Unlike Tatiana Alden, the heroine of
Deceptively Yours, my latest book, I'm often in a state of confusion because of our 2 houses.
You see, we have a house in Houston and a house in the country where we go to escape the big city rat race.
The problem arises when we start looking for something and realize it's at the other house. It's funny because it seems no matter what that item might be, it will always be at the "other" house.
In Houston, and we want to make homemade ice cream, but the freezer is at the other house.
In the country, and we want to make flat iron steak, but the big skillet is at the other house.
Then there's the whole "what did we need to pick up at the supermarket" situation. Since our country house isn't convenient to stores, we end up buying extra soap or TP or pasta, etc. only to realize when we get to the country that the pantry is overflowing with whatever we bought.
Fiction Beats Real Life
I love writing books where the heroine isn't afflicted with the dumb problems I face. The best thing about fiiction is that I can make the characters get the happily ever after they earn through overcoming their emotional baggage and the other obstacles to happiness.
In
Deceptively Yours, Tatiana lives most of the year in Nebraska and visits Fair Winds, the house at Last Chance Beach, a couple of times a year.
She's smart enough to bring household essentials to get her through the first night.
Then she can place an order for groceries at Last Chance Market after she arrives. She's organized, smart, and efficient—until her hero barges into her life and brings chaos.
Then there's that nameless stalker who's after her. When push comes to shove, Tatiiana will fight for her life and for the man she loves.
If you're looking for a steamy Romantic Suspense, try
Deceptively Yours. Still at the new release price of 99¢!
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Hi! I completely agree that fiction can be better than real life sometimes! It's nice to be able to pop into a world where it all works out and you are really in charge of whatever the problem is, so you just get to sit back and relax. Reading always does this for me. Such a stress reliever.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree. This past month has strained my patience and stressed me to the max. I'll be so glad when the house closing and moving are over. I need to read, read, read, and maybe I'll survive.
DeleteOh, my. I have the same problem. We spend time in Florida during the winter at our condo near the beach. Every time I look for something I need in the kitchen in Florida, it's in Pennsylvania, and vice versa. I even make notes, for what good that does! "Deceptively Yours" looks like it's an intriguing read. I'm putting it on my "to read" list.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem! Drives me crazy sometimes.
DeleteWe used to have that problem after my parents bought property in Weatherford but before the house was built on it. When my Dad and I were working out there, every tool we needed was at the house in town. We ended up with two sets of tools.
ReplyDeleteYes, we've got duplicates of everything. When we get down to only 1 house, I'm going to have a huge garage sale. *LOL*
DeleteSince I have trouble remembering what I have in my one house, keeping up with the supplies in two is well beyond me! Looking forward to a trip back to LCB.
ReplyDeleteSome days I can hardly remember what day it is! *LOL* I think my brain is like a computer that doesn't have enough gigs of memory left.
DeleteJoan, this sounds like a great read. For several years we had two houses. We tried to have duplicates of common items, but we had the same problem you mentioned. At least in fiction, we can stock anything we want in our character's home.
ReplyDeleteI've got to start a new book. That always makes me feel as if I'm in charge! *LOL*
DeleteJoan, my heroine is always organized, something I've never accomplished. My mind goes in so many directions that I have trouble reining it in. Maybe you need to jot down a list of what you have at each house. I know--this is my heroine talking. Me? I would probably never take time to do that. Lol
ReplyDeleteI thought of doing that, but it would take an Excel spreadsheet to do an inventory which means time to create it, remembering to update it every time something is used up, etc. Sounds like work to me. *LOL*
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