world’s worst parent.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Talia
shrugged. “So I over compensate.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“You
definitely do sometimes.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Talia
poked her in the belly gently. “And you run away.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah sat
up and crossed her legs. “I am supposed to run away. It is what kids do, Talia.
I do it because I know I will always have a home to come back to.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Talia smiled
wryly. “Somehow that is not comforting.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Selah
picked up another grape and threw it at her. “You need to have a baby.
Something small and helpless to focus on.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">Talia’s
eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed. “That is not happening.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "gabriola";">“Imagine.
A boy with sweet deep dimples and wide set eyes.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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There was a shift in the air when he arrived.
Her teeth ached with need to sharpen, even as she kept still. She waited for
him to speak. His appearance was not unexpected. There had been whispers of his
return for months now. Lord Tenon Char had been released from his prison by calling
in markers nearly as old as time itself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Playing with the stem of her blood filled
wine glass, she sighed. Men had no business in positions of power. They thought
with their cocks instead of their heads. It was all about their “manhood” and
honor. All she cared about was survival.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Honor was not capable of keeping one’s head
firmly attached to the rest of their body. Intellect and a keen sense of where
the wind would blow next. Her people trusted her to ensure they did not fall
when enemies came knocking on their door.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“You are still as beautiful as always.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Riela took a sip of blood before standing.
He was as good as ever. She doubted her guards were aware of his presence
though she would have them reprimanded anyway. Tenon was a threat they should
be weary of. She’d have to call Talia and request stronger safe guards were
placed on them. He should never have been able to get on her land without
setting off the alarms put in place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There had been a time, long ago, when she
would have burned the world just to see him. Tenon could have asked her to rip
her heart out of her chest and she would have done it. He meant that much to
her. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Eventually a time came when she would have
hid just at the mention of his name. When the sounds of his footsteps caused
uncontrollable tremors and his laughter brought flashbacks of pain. He was the
one who taught her sex and power were tools of a trade and nothing else.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was late. The only light in her room came
from the fire she’d been sitting beside. Her thoughts on just how she should proceed
weighed on her shoulders. The Council was gathering and this time she’d
received an invitation to the exclusive meeting. Every leader had. Something
was brewing and it had the animals rattling their cages.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her flawless chestnut brown skin glowed gold
beneath the red and orange tinge of the light. She was not wearing clothes. She
never did when she wasn’t in mixed company. The feel of it was just so
constricting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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They were born onto this world naked and
exposed… And from that moment on others pushed clothes as if it were a
necessary second skin. There was no part of her body, Tenon hadn’t seen or hurt
once upon a time. To cover up now would cede some of her power over to him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“This is not a place you should be.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tenon stepped of the ledge of her window and
smiled at her words. He knew he wasn’t welcome, he just did not care. He did
what he wanted to who he wanted and everyone else just had to live with the
consequences.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I want to propose an alliance.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“That’s unfortunate.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“This is not a time to hold grudges.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Riela laughed and circled her chair, “I am
not the one holding a grudge Tenon. I know where you have been. We all have.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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A thousand years he’d spend in that isolated
prison with his people. Locked away from the world he’d wanted to decimate and conquer
for his own. Who knew the shifters were capable of pulling together such a
concentrated amount of power?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Instead of learning from the very mistakes
that had led to his imprisonment. He would rush head first into another plot
for revenge. Dragging his people down that dark path right along with him.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
“We were betrayed.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“You were reckless,” Riela taunted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Chars had been used as a lesson. Attempt
to upset the balance between magic and mortals and be prepared to spend
eternity buried where none would ever find you. She did not love being told
what to do by the chattel, but she did know better than to try their hand.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Besides, she and her coven own seventy
percent of the blood distribution banks. Humans were a major source of her
wealth. That and the plasma substitute her scientist had cooked up fifty years
ago. Wiping them out and enslaving what was left would put a major dent in her
profit margin.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“This time there will be no council to stop
me.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Many things have changed since you were
imprisoned but the council has not. Try what you attempted to do before and
they won’t need a witch to bring you low. They will tear you and anyone who
helps you apart.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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And she would help them just to hear his
screams of pain. She could not think of a man she hated more than Tenon. No
amount of time would change it. He was a reminder of the weakness she had to
burn away.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
The face of an angel surrounded by a halo of
platinum curls, he looked so deceptively sweet. His surface hid his twisted
nature. Though his eyes were finally starting to turn. She could see the perverse
darkness in his gaze.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Not if I destroy them first.”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
The Council could be a thorn in her side.
They were so protective of mortals. Always issuing threats when her people did
what came natural to them. There was nothing like the feeling of terror mixed
in with the blood. It was almost as much of an aphrodisiac as the taste of
stated lust. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
But they also served a purpose. The Weres,
the elves, every magical being on this earth needed to be kept in balance. Not
for the sake of the mortals but for the sake of all magic. Allow one faction to
gain too much power over the others and there would be all out war.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“You could try.”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
“I will succeed.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Riela shrugged nonchalantly, her high firm
breast trembling from the movement. “If you are so sure of yourself. Why are
you here?”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
“It is only a matter of minimizing
casualties. If we combined forces…”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
“If we combined forces, you would betray me
the second the last of the council members bodies hit the floor.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Is it a betrayal if you expect from me,”
Tenon asked with a predatory smile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His platinum blond hair reflected silver as
he took another step toward her. She did not step back. He would not intimidate
her. She was stronger now. More than capable of protecting herself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“No one would join in an alliance with you,
Tenon. You are a marked man.”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
“Do you bow to the dogs now?”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
She ignored the taunt.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
“Rejecting my offer is a mistake.” He said
as he took another step closer. He thought he was intimidating her by closing
the distance between them. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
Instead she closed the distance and smiled.
“When the Council recaptures you, I will watch as they drown you in holy
water.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tenon scowled as she pointed toward the
window he’d come in through. “See yourself out before I call my guards.”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
“If you are not my friend, you are my
enemy.”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
Her fangs lengthened and her nail elongated
at the obvious threat. “I am not the same woman you abused and you are not the
powerful general you once were. Leave this place before I prove how weak you
truly are.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tenon looked stunned as she raised her hand
and scrapped the side of his face with a single nail slowly. Blood slipped from
the wound and down her finger. She’d questioned attending the summit before.
Unsure why she’d trouble herself with the affairs of shifters and mortals. But
he was planning something and Riela was curious to see it play out.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
He jerked away from her and lifted an arm as
Riela slid her hand over his heart and tested the skin with her nails. “Before
that blow lands I will have your beating heart in my hand. Leave Tenon. Before
I finish you here and now.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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He’d made a mistake coming into her home
alone and now he knew it. He could see her threat was a real one. She was not
the whimpering fool she’d been for him. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-38847277327794651172017-02-22T08:00:00.000-08:002017-02-22T08:00:14.252-08:00Where Do I See Myself In Five Years...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Someone asked me that question during a mock interview and it floored me a little. Not because I do not think about my future or what I want in that future. But because the way I think of it is not in the way a prospective employer or business partner. In the same way I do not think of success in terms of awards or accolades.</div>
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I do things, not in the hopes that they will be well received, but in the hopes I never regret not doing it. People say it is better to say sorry, than to ask for permission and be denied. Stepping into this world of adulthood it is becoming more and more apparent that nothing in life happens according to plan.</div>
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In some ways I guess I believe in fate. Not in the sense that people have no control over their future, but in the sense that there are things people have to go through. There is hurt people have to feel and lessons people have to learn.<br />
I live a relatively tame life. I personally think that I am a boring person. Individually. My family as a whole has its moments. But me on a daily basis is the normal grind of a girl trying to carve out a life of success for herself. Maybe it's because I write female leads with such dramatic, comedic, and amazing sex lives that my life just pales in comparison?<br />
I work, hang with friends or family, cook, write, respond to emails. Occusionaply on my off hours I do legal research for family members who believe I live off of prayers and plates of rice. (Though I shouldn't complain too much because they do feed me and prayers are always appreciated.) My present is full, crazy, stressful, busy, and happy for the most part. My future will hopefully be the same way.</div>
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When I think of the future it is not in set markers. I think about it in the sense of personal success. I approach work with the mindset that my hard work may not always be rewarded, but at least I know I did the best that I could.<br />
In five years, I want to be stronger, wiser, and smarter than I am today. I want to be surrounded in a eco system of love. I want to own a house. Run a financially solid business. Excel in my professional field and be the kind of person I have always wanted to be.</div>
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I hope to be independent and happy in whatever position I am in because I know I have dreams and the tools to reach them. Now try saying all of that to a prospective employer and not feeling like you have talked to much. Hence why that is a question I am constantly searching for the canned answer for. The future a fluid thing with all sorts of ripples and waves. I have no clue where I will be or the people who will be beside me. But I do know in five or ten years I will be successful...<br />
Because in my mind I am successful here and now. Just by being able to be myself, learn, change, mold my future, and reach for what I want without asking permission, but occasionally tossing apologies over my shoulder.<br />
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-61176651185687460072017-02-20T06:38:00.000-08:002017-02-20T06:38:30.406-08:00Quiet<br />
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There are times when I feel unloved.</div>
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When those around me seem like figments of my imagination.</div>
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Their thoughts foreign and filled with indifference.</div>
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During those unloving moments,</div>
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my thoughts race,</div>
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my heart sinks,</div>
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I wish for just a moments peace.</div>
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During those unloving moments,</div>
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my skin feels dark and covered with rashes.</div>
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My lips cracked and bleeding.</div>
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There are times when I feel unloved.</div>
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When the silence and the dark mingle together.</div>
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I try to love myself but sometimes things are just so quiet.</div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-51609320300527723832017-02-17T10:00:00.000-08:002017-02-17T10:00:09.424-08:00The Proposal – (Wintr's Homecoming Novella)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;">We are not perfect. I am not perfect. But he makes me feel faultless.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Jinx slowly lifted the zipper of her skirt and tucked her silk yellow blouse in. It was date night and Dominic was taking her somewhere special. She smiled as she bent foreword to take in her reflection. She had gathered her curls into a high pineapple bun and purposely curled her bangs to frame her face. The “V” of her shirt showcased her breasts without reveling too much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Breathing deeply Jinx began to hum beneath her breath. Loving someone as much as she loved him should have sent her running. It had in the beginning. But the time he invested in building the trust between them eased the worst of her fears.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> A year ago she had been a happy single. Dominic had been a part of a past she never wanted to remember. His reappearance sparked a change. Love and adventure rushed in to shake things up, and wake her from the quiet cycle of life she had been stuck in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “You look beautiful.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> The deep rumble of his voice spread warmth through her. She picked up her pearl earrings and turned towards him, a smile spread across her lips. Dominic wore a fitted black Karl Lagerfeld suit. Her mouth watered at the sight of those cleans lines and the way the arms molded to his biceps. She was a lucky girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “You are looking pretty handsome yourself.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Dominic’s grey eyes glinted as he approached her, a satisfied smirk on his lips. Jinx slipped on her earrings as she met him halfway. His hand slipped onto the small of her back as he bent his head forward to kiss her lips. Jinx fell into his embrace with an eagerness she used to resent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Dominic had burrowed so deeply under her skin she could not explain where he began and she ended. When he pulled back she placed her hands on his neck and caressed the line of his jaw softly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “I love you with everything I have.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Dominic pushed at the collar of her blouse to revel their mated mark. “I love you with everything we have.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Dominic placed his hand onto Jinx’s knee as they crossed the bridge out of the city. She leaned back and turned to face him. It had been a crazy year. So many things had changed. They had been tested and every near miss brought them closer together. Their connection was so much more then he ever thought it would be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Jinx had no idea what he was planning. He wanted it that way. Otherwise she would find an excuse to avoid it. She did not like sudden changes. He had to ease her into things. Streetlights flicked over her truffle brown skin. Highlighting her high cheekbones and almond shaped eyes. She bit plump cashmere brown lips and placed her hand over his.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> This was his future, and present.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Dominic drove through the gates of a manor. Jinx frowned as she looked around. They were forty minutes out of the city. She thought they were going to dinner at an out of the way restaurant. Instead he had brought her here. Trees lined the graveled road they drove down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “Where are we?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Dominic said nothing as he pulled into a circular drive and stopped the car. He got out and Jinx's mind started racing as she looked out of her window. Dominic pulled her door open. Even in the dark Jinx could see the elaborate design of the manor. It had tall archways and columns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Jinx faltered at the sight of hundreds of lit candles and strewn rose petals. A table with an emerald green tablecloth and covered plates sat at the entrance of the home. Her breath caught in her throat as Dominic stepped in front of her and lowered himself onto a single knee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;">Her brain stopped functioning. This wasn’t happening. They agreed a wedding was unnecessary. The thought of the ceremony sent her into a panic. They were already pretty much stuck with each other. No one was going anywhere. But to take that final step seemed too much for her to deal with. As irrational as that was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> He pulled a dark blue box out of his pocket and held it up. Jinx’s hands clenched as she fought the urge to reach out and touch it. Her heartbeat pumped hard. This was not happening. She was home. Sleeping. Dreaming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “You are opinionated. Stubborn. And often more then I can handle.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Jinx chuckled even as she stared down at the tiny object in his hand. It wasn’t a ring. He is messing with her. He had to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “But I love you. I love our life together and want to continue the future we are building,” Dominic continued as he opened the ring box to revel an amber set gold ring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Jinx knees weakened and she pitched forward slightly. Dominic pulled the ring out and took her left hand in his. This was happening. He was proposing and Jinx could not move. She did not know where to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “You used to be afraid I would leave first. I used to be terrified something would happen to send running further then ever before. I am sure you are looking for the nearest exit even now.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “Then why are you doing this,” Jinx exclaimed finally able to say something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “Because allowing fear to guide us will only cause regret. We deserve better,” Dominic slipped the ring onto her finger then turned her hand palm up to pressed a kiss there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “Marry me.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “That is not a question.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> Dominic stood up and stepped closer to her. His hands settled onto her waist as he looked down at her. Love radiated off of him. Jinx placed her hand over his heart as she stared into his grey eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “I am not asking you. I have learned by now that giving you an option in these matters usually ends in you getting your way.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;">Jinx smiled wryly and looked at the ring. At its very center was a dragonfly stuck in mid flight. Its wings fully spread. The ring fit her. It was not too big or ordinary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “I am not the best with orders either.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> “You follow them more often then you don’t,” Dominic replied as he slid a hand up the side of her rib cage then slipped it under her chin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;"> He tilted her face up and bent forwards to kiss the tip of her nose then pressed his forehead to hers. “Marry me. Marry me and I promise the years we have together will be filled with more good things then bad.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;">Jen A. Durand</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif;">Author of The Secrets, Lies, and Betrayal Series and The Virgins Club, www.Durandpublishing.net</span></div>
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multiple complaints about a loud noise. She was more of a programmer than a
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kyle, the world’s biggest coward and the
only supervisor over her, insisted she be the one to go. Everyone else was
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mr. Montgomery was tall, dark, and
handsome. Smooth umber skin, muscular build, and rich. He made even the gay
males in the secretarial pool drool when he walked by. When they weren’t trying
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and hadn’t noticed any excessive noise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It wasn’t as if she did not have anything
better to do. Her morning had been light, she’d spent most of it trying to
decide whether she should take a break from seeing Grant for a while.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This weekend had been fun and normal for
them, but it also threw her heart for a loop. They’d fallen into a routine and
while her mind understood she was not the one for him. Her heart was starting
to write checks it could not afford. Especially now that she had Sofia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Seeing him cradle the puppy to his chest
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knew being “Friends with Benefits” with her best friend was dangerous. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But her best friend was also a reasonably well-endowed
stud who loved her and would do everything in his power not to shatter her
heart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Purposely… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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</span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">if
she let herself imagine something</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain cc.:1.0"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">more</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain cc.:1.0"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 150%;">
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</span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">friendship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Devon walked into his office to find the
unexpected, but definitely welcome, sight of a wiggling round ass in a skirt
beneath the side of his desk facing the door. His day was looking up, Devon
thought with a smirk before clearing his throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">He heard a slight gasp before the wiggling
increased and the most purposely frumpy person he had ever seen reveled
herself. Her glasses were huge. Her suit was fitted, but was an unflattering
shade of navy and at least three years old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Her hair was pulled back into a low bun,
but there were slender tendrils of curls framing her round face. She nervously
brushed at her skirt before clearing her throat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mr. Montgomery.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“What were you doing?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I
was sent to look into your complaints about the server. I was checking into the
wiring.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Devon nodded. “And?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She smiled. “Nothing so far. I could
replace the server, but the requisition would take a few days.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The buzzing from the server was annoying,
but being disconnected from the network for a few days was not in the cards for
him. Eyeing the girl he walked over to his desk and dropped the file in his
hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She stood to the side waiting for him to
dismiss her. Devon unbuttoned his black blazer and shrugged it off. He could
take pity on her and send her away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">He had things to do. Clients to call. But
she looked did not look as scared of him as most of his employees did. It was
intriguing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“What’s your name?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ari Carter.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ms. Carter… She nervously pulled on her
sleeves and took a step back. He smirked. His brother, Fin, always accused
Devon of focusing to hard on work. Not looking for the fun in life. Maybe, he
was right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“How long have you worked here?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Two years.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Devon took a seat and eyed the chair across
from him. The look of horror on her face was comical. It was obvious she wanted
to bolt for the door. She wouldn’t do it though. No one was that brave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">At thirty years old, Devon was the CEO of
this company because he had a reputation for making money and cuts. He was well
aware of the fact most of his employees lived in fear of getting on his bad
side and losing their jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ari sat down and tucked her legs together. A
tense smile on her lips as she looked at him attentively.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“What do you do for the company?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I am a full time programmer and a part
time tech. At least when it comes to you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Just me?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“You have managed to put the fear of
impromptu firing in minds of most of the IT department.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Except you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I’m good at my job.” Ari remarked with a
dispassionate shrug.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Devon smiled at the bold statement. “Good
to know.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The smirk she gave him brightened her
entire face. Though she tried to hide it, she was beautiful. Ari toyed with the
edge of her glasses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I should get back to my work. If you have
any more problems with the server. I will put in the forms to replace it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okay.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Giving him another tense smile, she stood
up. “Have a good day.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“How about making it a good night as well?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She looked surprised by the offer. Devon
stood and circled the desk to look down at her. He had a feeling Ms. Carter,
all cleaned up, would be a heart stopper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Let’s have dinner.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Does</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">this</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">
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</span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">as</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">sexual</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">harassment?”</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ari</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">asked</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">with</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">a</span><span style="font-family: "savoye let plain:1.0"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">mischievous
look in her eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maybe inappropriate behavior.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“HR is going to hate having to process
those papers.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Devon respected her lack of fear and knew
she was enjoying this as much as he did. Taking a step back he offered her a
smiled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“They love me up there.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I don’t mix business and pleasure.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Devon chuckled. “At least you think it
would be pleasurable.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: .3in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "athelas regular"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Well, I think that speaks more of my own
self confidence than yours.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-792692895483727942017-02-13T05:40:00.000-08:002017-02-13T05:40:05.145-08:00Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #460b00; font-family: "basic" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: "basic" , sans-serif;"> I have always loved to read and write. It was my way of relieving stress and experiencing adventure. I lived vicariously through the characters written down on paper. It started with Goodnight Moon, A Chair for My Mother, Oh The Places You’ll Go, and Anansi. Eventually that grew into Sarah Desson books and The First Part Last. Then I started reading series like Christen Feehan and The more I read, the more I wanted to write. To express my reality through words on a page and to draw in readers. There has been many nonstarters and incomplete stories. But they have all expressed a view uniquely special because they all reflect pieces of me. The more I read. The more I learned. The more adventures I went on. Eventually I was struck by the lack of diversity in the romantic and paranormal stories I loved. I come from an ethnically diverse background and wanted to read stories, which paid homage to that.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #460b00; font-family: "basic" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> The Secrets, Lies, and Betrayal Series and The Virgins Club especially reflects my wishes in many ways. My stories explore a range of themes and my characters make mistakes. They are not cookie cutter; they do not fit into a box or familiar stereotypes. Jinx Wintr (Wintr’s Homecoming) is an overbearing, slightly abrasive, wine drinker with a heart of gold. She is willing to go to hell and back for those she loves. Anaya Jalloh (Jaguar Nights) is a strong independent woman, mother, and leader. She places a lot on faith on fate and the strength of love. Livia Penton (Pearl Moon) has had her life turned upside down and a parasite growing in her belly by the month. She learns that life punches do not have the ability to knock her out. Gleela Joseph (Shadowy Lights) has never known true acceptance among her own kind. She has spent her life living down and scorning her mother. Eventually she comes to appreciate her mother’s ability to thumb her nose at disapproval. These women come in different shapes, colors, ethnic background, and experiences. Their stories are interconnected but can stand-alone. I am constantly rereading these stories and thinking of ways to drive the series forward and explore more of the wonder that comes for expressing a new culture.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #460b00; font-family: "basic" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Wintr’s Homecoming was the first story I birthed and released into the world. A romantic comedy it deals with the fears and hang-ups of a commitment phobe. There is a slight reverse because the person running away for the bonds of endless love is the woman. She is smart independent with a haunted past and a lot of buried hurt. Jinx wants love but she hates the idea of risking it all for love. Dominic has lived a long life thinking his time would never come. His soul mate did not exist. In the end she comes to him in the form of an old friend grown up into a sensual woman. This is an interracial romance but that does not dominate the story. It is the story of a dominant woman meeting her match in the form of a dominant wolf.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #460b00; font-family: "basic" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Jaguar Nights is book two in the series and is inspired by the part “Lies” play in the destruction of a relationship. In book one, Wintr’s Homecoming, the reader met Micah. King of the Were-Jaguars. He does not play a major part in book one but small hints are given about his temperament and his marriage. In Jaguar Nights, the reader meets his wife Anaya. She is Queen of the Were-Jaguars by birth. A matriarchal society. Anaya was raised to lead her people with strength and dignity. Micah wanted nothing to do with their tribe and had spent his youth dreaming of a life outside of their small village. Anaya loves Micah as much as she hates the way their relationship. Now they both have to heal old scars in order to continue into a future together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #460b00; font-family: "basic" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Pearl Moon is book three. Livia Penton is featured by some degree in the other two books. She is the pregnant ex-girlfriend of the King of Dragons. Hurt by her ex-boyfriend’s disappearing act after her pregnancy announcement. Livia is trying to figure out how to be more then just the party girl she was used to. She was just beginning to get comfortable with the thought of being a single parent when Seiji Kuang, the father of her baby, drops in looking like he had been through a warzone. He is saying all of the things she wanted him to say weeks ago. Doing the things she dreamed he would do. It would have been easy to forget he could not be trusted.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #460b00; font-family: "basic" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Shadowy Lights is book four. Gleela “Glee” Joseph deals with the part fear plays in a relationship. Glee has loved one man for as long as she can remember. She had been by his side and shared his bed. Yet there is a distance between them. Prince Andris Portè will is the only heir to the throne. All expect him to marry someone of pure blood. Definitely not the half-breed Glee. While she came from the right home, few were willing to overlook the fact her mother was not an Elf but a Nymph. They judged her based off of her mother’s indiscretions and wanted her as far from Andris as possible. Glee let their judgment create doubt and fear. It dominated her actions until finally it pushed Andris away. Now Glee needs to face her fears or lose her chance to be with the only man in her heart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #460b00; font-family: "basic" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> The Virgins Club was inspired by a phone call with a friend. We were talking about the part sex plays in a relationship and whether a committed relationship can venture anywhere without it. The Fixer (Book One) and The Planner (Book Two) are short reads but take a shallow look at romance where love is not found in the sheets but in the foundation these couples built between themselves. It was fun to write these stories and create these characters whom do not look at virginity as something to be ashamed of, but as something that can be navigated in the hopes that a health relationship can be had.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #460b00; font-family: "basic" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> My inspiration comes from my observations. I watch people, movies, and television. I listen to my friends, and family. I apply the magic of the written word to come up with this unique storyline. These characters sometimes even amaze me. There are times when I am rereading while editing and am struck with the way the scene went. Sometimes it is not you writing and guiding, but your characters taking control. They will come out at the strangest times and will veer off the path you, as the writer, thought you were going to take.</span></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-67973345205441243952017-02-10T07:00:00.000-08:002017-02-11T07:28:44.300-08:00Andris Portè – Shadowy Lights<h1 align="center" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Shadowy Lights is about how fear affects a relationship. How it stunts its growth and suffocates the love. Andris Portè is a prince and a man in love with a woman afraid to take her place by his side. Her own feelings of inadequacy cause her to act defensively and push him away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> What does a man do when his woman cannot let go of the past? He cannot give her confidence and is unable to sooth her fears. Glee wants to be loved by everyone and forgets that the most important person who needs to love her is herself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Readers love Andris because he is sincere in his feelings. The position he finds himself in is a realistic one. When you can’t be with the one you love… You try to settle for someone else. He could not love Glee in the shadow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> So he let her go. But she is still in his heart. They created a bond long ago and fostered a friendship that endured centuries. The fear that damaged them, did not destroy what they were to each other. While others may get hurt there is no denying the passion shared between the two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Andris sipped whiskey and looked at the picture in his hand. It was a picture of Glee in one of his old shirts. He saw the scene as it played out in his head. Sunlight streamed through the window casting a glow on her skin. Her legs called to him as he watched her sway. Perfection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> She had a bright smile on her face and had spoon in her hand. He had taken the picture on the sly while she sang and cooked. It had been a moment of shared pleasure as they enjoyed a Saturday morning together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> He could hear her off key voice cracking on the high notes. He could smell the scrambled eggs, toast, and coffee. They had been so carefree and full of love. Her voice had been horrible, but he loved to hear it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> ‘Rain drops keep falling on my head.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Andris stepped toward her as he adjusted his pjs.<span style="font-style: italic;"> ‘The eggs are burning.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Glee stopped singing and turned towards the stove.<span style="font-style: italic;"> ‘No, it is not.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Andris wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her against him. She giggled as he kissed the nap of her neck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> ‘I know.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Glee turned and wrapped her arms his neck as she rose onto the tips of her toes.<span style="font-style: italic;"> ‘It won’t be long till happiness steps up to greet me.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Andris leaned forward and lifted her as Glee wrapped her legs around his waist. The feel of her in his arms was right. They were right together. Glee pressed her forehead to his and continued to sing as she stroked the back of his head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> ‘Crying’s not for me.</span>’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Her voice faded as Andris downed the last of his whiskey. She was haunting him now. Memories bombarded him. Love should not be this difficult. Movement made him sit up as Sabrina’s voice drifted out from beneath the covers.</span></div>
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I speak and sometimes it feels like the words just fade away.</div>
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No one hears.</div>
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No one listens.</div>
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I scream and it echos for only me.</div>
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You Nag.</div>
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You Live in the past.</div>
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Labels surround me.</div>
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Bombard me.</div>
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But they are just words.</div>
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So like mine I let them fade.</div>
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I don't listen.</div>
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My ears hear nothing.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Pearl Moon is the exploration of how a couple recovers from betrayal. When the trust shared is broken, can it be repaired? Livia has had her life turned on its head. She is preparing to give birth to a child she did not want and was entirely sure she would not damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Her best friends. Her sisters have entered into loving relationships as she stands in ruins of her own. Sei ji is the man she chose and he pulls away from anything permanent. The announcement of their impending parenthood sent him running for the door. It kept him gone for months. Now he is back wanting a second chance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> Livia is faced with the possibility of having the man she loves by her side. The question she has to answer first is whether or not she wants him. Does she believe he has changed? Can she trust him to stay by her side? Will he stay by her side? All of these thoughts plague her because it is no longer just her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> This character was so great to write. She expresses so many emotions. Because she has so many of them. Those pregnancy hormones are real. Deep down she is a romantic who wants what every women wants. Love and loyalty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;"> Livia looked at Sei and rubbed her belly as her anxiety started to rise. Sei looked completely at ease. Nothing about him revealed any sort of tense.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “Do you want to start first,” Livia asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “How are you?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “I am fine.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “And the baby?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Livia tensed even more even as she tried to maintain her calm. Stress was a bad thing and her baby needed calm. It needed peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “The baby is fine.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Sei nodded, “I want to start over.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Livia blinked. Then shook her head. She was a little thrown by the frankness of his announcement. Then again she shouldn’t have. Sei was not one to crouch things in ambiguous terms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “Sorry?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “I told you months ago. I want to start over. I want to build something with you. Something stronger then what we had before.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Livia shook her head. “No.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Sei leaned forward. “Why not?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “Because I cannot trust you,” Livia said as she shook her head, “You are not trustworthy.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “Livia.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> She placed her arms onto her desk, “You ran. I told you, I was pregnant. You accused me of trying to trap you. Then jumped in one of your cars and left.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “I was blindsided.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Livia laughed sharply. “And I wasn’t? I had a person growing in me. I did not have months to get used to the idea of it happening. I had to deal with it then. Alone.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “I came back.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “And when you came back you looked like someone had put you through a meat grinder.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “Some things happened that were not under my control.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “Are you really trying to push the blame off of yourself?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> “No,” Sei said as he looked into her eyes, “I just wanted to explain. I loss control of things for awhile but those factors are no longer present and I learned from the experience.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Livia studied him. His mussed hair, curved nose, and thick lips were all of the things that trapped her. He looked earnest. He sounded like he meant what he said. And Livia wanted to believe him. She wanted to believe in him.</span></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-6215553820445439342017-02-03T06:26:00.000-08:002017-02-03T06:26:59.831-08:00Pen and Paper<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I write because some words can't be spoken aloud.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
They stick to the base of my throat unable to make a sound.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I struggle to express my thoughts but others still think that I am mute.</div>
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.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I write because some words can't be spoken aloud.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I can't explain the depths of my emotions.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I can't explain the anger or my fear.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I can't explain the unseen scars or the newly formed wounds.</div>
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.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I write because some words can't be spoken aloud.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
My scars are deep and my voice can't express.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I struggle to open my mouth and let the words form.</div>
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.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I struggle to release the betrayal,</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
to share the hurt.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I seek understanding.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I seek acknowledgment.</div>
<div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
I write because some words can't be spoken aloud.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
Because those who should hear,</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
don't.</div>
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Because those who should see,</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
don't</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
Because spoken words can be forgotten.</div>
<div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
But pen and paper remember all things.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ABSF31Q"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;">The Planner</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BIE9A02"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;">The Fixer</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUCL3U4"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;">The Dreamer</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Adurandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165183511334897110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042527496017253799.post-80334201749578956482017-02-01T05:08:00.000-08:002017-02-01T05:08:31.093-08:00Micah Jalloh - Character Growth<div class="font_8" style="border: 0px; color: #460b00; font-family: Basic, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Micah Jalloh is a character with a lot of hurt. His childhood honed him into a hard man. His experiences jaded him. He is married to a woman he cannot trust and spends a large amounts of time trying to avoid dealing with the feelings there. We first meet Micah in the first book Wintr’s Homecoming. His appearance is small, but his marriage is referenced. Jaguar Nights delves into the scars created by lies.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Micah and Anaya have a long history together. Since childhood, Anaya has believed in Micah and their future together. She knew deep in her soul that they belonged together. Micah loved Anaya but he hated the thought of being beholding to their tribe for life. Anaya was meant to be Queen, but he never wanted to be King.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Aware of Micah’s need for a life outside of the tribe Anaya supported him. Begged her mother, Queen Desta to give him time to see more of the world. A series of decisions and hurt, shatters their friendship, and created a division in their marriage.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Now the parents of a beautiful little girl, Anaya has had enough. Living in a loveless marriage has weighed on her shoulders and is breaking off parts of her soul. She offers Micah an out. They continue to parent and lead their people, but they each discretely take lovers. Micah falters when he is faced with a reality check he never considered before. Could Anaya ever be with another man?</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> His dreads were bound by a strip of leather but still trailed his shoulders. They had grown a few inches since the last time she had been with him. Her fingers itched to be buried in it and feel it’s texture.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Micah pulled on his boxers then climbed onto the bed careful not to let any part of him touch her. The bed dipped slightly as anticipation and desperation sensitized her skin. The smell of his freshly washed skin teased her.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> He did not reach for the covers or try to get another pillow from beneath her head. Anaya had stolen one of his. She just wanted a different interaction with him. Something different from the contact they had earlier. Something ordinary amongst couples.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Her sin could be forgiven by God. But Micah? Sometimes it seemed as if she would never pay enough penance to him. He needed the hurt more then he needed her. Anaya was tired of bowing to his need. She wanted to feel loved and worshipped by a man.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> She had not come to New York to just fight with her husband. She came to inform him of a decision she had made. Anaya was done serving penance for her past mistakes.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Bullets could not kill him but that did not mean he did not feel the pain. A soldier had gotten off a luck shot before Micah could take him down. The confederates were a determined lot. Even in the face of Micah covered in viscous blood they still fought.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Legends had already started to circulate about the Union soldier who could defeat an entire battalions on his own. When Micah had gotten off the ship and saw how blacks were treated. His anger had filled him with purpose. Finally a war in need of his strength.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “Take deep even breaths and grip the mattress tight please.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “This is not necessary.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “Please grip the bed.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Micah took a deep breath as the girl before him dug into the wound in search of the bullet. He tried to tell her repeatedly that she was not needed. She did not need to dig out the bullet. The girl would not listen. Instead she insisted on trying to find it. Pain tore through his leg as she dug into the wound.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Her head was bent low. All he could see was the top of her short black Afro. Pain pierced Micah’s leg as her fingers found what she was looking for and she slowly pulled the small metal ball out. His other wounds were already starting to heal and that was the only bullet to hit him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The rest had missed as he tore through the other side’s line of defense. He gritted his teeth in frustration. The pain did not bother him per say but he was eager to rejoin the fight. The wound could not heal if she kept poking her fingers into it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The woman smiled as she held up the ball like she had found a prize. She was attractive. Brown skin beneath a layer of dirt, wide hazel brown eyes, and light pink lips. She did not have the same beaten down spirit most women in the war camps had. </span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “The doctor should be by to check on you soon. I will just clean and wrap the wound.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Micah nodded as she dropped the ball into an empty bowl beside her and set to work again. He watched as she washed her hands again. She then picked up a white cloth soaked in a substance that smelled like whiskey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> He tilted his head as he stared at her with interest. “Micah.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “My name is Micah.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "georgia" , "palatino" , "book antiqua" , "palatino linotype" , serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Her face cleared as she smiled again. It brightened her entire visage. She smiled with such abandon. How could one who had seen all that they had seen still be so cheerful? What gave her that brightness?</span></span></div>
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