Fresh Starts
Back to school can start the beginning of new friendships and can be a fresh start in romantic relationships after a summer fling or break up. When you’re dating, you…
Love and the Single Dad
Would you date a single dad (parent)? Most people wouldn’t. They say they don’t want the drama, or they believe something is ‘wrong’ with them. But are there any benefits…
What a tangled ball of yarn can teach you about Marriage
I have this tangled ball of yarn that I’ve been trying to unravel for over a year now. No, I didn’t buy it tangled. But it got that way when…
Love and the Single Mom
Why don’t single moms get more ‘love’ Many people don’t want to date a mom (parent). (I don’t know why, because moms and all people are awesome, unless you’re a…
Romance after Trauma
When you think of romance novels, you think of happily ever after. But what about what's happened before that HEA.We've seen some heroines who didn’t have a charmed life and that could…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Romance Novels Part 2
Welcome back to part 2 of PTSD and romance novels. We covered war/combat related PTSD in Part 1 and today we will cover some different experiences. PTSD can be linked…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Love Part 1
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be related to lots of different things, people who experience or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist…
Birth Story Part 1
Giving birth is hard. No matter how you do it. Giving birth to a premature baby is even harder. For me it was as if my body had failed me…
Loss of my Mom
Losing someone is hard. Losing a parent is hard. Losing what could have been is hard/ memories, experiences. Almost six years ago I lost one of my best friends. She…
What makes a great hero?
I like a confident bordering on cocky with a hint of arrogance male lead. To me, the difference between an alpha hero and a beta is alpha’s lead with the…