Kimber Chin

Kenneth Branagh broke my heart
when he split with Emma Thompson
in 1995.
They seemed such a cute couple.

He is starring with the often crazy Tom Cruise
in Valkyrie
(haven’t watched that yet)

This is, of course, the hot look
but instead of black on black on black,
his shirt is ink blue.
A great option if you can’t match blacks perfectly.

Photo taken by
Det.Logan
(Click on name for copyright information)

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I love the sea.
Unfortunately I live far from it
but I visit the ocean
as much as possible.
I read a great high sea romance in December
that I would LOVE to share with you.

At the end of January,
I’m giving away a E-Book copy (in PDF) of

The Tiger’s Lady
By
Christine Scheel

Spies, dashing captains,
outspoken heroines,
what more can you ask for?

To enter (ONCE please) to win a copy,
leave a comment at the bottom of this page
telling me the name of my February release
(I am really, really, REALLY excited about this book).
You can find the answer here.
I’ll draw a name at the end of the month.

I’ll also add your email to my notification list
for the next contest.
I’ll ONLY be contacting you about contests
and you can, of course, drop off the list
at any time
with a simple ‘no thanks’ reply email.

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Anne lay on the grass, staring up at the stars. Tomorrow… tomorrow, Stevie would marry Eric.  The bouquet was ready for pick up, Nance said.  Everything was ready. 

She should be feeling happy for her boss, she WAS happy for her boss, Anne corrected but she also felt…

Jealous

Would she ever care for a man like Stevie cared for Eric? Would she ever be loved in return?

The North Star twinkled down on her, drawing Anne back in time…

$“Why does everyone love Ginny more than they love me, Daddy?”Anne felt her Dad’s shoulder shift behind her ten year old head.”It isn’t that they love Ginny more, pigeon,” his deep voice rumbled, so sure. Her Dad always knew all the right answers.”Then what is it?” She didn’t understand. She tried so hard to get people to like her but Ginny with her golden hair and easy smile charmed them without even trying.”See that star, pigeon?” He pointed at the North Star.

“Yes.”

“And see that one?” His finger moved an inch to the right.

“Yes.” What did stars have to do with love?

“Which one is better?”

She didn’t know. “The big one.” Was that the right answer?

“Is bigger better?”

“Its brighter.” She so wanted to be right.

“Is brighter better?”

Anne scrunched up her nose in confusion. “I don’t know, Daddy.” He always told her that if she didn’t know, she should say she didn’t know.

“It gets your attention first though, doesn’t it?”

“Yes.”

“Will it always?”

“No.” This she did know. “Mrs. Bennett” her teacher “said stars burn out.”

“And when that happens, people will look at the other star first, won’t they?”

Like they would look at her first.  She was the dim star. And Ginny was the bright star. Anne thought about that for a few minutes. “When will my star shine, Daddy?”

“I don’t know, pigeon.” She got a squeeze from her Dad. “But it will shine, I promise you.”

And it would because her Daddy always kept his promises.

$Years later, Anne was still waiting for her Dad to keep his promise. Waiting for her star to shine. Waiting for someone to see her first.

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