My loves, I've been thinking about some things lately... I was out with a friend yesterday, and she talked about her marriage, I talked about my relationship. It's not always easy; apparently, marriage can be pretty hard... But we eventually arrived at the same conclusion: maybe we, women, sometimes expect too much. And especially me. I've been writing romance novels for seven years. I've been reading romance since I was... I can't even remember... thirteen? I found one of my mom's romance books at my grandma's and read it in secret. LOL It was called something like... The Dance of Destiny. It's impossible to recall the name of the writer, but I remember it was about this young woman who's sent by her aunt (?) somewhere cold (Alaska?) to meet a guy. Maybe it was some sort of matchmaking thing, or arranged marriage. Anyway, I devoured the book! And now I'm writing romance not as fast as I read it, but pretty fast. Haha!

So maybe, just maybe... as a romance writer and a romance reader, I sometimes want too much from my very real relationship with my very real boyfriend. I have to remember: it's all fiction. And that's okay! He rarely sweeps me off my feet, and no, he doesn't throw me over his shoulder and marches with me to the bedroom, but he offers me so much love, support, and so much safety that it's fair to say that if I'm successful at what I do, it's thanks to him.

And just last week, when I got back home after two and a half weeks of being away, I realized how lucky I am. I stepped over the threshold, exhausted after a long day, and look what was waiting for me!

I know what you're thinking, but he didn't ask me to marry him. Haha! This was just a surprise party for two because he'd missed me so much and he was glad to have me back home. And my heart melted. He enlisted the help of friends, of course. He can't make a paper flower to save his life. LOL This whole effort reminded me that I am blessed.

So yeah... the romance novels I write are pure fiction. Dark, sexy, dangerous... but my life, you see, is pretty vanilla.

Anyway, I just felt like sharing this with you today. Maybe it puts a smile on your face. It sure put a lot of smiles on mine. It's almost midnight here, so I'm just going to quickly recommend you two books, and then hop into bed.

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This is a non-fiction book that's on my reading list. I hope to have some time tomorrow to dive into it. I figured my boyfriend is worth tapping a bit more into my feminine side. Haha!

Read Lessons in Seduction

This book is not a manual and certainly not a good manners guide. I am gifting you not with a book, but with a map. I will be next to you every step of the way. Using your inner compass I will help you navigate the avalanche of emotions that often overwhelm you. Dear woman, for this trip you only need one one-way ticket. Because once you begin the journey of self-knowledge, you will discover an infinite world. The destination is You and it all starts with You!

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Caged (Primal Obsessions) is on sale for the next few days. This book has gone through extensive rewrites and edits, since Dahlia Briar has stepped back from writing and publishing, and Eva Brandt decided to reinvent the story.

Read Caged now!

My name is Aimee and I committed a crime. I walked onto a forbidden path—and now, that path is my cage. There’s no way out for a woman who knows the secret of the Pride. Monsters hide in the shadows and now, I belong to them. Blaze, Gunner and Rock Pride. The Alpha lions who killed my friends. They could have killed me too, devoured me whole, torn me to pieces. It would have been more merciful. The brand of a lion pride stains my skin. Their eyes haunt my dreams and their touch drives me crazy. I’m lost in a world that doesn’t make sense anymore. I’m human—they are not. I’m a woman. They are beasts. I am a prisoner and they are my captors. How can I want them as much as I do?

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Happy reading!