tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29758047103121512322024-03-12T17:59:47.517-07:00Colleen's Love NotesColleen Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629309647446094242noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975804710312151232.post-23652332671090423862017-01-27T10:50:00.000-08:002017-01-27T11:11:08.476-08:00Are your Chakras out of Balance? A great article ...<span style="color: white;">I saw this article and really liked it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">It fits into a story line I'm working on and it's a wonderfully written, condensed version. I really liked it and thought I'd post the text from Magical Recipies Online. You can visit them at magicalrecipiesonline.com and see all of the other wonderful posts written:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">When our energy centres are in
disharmony or blocked, either due to our bad physical life habits, our negative
thoughts and emotions, can cause weaknesses or physical dysfunction. Let's see
the 7 main energy centres of our bodies and the problems that they are related
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">1. The Root Chakra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">The root chakra is located at the
base of your spine and pulses with a vibrant red colour, the colour of life.
The root chakra connects us with Earth, our physical home and it is linked with
survival and our Earth Self - the physical body. Common blockages come from the
fear of survival and lack of grounding. The manifestation of energy blockages
to the physical body include problems with the legs, sciatica, eating disorders
and constipation. The lesson we learn from the Root chakra is that of Safety,
we need to acknowledge to our selves that we are safe and the Universe will
provide. When our root chakra is open and balanced, we feel safe, grounded and
with a sense of purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">Bringing Balance: Realise your
fears, face them and accept them with your will to live a blissful life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">2. The Sacral Chakra <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">The sacral chakra (also known as the
spleen chakra) is based in the lower abdomen near our genitals and pulses with
creative orange energy. It is linked to our creativity, personal power,
pleasure and sexuality. Common blockages come from the lack of expressing our
creativity, our sexual desires and our inability to express and receive joy.
The physical body can translate this blockage by showing signs of lower back
pain, impotence, addictions and problems with the kidneys. When this chakra is
balanced we feel joy, we are able to receive pleasure, we feel commitment and
we honour others. We are also able to express our creativity with a burning
passion and express our inner world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">Bringing Balance: Release your guilt
and embrace the fact that you deserve as your divine right to receive and enjoy
all pleasures.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">It is based a few centimetres above
your navel and pulses with a brilliant yellow colour. The Solar plexus is where
our personal power resides and shows the way we project ourselves to the world.
Imbalances of the Solar Plexus chakra are presenting themselves in the physical
body as digestive problems and issues with the stomach, pancreas or gallbladder.
In the emotional level, the imbalance is associated with lack of self-esteem,
fear of rejection from other and criticism towards our own selves and others.
When it is balanced we are able to feel in control, we understand and
appreciate our own uniqueness and value and we feel confident.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">Bringing Balance: Shame has to be
released for a healthy chakra and self-acceptance is key to bring balance to
the Solar Plexus. Write a list of all the qualities you love about yourself and
remind them to yourself each day. Be grateful and write one more item on the
list each time.<br />
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The heart chakra is located at the centre of your chest and pulses with a
compassionate green light. The Heart chakra is that of infinite love,
compassion and emotional well being. An imbalanced heart chakra can manifest
the following problems on our physical body: asthma and lung/breathing
disorders, issues with the chest and breast, problems with the shoulders. At an
emotional level it is associated with self-defeat thoughts, anger and jealousy.
When it is balanced we feel compassionate, joyous, surrounded with love and
forgiving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">Bringing Balance: Forgive not only
others but yourself as well. Release all sorrows of your past and surround any
actions that have brought pain with love. I love and I forgive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">5. The Throat Chakra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">The Throat chakra is located at the
centre of your neck and it pulses with a vast sky blue colour and is the center
of communication, truth and free self-expression. When the throat chakra is out
of balance, our physical body can manifest physical imbalances at the thyroid
gland, neck and shoulder pain and as well we are prone to throat infections. At
an emotional level, we may experience lack of expression, inability to
communicate with others, fear to talk our mind freely, dishonesty and lies.
When it is balanced we feel communicative, expressive and honest both to
ourselves and the world around us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">Bringing Balance: The throat chakra
is the chakra of truth. Face yourself and love yourself and identify what is
the message you would like to pass about yourself to the Cosmos. Speak it out
loudly!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">Your third eye chakra is located at
the middle of your forehead, a little above your brows. Feel the chakra
vibrating with a beautiful radiant indigo colour. The third eye chakra is the
chakra of intuition, inner guidance, and is the chakra which assists with all
psychic abilities. Physical imbalances are manifested as issues with your
sight, headaches and it can also affect hearing and smell. At an emotional
level, a blocked Third Eye chakra can create illusions about ones life, extreme
daydreaming with no sense of grounding, volatility and ignorance towards our
intuition. When it is balanced we feel clarity and our thoughts are in line. We
have a clear sense of who we are, what we serve and how we move towards our
goals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">Bringing Balance: Cut the veil of
illusion that you have created. Trust your inner voice that shows you the path
to happiness and abundance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">7. The Crown Chakra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">The crown chakra is located at the
top of your head. It vibrates with a beautiful white light that encompasses all
colours. The crown chakra is the God Unity chakra and reminds us our
connection with our Divine Self. The crown chakra is rarely completely out of
balance but if all the other chakras are not in balance as well it may play in
a different tune. Depression, confusion and learning difficulties are
associated with an imbalanced Crown chakra. When the Crown Chakra is balanced
we feel attuned to our Higher Self, connected with God with an unshakeable
trust to Ourselves and the Universe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.5pt;">Bringing Balance: Let go of your
overall attachment to the physical world. Stop living in the past or in the
future, instead live mindfully and live in the present.<br />
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Colleen Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629309647446094242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975804710312151232.post-2487116978770498902016-11-29T20:20:00.001-08:002016-11-29T20:21:22.371-08:00Sunday Snippet, on a TuesdaySo, I thought I was going to share a snippet on Sunday, but forgot. So, I'll share it here now.<br />
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This is just insurance to reassure you that yes, I am working on Honour's Price, the next book after Blood's Price...<br />
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was Sleeping Fox who roused first and released her grasp on his
hands. They lay side by side, their bodies still joined. She slid her
fingertips over his features and through his loose hair, brushing the
errant strands from his blinking eyes. She was the first thing his
vision took in, and he saw the love and concern in her soft gaze.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Did
I hurt you?” she whispered, tucking her arms in between the warmth
of their bodies.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">No,”
he kept his murmur as soft as hers and then smiled for the first time
in a very long while. “No more than I deserved, anyway.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">She
smiled warm and light, softening and smoothing the stressed features
he knew were his fault. “Well, if you would like, I can arrange for
you to be reprimanded more in this way, if it would help you feel
better punished.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">He
felt lightness in his heart and spirit return, and couldn’t help
the chuckle. “I think I’d love to have you punish me more like
this.” He propped himself up on one elbow, slid his hand down the
length of her back and hip, drawing her closer. “Matter of a fact,
I think your punishing has healed me.” He was hard again, and
pressed against her. Using his weight to press her back, he slid deep
and sighed with pleasure when she opened to him, inviting.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">You’re
not strong enough yet.” She hissed.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">I’m
better than I have been in a long while.” He smoothed the worry
from her skin and kissed a new forming protest from her lips, cupping
her bottom, he thrust a little deeper, a little stronger. The worry
in Sleeping Fox’s eyes and expression smoothed and was replaced by
molten desire. He kissed her, long and deep, trailing his lips over
her face, her jaw, her throat. “You see, I have a lot of making up
to do. I’ve made my mate suffer and I intend to repay where I’ve
wronged.” His lips found hers again, and her fingers grasped
tightly to his back, kneading the muscle, and he knew from the
stuttering sigh, and pulse of her body, that he had claimed her once
again, just as she had claimed to him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> Have a great day!!</span></div>
Colleen Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629309647446094242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975804710312151232.post-56943798154580579942016-09-26T16:13:00.001-07:002016-09-26T16:13:09.288-07:00Blood's Price is going to print!I'm very excited to see Blood's Price going to print!<br />
I'll post as soon as that info becomes available...<br />
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We had a lot of fun camping with good friends. I can't wait to do it again. Our girls did so well!<br />
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All of our girls did such a great job and all of them brought home several medals. Carissa won 8 medals, 2 trophies (for Agrigate or most accumulated points and Perpetual Award, or the judges favorite), and they are going to put her name on the big dance trophy the Bellingham Games keep.<br />
She is still stunned and we are all so happy for her.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Andre casually withdrew his
touch and accepted the menu presented.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Erin looked at it over
Andre’s shoulder, leaning close, and the sweet, spicy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">scent of him assailed her
senses, making her long for his suggestion, even over<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">dinner.
The only thing on the menu that looked appealing was a cheeseburger and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">fries, so she ordered that with a Coke. After taking Andre’s
order, the flight<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">attendant left them alone
again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Why do you leave your coat
on, isn’t it uncomfortable?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I might take it off in a
while, when everyone is sleeping.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Oh. Okay. Why do you have
to wait?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Andre leaned close. “I’m
wearing my gun, sometimes it upsets people to see<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">it, and so I just leave my jacket
on until the lights are turned down low.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“How did you get a gun onto
the plane?” Erin hissed. “I thought that was a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">no-no.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“My agency has federal
clearance, so I’m authorized to carry a weapon any<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">time, any place, including
planes. That’s why they let us stay on board at the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Houston airport.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“If you have a gun on, why
can’t you just go back there and get my purse?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Well, think about it. If I
went back there like that, what do you think would<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">happen?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Taking a deep breath, Erin
let it go. “Never mind.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We’ll get it, I promise
you.” Andre patted her knee, smiling at her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dinner was quick to come and
for Erin, her plate was empty almost too<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">quickly. But at last, she
was full. The evening movie held no interest for her and so<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">she watched out her little
window as the sun began to set with pink hues in the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Western sky. Her blinking
became longer and longer as her body relaxed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The dreams that resulted
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">promise, mixed with Andre’s
tantalizing scent provoked feelings of need and desire,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">while the haunting reality
of being caught in a game of cat and mouse kept the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">feeling at bay. It was like
an erotic purgatory, making Erin jolt awake bathed in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">sweat. Blinking, her eyes
focused on what was in front of her. Andre was sound<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">asleep, he had the thick
blanket pulled up over his shoulder; concealing the holster<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">she knew was there. His bare
bicep stretched out, leading over to her body and she<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">realized the weight pinning
her was his arm, wrapped protectively around her. Erin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">didn’t dare move for fear
Andre would remove it and that was the last thing she<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">wanted to happen. This was
the safest she had felt since all of this crap had begun<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and she knew that feeling
would end way too soon. There was more to come, she<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">knew that much, and feared
it would not be any better. Looking beyond and across<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the aisle, she could see out
an adjacent window that it was still very dark out. This<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">little tube, full of people
was cruising through the night sky;
bringing her closer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">then she had ever been to
the stars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A sudden jolt and the
feeling of going down a deeply rutted road shook them<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">all out of their security.
Erin tried not to scream. Instead, a sound resembling the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">squeak of a large mouse,
escaped and she clutched her blanket tightly. Andre’s<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thick arm coiled tighter
around her, dragging her toward him, even as he slid her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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meeting in the middle. Looking freshly woken and a little startled himself,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Andre chuckled, his teeth
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The loudspeaker crackled to
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a little turbulence, folks.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“See there? Nothing to worry
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I don’t like it,” Erin
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">wrinkles in the tightly
drawn fabric.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It will be all right. I’m
surprised we haven’t run into it sooner. Denver is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">usually terrible about
turbulence.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Swallowing, Erin released
the wadded fabric and smoothed it over his warm,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">hard chest. Her fingers
played over the rigid contours of muscle and a sharply<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">pebbled nipple making his
pecs ripple and flex beneath her fingertips. The pulse in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">his throat quickened and
Andre’s hand pressed harder to her back as he slid his<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">palm upward.
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">contrasting his soft warmth.
Her fingers folded as she quickly pulled her hand away<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">from him and look up into
his dark gaze. Capturing her hand, he raised it to his<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">lips, kissing where she had
touched the weapon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“What’s the matter?” Andre
breathed, placing her palm back to his chest,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">pressing it there with his
own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I don’t like guns.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Why not?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’ve seen too often the
damage they can do to the human body.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fault, it’s the person behind it that is responsible.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Perhaps, but I still don’t
like them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“That’s fair enough, but
it’s my job to carry one to keep us safe.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“It’s a never ending circle,
isn’t it?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’m afraid so.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Andre’s mesmerizing touch
sliding over her back soon made Erin sleepy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sleep, tucked beneath the safety of his arm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Erin Garret stands alone by the graveside of her grandfather. As the old paleontologist’s sole heir, he has left her everything, including a dangerous secret, a map and a warning. As she is swept up and into a world of treachery, she finds one man who earns her trust. But can he save her from greedy hands?</div>
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Andre Diego follows his fate beyond the Andes Mountains, earning his way through life as a soldier and agent. When his path crosses Erin’s, he finds more at stake than duty and it’s highly personal. His strength alone cannot carry them through. Before time runs out, they must work together to find the Blue Star, Estrella Azul.</div>
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My daughter and her class were practicing doubles Sword Dance in their Scottish Highland Dance class.<br />
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Here is my newest book coming out at with Evolutionary Publishing. More info will follow! Stay tuned!!</div>
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Estrella Azul Blurb:</div>
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Erin
Garret stands alone by the graveside of her grandfather. As the old
paleontologist’s sole heir, he has left her everything, including a
dangerous secret, a map and a warning. As she is swept up and into a
world of treachery, she finds one man who earns her trust. But can he
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Diego follows his fate beyond the Andes Mountains, earning his way
through life as a soldier and agent. When his path crosses Erin’s,
he finds more at stake than duty and it’s highly personal. His
strength alone cannot carry them through. Before time runs out, they
must work together to find the Blue Star, Estrella Azul.</div>
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Today, the wind came in, and we have pink cherry blossom drifts in the garden! It looks like a wedding went amok! :) </div>
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So, this is yesterday... Beautiful, warm, romantic ...<br />
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Colleen Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629309647446094242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975804710312151232.post-6079751413723431172015-04-06T21:21:00.000-07:002015-04-06T22:42:31.757-07:00My Shade of GrayMy dreams have come true!!<br />
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The whales are here!! Today on our walk, we finally got to see them! There were 3 Gray whales in the bay and we watched them until it was dark. It was pure magick... ♥<br />
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<br />Colleen Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629309647446094242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975804710312151232.post-21142302181707993352015-04-04T19:37:00.002-07:002015-04-04T19:39:16.466-07:00'59 Diner Pancake and Waffle RecipeThis is the most commonly used recipe in our house and not just for breakfast. There is nothing better than a light, fluffy pancake to finish a day!<br />
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Buttermilk Pancakes<br />
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2 Eggs<br />
2 cups buttermilk<br />
1/4 - 1/3 cup oil<br />
2 1/4 tsp baking powder<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 - 2 Tblspn sugar<br />
1 3/4 - 2 cups flour<br />
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Beat eggs until light and fluffy, add buttermilk and oil. Add baking powder, soda, salt & sugar and mix well, then add flour. Beat until smooth batter forms. Let the batter rest while the bacon is cooking! :)<br />
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Enjoy!Colleen Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629309647446094242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975804710312151232.post-13571740954738294482015-04-04T12:11:00.000-07:002016-04-19T17:54:38.773-07:00Colleen's Cinnabuns and Amish White Bread Recipe<div dir="ltr" id="yiv5732786885yui_3_16_0_1_1426393148402_3379" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
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This is actually my Amish White Bread recipe made into the cinnabuns. It's such a good recipe I use for everything.</div>
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1/2 cup lukewarm water (cold water: 20 sec in microwave)</div>
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2 cups lukewarm water (cold water: 60 sec in microwave)</div>
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1 3/4 Tbsp. shortening</div>
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Mix the 2 cups water, salt, sugar and shortening. Add the yeast mixture and gradually the flour.</div>
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Knead until smooth and elastic. Place in oiled bowl, cover and set in a warm place to rise until double, 1 hour.</div>
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Divide the dough into 2 large loaf pans, or 3 medium. Let rise until double again, between 30 to 60 mins. Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour.</div>
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After last bulk rising, roll out dough to a 14X28 in. (or so) rectangle. Spread the softened butter over the entire surface, leaving a 1 - 2 inch margin on one of the longer 28 inch edges. Sprinkle/spread cinnamon sugar mixture over the butter, being careful to not get any on the clean margin. Starting with the "dirty" margin on the long side, roll until you have a 28 inch log. With a sharp, serrated knife cut log in half. Cut those 2 halves in half keeping it even until there are 16 rolls. Butter baking pans and place rolls close together. Let rise 30 mins covered. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 mins. or until golden brown. Let rolls cool 15 - 20 mins before spreading icing.</div>
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Eoghan is pernounced You-en. :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Alison sat on the sofa in
the other room after Eoghan moved her out, several times. He had
something secret going on in there that had her on pins and needles.
She had to know what he was doing.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Alison Mackinnon, if I
catch you peeking one more time, I will block the door out so you
cannot see it.”</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Can you do that?”</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Are you daring me to try
it?”</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Uh, no.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">It was a short time later
when he came back in to her. Alison had settled in and found a book
to read belonging to Eoghan. It hadn’t been too dry reading and she
didn’t want the TV on, so she could hear what he was doing. But he
was very quiet and her curiosity was getting the better of her. She
was relieved when he came in and got her. Only he had an agenda.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Now, I have another part
of your lesson ready. All day you have gotten to use all five of your
senses, and now I am going to take away your sense of sight and see
how well you do. I want you to tell me what you learn from it.”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Okay. I think I can
manage that.”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Eoghan
placed a little black, silk mask over her eyes and her world went
dark. She held on to his hand with both of hers as he led her back
into the kitchen. Lifting her up, he set her down on a tall stool,
always keeping a hand on her to steady her precarious position. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Alison
felt the space around where she sat and felt nothing but air. She
froze.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Don’t worry, I’m not
going to let you fall, promise.” He took her hands and placed them
in her lap, giving them a light pat before his touch abandon her.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Alison took a deep breath.
“Alright. But just so you know, I’m afraid of heights.”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Don’t worry, you aren’t
that high off the ground, I have you.”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Alison felt herself relax a
little.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Now, tell me what you
smell.”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Alison smelled and pulled
back a little. “Cantaloupe.”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Good or bad?”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Bad,
well, not my favorite.”</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">How about this one?”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Peach?”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">No.”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Nectarine?”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Yes.” </span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Wet
coolness touched her lips and she licked the sweet and tart of the
juice from her lips. Alison accepted the morsel of fruit, chewing and
swallowing before another scent was presented to her. She
successfully named an orange, apple and banana. “Eoghan, as much
fun as this is, will you please tell me the point of it?”</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Well,
besides fun, it’s about trust. I need for you to learn to trust me
with all of your senses and without question. Today’s incident was
a lesson for both of us and if we are going to make it to Samhain so
we can cross in one piece, then we have got to build a strong bond of
trust.”</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The
Bonding isn’t enough?” She felt him lean close when the heat of
his energy merged with hers and his breath a mere whisper over her
sensitive skin.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">No,
that isn’t enough,” he growled. “There is more to it than that
and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><i>if</i></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">
that ever happens, you have to know what the consequences are for
something like that. It is sacred and more than just animalistic
mating, as much fun as that would be.”</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">I trust you,” she
whispered, feeling his energy wane and knew he’d backed away. Her
skin tickled and she felt him behind her and turned her head a little
to keep track of him, feeling when he moved around her in a circle,
before stopping in front of her again.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Another fruity presentation
wafted under her nose and the scent and taste of sweet juice dribbled
down her chin. </span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Peach,” she whispered.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">He
was close, she felt his energy drift in with hers again.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Very good.”</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">He slid the morsel between
her parted lips. Before she could swallow, the warmth of his breath
breathed against her throat. Pleasure skittered over her sensitive
skin, making her feel unsteady, and she moved her hands toward him,
seeking balance. He intercepted and restrained her wrists in one hand
until she settled, feeling balanced again. Eoghan released her and
she felt his energy ebb as he moved away.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Eoghan’s presence
surrounded her as he moved closer, taking her hands in his. “What
would you say if I told you that there was no chair under you?” he
asked softly. </span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Alison stiffened as she drew
in a sharp breath. She slid her hands away from his grasp to feel for
the stool. When she felt nothing beneath her, she quickly lifted the
eye mask. With a shriek, she fell to the floor. “What the hell?”</span></div>
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<div align="LEFT" lang="en-US" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
“<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Your lesson is over. Your
senses are sharp but you still have a long way to go as far as trust
is concerned.” Offering his hand, he helped her upright again. A
small glint of sadness touched his eyes. “Don’t worry though I’m
going to be with you every step of the way. Matter of a fact, I have
an idea. I am going to teach you the way I was taught. You’ll learn
very quickly, I have a feeling, and I will be pushing you all the
way.”</span></div>
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