The Small Things
I used to really hate Valentine’s Day.
That may be strange coming from someone who writes romance novels, but I hated Valentine’s Day with a passion until I was 19. I had boyfriends on and off, but it always somehow worked out that I was alone on this particular holiday. That might have had something to do with my general dislike.
At 19, I was working as a cashier at a grocery store while going to college. I had specifically requested to work on Valentine’s Day, which wasn’t a problem because most everyone else requested the day off. I showed up for scheduled evening shift, much to the surprise of some of my male co-workers.
“What are you doing here?” I remember one of them asking. “I figured you’d be on a date.”
No, there were no dates for me, no special someone to spend the day with. There never had been. I explained this to my co-workers and told them that I always made a point to work, instead of sitting alone at home.
One by one, six of these sneaky, sweet guys went through different lines with a single long-stemmed, red rose. They then proceeded to present me with all six roses. It was, by far, the sweetest thing anyone had ever done for me on Valentine’s Day.
As fate would have it, I met the man who would eventually become my husband two months later and I’ve never spent another Valentine’s Day alone again. But I still remember those six young boys and their six beautiful roses. It was a wonderful reminder to appreciate the small things in life and that it really is the thought that counts.
The most dangerous flames burn from within...
Fire's Kiss
by Brittany Pate
Paranormal Romance
November 21, 2017
Being a half-demon isn't easy. Neither is being wooed by a mask-wearing warlord with vengeance on his mind.
Embyr tends her tavern and maintains her quiet life while keeping her dangerous parentage a secret until she's attacked by a hellhound and saved by one of the most feared men in history. For the last eight hundred years, Ryder McLennon, the infamous leader of Death's Horsemen, has used his army to hunt the vampire who killed his wife. Long devoid of any emotion, he's earned a reputation as a murderous madman. But in Embyr, he discovers something that could turn the tide of battle in his favor. Her control over fire can reduce an enemy to ash and her flippant disregard of him heats his blood in ways no one ever has. She's beautiful, powerful and completely different from her violence-loving brethren. Embyr finds herself thrust into a war she wants no part of, targeted by a vicious vampire because of her cooperation with Ryder. As she tries to use her power over fire without letting the madness of her race overcome her, she also has to fight her attraction to a killer bent on her seduction.
About the Author:
Brittany Pate lives in Texas with her husband and son. She is a longtime lover of all things fantasy and romance. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys narrating audio books and drinking entirely too much coffee.
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