Alice Saint loved what she did she gave people the ability to get their lives back by providing them with service animals. One special animal was to be given to Lt Paul Wolfe a special case who was recommended by one of the therapist she worked with.
When the day of the animal exchange to sparks fly for Alice and Paul causing their lives to change in so many different and amazing ways.
What inspired you to write this book?
I love watching soldiers come home from deployment. Its a pastime of mine on Youtube. I spend about twenty minutes watching homecoming videos but what we don't see is what happens after. We don't see the soldiers, of any branch, trying to readjust to life. the hardships they face and I wanted to give some what of an glimpse into that
Where were you born/grew up at?
I was born by the river .... which surprisingly is true. I love Otis Redding's song. Truthfully I was born in Joliet, Il, which sits on the Desplaines River. Joliet is a town were everyone pretty much knew everyone. You could not mention my name and not have people asking if I was the daughter or granddaughter of someone. It was tiring but also fulfilling
If you knew you'd die tomorrow, how would you spend your last day?
At the beach, I'm a water baby. I love to swim and the beach is my favorite place to be. I know most would say with family which I love but I would love to be at the beach looking out over the water remembering the good life I built. I would not dwell on the past. I would just reflect on it and hope my children would have a wonderful and fulfilling life after I was gone.
How to find time to write as a parent?
Naptime and bedtime are the two most important writing times of my days. Since I have a toddler and a teen when the toddler is sleeping I write and when they both are sleeping I am writing
How long have you been writing?
Since freshman year of high school so almost 20 years. oh my gosh I just told you my age ...lol
What is your writing process? For instance do you do an outline first?
There is no outline. I did that once and found I didn't care for it. My style is writing the whole novella, such a fancy word; and an accurate one since most of my books are only about eighty to ninety pages long. Once its written I go back through it and make changes or take things out. There are about two or three rewrites to any story I publish. I'm a little anal when it comes to my novellas because I want them to flow clearly and no one to be lost in an story.
What is something unique/quirky about you?
I love old movies. I am talking about black and white- the stories are completely about love and heartbreak. TCM, Turner Classic Movies, is one of my favorite tv channels and I watch it as many times as I can. Also my Dad and Mom love Westerns. John Wayne, the Big Valley, Bonanza. I grew up on them and love watching old episodes with my Mom and with my Dad. I can watch John Wayne movies and have a great time with it just being us and these movies or tv shows. Its so great.
Tell us something really interesting that's happened to you!
As everyone does these days I was on an online dating website. I was asked on a date by someone I was talking to on the site. I should have balked when he said we were going to happy hour, or Appy Hour because it was Applebees and everything was half price. When we meet everything was all right. Then I ordered an iced tea and he said ‘I guess I can buy a beautiful woman a drink’. Dude it was just iced tea, mind you he ordered water. Then we started talking about my dog at the time and he said he didn’t like animals and if we started dating I could come home and my dog would not be breathing. He threatened to kill my dog. So right then I knew the date was over.
What can we expect from you in the future?
Well I'm taking the rest of 2017 off to work on several books that are scheduled to come out next year, but before I can take the time I will have two books to come out before the end of November. One is the end of a trilogy and another is one I finished last year but was so tired writing that I've just gotten around to the final rewrites.
Do you have any advice to give aspiring writers?
Get a good editor or find a website with several good editors and check out as many as you can. Make sure your story is cohesive don’t start with an idea in the beginning then change the whole dynamic midway through because reviews can be brutal. Read the bad reviews- they help you learn what needs to be changed, my sister gave me that advise because when I would get a back review I would sulk for days on end. Don’t take the bad reviews to heart they are opinions and if you know you are good at writing or telling stories then continue cause you can only get better with time. Know you audience and don’t be afraid to step out of the box a time or two. I write a great romance. Heartache and pain seem to be my thing but I'm a Science fiction fan so a few of my novellas have leaned towards the paranormal and I think I love those the best. I love building a world that’s no different than ours- except people are werewolves, bears, tigers or vampires- but I love it. And that’s truthfully it. If you have the passion and you love what you do then do it because it will always be with you
I love watching soldiers come home from deployment. Its a pastime of mine on Youtube. I spend about twenty minutes watching homecoming videos but what we don't see is what happens after. We don't see the soldiers, of any branch, trying to readjust to life. the hardships they face and I wanted to give some what of an glimpse into that
Where were you born/grew up at?
I was born by the river .... which surprisingly is true. I love Otis Redding's song. Truthfully I was born in Joliet, Il, which sits on the Desplaines River. Joliet is a town were everyone pretty much knew everyone. You could not mention my name and not have people asking if I was the daughter or granddaughter of someone. It was tiring but also fulfilling
If you knew you'd die tomorrow, how would you spend your last day?
At the beach, I'm a water baby. I love to swim and the beach is my favorite place to be. I know most would say with family which I love but I would love to be at the beach looking out over the water remembering the good life I built. I would not dwell on the past. I would just reflect on it and hope my children would have a wonderful and fulfilling life after I was gone.
How to find time to write as a parent?
Naptime and bedtime are the two most important writing times of my days. Since I have a toddler and a teen when the toddler is sleeping I write and when they both are sleeping I am writing
How long have you been writing?
Since freshman year of high school so almost 20 years. oh my gosh I just told you my age ...lol
What is your writing process? For instance do you do an outline first?
There is no outline. I did that once and found I didn't care for it. My style is writing the whole novella, such a fancy word; and an accurate one since most of my books are only about eighty to ninety pages long. Once its written I go back through it and make changes or take things out. There are about two or three rewrites to any story I publish. I'm a little anal when it comes to my novellas because I want them to flow clearly and no one to be lost in an story.
What is something unique/quirky about you?
I love old movies. I am talking about black and white- the stories are completely about love and heartbreak. TCM, Turner Classic Movies, is one of my favorite tv channels and I watch it as many times as I can. Also my Dad and Mom love Westerns. John Wayne, the Big Valley, Bonanza. I grew up on them and love watching old episodes with my Mom and with my Dad. I can watch John Wayne movies and have a great time with it just being us and these movies or tv shows. Its so great.
Tell us something really interesting that's happened to you!
As everyone does these days I was on an online dating website. I was asked on a date by someone I was talking to on the site. I should have balked when he said we were going to happy hour, or Appy Hour because it was Applebees and everything was half price. When we meet everything was all right. Then I ordered an iced tea and he said ‘I guess I can buy a beautiful woman a drink’. Dude it was just iced tea, mind you he ordered water. Then we started talking about my dog at the time and he said he didn’t like animals and if we started dating I could come home and my dog would not be breathing. He threatened to kill my dog. So right then I knew the date was over.
What can we expect from you in the future?
Well I'm taking the rest of 2017 off to work on several books that are scheduled to come out next year, but before I can take the time I will have two books to come out before the end of November. One is the end of a trilogy and another is one I finished last year but was so tired writing that I've just gotten around to the final rewrites.
Do you have any advice to give aspiring writers?
Get a good editor or find a website with several good editors and check out as many as you can. Make sure your story is cohesive don’t start with an idea in the beginning then change the whole dynamic midway through because reviews can be brutal. Read the bad reviews- they help you learn what needs to be changed, my sister gave me that advise because when I would get a back review I would sulk for days on end. Don’t take the bad reviews to heart they are opinions and if you know you are good at writing or telling stories then continue cause you can only get better with time. Know you audience and don’t be afraid to step out of the box a time or two. I write a great romance. Heartache and pain seem to be my thing but I'm a Science fiction fan so a few of my novellas have leaned towards the paranormal and I think I love those the best. I love building a world that’s no different than ours- except people are werewolves, bears, tigers or vampires- but I love it. And that’s truthfully it. If you have the passion and you love what you do then do it because it will always be with you
Paul slid his hands around the small of her back. He gave it a little push
bringing her closer to him. He deepened the kiss. Hearing Adnan in the kitchen had
set his heart racing. He’d imagined for a split second that Alice would want the
man standing in her kitchen, his skin bearing no scars. But hearing her say she
didn’t want Adnan then looking into his eyes and repeating those words was more
than he, Paul, could have ever asked for. He lifted his head as he cupped one side
of her face. “so beautiful, you are so very, very beautiful.”
“So are you,” she replied as she reached forward.
Paul pulled back he smiled at her sound of frustration. “Calm, just be calm.”
“Calm?” Alice queried.
“Yes, calm,” he replied as he pulled her fully against him. He bent his head
kissing her neck. “Don't think for one moment I won't fulfill our desires tonight.”
“I didn’t say that” she said as her head lulled back. She ran her hand lightly
over the back of his head, loving how he was making her feel. “Paul,” came her
small sigh.
Paul lifted his head, stepped back and turned her so she was facing the wall.
“Paul.” She placed her hands on the wall anchoring herself.
“Shh.” He stepped back up to her. He grasped the material of her skirt,
bunching it in his hands. “You look so damn good tonight,” he whispered as his
hand grazed her thigh
“Hmm.”
“Yes, I love this dress. You will have to wear it again for me.” He kissed her
ear. “And only me,” he whispered.
“Yes,” Alice cooed.
“Good.” His hand traveled slowly over the front of her thighs, until he
reached her panties. He skimmed the material covering her mound.
“Silk?” he questioned as he unbuttoned his pants, thankful he’d opted for
loose fitting khakis.
“Lace, crotchless lace.”
“And who gave you crotchless panties?” He questioned. If it was another
man he would rip them off and burn them never wanting another’s intimate gift on
his woman’s body. If was a friend of hers he would have to thank them for giving
him immediate access to pleasure his woman
“Clarita. She gave them to me as a gift for tonight.” Alice replied breathless.
Thank heavens. “I’ll have to thank her the next time I see her,” Paul replied
as he wrapped his arm around her waist lifting her
“Paul I’m-”
“Not,” he said.
“Bu- oh.”
Paul closed his eyes as he entered her she was so tight, so wonderful and so
very much his. He started to move. “You feel so good wrapped around me.”
“I should be saying the same to you.” She breathed as pleasure started to
build within her. He filled her so well she was not sure where he ended and she
began.
“That’s it baby. I want you to cum for me. I want you to scream my name.”
Paul said as he felt her squeezing him and her body start to quiver. “Cum for me
Alice. Scream the name of the man who’s going to make you cum so hard you’ll
think about for the rest of your life”
“Paul!!!” Alice screamed as the hardest orgasm she’d ever had hit her.
Paul shuddered into her, only seconds later, pouring his essence into her
body. “We are so not done.” He shook his pants free of his body. Then made sure
his arm was secured around Alice, before he stepped back and headed towards her
room. He walked over to the bed and laid her gently there before following her. He
placed some of his weight on the bed while still having her back pressed to his
front and his dick in her. He kissed her neck. “For a quickie that was amazing.”
Alice chuckled. “You know I made dinner.” She said as she squeezed him
“Hmm….it smells wonderful,” Paul said as he cupped her full breast. He
massaged it through her dress. He loved her squeezing him
Alice licked her lips. “That feels so good.” She pressed into the hand
squeezing her breast
“You feel good.” He moved his hips. Hard once again for the woman before
him
“Paul, oh Paul!” She called
He loved hearing his name on her lips. “ALICE!!” He called as he emptied a
second time.
Alice shuddered. She could become addicted to this man. She pulled away
from him, sat up and removed her dress. She turned smiled at Paul and reached for
his shirt. She wanted to see him.
“Alice,” he started as he covered her hands on his shirt.
Alice leaned forward. “You know what I thought when I first saw you,” she said as she lifted his shirt.
“What is this charred mess before me?” Paul joked.
“No” She skimmed her hand over his abs, his scars and his chest. “I thought this is the most beautiful man I've ever seen a day in my life.” She gestured for him to sit up.
Paul did as she requested, nervous as to how she would look at him and his scars. He'd taken her from behind because of his scars, opting not to see the disgust she would try to hide while looking at him.
She pulled his shirt over his head. “Lie down”
“Alice, I can't”
“You can,” she said as she pushed him gently onto the bed. She straddled his hips. Alice reached for the front clasp of her bra. She smiled at Paul's sharp intake of breath when she unclasped it, showing her full breasts.
“Do you like what you see?” she teased.
“Yes,” Paul breathed as he placed his hands on her hips. “I love a woman with curves.”
Alice smiled as she bent and started kissing Paul's chest. She made sure to spend a little extra time on the flesh he thought was ugly. She lifted her head she looked him in the eyes “I'm not scared, disgusted or turned off by what I see before me.”
Paul said as he placced a hand on her cheek, “Alice, I don't have a leg and my body is-”
“Is mine,” she told him as she sat up. She ran her hands over his chest. “Do you understand me Paul Wolfe? This body and the man it houses all belong to me.” She replied as she placed her lips on his.
bringing her closer to him. He deepened the kiss. Hearing Adnan in the kitchen had
set his heart racing. He’d imagined for a split second that Alice would want the
man standing in her kitchen, his skin bearing no scars. But hearing her say she
didn’t want Adnan then looking into his eyes and repeating those words was more
than he, Paul, could have ever asked for. He lifted his head as he cupped one side
of her face. “so beautiful, you are so very, very beautiful.”
“So are you,” she replied as she reached forward.
Paul pulled back he smiled at her sound of frustration. “Calm, just be calm.”
“Calm?” Alice queried.
“Yes, calm,” he replied as he pulled her fully against him. He bent his head
kissing her neck. “Don't think for one moment I won't fulfill our desires tonight.”
“I didn’t say that” she said as her head lulled back. She ran her hand lightly
over the back of his head, loving how he was making her feel. “Paul,” came her
small sigh.
Paul lifted his head, stepped back and turned her so she was facing the wall.
“Paul.” She placed her hands on the wall anchoring herself.
“Shh.” He stepped back up to her. He grasped the material of her skirt,
bunching it in his hands. “You look so damn good tonight,” he whispered as his
hand grazed her thigh
“Hmm.”
“Yes, I love this dress. You will have to wear it again for me.” He kissed her
ear. “And only me,” he whispered.
“Yes,” Alice cooed.
“Good.” His hand traveled slowly over the front of her thighs, until he
reached her panties. He skimmed the material covering her mound.
“Silk?” he questioned as he unbuttoned his pants, thankful he’d opted for
loose fitting khakis.
“Lace, crotchless lace.”
“And who gave you crotchless panties?” He questioned. If it was another
man he would rip them off and burn them never wanting another’s intimate gift on
his woman’s body. If was a friend of hers he would have to thank them for giving
him immediate access to pleasure his woman
“Clarita. She gave them to me as a gift for tonight.” Alice replied breathless.
Thank heavens. “I’ll have to thank her the next time I see her,” Paul replied
as he wrapped his arm around her waist lifting her
“Paul I’m-”
“Not,” he said.
“Bu- oh.”
Paul closed his eyes as he entered her she was so tight, so wonderful and so
very much his. He started to move. “You feel so good wrapped around me.”
“I should be saying the same to you.” She breathed as pleasure started to
build within her. He filled her so well she was not sure where he ended and she
began.
“That’s it baby. I want you to cum for me. I want you to scream my name.”
Paul said as he felt her squeezing him and her body start to quiver. “Cum for me
Alice. Scream the name of the man who’s going to make you cum so hard you’ll
think about for the rest of your life”
“Paul!!!” Alice screamed as the hardest orgasm she’d ever had hit her.
Paul shuddered into her, only seconds later, pouring his essence into her
body. “We are so not done.” He shook his pants free of his body. Then made sure
his arm was secured around Alice, before he stepped back and headed towards her
room. He walked over to the bed and laid her gently there before following her. He
placed some of his weight on the bed while still having her back pressed to his
front and his dick in her. He kissed her neck. “For a quickie that was amazing.”
Alice chuckled. “You know I made dinner.” She said as she squeezed him
“Hmm….it smells wonderful,” Paul said as he cupped her full breast. He
massaged it through her dress. He loved her squeezing him
Alice licked her lips. “That feels so good.” She pressed into the hand
squeezing her breast
“You feel good.” He moved his hips. Hard once again for the woman before
him
“Paul, oh Paul!” She called
He loved hearing his name on her lips. “ALICE!!” He called as he emptied a
second time.
Alice shuddered. She could become addicted to this man. She pulled away
from him, sat up and removed her dress. She turned smiled at Paul and reached for
his shirt. She wanted to see him.
“Alice,” he started as he covered her hands on his shirt.
Alice leaned forward. “You know what I thought when I first saw you,” she said as she lifted his shirt.
“What is this charred mess before me?” Paul joked.
“No” She skimmed her hand over his abs, his scars and his chest. “I thought this is the most beautiful man I've ever seen a day in my life.” She gestured for him to sit up.
Paul did as she requested, nervous as to how she would look at him and his scars. He'd taken her from behind because of his scars, opting not to see the disgust she would try to hide while looking at him.
She pulled his shirt over his head. “Lie down”
“Alice, I can't”
“You can,” she said as she pushed him gently onto the bed. She straddled his hips. Alice reached for the front clasp of her bra. She smiled at Paul's sharp intake of breath when she unclasped it, showing her full breasts.
“Do you like what you see?” she teased.
“Yes,” Paul breathed as he placed his hands on her hips. “I love a woman with curves.”
Alice smiled as she bent and started kissing Paul's chest. She made sure to spend a little extra time on the flesh he thought was ugly. She lifted her head she looked him in the eyes “I'm not scared, disgusted or turned off by what I see before me.”
Paul said as he placced a hand on her cheek, “Alice, I don't have a leg and my body is-”
“Is mine,” she told him as she sat up. She ran her hands over his chest. “Do you understand me Paul Wolfe? This body and the man it houses all belong to me.” She replied as she placed her lips on his.
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