The decision to kiss for the first time is the
most crucial in any love story. It changes the
relationship of two people much more strongly
than even the final surrender; because this kiss
already has within it that surrender.
~ Emil Ludwig~revolve around the first kiss--the first truly intimate contact between two people who will become integral to each other's lives.Welcome To My Cyberhome
I write Romance because I love love. It is the root of human hope and the foundation for almost all of the classic tales ever told. It is the lure that pulls us together and the tie that binds us forever.
My stories evolve on the rocky road to winning the heart of another person. They
The first kiss . . . the beginning . . .
ABOUT ME:
A native New Yorker, I brought my family to the Chesapeake Bay region years ago. I am still considered a “come here” by the locals. I have been writing since the days of the typewriter and have handwritten novels tucked beneath my bed that will never see the light of day.
My short stories and humorous articles on the writer’s life have appeared in national magazines and publications. A member of RWA and my local chapter, I have been a judge for the Golden Heart and have won or finaled in several prestigious writing contests. I write paranormal and historical romance and romantic comedy when I'm not fishing, yard-saleing or repairing my home after yet another hurricane.
I live with my husband, a dog, three cats, two parrots and enough wildlife to fill a zoo in a circa 1830 farmhouse, surrounded by woods, water and a Civil War Cemetery. That may explain why many of my stories are peppered with animals and ghosts.
I love to hear from my readers. My email address is: smrarey@aol.com
SIN IN SARAH'S CREEK, a historical romance, placed second in the WSRWA contest and won or placed in several other writing contests.
APPARITION, a gothic novel, won the Richmond National League of American Pen Women's contest and was a finalist in the Smoky Mountain Romance Writers contest.
ABRACA--UH--OH! won last year’s Thunder & Roses contest and honorable mention in this year’s National League of American Pen Women's contest.
DANCE WITH THE DEVIL, an erotic paranormal novella, won honorable mention in The Writers' Workshop literary contest judged by Kurt Vonnegut & Peter Mattiessen.
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