Can Your Relationship Survive Infidelity?

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Can I survive my husband’s/wife’s affair? If it happened to you, could you find the strength to forgive? Experienced marriage counselors and therapists argue that a spouse’s infidelity is the most excruciating type of bad behavior in a marriage; it can’t be understood unless you experience it firsthand. After uncovering a spouse’s affair several common feelings will invade your body: …

Mystery on Board: Cruising Into Murder

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By Katherine Sharma It’s vacation time, and maybe you’re longing to sail away from it all. You may even be one of the folks actually taking a cruise ship to exotic destinations. But what if there is a murderer hunting among the passengers trapped on that floating hotel? If you don’t mind a frisson of anxiety with your real or …

Be Wary of Dreaming Up Dreams in Your Writing

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By Katherine Sharma Because all people experience dreaming, it is tempting for authors to include a “dream sequence” in works of fiction. Some reasons for fictional dreams include illuminating a character’s suppressed anxieties or desires, creating a foreshadowing or mood, or inserting an explanatory flashback. In general, writing critics discourage the urge to insert dreams because botched efforts are so …

9 Steps To Successful Dating

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Dating has always been an opportunity to meet a wide variety of people and look for the right person; the one who is likely to make you happy for the rest of your life. Modern technology may have made it easier to meet people from anywhere in the world, or even to find your perfect match, according to a computer. …

Life isn’t like the movies. So why do we keep expecting it to be? Sometimes women get caught up in how they think relationships are “supposed to be” instead of just letting them be. In the movies it seems so easy, and men seem to just magically know what their women need, even before she fully knows what she needs. …

4th of July Fiasco

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“You did this on purpose!” Tony spat he words at me, getting so close to my face that I had to back up. He had never hit me during our one year of marriage, but he had a bad temper and I constantly found myself wondering if his rage would ever escalate into a physical attack. “Tony”, I said, shaking …

The Best of My Three Lovers

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For a limited time only, you can enjoy the collected stories of True Romance for $.99! If you act now, you can purchase the ebook version of this great book on Amazon. Check out what else is on sale! I listened to the howling wind and watched the snow fall around me and waited for death. I had neither the …

Add Mystery & Thrills to Your 2016 Beach Reads

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By Katherine Sharma It’s time to pack for that summer vacation, including, of course, a couple of mysteries or thrillers to get the heart pounding and the blood chilled despite the lazy, sunny days ahead. Here are some reviewer-favored suggestions that you may also want to add to your beach reading list. John Hart, who has won two Edgar Awards …

From Jane Austen Film to The Lobster, Love Blooms

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If superhero summer blockbusters at the theaters aren’t your thing, might we suggest some alternative options for your viewing pleasure? If you’re looking for a little romance, comedy and the brilliant writing of Jane Austen, may we suggest Love & Friendship. Directed by Whit Stillman and starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny and Stephen Fry, Love & Friendship centers on beautiful …

Dark Mysteries Shine In Las Vegas Neon Lights

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By Katherine Sharma Last week I took relatives visiting from abroad to Las Vegas–because foreign tourists see its neon-magicked, cigarette-and alcohol-hazed glamorization of fantasy and vice as a top American entertainment experience. The glitz of Sin City long ago ceased to enthrall me, but I admit that the “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” world is a perfect setting …