• Military

    Duty, Honor, Service: Military Romance Naval Manuevers by Dee S Knight @deesknight #Romance #RLFblog #Military

    Duty, Honor, Service: Military Romance Naval Manuevers by Dee S Knight @deesknight #Romance #RLFblog #Military

    Naval Maneuvers, an erotic romance, by Dee S Knight. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I'm Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about the story your author wrote.

    Naval Maneuvers by Dee S Knight

    Genre Erotic romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    Men and women of the armed forces experience love and desire pretty much like everyone else. Except, well, there is that uniform. And the hard-to-resist attraction of "duty, honor, service" as a man might apply them to a woman's pleasure. All things considered, romance among the military is a pretty sexy, compelling force for which you'd better be armed, whether weighing anchor and moving forward into desire, dropping anchor and staying put for passion, or setting a course for renewed love with anchor home.

    Weighing Anchor (allowing a ship to move forward by retrieving the anchor): A professional woman sworn to avoiding all things military finds herself in love with a lieutenant commander in the Navy. Love won't conquer all if she allows her childhood memories to eclipse future happiness.

    Dropping Anchor (securing movement by dropping the anchor): Two people find (surprisingly) that they are both in the Navy and love their chosen professions—until one turns out to be an officer but not a gentleman and the other is a gentleman but not an officer.

    Anchor Home (safe, smooth sailing): When two former lovers find each other after more than a decade, will a long-hidden secret threaten the course of a rekindled romance or be the cause of it?

    Where to buy Naval Maneuvers

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079V62PT3/

    Dee S Knight Social Media

    A few years ago, Dee S Knight began writing, making getting up in the morning fun. During the day, her characters killed people, fell in love, became drunk with power, or sober with responsibility. And they had sex, lots of sex.
    After a while, Dee split her personality into thirds. She writes as Anne Krist for sweeter romances, and Jenna Stewart for ménage and shifter stories. All three of her personas are found on the Nomad Authors website (www.nomadauthors.com). Fortunately, Dee's high school sweetheart is the love of her life and husband to all three ladies! Once a month, look for Dee's Charity Sunday blog posts, where your comment can support a selected charity.
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  • Fantasy

    Is It True: Double Moon Destiny by *lizzie starr @lizziestarr #RLFblog #FantasyRomance

    Get to know Jermanah from Double Moon Destiny by *lizzie starr @lizziestarr #RLFblog #fantasyromance*lizzie starr, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We’re excited to find out more about your heroine, but first, tell us about the book.

    Double Moon Destiny by *lizzie starr

    Genre Fantasy Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    On the night of the Double Moon a child is born, and the destinies of an acolyte and a rebel are changed forever.

    Jermanah, acolyte of the religious Compound, has never been given the opportunity to make her own choices. Although she accepts her way of life and yearns to rise higher in the order, she learns ancient, forbidden healing from the Seer. On the night of the

    Double Moons, a child is born and given into Jermanah’s care until the boy is taken to the king.

    Kierigh was born moments before the rising of the Double Moons, but his twin brother wasn’t so lucky. Rumors flow from the Stronghold—following an ancient prophecy, the king sacrifices the baby boys to increase his power. But Kierigh senses that even after five cycles, his brother still lives.

    When Kierigh’s rebels attack the procession, he takes the babe, and Jermanah, to his hidden camp. The captivating acolyte disrupts Kierigh’s ordered and simple life. He opposes her religion and all the Compound claims to stand for. She’s everything he doesn’t need in his life. Yet she is everything he desires.

    No longer considering herself one of the Compound, Jermanah discovers freedom, and truths she finds difficult to believe. But when the babe is taken from the forest, she will do anything to save the child, including face the leader of the Compound—and the king.

    Can a rebel and an acolyte set aside pride and differences to find a lost brother, defeat evil, and discover their prophecy fulfilling destinies?

    Is it true:

    this is your first book?

    No, although it is close. The original first scene was one of the first I wrote when hoping to write fantasy romance

    this book is part of a series?

    No. At least not yet. I like connecting things, so you never know.

    you lost sleep while writing this book?

    I have no clue.

    you did research for this book?

    Not too much.

    some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)

    Yes. There’s a huge, equine-like war beast owned by one of the characters.

    this book has more than one genre?

    Yes. Fantasy and romance. It’s a great combination!

    you speak more than one language?

    I speak fluid sailor. Oh. That’s probably not what you meant. My 4 years of German were so long ago, I have to say no.

    you grew up where you live now?

    No. But close. About 100 miles away.

    you love to read?

    YES! Any author worth their weight in words should love to read.

    you are never late?

    No. To me being late is being less than 10 minutes early.

    you love pizza?

    Yes. With pineapple! No pepperoni or sausage though.

    you love sushi?

    Nope, uh uh, no way.

    you have a pet?

    I live with my siblings. They aren’t pets. :) But we do have an elderly mini-doxie named Lessa and a distinguished tuxedo cat named Goku. Who doesn’t like me. Except for cat nummies.

    Where to buy Double Moon Destiny

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DCH69HL
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/double-moon-destiny-lizzie-starr/1005445758?ean=9780997754285
    iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/doublemoondestiny/id1390810777?mt=11&ignmpt=uo%3D4
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/double-moon-destiny

    *lizzie starr Social Media

    *lizzie starr always made up games and stories to keep her company. So, a cunning witch lived in Grampa’s weather research station and was only held at bay by waving a certain weed. An ancient road grader morphed into a boat carrying wild adventurers to islands filled with fierce lions and dangerous cannibals, which really looked a lot like sheep. When her 6th grade teacher read to the class, *lizzie discovered the knights of old, Hobbits, and traveling through space and time. Her first written tales delved into fantasy worlds, and she passed many literature classes by handing in stories instead of essays.
    Even though she’d turned up her nose at her mother’s love stories, long night shifts at a nursing home drew her to the facility’s library. There she discovered that romance made tales of fantasy and science fiction more delightful, and the focus of her writing expanded.
    Filled with fantasy, love, and romance with a sparkling twist, the stories of her imagination swirl their way into the mundane world and into her reader’s hearts.
    When *lizzie must return to a more routine life, she’s *the Lunch Lady* at a private school. Author and lunch lady~~what a combination!
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  • Cancer Awareness

    And then stuff happened #CancerAwareness by Vicki Batman @VickiBatman author of Temporarily Employed #RLFblog

    And then stuff happened #CancerAwareness by Vicki Batman @VickiBatman author of Temporarily Employed #RLFblog

    Welcome to day three of Cancer Awareness posts for 2021 on RLFblog. Today's guest is Vicki Batman.

    It's been a while...

    I haven't written about Handsome and the trials and tribulations due to throat cancer and his treatment over the past fifteen years. Mostly, we thought all was good.

    Turned out, stuff happened.

    Here's the story: Handsome cut himself, shaving over the plate area of his left jaw, right where the radiation hit him hardest, causing poor blood circulation. The area spread to the size of an eraser and then grew to a half inch. Then bigger. We knew what that meant-a visit to the reconstructive plastic surgeon.

    Handsome went to the doctor, who determined tissue from his back would be used, mainly because arteries were larger. The vessel feeding the "flap" would cross under his chin to connect with his right carotid. All sounded good, and surgery was scheduled for July 20.

    On the Sunday before the surgery, we took off for Houston, staying at a hotel suite five minutes from the medical district. The following day, we navigated to the hospital. Covid protocols dictated no valet parking, clean hands before entering, wear the mask they provided. Tests were done. At our plastic surgeon's visit, we discussed the surgery again. All decided a "go" for the next morning.

    At 5:30 A.M., we arrived for admission. Handsome went to pre-op, and staff readied him for the operation. By 7, the nurses wheeled him to surgery, and I went to the waiting area.

    Before noon, the volunteer called my name and said the doctor wanted to meet with me. The doctor? We settled in a consultation room, where he explained surgery did not proceed as planned. The right carotid artery (probably brittle from radiation) sprung a leak. The doctor went into lifesaving mode, called a vascular surgeon who used a stent, who then called a neurosurgeon to make sure Handsome didn't stroke. The doctor took Handsome's right pectoral and laid it along his neck. A graft from his left leg covered this. The doctor said there would be no more surgeries unless needed for lifesaving measures.

    We were disappointed but understood. The risk was too high.

    Handsome stayed in the hospital until the Sunday after surgery. He looked great. Lost some weight. Wanted to rest and get back to normal. A week after surgery, we went to the reconstructive plastic surgeon's office for a checkup. A drain was removed. We stayed for two more days. After another check on Friday, we loaded up and began the drive home.

    Only we didn't get far.

    Handsome asked me to pull over, saying he lost vision in his right eye. I did, and we sat for a long while; so long, the police came by. We returned to the hospital's emergency room, where I dropped him at the entry and turned to navigate through the creepy parking garage.

    That's when I lost it.

    I called #2son and cried. I wanted to go home. I wanted to be with my family and the Adora-poos. I wanted my life.

    I found my way back to the emergency room, and a kind security guard guided me inside where Handsome sat, waiting to be called. After an hour, we talked with an emergency room doctor. She and another doctor decided because of the possible stroke risk, Handsome had to be admitted.

    Over two days, Handsome saw ten doctors, did a lot of neurological tests, repeated for every doctor his vision loss story, had a CT scan and an MRI done, and ophthalmology testing.

    Late Sunday night, the neuro doctor came to his room to review the MRI. He flipped through the images, saying, "nothing. Nothing. Good."

    No one knew what had happened. A TIA? Maybe. A vascular spasm? Maybe. No one knew for sure.

    We stayed one more night. I loaded us in the car Monday morning and headed out. The drive exhausted Handsome. Once home, I sent him upstairs and unpacked.

    So since?

    Recovery was challenging. The surgical site looked darn good, except for the area under the chin, which improved slowly. Fatigue swamped him. Handsome lost thirteen pounds, and because he drinks his nutrition, he had a hard time gaining weight and maintaining a higher blood pressure.

    Five weeks later, I saw how the surgical site improved greatly. We had few answers for the fatigue. He scheduled a six-week checkup. All determined he looked great. The one-minute vision loss was probably because of low blood pressure.

    So what is his future? All we know is we will continue with our plans for trips and living.

    I say this every time I blog for RLF Cancer Week. Do Not Smoke. The Number One reason for throat cancer is smoking. But no one knows for sure how Handsome got it as he wasn't a smoker. Our sincere hope by sharing his story is we help someone. Be healthy. Maintain a good weight and eat right. Exercise. Socialize.

    Cancer is a booger bear.

    And then stuff happened #CancerAwareness by Vicki Batman @VickiBatman author of Temporarily Employed #RLFblogWhen your dream job disappears, your new SUV gets wiped out, and you're desperate for cash, what do you do? Hattie Cook becomes temporarily employed...

    Temporarily Employed: A Humorous Romantic Mystery

    Hattie Cooks Mystery Book 1

    Genre Cozy mystery

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): G

    Hattie Cook's dream job is down the toilet and her new SUV violated. Desperate for cash to cover the basic necessities of rent and food, she takes a temporary job at Buy-Rite insurance company where she uncovers an embezzling scam tied to the death of a former employee—the very one she replaced. The last thing she wants is to clash with By-the-Book Detective Wellborn, no matter how much he makes her heart pound.

    Allan Charles Wellborn has secretly adored Hattie all his life. He evolved from a pocket protector-wearing geek to a handsome police detective. When the police determine there's more to the death of a former Buy Rite employee, he steps in to lead the investigation. Overly dedicated, always perfect, he puts his job first, even if doing so ultimately hurts the one he loves.

    Can the killer be found before Hattie's time is up?

    Where to buy Temporarily Out of Luck

    Publisher The Wild Rose Press
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N4J5FDQ

    Vicki Batman Social Media

    Vicki Batman has sold many romantic comedy works to magazines, several publishers, and most recently, two humorous romantic mysteries. Along the way, she has picked up awards and bestsellers. Avid Jazzerciser. Handbag lover. Mahjong player. Yoga practitioner. Movie fan. Book devourer. Chocaholic. Best Mom ever. And adores Handsome Hubby. Most days begin with her hands set to the keyboard and thinking "What if??"

    Website http://vickibatman.blogspot.com/ 

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  • Cancer Awareness

    Mom delivered the news – “stage four” #CancerAwareness by Sadira Stone @SadiraStone #RLFblog

    Welcome to day two of Cancer Awareness posts for 2021 on RLFblog. Today’s guest is Sadira Stone.

    Mom delivered the news - "stage four" #CancerAwareness by Sadira Stone @SadiraStone #RLFblogThanks so much, Kayelle, for welcoming me to your blog.

    Cancer research is a cause very near to my heart, because my mama is a breast cancer patient. By the time the cancer was discovered, it had already metastasized to her bones. I’ll never forget the day she called to deliver the terrible news: “It’s stage four. Please come.”

    Thank goodness, she lives near an excellent cancer treatment center, Kaiser Permanente of South San Francisco, and is getting good care. The side effects of her treatment are rough at times, but she was diagnosed at age 79, and at 81 she’s still with us and enjoying life. In fact, we gathered in August to celebrate her 81st birthday in the California Redwoods near Santa Cruz—our first in-person gathering of the whole family since the pandemic began. Since we’d just moved to Las Vegas, I brough Mom a cap covered in Vegas bling. She loved it! Here she is enjoying her birthday cake.

    Cancer has taken so many friends over the years, and now my siblings and I plan each family holiday gathering with special care, building memories while we still can. I pray for the day when science finally erases this awful disease, saving lives that would otherwise be lost too soon.

    The heroine of Christmas Rekindled: Bangers Tavern Romance One, lost her mother to cancer when she was only thirteen, and that loss damaged her relationship with her father, a wound she tries to heal in the course of the story. Though humorous and steamy, this holiday story delves into family reconciliation and the importance of found family. I hope you’ll take a look!

    Christmas Rekindled: Bangers Tavern Romance One by Sadira Stone

    Genre: Contemporary Romance Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    When two Scrooges unite to save a bar in trouble, a kiss under the mistletoe sparks the sexiest Christmas miracle ever.

    Bartender River Lundqvist has a damn good reason for hating Christmas. Bangers Tavern is the perfect place to lay low over the holidays—until Charlie walks in. His first encounter with the saucy server nine years ago was utter humiliation. Her reappearance stirs up powerful desires and hopes for a new start. But the timing is all wrong.

    Back in Tacoma to care for her estranged dad over the holidays, freelance web designer Charlie Khoury braces herself for the suckiest Christmas ever. A temporary job at Bangers Tavern gives her a chance to escape Dad’s criticism and blow off some steam. But why does the hunky bartender seem to hate her?

    A pretend girlfriend is just what River needs to keep his family off his back—until a kiss under the mistletoe flares hot enough to melt the North Pole. When greedy developers threaten Bangers Tavern, River and Charlie must team up to save it. Their sizzling chemistry feels like the real thing—but everyone knows rebound relationships don’t last.

    Come to Bangers Tavern for an enemies-to-lovers tale of reconciliation, found family, holiday cocktails, and the steamiest Christmas miracle ever.

    Available from your favorite online bookseller: https://books2read.com/b/3JjPxP

    Mom delivered the news - "stage four" #CancerAwareness by Sadira Stone @SadiraStone #RLFblog

    Sadira Stone Social Media

    Ever since her first kiss, Sadira’s been spinning steamy tales in her head. After leaving her teaching career in Germany, she finally tried her hand at writing one. Now she’s a happy citizen of Romancelandia, penning contemporary romance and cozy mysteries from her home in Washington State. When not writing, which is seldom, she explores the Pacific Northwest with her charming husband, enjoys the local music scene, belly dances, plays guitar badly, and gobbles all the books.
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  • Cancer Awareness

    “Blah blah CANCER blah blah” by Pia Manning, author of Finding Home @PiaManning #RLFblog #CancerAwareness

    Welcome to day one of Cancer Awareness posts for 2021 on RLFblog. Today’s guest is Pia Manning.


    "Blah blah CANCER blah blah" by  Pia Manning, author of Finding Home @PiaManning #RLFblog #CancerAwarenessIn 2007 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. A routine mammogram found my tumor in the early stages of its development – well before I knew the little bastard had taken up residence in my breast.

    My experience with cancer is not as gut wrenching and difficult as many other women’s. I was lucky. That said, ‘You have cancer’ ranks right up there on the list of horrible things one can hear. I hope none of you have to sit in a cold, white room and listen to those words…

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    His thumb drew circles on the back of my hand. He squeezed my cold fingers. “Whatever it is, we’ll deal with it,” he reassured me.

    I nodded, not really listening.

    Two soft knocks announced the arrival of the man in the white coat. Let the show begin.

    He leaned against the door and shuffled his feet. His hands clutched a clipboard fat with paperwork. My biopsy and lab results, I presumed. His gaze swept the room, and he made no move to come any closer. I wondered why he stayed beside the door -maybe so he could duck out in a hurry. Not the kind of behavior I expected from someone who delivered the results of life changing pathology reports every day. You’d think he’d be used to tears by now.

    “I have some very bad news, and then some very good news.” The surgeon pushed away from the door and sat down. “You have breast cancer.”

    My husband’s grip tightened and he shifted towards me.

    I stared at a point in space, not focused on anything. Air molecules maybe.

    The doctor then explained the good news. My prognosis: merry and bright. The mammogram had detected my tumor before it had a chance to spread. I was one of the fortunate ones; I’d need a minimal amount of medical intervention.

    I didn’t hear any of it. I never got past, “You have breast cancer.” They tell me that’s a very normal response. They told me a lot of things.

    There are things they didn’t tell me about. Like the tidal wave of anger that swamped me. Not simply a passing emotion, my anger burned brightly for a long time-the kind of fury that keeps one warm at night. This was especially true when, two years later, the man holding my hand that awful day received a cancer diagnosis of his own.

    They didn’t prepare me for the isolation cancer imposes. Other people’s reactions proved to be an interesting study in human behavior. Some simply didn’t know what to say. Uncomfortable, they avoided me. For others, I represented their worst nightmare. Oh! She has cancer! Run! ‘It’s not contagious!’ I wanted to yell. But it didn’t matter.

    My husband and our offspring struggled to support me. Desperate to help me carry the emotional load, they asked, “What can we do? What do you need?” The truth? I didn’t know. While contemplating your own mortality the realization hits that you might lose everything: sunsets, macaroni and cheese and everyone you love. Priorities shift and change. Your world spins on a different axis. That’s a hell of a lot to work through. Lost, I didn’t know how to help them, help me. I will never fully understand how hard they fought to strengthen our bonds and keep our connections alive. I’m just grateful they did.

    My mom, also a cancer survivor, told me that in time I wouldn’t think about cancer every day. She also told me that day would be a long time coming.

    EPILOGUE

    My mom proved correct. I no longer check myself for lumps at stop signs and red lights. I’ve celebrated fourteen cancer free years, and I am grateful for each and every one. During those fourteen years our daughters and son have found their soul mates, and four grandchildren have entered the world. Finding my tumor early gave me those years.

    I worry about my daughters and this awful family legacy they’ve inherited. My mother-in-law, their other grandmother, is also a breast cancer survivor. While it’s true no one can predict with certainty whether they’ll become breast cancer patients too, their odds are certainly higher. At least they’re aware of the risk and have discussed their situations with their doctors.

    There are new treatments, drug and guidelines announced every few years. Also new in the field are better methods of early detection. Figuring out who needs what, when, gets confusing. Talk to your doctor.

    Mammograms save lives. I know. Mine was one of them.

    A mammogram only works if you get one! So, pick up the phone and make that appointment. Know someone else who also should pick up that phone? Hold their hand, nag, whatever you need to do…


    Can new vet Elizabeth Faulkner love two men? In Pia Manning’s new small town menage romance, Finding Home, she must decide if her heart will allow both Brent and Luke Callahan in.

    Pia, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! We support all furbabies, real life or fictional. We want to know all about your Fiction Furbaby, but first, please tell us about Finding Home: Caveman Creek Bk 1.

    Finding Home: Caveman Creek Book 1 by Pia Manning

    Genre Contemporary, Small Town, Menage Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): NC 17-X

    Newly licensed vet Elizabeth Faulkner only needs two things: New clients for her practice and a decent place to live for herself and her disabled little sister. When her sister inherits an old farmhouse in Pinecone Creek, Wisconsin, Elizabeth thinks at least one wish has been granted. But a greedy land developer will stop at nothing to get her land, and her new clients Brent and Luke Callahan, are more interested in a relationship than her vet skills. Brent and Luke have waited years for their forever woman. They know their wait is over once they see Elizabeth. But can she love two men? Can Elizabeth provide a home for her sister before the little girl becomes lost in the foster system? Welcome to Caveman Creek where the men behave a little like Neanderthals when it comes to their women

    Where to buy Finding Home: Caveman Creek Book 1

    Publisher SirenBookstrand https://www.bookstrand.com/book/finding-home-mfm

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Caveman-Creek-Publishing-Menage-ebook/dp/B096L94M5V

    Pia Manning Social Media

    I live in the northwoods territory of Wisconsin with my spousal unit, Blondie girl, and three spoiled felines. When not writing, I can be found dog walking, reading, playing Clash of Clans or crocheting.
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  • Character Interviews,  Erotic,  Stressing the Hero

    Stressing the Hero from The Gazillionaire and the Virgin a scorching #HotRead #Romance by Lisabet Sarai @lisabetsarai #RLFblog

    When Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rachel Zelinsky meets reclusive genius Theo Moore, she finds him strangely compelling. Theo is both arrogant and socially awkward, but he has an aura of power that speaks to Rachel’s carefully-hidden submissive side.

    The Gazillionaire and the Virgin

    Genre MF Contemporary BDSM Erotic Romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): X

    Disturbed and aroused, she tries to focus on her original objective—a deal to incorporate his Artificial Intelligence software into her company’s popular virtual world. Rachel’s not a woman who lets pleasure interfere with business, but for some reason, she can’t resist Theo’s geeky appeal.

    Theo Moore can’t be bought. His past battles with poverty make him deeply suspicious of the billionaire CEO. Still, with her voluptuous curves and brilliant mind, Rachel embodies his ultimate sexual fantasy. Too bad his knowledge about sex derives from extensive research and a stash of kinky porn rather than real-world experience.

    That doesn’t bother Rachel, however. In his bed—in his arms—in his bonds—she discovers the bliss of total surrender. Rachel may be Theo’s first lover, but Theo is Rachel’s first true Master—and the first man to truly touch her heart. It seems that love may harmonize their differing goals and values, until Rachel’s unwitting violation of Theo’s trust threatens to tear them apart forever.

    Stressing The Hero

    Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.

    The Hero’s Relaxed Side

    This hero is at a party. Considering his story, describe the party.

    Theo actually does attend a party in the book, a fund-raising event for his technology charity Code in the Hood (CIH) that’s organized by the heroine, Rachel Zelinsky. The event takes place at the Computer History Museum, a real museum in Silicon Valley. There’s an open bar, a buffet, a band playing soft rock, and lots of technology executives with cash to burn milling around.

    He’s anything but relaxed, though!

    How does the hero feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying that gives it away?

    He’d rather be almost anywhere else. He parks himself at a table in the corner and fidgets with the CIH brochures stacked up in the center, at least until Rachel drags him out to socialize with potential donors.

    Is he more likely to mingle or remain aloof?

    He’d much rather remain aloof, but Rachel won’t let him. However, once he gets started talking about the charity which is his personal passion, his nervousness disappears.

    If he drinks, what is his drink of choice at this party?

    At this party he has his first taste of champagne. And he likes it very much!

    How much drink is his usual?

    Theo hardly ever drinks. Once he tastes the champagne, though, he wants more.

    The hero figures out where the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or to go drag a friend back to the party?

    Theo would love to hide. Crowds and strangers make him terribly anxious.

    Is he likely to latch onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that others latch onto?

    He hangs on to Rachel for dear life. She’s the only person he knows at the party, and the only one who can keep him from panicking.

    If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?

    If you asked Theo this question in the abstract, he’d tell you that he’d run and hide. In fact, he’d probably try to break up the fight, then possibly freak out afterward.

    Is the hero the one most likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?

    He’s not likely to get tossed out. He’s generally pretty mild-mannered. It’s pretty difficult to imagine him tossing anyone else out, though physically he could manage this.

    Will he know when to leave, or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?

    He’d rather not be there at all, so he’d probably leave as soon as he could slip away.

    The Hero’s Stressed Out Side

    How does the hero handle it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was blameless in a situation?

    He will try to reason with the cops. He might get sarcastic. If he’s not successful in convincing them to release him, he’ll probably sulk.

    How does the hero react to hearing a scream?

    His first reaction will be to try and discover who screamed, and why. If he believes someone is being hurt, he’ll temporarily forget his self-consciousness

    If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?

    He wonders what was going on, and why.

    If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?

    In fact, he probably wades into the fray, trying to pull the assailant off the victim. Later, he won’t believe he’s done this.

    This hero attempts to rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he do?

    When Theo can’t utilize his physical skills to implement the rescue, he’ll fall back on his intellectual abilities. He’ll try to figure out some way to trick his opponents, or to sneak away.

    The hero runs into the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the situation and must interact with him/her in some way. What does he do?

    He becomes very stiff and formal. He keep his words to a minimum, saying only what is absolutely necessary.

    Someone younger than the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?

    He’s surprisingly bossy, giving instructions and perhaps getting a bit impatient if the person in charge doesn’t obey. He might resort to sarcasm or ridicule.

    The hero is in physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell himself in order to get through the situation?

    He thinks about the safety and comfort of his home, and how good it will feel to finally arrive there.

    What mentor’s words come to mind in a bad situation?

    “Don’t underestimate yourself. Expect to succeed.”

    What lesson from his past gets him through a stressful situation?

    He remembers how he saved Rachel from a cyber-assault. That reminds him how powerful he really is.

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