With: Sarah Ballance
I’m a romance
author, so people kind of assume I know how to keep the magic alive, but if I
had to wave around credentials I think I’d go with this: My husband and I can’t
keep our hands off each other. Oh, and we have six kids. (I realize the two
things are slightly related, but stay with me here. Besides, the kids were all
planned, except maybe that last one who surprised us after I was surgically
sterilized.) ANYWAY, if you want to keep the fire burning – especially if
you’ve been staring at the same person for a few years – here are some ways to
make it happen.
1.
Socks. Nothing fancy…just clean.
And in the drawer where they can be found at the ass-crack of why-must-I-be-up-this-early,
because that’s nicer than making your loved one hunt behind the sofa or
wherever your clean laundry ends up. (If this isn’t a familiar problem, then my
kids are clearly more creative than yours)
2.
Switch things up the next time s/he
walks through the door. Don’t mention the kids or the laundry or ask what that
thing on the floor is. Don’t even talk. Just kick a path to the bedroom, remove
just enough clothing to get to the good parts, and hope the wall will hold. Need you now is HOT.
3.
Remember the sock drawer? Drop a
couple of his or her favorite candy bars in there. I mean, is there anything
better than digging for a sock and coming up with chocolate? I didn’t think so.
4.
Clean dishes. Seriously, this
cannot be said enough.
5.
Step away from the devices. You’ll
survive it. I promise. If you don’t have a beach handy, climb a mountain
together. Walk around the block. Get a couple bug bites. While naked. Forget
telling the world about it…make it YOURS.
6.
Talk dirty. Send filthy texts when
you can’t be together (not to be confused with putting down the devices when
you are) and make good on all those wicked promises the first chance you get.
7. Stare. Take a good hard look at that person who rocks your world
and appreciate that they’re yours. And then love them with everything you have,
because they put up with your awesome self, and they deserve it. (That, and the
chocolate are both very much deserved.)
Sarah and her
husband of what he calls “many long, long years” live on the mid-Atlantic coast
with their six young children, all of whom are perfectly adorable when they’re
asleep. She never dreamed of becoming an author, but as a homeschooling mom,
she often jokes she writes fiction because if she wants anyone to listen to
her, she has to make them up. As it turns out, her characters aren’t much
better than the kids, but nevertheless, you’ll find her writing sexy
contemporary romance for Entangled Publishing until they throw her out. To
learn more, visit http://sarahballance.com.
FOR SEVEN NIGHTS ONLY (Chase Brothers #2)
He's made an offer she can't refuse...
Kelsie Reed is over bad luck and bad men. Newly dumped, she’s now the pathetically single maid of honor in her sister's wedding—and her ex is the best man. Her bad luck continues when a plumbing meltdown in her apartment sends her sexy neighbor running to her rescue. He’s got "serial dater" written all over him, which is unfortunate because the man is hot.
Sawyer Chase loves women, but settling down? He’ll leave that to his brothers. But when Kelsie confesses she’s a dating disaster and is about to become the laughing stock of her family wedding, Sawyer takes control. He's got one week to teach her how to land the man of her dreams, and he’ll do it on her terms: no touching, no kissing, and definitely nothing more.
But some rules need to be broken, especially when, for once, there’s something on the line worth fighting for…
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