tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32063562040572336072024-03-13T01:33:43.175-04:00Liz MatisLiz Matis - USA Today Bestselling Author
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.comBlogger498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-15087489477942561122019-10-12T16:05:00.001-04:002019-10-12T16:22:02.787-04:00Steel Guitar - Poppy Parker <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out the song Country Music star, Poppy Parkers writes and sings at the end of Like a Drug by Liz Matis!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-14280246956592983882019-02-04T19:05:00.002-05:002019-10-12T16:00:31.607-04:00Like a Drug by Liz Matis<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />
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Like a Drug - the Double Trouble Duet - Identical twins separated at birth...thirty-two years later they are trading places.</h3>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-7513664680353411902017-10-22T19:33:00.000-04:002017-10-22T19:33:28.039-04:00Identical twins separated at birth...thirty-two years later they are trading places - Like a BossLike a Boss - Book One of the Double Trouble Duet is LIVE!!!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-69282381379280956212017-06-04T12:51:00.002-04:002017-06-04T12:51:37.286-04:00Chapter 1 - Love By Design by Liz Matis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="dropcap"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> V</span></span><span class="sm">ictoria tossed the</span> head shot of Russ Rowland onto the
conference room table. “Why him?”</div>
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Ava picked up the photo and waved it under her client’s
nose. “Have you gone blind? The man is smoking hot. You two are going to look
great together.”</div>
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No, she hadn’t gone blind. When it came to gorgeous men her
vision was twenty-twenty. Her inner sight, however, could use Coke-bottle
glasses. Victoria ignored the glossy print and turned away to look out the
window of the towering skyscraper. Steam rose from the rain-soaked pavement of
the hot New York City streets. Despite the air conditioning chilling her skin,
she longed for the cool breezes of the family home in the Hamptons, even if her
mother was currently in residence. “Design Intervention is not a reality dating
show. You’re my friend. You’re supposed to do what’s best for me.”</div>
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“In this room, I’m your agent. And I am doing what’s best
for you.”</div>
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She turned from the window, rubbing her arms. “Have you seen
his show in Australia? It’s one step away from porn.”</div>
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“But an important step. Besides, nothing wrong with a man
using power tools while shirtless.” Ava tapped the picture. “Nothing at all.”</div>
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Victoria didn’t need the photo to remember the man was
Playgirl material. Not that she read Playgirl. Well, not since college anyway.
“It’s one thing to be on TV with a fabulous male gay designer. It’s another to
be on with a half-naked, very straight man. The paparazzi will have a field
day. Mother throws a fit every time I’m on Page Six.”</div>
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“Ratings are the name of the game. So if the pho-hogs take
your picture, you smile nice. Besides, your mother doesn’t scare you. What are
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“Nothing.” Everything. Would she be able to back up the
first season’s success without Neil? And despite Ava saying so, Victoria was
afraid that her mother was right about everything. From how she wore her hair,
to her career, to the most contentious subject between them: marriage.
“Couldn’t I just do the show solo until Neil gets back?”</div>
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“One, we don’t know when he’ll be back.” A long silence
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Victoria arched an eyebrow. “And two?”</div>
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“I hate to break it to you, but you can’t carry a show on
your own. You need the back and forth interplay. And as beautiful as your
designs are, the audience stays tuned to watch the antics between you and
Neil.”</div>
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She hated that Ava was right. Viewers might love the big
reveal at the end, but according to the fan letters, they were equally
fascinated with the relationship between the two co-hosts. Some days it was
like a damn soap opera. But Victoria needed Neil, not some surfer dude who
decorated like a beach bum. This Russ probably didn’t know the difference
between silk and satin and thought stripping referred to him peeling off his
shirt instead of refurbishing old furniture.</div>
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This was Neil’s fault.</div>
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No, Victoria knew that was unfair. Dear sweet Neil, how
could she be upset with him? While her co-host flew to his mother’s bedside in
Arizona, she was whining about starring in a design show with a hunky, straight
male, and an Aussie to boot. She must stop feeling sorry for herself. Stop
depending on others for her happiness. She grinned at her agent. “You know what
Neil would say?”</div>
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“Oh, this is going to be good,” encouraged Ava.</div>
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Victoria snapped her fingers and lowered her voice two
octaves. “Honey, I wish he’d go all down-under on me.”</div>
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She and Ava shared a laugh. She needed Neil’s sense of
humor. Needed him to be the co-star of this show, which he had conceptualized
and named. Production should wait. Neil was fun, smart, cute, and gay. While
Russ had predator written all over him. Her laugh faded. “He’s going to be
difficult. He’ll try to take over.”</div>
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“He won’t be a problem.”</div>
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“He’s already a half an hour late. Keeping the network
executives waiting is really impressive.” Victoria shook off the negative
feelings swamping her. This was all wrong without Neil, but he’d assured her it
was the right thing to do—the only thing to do.</div>
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Ava handed her Russ’s picture. “Come on, the ratings will go
through the roof. You’ll get your design line for sure.”</div>
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That’s all Victoria had ever wanted since she could put
crayon to paper—her own design line. She’d created her logo at the age of
fourteen. Designed her friends’ bedrooms even as her own mother refused
Victoria free reign in her own room. All through high school her mother had
steered her toward law so she’d make the perfect politician’s wife. Victoria
would nod, and in secret, she would dream and sketch. Now that she was so close
to proving her mother wrong, would working with Russ hurt or help her cause?</div>
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She examined his image. Russ’s burnished blond hair fell in
waves past his neck in such a way that begged her fingers to dive in and
explore its texture. His dazzling smile mocked her, as if he knew she craved to
kiss the photo like some thirteen-year-old. And to top it off, his light brown
eyes, colored like the hues of the outback at sunrise, stared back, daring her
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If a two-dimensional photo made her feel like a feline
predator ready to pounce, what feelings would the 3-D version churn out? She
would just have to deal with it. Not that she had much choice. As they said,
‘The show must go on.’</div>
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“I can handle him,” she said.</div>
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“I’ll look forward to it, luv.”</div>
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Both women flinched at the sound of the Aussie drawl. They
looked up sheepishly, embarrassed by being caught ogling his picture and
speaking about him as if he were a side of beef ready to be devoured. Though he
didn’t seem to mind, did he?</div>
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His long, lean body rested casually against the frame of the
door leading into the conference room. He sported loafers, khaki pants, and a
white dress shirt. Unbuttoned at the collar, the color enhanced his
deep-bronzed tan. So did the puka beads around his neck. If it weren’t for the
five o’clock shadow and the aviator sunglasses resting on top of his tousled hair,
he would look almost civilized. But there was nothing civilized about the gleam
in his eye. He looked like an assassin zeroing in on a target.</div>
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How long had he’d been listening? By his smile, she guessed
it was since the ‘down-under’ part. Heat flamed across Victoria’s face, and she
resisted the urge to press her cool hands on her cheeks.</div>
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She handed the incriminating photo back to Ava and walked
forward to introduce herself. He didn’t make it easy by continuing to lounge against the
doorway. She put out her hand. “Mr. Rowland, nice to meet you. I’m
Victoria Bryce.”</div>
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Instead of shaking her hand as an equal business associate,
he took it gently and raised it to his lips like they’d just been introduced at
a ball. A breath caught in her throat, and she automatically tried to snatch
her hand back, but his grasp was firm. A tingling sensation skittered up her
arm, and her chest tightened as he tugged back. At any other time she would
have thought she was having a heart attack. She instinctively knew he was just
as dangerous as one, perhaps even more so. Maybe, her inner sight had sharpened
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“Just nice?” He gave her a disapproving frown. He brushed a
light kiss on top of her hand. His smile returned. “It’s certainly a pleasure
to meet you.”</div>
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She willed herself not to outwardly respond, even as she
internally melted into a pool of goo. Neither the photo nor the video clips did
the man justice. After all, you couldn’t smell a picture, and now his ocean
breeze scent assaulted her senses, making her wish they were kicking up some
sand. His bio read 6’2”, but it was 6’2” of pure maleness making her 5’2”
female self want to climb all over him. His deep throaty Aussie accent washed
over her like silk sliding across her naked body.</div>
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“And let me state for the record I only go down-under on the
opposite sex.”</div>
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<span class="i">Yeah, like anyone would question your sexual
orientation.</span> Regaining her ability to speak, she managed to quip, “Neil
will be so disappointed.”</div>
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“Just as long as I don’t disappoint you.” His lips curved
into a wicked smile. “Do you still think you can handle me?”</div>
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She wasn’t going to back down. This was her and Neil’s show,
not his. “No sweat.”</div>
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“Just so you know I come with a warning.”</div>
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I bet you do, she thought. “Hmm, let me guess.” Probably
something like ‘Ride At Your Own Risk’ but she couldn’t say that. A little too
risqué, even for her. “Don’t Feed the Animals?”</div>
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“I don’t bite. Much anyway. No, it’s Fragile. Handle With
Care.”</div>
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Victoria couldn’t hold back the laugh that escaped. Fragile?
There wasn’t a fragile bone in his body. He looked like the type that wouldn’t
mind being thrown onto a bed and allowing a woman to have her way with him.
Just the way she liked her men. Except Russ would expect to have his way back.
She could feel it in every fluttering nerve of her body. And what did he mean
by ‘I don’t bite. Much anyway?’</div>
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She would never be able to co-exist with this man. She had
to put him in his place and do it fast. “Well, mine is No Trespassing.”</div>
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“Sorry, luv, all I saw was Danger, Curves Ahead,” Russ drawled.</div>
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The sound of Ava’s throat clearing jolted Victoria out her
stupefied state of hormonal lust. Embarrassment flooded her. She had completely
forgotten to introduce Ava to Russ. Not that Ava would hold it against her. In
fact, she’d never let her live it down. The usually oh-so-cool Victoria was
oh-so-hot-and-bothered.</div>
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She stepped aside to allow her polar opposite, the
five-foot-nine, blond, blue-eyed beauty forward. Unreasonably giddy that Ava
was currently on with her on-and-off boyfriend, soap opera star, Josh Grillo,
Victoria began the introduction. “Mr. Rowland, this is Ava Gardner. She’s my
agent and friend.” She stopped herself from adding, “And taken.”</div>
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“Cheers, Ava Gardner.” Russ tilted his head. “Like the
actress?”</div>
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“Yes, my mom’s little joke. Though I never made it past
being a background actor.”</div>
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“I’m sure your talents lay elsewhere.” He lifted Ava’s hand
and gave it a quick peck.</div>
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Ava uncharacteristically giggled.</div>
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Oh, he was a charmer all right. Typical he-man whose
primitive instinct drove him to spread his seed. Victoria wouldn’t be surprised
if he had Neanderthal DNA running rampant through his blood. And God help her,
it turned her on.</div>
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<span class="i"> What is wrong with me?</span> He was so not
the type she dated. She preferred men who were well dressed and well mannered.
Well, at least outside of the bedroom she did. Russ was a certified bad boy.
She’d bet it was stamped on his birth certificate.</div>
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She probably wasn’t his type, either. She frowned. Why did
that fact bother her?</div>
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“Looks like we can get started.” Producer Brett Hartman
strode into the room, followed by two other men and one busty intern.</div>
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Victoria took a seat farthest away from the door, hoping
Russ would go to the other end of the table. Those hopes were dashed as he slid
into the spot directly across from her. He winked, flashing a knowing smile. If
he started playing footsies underneath the table, she’d kick him all the way
back to the Land of Oz.</div>
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He leaned back in the chair, looking as though he was the
star of the show and not an unwanted interloper. How could he be so relaxed?
She was wound tighter than a bad celebrity facelift.</div>
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Victoria tilted her head from side to side. A crunch
relieved some of the tension. Despite her misgivings, she wished his tanned
hands were busy massaging her shoulders instead of tossing a paperweight into
the air and catching it with the flair of a Las Vegas magician. <span class="i">So
unprofessional.</span></div>
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God, he rubbed her the wrong way. She looked away before she
started thinking about him rubbing her the <span class="i">right</span> way.</div>
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Hopefully Neil would return soon, and her attraction to Russ
would be a non-issue. Perhaps she’d even indulge herself before he left the
show and jump him American style.</div>
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But what if Neil wasn’t back soon? Victoria wasn’t very good
at controlling her sexual urges, and having sex with Russ would muddy the show.
It would complicate things. Working relationships were hard enough without
adding sex into the mix. She’d learned that the hard way. But it seemed she
liked doing things the hard way because right now, all she could think about was
going at it with him like the paint mixing machine at Home Depot.</div>
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She suppressed a smile. Couldn’t let the Aussie bad boy
suspect her attraction to him. However, if she didn’t rein in her thoughts and
stop staring at him as if he were a slice of cake behind the dessert counter,
he’d figure it out.</div>
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The first step—she shifted her gaze to the head of the
table. Second, she drew up a master plan. Perhaps she’d take a page from her
mother’s repertoire and play the social snob. That ought to keep Russ off the scent.</div>
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“Vicki, what do you think?”</div>
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<span class="i"> Vicki?</span> She glared at him. Did he
butcher her name to annoy her? Or did he think he was being funny? No one, not
even Neil, could get away with calling her that. She channeled her mother and
conjured up a snotty tone. “It’s Victoria, if you please.”</div>
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-57101334886435571762017-02-23T06:55:00.000-05:002017-02-23T06:56:17.280-05:002017 Red Carpet ... And the Oscar goes too... Me! Not that I'm an actress or a screenwriter, but still the dream remains of "I like to thank the Academy..." And, of course, the all important 'What should I wear?'. I do this every year on my blog because I love playing make believe. So help me decide which dress I should wear to the Oscars this year! Let me know it the comments!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-13145076868762712432017-01-09T19:27:00.000-05:002017-01-21T16:50:35.935-05:00Super Swag Pack Giveaway*GIVEAWAY CLOSED* Tara, comment#19 - as chosen by Randomizer - is the winner. Please contact me at elizabethmatis@gmail.com<br />
I love book swag! So when I went to the New Jersey Romance Writers Conferences (where Guarding the Quarterback was up for the Golden Leaf for Best Novella) I doubled up on some great swag so I could keep one for myself and giveaway a pack to one of my readers! <br />
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Thanks for stopping by my blog. Take a look around while you're here!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-4907395885959813642017-01-07T16:22:00.004-05:002017-01-09T19:28:07.857-05:00SCORE WITH 7 SUPER FOOTBALL ROMANCES! <span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">SCORE the .99 cent deal for 7 Super Football Romances by pre-ordering today! </span><br />
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Jami Davenport: Blindsided A temporary marriage knocked him off his game, but love blindsided him.<br />
Ann Jacobs: The Rookie Rookie quarterback sets his sights on Marauders cheerleader.<br />
Tawdra Kandle: When We Were Us All's fair in love and football.<br />
Nicola Marsh: Bold Aussie Rules? There are no rules in the game of love.<br />
Liz Matis: Guarding the Quarterback Miss Congeniality meets the The Bodyguard.<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-63869390060535695952016-09-29T19:55:00.000-04:002016-09-29T20:08:28.970-04:00Guarding the Quarterback is a finalist!I'm happy to announce that Guarding the Quarterback is a finalist in the New Jersey RWA Golden Leaf Contest in the Best Novella category! The winners will be announced on Friday, October 14 at the NJRWA conference. Here is the excerpt that will be read if I win (fingers crossed)...<br />
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I've got the best news: this week is the official kick-off of football season in the US--and with college football back, too, we've all got lots of chances to catch our favorite teams playing our favorite game.</div>
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So what makes this even better? We have EIGHT football romances for you to huddle with right here, each of which is a touchdown (and the extra point, too!).</div>
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Check out each one--and as a bonus, each author is giving you her own favorite sports romance recommendation.</div>
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<em class="yiv2059220241" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473373496043_6890" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Some Enchanted Season</em> by <span class="yiv2059220241" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473373496043_5553" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Patricia Burroughs</span> ON SALE for<span class="yiv2059220241s1" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"> .99 at </span><a class="yiv2059220241" href="https://www.amazon.com/Some-Enchanted-Season-Patricia-Burroughs-ebook/dp/B009FZ7H2U" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></div>
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Find Patricia on <a class="yiv2059220241" href="https://www.facebook.com/Patricia-Burroughs-Author-262729923773348/?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a class="yiv2059220241" href="https://twitter.com/planetpooks" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and her <a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://planetpooks.com/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">website</a>. And sign up for her <a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://furytriad.com/the-newsletter/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">newsletter</a>!</div>
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Patricia recommends . . . <span class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Sosie Frost</span>'s <a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://amzn.to/2crcoVF" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473373496043_6901" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><em class="yiv2059220241" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473373496043_6900" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Happily Ever All-Star</em></a>, A Secret Daddy Romance. She hooked me with the sizzlin' guy on the cover, reeled me in with "Secret Daddy," and totally delivered with laugh-out-loud funny and heart-tugging sweetness.</div>
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<em class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">A Tempting Dare</em> by <span class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Cathryn Fox</span> only $1.99 at <a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://amzn.to/2chkkJ2" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></div>
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If you’re interested in joining Cathryn's <a class="yiv2059220241" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FOXYFICTION/" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473373496043_6906" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Street Team</a>, they'd LOVE to have you. They have a lot of fun over there, and lots of special prizes and contests for her lovely FOXY ladies!</div>
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Cathryn recommends . . .<a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://amzn.to/2c6L2Yu" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><em class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Dare to Love</em></a> by <span class="yiv2059220241" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473373496043_6908" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Carly Phillips:</span> A hot, heartwarming story about family, love and trust. Oh, and did I mention it's HOT and FREE right now??</div>
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Tawdra recommends . . . <em class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://amzn.to/2cdSCgY" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Rookie Move</a> </em>by <span class="yiv2059220241" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473373496043_5555" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Sarina Bowen</span>. She's my favorite hockey writer, and this book has it all: sizzling romance, hunky guy, sassy chick and all the right moves!</div>
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Nicola recommends . . . <a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://amzn.to/2c0RgUZ" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Nobody's Baby But Mine</a> by <span class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Susan Elizabeth Phillips</span>, part of her Chicago Stars series. Cal Bonner is a seriously hot hero and this book got me hooked on SEP. It's on my keeper shelf!</div>
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Liz recommends . . . <a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://amzn.to/2c2IU0E" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><em class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Blindsided</em></a> by <span class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Jami Davenport, </span>the first book in Jami's Seattle Steelheads subseries. So much hot fun with these hunky football players . . . and some old favorites from the hockey books, too!</div>
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<span class="yiv2059220241s1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473373496043_6941" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Liz recommends . . . <a class="yiv2059220241" href="http://amzn.to/2c2Jmfg" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: #196ad4; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><em class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">The Deal</em></a> by <span class="yiv2059220241" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;">Elle Kennedy</span>, the first book in Elle's sizzling and wickedly funny Off-Campus series: football players, snarky women and the bumpy road that leads to true love . . . eventually. </span><span class="yiv2059220241s1" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"> </span></div>
Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-30070804793240905562016-05-18T18:18:00.001-04:002016-05-18T19:33:12.571-04:00What happens after the happy-ever-after: Going For It Have you read Going For It yet? No? Say what? Stop everything and go read it - then come back. <br />
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For those of you who have read it - here is a special treat!<br />
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Readers fell in love with football player Jake Miller and supermodel, Hannah Hahn in Going For It. In fact one fell so hard she asked me to check in on our sexy couple. How could I refuse? I love them too! It's been almost 3 years since I released Going For It and I was surprised how easy it was to recapture Jake and Hannah fire. Enjoy! Please let me know what you think in the comments...<br />
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It – Checking in with Hannah and Jake<o:p></o:p></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">(What
happens after the happily-ever-after…) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jake didn’t need the
baby monitor to hear the wail of his one-year old baby girl. His daughter’s
voice sounded down the hall like a nuclear power plant siren. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Hannah nudged him. “Game time,” she sleepily mumbled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Can you take this
one?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I have a shoot
tomorrow. I need my beauty sleep.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “If you get anymore
beautiful I’m going to go blind,” Jake said, nuzzling her neck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Mmmm…good one, but
that will not get you out of diaper duty.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Jake didn’t think it
would, but it was true just the same. He whipped off the covers and trudged to
the nursery. Standing in her crib, Maxine sobbed as if her world was ending.
Jake knew how she felt. With every whimper his heart stopped, and with every
cry he died a little, but then every smile, every laugh made it all worth the
constant worry and lack of sleep. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Her tears did
him in. Jake was so screwed. The tiny female turned this growling two hundred
and twenty-five pound bear of a running back into a cuddly Teddy bear. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Maxine’s lips wobbled
as she chanted, “Dadadada. Dadadada.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Shhh, baby girl,
Daddy’s here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> In a heartbeat the
wobble turned into a sing-song voice. “Daddeeee. Daddeee.” Her tiny arms
stretched out for him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Jake
swooped her up but resisted the urge to turn this into playtime. He hummed a
nonsensical tune as he changed her diaper. She started to fuss when he headed
back to the crib. “Okay, just one song.” His daughter smiled. “Okay, two
songs.” Jake sat in the rocker and sang her back to sweet dreams, thinking he
was the luckiest man on Earth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Hannah rolled over
and tried to fall back asleep, but the sounds emitting from the monitor of
father and daughter bonding with a late night lullaby kept her awake. She bit
her nail and smiled as she listened. Jake’s humming had immediately settled
Maxine. It was like she remembered her father’s deep voice from when he hummed
to her while rubbing Hannah’s swollen belly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Unable to stay away,
she tiptoed to the nursery and peeked in. Seeing her big, powerful husband
lovingly hold their child in his arms, rocking back and forth as he sang
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star was sexier than anything in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> This tiny creature
had the scariest running back in the NFL wrapped around her pinkie finger. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> She snuck back to bed
as Jake returned a fast asleep Maxine to her crib. Along the way Hannah slid
her silk robe to the floor, then shed the tank top, and then stepped out of her
black-laced panties, leaving a trail for Jake to follow like Hansel. Only Jake
was no boy in a fairy tale. He was her knight-in-white-boxer-briefs. She slipped
between the sheets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Jake entered the room
twirling the panties around his finger. “I thought you needed sleep.” He raised
a thick black brow, which was such a sexy contrast to his smooth caramel
colored-bald head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I need you more.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Jake tossed the
panties over his shoulder, took off his boxers, and then covered her naked body
with his, the weight of him as familiar to her as her own body. A slow, steady
rush filled her. In the stolen moments during the day their lovemaking was hard
and fast, but in the quiet of the night, slow and intense. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Jake rolled over to
get a condom. She stayed away from birth control pills since they could put up
to ten pounds on her body. Ten pounds she couldn’t afford at this point in her
career. So after literally busting her butt to regain her modeling body back,
she was crazy to want another baby. But that’s exactly what she was. Crazy in
love and she wanted her little family to grow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “No, don’t.” She
reached out and pulled Jake back to her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I thought— <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I want Maxi to have
a brother to boss around.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Jake’s wide smile
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “It would be nice to
even the score around here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Ha! You love it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I do at that.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Good. Now, give me
that rosy, after sex glow to make up for missing sleep.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Hannah, you’re going
break the lens with the glow I’m going to give you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> His lips descended on
hers. With a smoking kiss that would leave a blush on her face for hours and
every time she relived it in her minds eye, Hannah knew she was the luckiest
woman alive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The quarterback of the NY Kings has a body to die for, and as Dean Walker's bodyguard I'm right in the line of fire. If that's not dangerous enough, I'm posing as his girlfriend to keep close. Yet, that isn't the worst part. He says I need a makeover to pass as his arm candy. Jerk. The more time I spend with him, the more my undercover role blurs with reality, and I'll lose more than my job if I step over the line and into his bed.</span><br />
<b style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dean Walker</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Let's get something straight. I didn't ask for protection, especially in the form of a female. Isn't a death threat just another day in the life of a NY quarterback? Still, the owner of the team forces me to accept a security detail led by the tiny but tough Alexa Reeves.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">But who is the real Alexa? The bodyguard, sworn to protect me, or the made-over vixen, determined to drive me crazy? As the stalker closes in, I realize I've put more than my life in her hands. Will Alexa safeguard my heart as fiercely as my body?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">When Patty Duke died at the age of 69 on March 29, 2016. I realized she'd never been a part of my Quotes by Famous Women series! How can that be? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Not only did she win an Oscar for her portrayal of Helen Keller, but as sufferer of Manic Depression she did not shy away from talking about it at a time when it was taboo - worse considered shameful. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Here are some wonderful quotes from Patty Duke</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to be a bigger crime than being mentally ill.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days.</span><br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-349080710792326312016-02-16T20:04:00.000-05:002016-02-16T20:05:20.614-05:00And the Oscar goes to... 2016 editionIt's my annual post where I ask: What gown should I wear to the Academy Awards! - you know if I was nominated.<br />
I select four gowns and then you weigh in on your favorite. I look forward to doing this post all year. I love watching all the red carpets!<br />
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Option 1 - This is not practical for me since my boobs would probably spill out and I'm not fond of the size of my arms.<br />
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Option 2: This is probably more age appropriate...<br />
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Option #3 - Tell hell with age and knock them dead in red!<br />
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Option 4: Go to black gown.<br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-4620364402612443682016-01-07T07:06:00.005-05:002016-01-07T07:09:01.971-05:00Throwback Thursday - August 2008 - The Biggest Loser<br />
I have a lot of new readers since I started my blog ( in fact I wasn't even published when I started it ) so I thought it would be fun to do a Throwback Thursday and share some of my older posts!<br />
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Back on August 21, 2008 I shared this.. <br />
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Can a twenty-five dollar bet change your life?<br />
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Today my short story, which won Honorable Mention in a contest LASR held, will be posted for the universe to see. Please click at the link below. If you are so inclined - come back and leave a comment and let me know what you think.<br />
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<a href="http://longandshortarchives.blogspot.com/2008/08/biggest-loser-by-elizabeth-matis.html" target="_blank">The Biggest Loser</a><br />
<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-91710012249649845312016-01-05T17:18:00.003-05:002016-01-05T17:18:49.335-05:00Then He Kissed Me... Love Song TuesdayLike my Quotes by Famous Women series, I also had a Love Song series - I think its time that it too made a comeback! The inspiration for that thought came when I was driving home and Then He Kissed Me played on the radio. I love this song and sang along in my car. It is so pure and captures the importance of the kiss!<br />
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Then He Kissed Me is an oldie and a goodie!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0e0e0e;">Margaret Mead - 1901-1978 was a anthropologist, women's rights
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-19633779760998149772015-11-10T06:46:00.002-05:002015-11-10T06:49:28.970-05:00All creative people want to do the unexpected. - Hedy Lamarr<br />
<b>It's been a long while since I've post! I've been busy writing Guarding the Quarterback and I am halfway there. I thought I revive my Quotes by Famous Women series. Since it was her birthday the other day, Hedy Lemarr is the perfect woman to reboot these posts!</b><br />
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The driveway is now leveled and graveled and next week the blacktop will go in. My husband is building a retaining wall. I'll post pics when its done.<br />
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Meanwhile, I'm starting a new series called Champions of the Heart. The genre is still sports romance but I'm building the series so I can write about the other sports that I love. The series will focus on the New York sports scene. The first book will be about football though. The team, the New York Kings are the cross town rivals of my Fantasy Football Romance series, the New York Cougars - kind of like the Giants and Jets of NY. I thought it would be a nice bridge between the two series!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-25757400002429043022015-08-28T18:06:00.001-04:002015-08-28T18:08:10.359-04:00What I did on my summer vacation - 2015I'll be holding onto summer for a few more days but...<br />
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I went to the Train concert up at Bethel Woods (original Woodstock Site) with my niece Kristen. We had the VIP experience. 4th row and met some of the guys in the band. I also went to see Florida Georgia Line with another niece. No VIP tickets - redneck seats on the lawn - LOL!</div>
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Then I spent a week at Pt. Pleasant with my sister! It was a perfect beach weather. </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Today we are featuring the
cover reveal for the HOT IN THE HAMPTONS series! This series includes the
titles SUMMER SINS by Jennifer Probst, SUMMER DREAMING by Liz Matis, and SUMMER
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">The
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<span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'; font-size: 15.000000pt;">I have one goal this summer. Hang with
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touches on my idyllic wedding. I didn't count on meeting a smart-mouthed, bad
boy biker whose gaze burns hotter than a beach bonfire. I never planned to lose
myself, body and soul, and question my entire future. Now, I have to make a
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<span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'; font-size: 15.000000pt;">I have one goal this summer. CHILL. Do
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high powered position on Wall Street. I didn't count on a dark haired, inky-
eyed spitfire who'd spin my world upside down, or make me burn for things I
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<span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'; font-size: 15.000000pt;">After graduating college with honors and landing the
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<b>SUMMER SINS</b> -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25923440-summer-sins">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25923440-summer-sins</a></div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-52929380916995412832015-07-18T19:25:00.000-04:002015-07-18T19:25:40.013-04:00RWA - Readers For Life Literacy AutographingI'm honored to be part of the RWA's Readers For Life Autographing. I'll be signing The Quarterback Sneak. If you are in NYC on July 22 stop by the Marriott Hotel and say hello. It's all for a great cause!<br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-21041451773130101612015-07-15T20:05:00.001-04:002015-07-15T20:06:26.177-04:00VIP for a night... #TrainA couple of weeks ago I went to see Train in concert. I splurged on VIP tickets because I wanted the 4th row - front and center! It was worth the splurge. I really enjoy their music and before the concert my niece and I hung out in the VIP tent. Free food and free diet Pepsi -(we were in our glory). LOL. No alcohol for us - all we needed was the music. Then a couple of members from the band came out and we got to have our picture taken with them. It was fun. My favorite song of the night had to Calling on Angels. Love that song.<br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11949877431810627840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206356204057233607.post-2735999291426240172015-07-12T12:39:00.000-04:002015-07-12T12:50:36.992-04:00Song 5 - Kelsey and Sean's Playlist<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I write I usually listen to classical music but when I'm thinking about my story or more accurately about the couple in my story, I listen to songs that remind me of them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Song 5 on Sean and Kelsey's Playlist is Mermaid by Train. Kelsey teased Sean that she is a mermaid and I even have Kelsey singing this song on her way to her first date with Sean. Summer Dreaming release 8/4/15!!!!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">On a side note I recently saw Train in concert. They were awesome! I'll share pics in a later this week.</span></span></span><br />
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