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Hi Sarah, I read your posting and your comments are valid. I think that in the case of Gideon and Eva we need to suspend our disbelief. The material is so emotionally heavy and dark, that add more "mundane reality" might just turn the reader off. I couldn't imagine dealing with such heavy material, plus a ten-twelve hour day and then have to deal with the plethora of other issues that all the other characters bring to Gideon and Eva.  I need the fantasy of Gideon and Eva working less hours. They need those hours to have sex, eat, rest and then to solve the problems of everyone else.Â

Hi Sarah, I have posed this question before; what is fanfiction? Who writes it? Where can one find it? Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.Â

Hi Sarah, I was thinking about your suggestion of R.P. and I don't think that he actually has the physical stature to play either of these roles. I think that both of these characters are either 6'2' or 6'4' and RP isn't that tall. He also isn't physically muscular either. I am not sure if he could build a good forty pounds of muscle. How do you think RP might overcome his physical limitations and make the viewer believe that he is either character? Any ideas? What do you think?Â

Hi Nrock, This is where I don't mind suspending my disbelief. So many other things in the book deal with such heavy issues. It is no wonder that Gideon and Eva keep 9-5 hours. They are too busy keeping ex's at bay, battling and killing a crazed stalker and rapist and have a plethora of other whacky characters who dump their issues on Gideon and Eva.  I am glad that they get to spend those six hours; making love, eating and solving all of the world's problems. Â

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    Hi ShazScott1980 & Claudine, You both make really good points. I don't think that R. Pat is 6'4' either. I just can't see him fulfilling the physical requirements of either character.

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Hi GLH, I haven't read the Twilight Series either. I never really quite understood the appeal, but I could be missing something great. Who knows...

Hi Sharon, At the end of the day, love is love. You met and married the man that you meant to be with. I hope your sister found someone to share her life with as well.Â

Hi Sharon & Ladies, What is fan fiction please?

Guten Morgen SME, I am quickly learning to wait and see what Monica's story is. The big question will be if Monica really did love Mr. Barker or not. I hope all the ladies in the forum prayers come true and that we get the next book sooner rather than later! Sharon had mentioned something about Monica's story being told in the next book, which means we will finally get some answers!

  Guten Morgen SME, I would like to begin this posting by saying thank you for sharing your story with me. I am awed by the similarities of our stories! My mother’s family also survived the war. They too, faced hardships, desperate poverty and hunger. The difference with my family is that my mother had her family with her, so that regardless of the challenges, she had someone to “walk†with her.  I can completely understand your challenges with having to deal with a mother with such huge emotional scars. Surviving such an ordeal can leave a person very hard and sometimes almost bitter (because of their experiences).  You were so right!! These people walk around with HUGE GAPING OPEN WOUNDS that are on the INSIDE!!! That is why it can be so challenging to deal with someone like this.  My heart goes out to you, because you did everything that a person/child would do. You tried to fix your mother, you tried to make her happy and maybe you even blamed yourself a little because no matter what you did or did not do, you couldn’t fix your mom. I know, because I tried too.  After I went on my journey to find my answers about my mom, I eventually learned that it wasn’t my job to fix my mother or her problems. I am just incredibly sad that I never got to know my mother as a human being. I wish that my mother could have seen me at my University graduation(s)…so many things that she missed because she was so unhappy. I wish for you that you find peace and blessings with your mother. Even if she never changes, just know that somewhere in her spirit; she loves you wishes only the very best for you and is sorry that she isn’t able to show it. She is still here. There is still time my friend. There is always hope.   Now that I have stopped crying and have cleared my laptop of my tears, because quite frankly I was a little afraid that I might get an electrical shock from all the tears on the keyboard (If I continued to type), I can continue and try to make this a positive posting for you and all of the other members.  I was thinking about Monica and about everyone’s postings and I think that she is the one character that will surprise me the most. I keep reacting to her actions on a visceral level and I think that is what might be potentially clouding my judgment about her. I think it will be really interesting to see what her “back-story†is.  I would like to think that whatever happened to my mother during her lifetime, all has been healed for her. She is now in a better place. She is with God (or whichever higher power a person believes in).  I also know that I now have a guardian angel that watches over me. No matter what is going on in my life, someone in heaven is on my side and is cheering me on. My “heavenly†relatives are with me in spirit.  You are also so correct about the “seductive qualities†of money!! A person really needs to know themselves before ever being faced with such a situation, but it doesn’t always work out that way.   Now I am done typing. You can rest your eyes from such a long posting!

Hi SME, Tell your mom not to worry one little bit! My Aunt speaks German fluently! My dad understand but he doesn't really speak the language. If your mom speaks any other languages I am sure we will find a way to communicate.  During the war, my Aunt and my father had to learn several languages as a matter of necessity. My Aunt still speaks it fluently and she makes fun of me when I try to speak it. Well really, to sit and listen to me trying and speak German would be a funny experience.  Don't you worry about your German either. If you are ever in Canada, let me know and I will send my Aunt on the airplane to come and translate for you. I just have to warn you though, my Aunt is almost 87 years old and is a little bit cranky. She also has an unusual love of polyester skirts! She calls polyester the "FREEDOM FABRIC"!! It is the greatest fabric invention, since the man who discovered peniciliin!  Go figure....

Good morning Ms. Mam2e, I hope you had a lovely weekend.  I read your posting and I think that it is final step for every child to see their parents as human beings with flaws and foibles. I know that I used to think that my parents would live forever and they were "superhuman". Nothing could ever touch them. I got a very rude awakening when my mom died. I then quickly realized that my parents were living breathing human beings with past lives other than just being parents.  I hope that one day, if I am ever blessed to have children, that they would look at me as a human being who has many flaws and faults, but that despite these flaws, that I am a person who is deserving of compassion, forgiveness and understanding. Â

You are very funny lady! Your lovely style of writing reminds me a lot of my Aunts! They are absolutely a riot!!  They have such funny sayings and have such lively personalities once a person gets over their little quirks. I'll give you an example.  I have one Aunt who loves to wear tight jeans and my Aunt has a rubinesque figure (so perhaps wearing tight jeans may not be the best style for her). I said to her "Auntie did your jeans shrink a little? They look a little tight."  My Aunt replied: "That's the way I like my jeans. It makes me look so sexy! See look here (which she pointed to her tummy which was hanging over the jeans because they were way too tight). I now have a built in floatation device! Now if I fall into the ocean, I have a life preserver (life ring) to keep me afloat! Now I can float in the ocean safely until they (the good looking men on ships) can come and rescue me! Perfect!!" My Aunt then burst out laughing!  Ever since then I nicknamed her  Auntie Life Preserver.  I think laughter is in my family blood. If we can cry over serious hurts then we can laughter until we pee our pants too! I hope I have made sense. Â

Hi SME, I think that all those lovely photos that have been posted have helped to pass the time in a most pleasant way.  I am neither attached to one "rendition" of Gideon or another. I am open to see what you envision Gideon as. I will wait patiently of course and in the mean time I will enjoy all of the lovely photos that any of the ladies wish to share.

Guten Morgen SME, I read your posting and I just wanted to clarify with you that I don't work in a hospital. I am also not a family physician or a nurse. I am in the healthcare profession. I am in private practice and am in graduate school right now. I have worked in Europe and across Canada.  I don't discuss my professional life or give many specifics about where I live for several reasons. I was "stalked" by someone during my undergraduate years and had to move several times as a result. Suffice it to say, I didn't even know what was going on until an apartment resident asked me how my "boyfriend" was. They also asked me why I hadn't told them about said man.  I had several incidents occurring in my home that I just blamed on fatigue (I thought perhaps I was too tired or had forgotten that I had done something); a glass was on my counter still sweating with lemonaide, the television channels were different, the cushions on the sofa looked like someone had been sitting or sleeping there.  My suscpicions were confirmed when I got my telephone bill. Someone had been in the home making several long distance phone calls while I was in class or at work. The final straw was when I got attackd in broad daylight on campus while students just sat and watched. By the grace of God something startled this man (and it interrupted his attack on me) and I managed to escape.  As a result of serious past experiences, I have had to be very careful about what I reveal. That being said, I can't let past experiences stop me from living. If I don't reach out and try to connect with others then this person wins. I am sorry if there was any misunderstanding. I had been asked about my professional life and had posted this earlier in another thread. I hope that is ok with you (if not then I understand). Â

Hi SME, We are now in the month of July and some of the ladies have been speculating that perhaps Sylvia will release her next book well before the end of the year. Some of the ladies have hoped that the fourth book is released in October (I wish the same!) which would give us three more months to try and match-make.  Who is next...?

Hi SME, It is clear that I have a lot of reading to do. So many of the ladies in the forum are experts on which authors and books are worth reading.  If I want to have something else to discuss I will have to start reading more and faster (I read like a turtle).Â

I hope we get our answers about Monica. I also sincerely hope that I am wrong about how I judged her actions.  Fingers crossed here.Â

Hi Sharon, Thank you for the information. I will have to check those books out. Have a great week.Â

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Hi Everyone, I have been collecting everyone's book lists:   Books: Maya Banks : KGI Series Samantha Young: On Dublin Road On London Road Diana Gabaldon Series Shayla Black: Wicked Series Wicked Ties Decadent Delicious Surrender To Me Belong To Me Mine To Hold Wicked All The Way Ours To Love Olivia Cunnings: Sinners Series Arianne Richmonde: The Pearl Trilogy Forty Shades of Pearl Kyra Davis: Just Another Night Series Raine Miller: The Blackstone Affair      Naked  I hope I got the list correct. If there are any errors please feel free to edit or cut and paste (what ever suites each person).Â