We're getting close. I can feel it. Adventure is waiting for us. That is to say, as soon as everyone has their vaccinations. And, as soon as the medical experts can say that the coast is clear as long as we wear our masks and...
"You don't have to do everything alone, you know. Have some trust in the people around you that they can help you." (Boss, Game Changer Series https://deboraharmstrong.ca/boss/ When I wrote this scene, I referenced the heroine's determination to handle her troubles by herself even though she had...
Desperately Seeking Me Time Me Time - the time you take to look after yourself, whether it's a mental time out, a physical workout, or some pampering (shopping or spa day). In Forever Love, Davina asks for some Me Time the day before her wedding. She looks...
I Have a Confession to Make I've developed a guilty pleasure while working in my office. I have a flat-screen tv that is on most of the time to provide white noise. This past month, I've rediscovered Parking Wars. https://youtu.be/fkEehvpxiIE. It's a 3o minute show that follows...
There's something about dancing, especially slow dancing. We've read romantic scenes where the hero sweeps the heroine off her feet by whisking her onto the dance floor and letting the music reflect his feelings. We've witnessed it in movies when the two characters hold each...
Listen to the Music of Love Does love have a sound? Is it the beating of the heart? The heavy breathing in your ear? Or the sound of music to dance to with your partner? What songs remind you of your love? While writing this, I couldn't...
What is something that your partner does that really preheats your oven? For me, it's talking. I know, it sounds odd. I don't mean talking dirty either. Sometimes I get too busy in my life, focused on my work that I don't take the time...
Love Finds You When You Aren't Looking Have you found your forever love? Often it seems that romance blooms when you aren't looking for it, like a flower emerging in your garden that you don't remember planting. Love has a way of finding you. In Forever...
The Hearts Have It Do you enjoy classic romance novels like those from Ann Radcliffe, or the works of Jane Austen? The origins of the romance genre we know today stem back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The genre separated itself from the rest by...
Kissing can be such an emotional and intimate thing when shared with someone you love. Some argue that kissing is even more intimate than sex, that bringing in the taste and rhythm of another person's mouth sparks more energy than the act of intercourse. What...