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Is It Love or...?

8/27/2009

Are your palms sweaty, is your heart racing, And your voice caught within your chest?
It isn't Love, it's Like.
You can't keep your eyes or hands off of them, am I right?
It isn't Love, it's Lust.
Are you proud, and eager to show them off?
It isn't Love, it's Ostentation.
Do you want them because you know they're there?
It isn't Love, it's Loneliness.
Are you there because it's what they want?
It isn't Love, it's Loyalty.
Do you stay for their confessions of Love because you don't want to hurt them?
It isn't Love, it's Pity.
Are you there because they kissed you or held your hand?
It isn't Love, it's being Unconfident.
Do you belong to them because their sight makes your heart skip a beat?
It isn't Love, it's Infatuation.
Do you pardon their faults because you care about them?
It isn't Love, it's Friendship.
Are you willing to give all of your favorite things for their sake?
It isn't Love, it's Charity.

Does your heart ache and break when they're sad?
Then it's Love.
Are you attracted to others, but stay with your love faithfully without regret?
Then it's Love.
Do you accept their faults because they're a part of who they are?
Then it's Love.
Do you cry for their pain, even when they're strong?
Then it's Love.
Do their eyes see your true heart and touch your soul so deeply it hurts?
Then it's Love.
But do you stay because a blinding, incomprehensible mix of awe and elation pulls you close and holds you?
Then it's Love.
Would you give them your heart, your life, your death?
Then it's Love.

Now, if Love is painful and tortures us so, why do we Love?
Why is it all we search for in life?

Because it's...
Love

Author: Unknown

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Novelist Brenda Novak Gives Advice About Relationships

8/26/2009

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I just read a wonderful article by Allen Pierleoni that I think you should read. It's about Brenda Novak, an award winning, best-selling romantic suspense novelist. (See article at http://www.kansas.com/living/family/story/942436.html )

As a well-established romance writer, Brenda Novak is viewed as an authority on relationships between men and women. As such, her readers expect her to know a few things about how to keep love alive.

Here, then, are some of her ideas on "how to make love last."
1. Avoid negative thought patterns.
2. Remember that this person means more to you than anyone else including your parents and your kids.
3. Be more flexible and forgiving with your spouse than you are of your friends and neighbors. Reserve your patience and kindness for the person who means the most to you.
4. Understand that relationships work on a spiral: The more thoughtful you are with your loved one, the more fulfilled and happy he or she will be, and the more he or she will give back to you.
5. Don't get too practical. Some couples forgo the flowers, the cards, the dinner dates and the chocolates in favor of saving money. But what's worth more to you? A few bucks or a relationship that will likely affect your whole life?
6. Try to do something nice for your spouse every day, even if it's just a chore he or she typically does.
7. Be physical and touch a lot. These little reminders that a spouse cares are nurturing to the soul and send wonderful signals to your children.
8. Remain loyal. Have the grit it takes to stick together through thick and thin.
9. Be unselfish. Life isn't all about you. Worry more about whether you're being a good spouse than whether your spouse is being a good mate to you.
10. Take care of yourself mentally and physically. In other words, be someone you'd like to be with.
11. Laugh. It's no fun to be around someone when everything means too much and weighs too heavily.

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What a Night!!

8/20/2009

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I had one of those magical nights that romance writers agonize to recreate within the covers of their novels. It started simply when I caught his eye and he introduced himself, which caused me to do the same. Before I knew it our conversation progressed smoothly like Charlie Parker on his saxophone.

The timbre in his voice brought to mind spooning with a partner on a lazy Saturday morning or savoring my favorite dark chocolate as it gently soothe me to lower my guard as we converse about our lives.

We sat and talked for hours. The tempo of our conversation covered so many topics that it felt like our intellects were dancing a flirty mamba. It was fun, engaging and at times the chemistry was electric.

I’m not sure where this connection will lead me but no o.

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Francis Ray Scores Four Star Review with Latest Release

8/17/2009

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I haven’t been blogging for a little while because I’ve been feeling a little under the weather so please forgive me. I’m hoping to get back into my normal rhythm of things but I’m still taking it slowly.

I just discovered a great article on one of my favorite African-American category romance novelists, Francis Ray. I wrote about her before this past spring. It seems that her latest novel, And Mistress Makes Three is getting great reviews by Romantic Times magazine (four stars) and has also sparked the interest of one of my favorite journalist, Stephanie Giancola of examiner.com. (See the Francis Ray interview at http://tinyurl.com/lb7buj for more details.)

I would say my favorite part of the brief article was the way Ray described racing to the phone when she got the call and how long she says it takes her to complete a novel. If you want to learn more about Francis Ray and her wonderful novels visit her at http://www.francisray.com.

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Freed Journalists are Home from North Korea

8/5/2009

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Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee arrive in the U.S. and greet their families after being held in North Korea since March. Words can’t express how happy I am that they are back in the U.S. I think I can speak for all Americans when I say my heart is full and I’m so grateful at our government never gave up their attempts to reunite the families.

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Mary Jo Putney - Becoming an Author

8/3/2009

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Mary Jo Putney is a best-selling American author of over twenty-five historical and contemporary romance novels. She has also been published fantasy romance novels as M.J. Putney.

Since 1987, Ms. Putney has published twenty-nine books and counting. Her stories are noted for psychological depth and unusual subject matter such as alcoholism, death and dying, and domestic abuse. She has made all of the national bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USAToday, and Publishers Weekly. Five of her books have been named among the year’s top five romances by The Library Journal. The Spiral Path and Stolen Magic were chosen as one of Top Ten romances of their years by Booklist, published by the American Library Association.

Please take a look at her latest Romantic Times interview about becoming a Romance author and visit her website at http://www.maryjoputney.com/ for more information on her works.

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Angeline M. Bishop

Contemporary Romance and New Adult Author

Is It Love or...?

Novelist Brenda Novak Gives Advice About Relationships

What a Night!!

Francis Ray Scores Four Star Review with Latest Release

Freed Journalists are Home from North Korea

Mary Jo Putney - Becoming an Author

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