Love is in the Air- Everywhere!

 

By: Marcia King-Gamble

www.Lovemarcia.com 

Here we are with Valentine’s Day only days away and the scurrying around is already in full force. Everywhere you look there are signs to Buy! Buy! Buy! The price of roses is already sky high and last year’s unsold merchandise has just made another appearance. Store Windows are filled with every imaginable shade of red and pink, and floating hearts tend to captivate. Love is in the air and Cupid has his bow drawn. Even Hallmark has upped its ante. This February, more and more unlikely lovers find each other, despite extraordinary conflicts and incredible odds. Isn’t love grand?

Still, I scratch my head wondering why the strong push only once a year? And why does love, and adoring appreciation, come with a hefty price tag?

Don’t get me wrong, I love roses and wine as much and maybe more, than the average person. But why wait until February 14^th to show me love when there are 365 days in the year?  

Chocolates get eaten. Flowers die. Memories live on forever.

Give me a hug. Shoot me a smile. Buy me a rose for no particular reason. Take out the trash. Listen to me when I’m blue. Rub my back. Show me you love me in a million small ways. But don’t wait until Valentine’s Day to say you love me. Not when there are 365 days in the year!  

Happy Valentine’s Day All!

Oh, and you just might enjoy this Valentine's Day story from my backlist. If you're in the Jacksonville area, come visit me and author Sandra Madden at the Amelia Island Bookfest, February 18th. Doors open at 10:00 am. 

About Marcia King-Gamble

USA bestselling romance writer, Marcia King-Gamble originally hails from a sunny Caribbean Island where the sky and ocean are the same mesmerizing shade of blue. This former travel industry executive has spent most of life in the United States. A National Bestselling author, Marcia has penned over 34 books and 8 novellas. She has contributed to Michael Fiore’s DigitalRomanceInc and served as a moderator on the now defunct eHarmony advice boards.  Having witnessed the bad, the ugly, and the not so good in relationships, she still prefers to write about happily ever after. Caring for her animal family keeps her grounded and sane.

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Love in all Places

Love. Such a simple word yet it's filled with so many complications and contrasts. For Romance Authors it is our life's blood. It's what we write about, what we urge others to find and sometimes even what we yearn to find in our own lives.

This month I wanted to touch upon a topic both hot in the press and sort of taboo. Yes, I'm talking about 50 Shades of Gray. A lot of romance authors I've read tend to write dominant male characters, in fact, even I do. There's nothing wrong with it and I'm sure quite a lot of others out there would agree. And then there are the others who are so against the thought or think it is oppressive. I'm not usually one for stirring the pot, but with the movie coming out this month I thought I'd put my thoughts down.

Being in a Dominant and Submissive relationship is nothing new. If you think about it every relationship is one. There is give and take from both parties, sometimes one more than the other. This is exactly what a Dominant and Submissive relationship is. The only difference is the Dominant gets to make the decisions, with the idea that those decisions need to make the submissive feel safe, loved and confident.

As a Submissive you gain immense joy and pleasure to do the things asked of you, not just by the Dominant in the relationship, but by anyone. It is what the Submissive lives for.
So the next time you hear the words Dominant and Submissive give it a second thought. What authors can you think of that write powerful men and women and shy self-conscience partners and watch their love and security blossom. I can name, Christine Feehan, Jayne Ann Krentz, Sheryl Kenyon among many others.