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So yesterday baby doll (my youngest kiddo) had a birthday party to go to. With my husband and game boy off to see the AC/DC concert in D.C. it was just me and baby doll for the evening. Trying to think of a good way to spend the evening, I was coming up at a loss until one of my fellow moms told me about the tree lighting ceremony at the local mall.
So in the pouring rain, I scooped baby doll up and headed off to the mall. Now I have mixed feelings about the holidays. While I am one that strives to have holiday gift shopping completed before black Friday, I’m also not one who likes the idea that retailers are so damn eager to skip over holidays to get to others. Still, I managed to find a few good bargains, and much to my happiness, I’m pretty much done with all my holiday gift buying.
Still, knowing we’re not quite two weeks away from Thanksgiving yet, it was weird and a little frustrating to hear the local brass band playing Christmas music while the giant tree was lit. I mean don’t get me wrong, I’ll be outside braving whatever weather may come to put up my decorations the weekend after Thanksgiving. The weekend before Christmas I’ll be in the kitchen baking batches of cookies to the tunes of Trans Siberian Orchestra and Bing Crosby, to hand out to all my friends, but I do that knowing Christmas is the next holiday to celebrate.
At what point did we as consumers start letting the retailers dictate when the holidays started and ended. Really, I mean come on, Halloween candy is put out before school starts now and back to school shopping is pushed on us the week after the kids get out for summer vacation. And as always, Christmas trees are on display at the local K-mart before the kids have even had the chance to count all their Halloween loot.
Don’t get me wrong here. I’m not scrooge. I like a good holiday as much as the next person, but can we keep things in perspective, please?
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Dumped by another boyfriend, Sophie Green decides it’s time to make some changes in her life. Since her relationships have left her sexually frustrated, she concludes her horrible encounters with men must mean she’s doing something wrong. Obviously, a weekend of uninhibited sex is the answer to her problem, isn’t it? Sophie turns to roommate and friend Logan Rutledge for help.
Logan’s had a thing for Sophie for years, but a ‘hands off’ promise to her brother caused him to steer clear. Until now. The mere thought of another man pleasuring Sophie has Logan putting not only his friendship, but his heart, on the line to help her. He knows he can never be the husband/father figure she’s looking for, but if its no-holds barred sex she wants then he’s her man.
Agreeing to keep their tryst from her brother, Logan whisks Sophie away for a romantic weekend at the beach. Recruiting their friend Reese, Logan introduces Sophie to a hedonistic new world, complete with silk scarves for bondage and fruit as foreplay. When an accident threatens Sophie’s life, Logan realizes how much he wants their relationship to be more than one clandestine encounter. Keeping their secret from her brother is one thing, convincing Sophie he’s Mr. Right is another.
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4 Nymphs
It was a pleasure reading about the lives of the characters Ms. Cary brought to the pages. So much of Jordan I could sympathize with.
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After being dumped by yet another boyfriend, Sophie Green is determined to make a few changes in her life. Sexually frustrated, she decided that after the horrible encounters she recently had with men, she must be the one doing something wrong. Before she resumes her search for a husband, Sophie decides she’s going to have one night of wild, uninhibited no-strings attached sex and she’s decided she’ll hire a service if need be.
Logan Rutledge is not only Sophie’s roommate, but her brother Mitch’s best friend. Years ago, he made a promise to Mitch that he would keep his hands off Sophie. Sometimes promises are made to be broken especially when Logan overhears Sophie talking to her best friend about hiring a service for sex or finding a one night stand to fulfill her desires. For years Logan’s been in love with Sophie, and the idea of some strange man having sex with her makes his stomach turn. He offers his services and is more than a little surprised when she agrees. But when tragedy nearly strikes Logan must face his own fears about love and marriage before it’s too late.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and would highly recommend it to all readers. This one is a definite keeper in my library!
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After 28 long years its finally Philly’s turn again. Congrats to the Philadelphia Phillies on their fantastic World Series win!!!
Vanessa Beaumont is desperate to keep her beloved thoroughbred Ransom out of her ex-husbands clutches.
Fleeing the only life she’s ever known, she heads east toward her friend’s house nestled in the Pennsylvania
mountains. When a summer storm and an accident with a deer conspire against her, Vanessa finds herself lost, with no transportation, and staring in the face of an entirely new set of problems, mainly her attraction to her rescuer, Riley.
Five years after his ex-fiancée walked out on him, Riley Whitaker has come to accept his life as a bachelor. His position as town sheriff keeps him busy helping others and his mind off the pain still etched in his heart. Falling for Vanessa wasn’t part of the bargain, but as much as he tries to fight the attraction between them, he can’t deny his passion for her. With each passing day, their relationship grows, and when Vanessa’s vindictive ex-husband discovers her whereabouts, placing her in danger, Riley knows he’ll put his own life on the line to protect the woman he loves.
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