Okay, I
know it’s only the 3rd, and Valentine’s Day is 11 whole days
away. But hey, it was just July last
week and as soon as I blinked, I was taking down the Christmas tree. Did time fly for you, too? Or was it just me? Either way, I figure I’d better get focused on Valentine’s now!
You’d
think Valentines is an easy holiday, right?
It’s pretty well defined as a Romantic Holiday (oooh, I love romantic
holidays!) Heck, from grade school when we exchange cartoon greetings in white
paper bags colored in red and purple crayon (again, was that just me?) to the
jewelry commercials flooding the networks right now, the message is
clear... Valentine’s Day is a big deal.
And I
know this.
So why
am I coming up blank and struggling to think of a gift or fun way to
celebrate???!!!! (picture me pulling my
hair out, because that’s what I want to do whenever I try and think about
it. You can see why I need 11 days to
figure this out, right?)
Now we
do have some traditions. My husband
always gets the girls and I each a box of Sees chocolates. I always make his favorite dinner that
night, even if we do a dinner out together a different night (reservations and
crowds are always a pain on Valentines, so we usually do another night the same
week). Usually he brings me flowers. Always I make him a card.
And
always I struggle to come up with some gift or celebration idea that will tell
him how much I love him. Or what it is
I love about him. Or make him feel
loved. Or amused. Or wishing he’d bought me diamonds.
The
problem is, I’ve never come up with that perfect gift. I’ve come up with some pretty good ones,
though. I’ve gone the chocolate route,
and even baked my husband a giant heart shaped chocolate chip cookie. I’ve made sassy gift certificates; one year
I got him a teddy bear. But I’m tapped
out. I have no idea what to give him
this year.
Ack! 11 days!!!
If I’m going to make something, I have to get started. If I’m going to buy something, I have to get
shopping. If I’m going to cop out, I
really should chill.
Hmm... Well, whining aside and as much trouble as I make it, I do love Valentine's Day. So much so that I wanted to end my Under cover Ops series with a Valentine's wedding. Now that's romantic, right?
Well, it is if you ignore that the best man is home under FBI duress, his 'girlfriend' is an agent, out to bust his father, and his brother is now the town sheriff...
Well, it is if you ignore that the best man is home under FBI duress, his 'girlfriend' is an agent, out to bust his father, and his brother is now the town sheriff...
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SEX, LIES AND VALENTINES
Con artist Gabriel Black just got busted. By a babe. Drool-worthy (and clearly sneaky) FBI agent Danita Cruz is forcing Gabriel to choose between hard time and scamming his own family for an undercover sting. Now he has to present Danita to his family as his girlfriend. And it's the perfect opportunity to get wickedly even with her....
But Danita has some tricks of her own, and Gabriel's control begins slipping away as raw sexual energy takes over. Their sham relationship starts feeling a lot like...well, the real deal. The Big Question is, will overwhelming desire be enough to make a liar go legit?
Here’s a peek
at Gabriel’s first day back in Black Oak, just after he hears the news of his
brother’s upcoming marriage: Except
Yeah... I think there’s plenty of romance to be had on Valentine’s Day. J
Tawny Weber has been writing sassy, sexy stories for Harlequin Blaze since her first book hit the shelves in 2007. When not obsessing over deadlines, she’s shopping for cute shoes, scrapbooking or hanging out on Facebook and Twitter. Come by and visit her on the web at www.tawnyweber.com
Yeah... I think there’s plenty of romance to be had on Valentine’s Day. J
So, how about you?
- Are you a fan of Valentine’s
celebrations?
- Any clever gift ideas or fun
ways to enjoy the holiday I can add to my list of maybes?
- And do you have a favorite Valentine’s memory?
Tawny Weber has been writing sassy, sexy stories for Harlequin Blaze since her first book hit the shelves in 2007. When not obsessing over deadlines, she’s shopping for cute shoes, scrapbooking or hanging out on Facebook and Twitter. Come by and visit her on the web at www.tawnyweber.com
