HDH #14

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Today's hook is from book #3, Keri's story in Forbidden Love.
In honor of the Indy 500 coming Sunday, here's a snippet from when Kyle goes to spend the day with Keri at the 1986 time trials.  Enjoy!  (BTW, she's wearing shorts under her jeans, lol!)


They had no sooner cleared the restricted area when Keri unzipped her
jeans and pulled them off, shocking an elderly Safety Patrol parking attendant.

"Is this the same girl who wouldn't let me take off her shirt after New Year's?" Kyle
laughed.

"I don't care, I'm about to have heat stroke." Keri hugged him. "I wish there was
someplace private we could go."

"Come with me, I've got a truck." He dropped a kiss on the back of her neck.

Keri pulled away. "What truck?"

"My friend Jim's. I haven't seen you in three weeks, and I want to be with you, alone,
private, and no clothes."

"Not very private with everyone around." He still wants to be with me!

"Given the stories I've heard about what goes on in the infield, I don't think we'll
attract any attention."

Forbidden Love is available at Sweet Cravings, Amazon, and B&N.

Happy birthday to an extra-special friend of mine, who's celebrating her big 5-0!  Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Tuesday Happenings

Currently Reading:  Loved, loved, LOVED Jean Joachim's If I Loved You!!!!  Definite Recommended Read!  Also read Reveal Me by Cari Quinn, and now I want to know more about Kelly's character.  Sabrina York's Rebound grabbed me at page one and refused to let go.  Loved it, and can hardly wait to read more of this series!  Another Definite Recommended Read!  Then ran into a couple of duds which looked good in the blurb, and truthfully, the first one held my attention all the way through half of it until I got bored.  And tried to read the 2nd and 3rd books, but nah.  Again, maybe I'll try again when I have nothing left to read.  Now I'm on Teen Fury:  Unleashed by Amanda Torrey.

Spent the weekend working on Kenzie's two upcoming releases, and getting the ARC's shined up.  Including writing in more of Cara's pet Labrador Shadow, in Off The Clock.  So hopefully that won't cause dog lovers to email me with 'what happened to the dog?', which was my reaction after I saw it in pdf form!  Not sure why I didn't catch it sooner.

Here I am with the former Adoptee #1; she doesn't come around as often anymore, so she's been bumped to #5.  She's graduating this year, and I'm very proud of her!

Had an impromptu 'reunion with my BFF and her daughters....

L-R:  Shia, Sara, me, Erica, Faunia, my mom, and Miss Alex:)

4 Generations!  Alex, Sara, me, and Mom:)

Another shot...Sara, Alex, Faunia, me, Shia (we took 5 pictures, trying to get one of Shia with her eyes open, but no!), Erica

Not sure if this is coming through real good or not, but this is Erica and I back in /Sept 1994, with Faunia and Sara, ages 1 and 2 months old.  Our baby girls were due just a few days apart, but my 'firecracker' came 3 weeks early while Faunia decided she'd 'cook' an extra two weeks:)  So they were born a month apart instead.

My, how they've changed in 18 (almost 19!) years!

Flashback Friday

May 1983
This month was full of events.  On May 12th, I met friend B at his locker before we headed outside to our elementary schools.  His friend J came over, greeted B, then asked, "And how's the missus?"

Silence.  Then B said, "Molly, he's talking to you."

"Oh."  I blinked.  "I'm fine.  Yourself?"

"Good.  And how are the kids?"

Kids?  "They're fine too."  I looked at B, who was laughing.  He slammed his locker closed, hi-fived J, then curled his arm around my shoulder and led me down the hall.

"So when did we get married?" I teased him after he dropped his arm.

"You don't remember?"  He spun around and motioned to J again.  He whispered something in his ear; J adopted a solemn look.

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you 'people'.  B, kiss her before I'm late to class!'

I laughed and turned around.  B followed me.  "So how many kids do we have?"

"I don't know.  You had 'em!"

The next day happened to be Friday the 13th.  The J-Club officers were announced during the morning announcements, and B had been elected President for the next year.  After 1st period, I made a beeline for B's locker to congratulate him, but before I could say anything, J swooped in.

"Here's the President and his First Lady!"

I also discovered that with my crazy schedule the next year, I'd have to take Government during the summer.  Mom also signed me up for a typing class.  When I complained, she reminded me I was only a year away from college, and would be required to type my papers.

"If you know how to type, kids who can't will be willing to pay you to type their papers."

Who can argue with that logic?  I agreed.

And I also made my decision regarding Band Camp.  I was quick to pick up routines, so I was positive missing five days of intense practice wasn't going to hurt my chances of having a slot in our parade or field show.  I decided to travel to Florida with my Jr/Sr High Church Choir.  Little did I know the drama which would follow in June.

Next month:  "You're letting a SOPHOMORE teach you the routine?"

*****
Present Day:
We're heading north tomorrow for my BFF's daughter's graduation party.  Have a great weekend!

HDH #13

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Here's a snippet of book #2, Love Finds A Way, which asks the question, If you date a man halfway across the country, and only see him twice a year, is it 'out of sight, out of mind' or 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder'?  Enjoy:)

Set Up:  Amy surprises Matt with a visit to the AF base, and then reveals she doesn't plan to sleep with him, wanting to know if their relationship is based only on sex, or are they also friends?  After three days, this decision is hard to keep.  On Matt's day off, a trip to the pool provides playful fun.


“I’d better be careful, I almost lost my top!” She climbed out of the pool and
squeezed the water out of her hair. “Besides, that wasn't a very good one.” Aware Matt’s
eyes were looking her over, Amy tried not to be self-conscious of the fact her swimsuit
clung to her body.

“How's the water?” Matt swung his legs over the side of his lounger.

“It's just right, very refreshing. Coming in?” Oh please do…regardless of how I act,
I’m dying to feel your skin next to mine. Tingles of anticipation ran up her spine. Being in
the water with the opposite sex provided many flirting opportunities, and she’d always
dreamed of good-natured horseplay with the man she loved.

“Yeah.” He took a sip of his soda and got up from his seat. Amy returned to the
diving board, her heart pounding. I know he’s watching. Will my top fall off again? Amy
surfaced in the middle of the pool. Of course…when I want it to fall off, it stays in place.
Spotting Matt sitting on the edge near the ladder, she swam over and hoisted herself up
on his feet.  “You going to sit here all day?”

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Testing Tuesday

Currently Reading:  Loved No More Lies by Mona Risk!  Recommended Read:)  Also devoured Cari Quinn's No Dress Required and it's also a Recommended Read!  Mona's Neighbors and More reminded me of Knot's Landing/Dallas/Falcon Crest/Melrose Place, lol!  Very enjoyable, so pick this one up also.  Could NOT finish Christine Cappleton's Stealing Megan's Husband.  Maybe it's just a sign I'm noticing little editing errors, but the choppy writing and the head-hopping bothered me (and reminded me of my 1st book, so am I really in any position to criticize?  Maybe I'll read this when I don't have anything else to read this month).  Now I'm on Jean Joachim's If I Loved You, and already I'm giggling over the first conversation between the hero and heroine!  Very well done, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the book:)


I absolutely hate bureaucratic red tape.

Why?

I'm glad you asked!

My spouse took early retirement two years ago this month.  His insurance premiums for himself and I would be nearly $700 a quarter, I think was the figure.  I could be wrong.  All I really know is it's a lot of money, more than we originally paid.

He's now on Medicare, and I'm on the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP).  My youngest lost his Hoosier Healthwise (Medicaid) last fall, after the disability and SSI payments pushed our income level to $200 over the limit for Medicaid.  So any doctor visits and his medicine are now paid out of pocket, which isn't much, and thankfully his teeth were fixed while under the Medicaid plan, other than his last cleaning.

Now my HIP is up for renewal.  I sent in the necessary paperwork in March, and waited.

April arrived, with a request for more documentation.  I sent it in.

Last week, another request for my Schedule C and the OFFICIAL paper for my husband's pension payment, like a check stub, or the OFFICIAL letter.  The only OFFICIAL letter I have (or can find!) was dated two years ago, which I'd sent in with a handwritten 'Since March, he now gets $abc.de).  Apparently they didn't like that handwritten notation.

We don't get a pay stub; it's directly deposited into the account.  And nope, FASSA will not accept a bank statement as proof.  So after turning my filing cabinet inside out, looking for the letter we'd received in March, I called the Central Pension Fund in Washington DC.

Call #1:  No answer
Call #2:  "I'll put it in the mail."
              "Can you expedite it?  I need it by Friday."
              "I'll get it in the mail, ma'am."
Call #3:  "Can you email or fax it to me?"
              "Sure...as soon as you fax your husband's signature to me."

I did that.  And waited for the return fax.

We went to lunch.  Still no fax.

If I don't get that piece of paper from them by close of business on Friday, I stand the chance of losing my health care.

If the 2nd guy had the info in front of him, and KNEW I was faxing it over asap, why can't he send my fax as soon as he received 'permission'?

Why is it, when you're in a hurry, it seems the rest of the world is functioning in slow motion?

Flashback Friday

Currently Reading:  Still on No More Lies by Mona Risk.  I'm loving this one!

May 1973
School was ending, and I hoped and prayed I'd move on the the 2nd grade!  Yearbooks were passed out; the birthday parties were held for the kids who had summer birthdays; and I looked forward to the city pool opening.  That's about all I remember still.

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Present Day
Kenzie has some exciting news over at her blog; why don't you go check it out?

We have another exciting weekend ahead of graduation parties and baseball.  See you back here on Monday!

Hump Day Hook #12

Currently Reading:  Finished Cheryl Dragon's A Firm Hand and enjoyed the way it showed a Dom introducing his somewhat innocent bride to 'playthings'.  Mariah's easy acceptance of everything, like the candle play and the flogger, surprised me.  Now reading Mona Risk's No More Lies.  Wonderful so far!


I'm over at Jamallah Bergman's blog today!  Come over and say hi?

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Taking you back to 1984 and the first Arbor U heroine, Elicia Keller.

“Good morning to you.” A kiss landed on her forehead. “Last night was wonderful." His hand slid up her thigh.

Elicia squirmed, then stopped, the pain in her head unbearable. Whatever happened, his touch was causing no pain and movement was. “Did...did we…ah, you know, do..ah, anything?” She caught her breath, feeling stupid. She didn’t have on any underwear and from what she could tell, Brent was naked. Brilliant, just brilliant. Of course we did. Only I don’t remember any of it.

     Brent caressed her cheek. “Shall I refresh your memory?” He kissed her again, his free hand moving up across her buttocks. “I couldn’t get you to take off your shirt, sweetheart, but the rest was fantastic.” He nibbled on her earlobe. “I want to make love to you again."