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Hameal… “Charmeine” FREE this Fri 4/19 by Emily Guido

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“Charmeine”
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From “Charmeine“…
In Ancient Greece about 250 A.D.

Hameal said, “I knew you would come but it is so dangerous.  How can we escape?”
“Let me worry about that,” Nemamiah said.


Once they were outside the prison walls, Nemamiah put Hameal on the ground and started to rip open his wrist to feed Hameal.Dmitri could not detect other Blood-Hunters in the in the immediate vicinity. He led the way slowly out of the prison.
Dmitri said to Nemamiah, “Please Brother, we have to put distance between us and the prison, we cannot stop.”
“Hameal cannot live much longer if he is not healed,” Nemamiah whispered.
The holding cell were Hameal had been was discovered empty.  The Temple Guards sounded the prison alarm.
Just then, Tabbruis saw the Elder Temple Guards in pursuit and yelled, “GO!”
With superhuman speed, all were in a time warp running. However, Nemamiah’s size made him slow compared to Tabbruis and Dmitri.
Nemamiah hollered, “We have to fight, I cannot run fast enough to get away!”
“I will take Hameal!” Tabbruis yelled.
Unfettered of Hameal’s weight, Nemamiah was faster and barely able to keep up with Tabbruis and Dmitri.
“The Guards are still upon us, we cannot keep up this pace!” Dmitri yelled.
“You are right!  We have to fight!” Nemamiah shouted.
They raced toward a rocky incline and then Nemamiah said to Tabbruis, “I will take Hameal!”  Nemamiah put Hameal on the ground in a low-area where he would be shielded. He bent down to kiss Hameal and said, “Stay, you are too weak to fight! I love you!”  He kissed Hameal deeply and urgently.

Hameal said weakly, “As I love you Nemamiah and always will.”
Nemamiah, Dmitri and Tabbruis bore their swords and began to fight the six Temple Guards. The three were outnumbered by three but they worked together as a team and defeated half of the Temple Guards.
Then Nemamiah saw out of the corner of his eye Hameal was trying stand up and help them fight. Nemamiah screamed, “Hameal, NO!”  With a whoosh of wind, Hameal was lying on the ground with a sword in his heart.
Nemamiah ran to Hameal but it was too late.  He was dying!  From the torture and the sword gone straight through Hameal’s heart, there was nothing Nemamiah could do.
With a veil of grief so thick, Tabbruis could swear he could touch it, Nemamiah roared in fierce anguish and rage. He began to slice through the remaining Temple Guards like they were air.
Tabbruis and Dmitri could feel the pain Nemamiah was in; it made their hearts dark with despair for their brother, friend and comrade.
After the Guards were defeated, Nemamiah ran to Hameal holding and rocking him back and forth. His tears fell in channels like rain in gutter.
Hameal opened his eyes and said with all the love his heart, “Nemamiah, never give up the fight for all God’s people. Live my love… live to protect them. I do love you my gentle Nemamiah. I will always love you until eternity.”
Nemamiah was drowning in sadness with his tears. His heart was clenched a grip so solid that it refused to pump.  Nemamiah uttered in extreme heartache and grief, “My God Hameal!  I…can’t…tell you… Oh God, Hameal, I will love you always. Hameal, my love, you are my heart, and I cannot live without my heart.”
Hameal reached up and kissed him and said, “You must live, my love. I will love you always.”   He closed his eyes and died in Nemamiah’s arms.
With a guttural, heartbreaking roar, he looked to the Heavens.
His love, his life, his Hameal was dead…
*****
Dmitri said to Nemamiah in a soft, caring voice, “I have no words to tell you how sorry I am my brother.” Dmitri hung his head and put his sword in his sheath. He bent down to his friend and said, “Let us leave this place of death and take Hameal to Mt. Olympus to be with God, Nemamiah.”
Nemamiah rocked Hameal’s poor abused body in his arms and said, “I cannot Dmitri, my heart is gone. I am alone, truly alone now.”
Dmitri looked in his eyes with a knowing and sympathetic look and said, “You know I am alone too because of the Elder Council. However Nemamiah, there will be a time of reckoning of their atrocities. We must be strong until the day of God’s judgment is hurled upon them.”
Nemamiah said as he was crying an ocean of tears, “I will fight on that day for Hameal’s honor.”
“I also will fight for Hera, my wife’s honor, and Percival and Athena, my children’s honor who all died by their hands,” Dmitri said.
“I will fight that day also with honor against the Elder Council to avenge your losses,” Tabbruis added.

Nemamiah picked up Hameal gently in his strong arms and said, “We will go now to Mt. Olympus.” As they traveled, all were quiet and lost in their private thoughts.
When they arrived at Mt. Olympus, Nemamiah sat on the ground crying and rocking and cradling his lover, Hameal, one last time. He did not look as Tabbruis and Dmitri were preparing the funeral pyre.
Nemamiah could not bring himself to look at it. He could not bear to think of Hameal being put on top of the wood and him not being beside his lover holding him in his arms. His heart was already breaking and grief became like a shroud all around him.
Dmitri came to his friend and said in a gentle voice, “When you are ready Nemamiah, all has been prepared.”
Tabbruis and Dmitri stood far away to allow Nemamiah his time to grieve.
He was growling and crying out to God.
Tabbruis whispered to Dmitri, “In all the millennia I have been on Earth, I have never loved.”
“You have never loved?”  Dmitri raised his eyebrows.
“I have never had the desire Dmitri, and I do not think I ever will.”  Tabbruis hung his head.
Dmitri sighed, smiled and whispered, “Oh young Brother Tabbruis, God will bring you a mate in His time, and when He does, it shall be forever.”
Nemamiah then stood up and took Hameal over to the make-shift altar and laid him on it.
Dmitri got Nemamiah’s okay and sparked the wood.
As the funeral pyre was burning Hameal’s body.
Nemamiah turned away from the fire and said to his brothers with tears in his eyes and trembling with loss and sadness, “My heart, my love, my Hameal is gone. I cannot bear it.”
“Nemamiah, my heart knows yours is broken, because I have been where you are now.”  Dmitri hugged his brother tightly.
Then with resolve, Nemamiah turned to the fire, crossed his arms across his chest.
He said, “My name is now Neal. Nemamiah is in the fire lying next to his lover Hameal, dead.”

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A Kiss for a Lover 
A tear offered in Fire
An Angel in the Making
Is the Death of a Heart
by Emily Guido
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Heaven… “Charmeine” FREE on Fri 4/19 by Emily Guido

The NEW Edition of
“Charmeine”
the First Book in “The Light-Bearer Series”
will be offered FREE from SMASHWORDS
on this Friday, April 19, 2013
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Heaven

The dawn was here. Tabbruis could see the spectacular hues of amber and gold lifting the sun into the sky. He was holding Charmeine tightly, like a captain grips a wheel of ship viewing the rough waves ahead. She was peace in the storm for him.
He was very anxious and knew a battle was coming. His heart beat faster at the trepidation he felt. He would do anything to run away with his family. But when he looked at her dark brown eyes, golden hair surrounding her face, and soft lips, he instantly felt calm again.
 “Do you believe the Prophecy will be revealed today?” she softly asked.
“I do not know. I am sure the Prophecy must be both great and terrible. It troubles me because the battle is almost upon us. I wish I did not have to leave you Charmeine.” With sadness, he began to kiss her. In that moment, he needed and desired only her.
Charmeine could sense his heartfelt unhappiness. She answered his call and caressed his lips running her soft hands on his neck and through his thick chestnut brown hair.
Nevertheless, as the morning sun became brighter, they both knew their duties were waiting and pulled away. Their jobs were too important to abandon and each Angel had their task to do.
Watching Charmeine as she dressed, Tabbruis could not tear his eyes away from her beauty.
She could feel the heat of his passion from across the bed and finally asked with a wink of her eye, “Do you plan on getting dressed, or are you going to your post au’ naturale and make a very good impression?”
“My love,” he chuckled and wiped his sleepy eyes, “you always have a way of making my heavy heart light again.” With a yawn and groan, he got out of bed and started to dress.
*****
Charmeine was the ‘Angel of Harmony’ in the 9th Choir of Angels. Meek and mild in disposition, her mission was to bring peace and accord in troubled times. She was always daunted by such a great responsibility and never felt worthy. She believed loving her family was her purpose and did so with all of her heart.
Tabbruis was the ‘Angel of Self-Determination’ in the 4th Choir of Angels. He presided over free will and inspired others with the ability to choose creative alternatives. In the Choirs of Heaven, he was several choirs higher than Charmeine.
They were each other’s yin and yang. She gave him tranquility and abiding love. He supported her with encouragement and strength. One of the same, each knew they were only half without the other. Their love was abiding, comforting and constant.
Closing his eyes with worry, Tabbruis knew Heaven was facing a dark time. He wanted to take his family far away from the trouble which was developing. He said a silent prayer to the Father to keep them safe and together.
Charmeine sensed his anxiety and uncertainty. “When can our family meet later Tabbruis?”
He was dressed, pacing the floor and deep in thought with a furrowed brow.
“Tabbruis did you hear me?”
“I am sorry, but I do not know. My superior has me posted with an Archangel today in order to give him strength in his convictions.”
“But Tabbruis, Archangels are above the 1st Choir. You will be so far away from here. I know you work with the upper Choirs of Angels, but never with an Archangel.”
“Yes, but it is my assignment. It will be alright Charmeine.”
“Please be careful Tabbruis. I do not know why, but I am feeling a serious drain on my power.” She was fearful. For a while, she sensed a feeling of discord among the Angels which made her weak. Her control of harmony was dwindling day by day.
He looked at her with determination and declared, “Charmeine, God made us for each other and nothing, or no one, can destroy our love. Our bond is very strong, because we have faith and believe. We are joined by a force which is eternal and our love will never die.”
The trumpets began to sound which meant a message was coming, and they needed to leave.
Looking into her eyes, he whispered, “Semper tuus ero, Charmeine.”
“Semper tua ero, Tabbruis.”
(I am forever yours)
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Family… from “Mactus” the 2nd Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series” by Emily Guido #pdf3

Charmeine asked, “What happened in your dream Shane?”  She grasped Tabbruis’ hand, and he lovingly covered her sparking grasp with his other hand.
Shane got up looked out over the harbor.  He could see the Statue of Liberty brightly lit up by the sun.  He walked onto the patio and took a breath of fresh air which gently blew into the room.
Charmeine was getting concerned.
However, Tabbruis gave her look which conveyed, ‘Let Shane talk when he feels like it.’
Shane paced up and down the door way taking in breaths of fresh air.  He came inside after a minute of walking and deep inhalations.
When he finally began to speak, Tabbruis and Charmeine tensed with anticipation.
“I was an orphan, but I never told Char what happened when I was a baby.”
She became anxious, and her lips pressed together in a straight line.
However, Tabbruis soothed her with his touch.
Shane continued, “I was found in a beach in Hauppauge, close to Holbrook.  You know which one I’m talking about Char?  We used to go down to the pier and go fishing?”  He turned to look at her to get confirmation.
She nodded and smiled with a tense look.
Shane asked, “Well, remember you said you wanted live in the little white gazebo by the water?”
Charmeine looked at Shane’s eyes and smiled.  She said, “Yes, it was one of my favorite places to go to as a teenager.”
Shane looked at them and said, “Well guys that’s where they found me as an infant.  I was lying in the corner naked, cold, and hungry.  Child services said I was well cared for and not abused, but I was left there with no protection or a note… nothing.” 
Charmeine began to tear a little.  She wanted to go to Shane.
Tabbruis stopped her.  He kept holding her hand.
However, the more nervous she got, the sparks became larger.

Shane continued, “I had this dream last night.  I used to dream a part of it when I was a young boy.  But I guess as I grew up, I stopped having the dream.”  Shane turned around and looked at them, “It’s going to sound crazy, but I listened to your story.  Now, here’s your turn to think I’m nuts.”
Shane took a deep breath and said, “In my dream, you two were there.”
They both gasped.
Shane continued, “Char was there.  Her hair was curled up, pulled to one side of her face.  She was dressed in white.  In fact, the whole place was white. 
Tab, you were there too.  You were dressed in white but with golden armor breastplate and a sword mounted on your side.”
Tabbruis could feel his heart skip a beat.
Charmeine’s was turning flip-flops in her chest.
Tabbruis and Charmeine looked at each other.  Both with wonder in their eyes, they looked back at Shane.
“You were there?” Tabbruis asked.
Shane answered, “I don’t know, everything was light and misty like we were in a cloud almost.”
Charmeine swallowed hard and asked, “I know what you mean.  You were there with us?”
Shane smiled and said, “Well yeah, but not exactly.  This is where… it gets weird… I heard you call Tab…Tabbruis.  I heard Tab call you…Charmeine.”
Dead silence was in the room…
******

Tabbruis and Charmeine just stared at him like statues.
Shane shook his head and said, “It gets weirder guys.”
He took a big breath and swallowed.
“Char you had a baby in your arms, and I saw Tab or….ur…Tabbruis bend down to soothe the baby because it was crying. 
He asked what you wanted to name the baby.  Char, you said… Shane.”

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My family in 1980. My sis died in 1972. The back row is the 6 boys and me! Today, multiply this picture by 2 with all the great nieces and nephews!

Today there is a heavy load on all of us regarding family.  
However, they dwell in our hearts.  
We tend to remember the laughter instead of the tears.
The missing instead of the lost.  
The love wraps like a chain in our hearts and won’t let us go.  
That is what I thought about while I was writing this chapter.
To our families, God Bless them!

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Pay it Forward Friday – Featuring a Hot and New Author and FREE BOOK TODAY on Smashwords

Friday Featuring….
Today I’m giving you all a spicy treat.  Introducing a very new Author Sapphire Kande of “Molly’s Sexual Curse”
She is offering it FREE TODAY on Smashwords!

MY REVIEW 
“Molly’s Curse” by Sapphire Kande is one fireworks of a short erotic story. I love the cover!
This is a very short read. However, I loved the mysticism!
Also, the characters are very well-defined for a short story.
Kande makes each scene, each seduction so very special.
I would be lying if I didn’t say that I was very hooked from the beginning.
If you want a smexy little Paranormal romp into erotica, this would be it.
For this, and so much more, I give “Molly’s Sexual Curse” by Sapphire Kande FIVE STARS!

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Interview with Sapphire Kande
How old were you when you wrote your first piece?

Highschool
What was it, and in what genre?

A fanfiction story. romance
What made you write it? 

I didn’t like how the show made the characters so I re wrote it. Then I was making up my own stories with those characters and realized that I should be making real stories outside of fanfiction. I really enjoy writing.
Tell us a little about it, and where it’s available.

A witch’s curse placed on Molly and she has to learn to live with it with the help of her new friend Tristan.
You can find it here: Smashwords I Amazon
Who designed your current book cover for “Molly’s Curse”? It is awesome! 

Erin Dameron-Hill!   Thank you!
Is there a particular place or setting where you get your writing ideas like kitchen table, living room or office?

To be honest, it doesn’t really matter. I’ve been in the car and had to write down ideas on a stray napkin so I don’t forget. A big thing for me is that I gotta have my music on! Always! It can be any kind of music really, it helps me tune out of the rest of the world and focus on my writing.
How are you marketing “Molly’s Curse” and what will you do differently in the future?

Facebook  Twitter, and Amazon. It’s simple… just be kind and help others and they will help you back. Supporting friends. It’s karma guys, share others things and they will share for you!
Do you have an idea for your next book?

I’m working on a book called Picture Perfect. It’s going to be about a photographer who meets her model and… you have to wait and see  It’s going to be a contemporary romance.

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Bio of Sapphire Kande
I work as a senior portrait photographer and a graphic designer.
I’m also a college student who loves zombies, vampires, and werewolves.
Anything supernatural I am drawn to along with Starbucks frapes!
I spend my free time watching The Vampire Diaries and True Blood.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated 45 Years Ago Today

Reblogged from slicethelife:

Civil Rights champion Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on this day 45 years ago- April 4th, 1968. Martin Luther King was in Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers. The night before he gave what is now called his "I've Been To The Mountaintop" speech. He was staying at the Lorraine Motel. At 6:01 pm King was standing out on the balcony on the second floor when he saw shot.

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"What would have been?"

It seems like I say that a lot about gun violence... President Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Virginia Tech, Aurora Theater, Columbine, Sandy Hook... just to name a few out of the many.... "What would have been?"

MOST Importantly, I ask... "What will it take to stop it?"

Peace and lots of love, Emily

‘Seditious’ is on it’s way… NEW from The Light-Bearer Series by Emily Guido

“Where is your Master Bathsheba? I want to thank him for bringing the most beautiful woman in the world back to me.” He laid her on the bed.
“Tabbruis I cannot tell you. Remember, it is top secret.”
He hung his head and just wanted this all to be over with.

To her, it looked like he was very hurt. She teased “Make love to me. I will tell you everything about my Master, Lord Cromwell, once I feel your naked body against my skin.”
He finally got some information out of her; the name of her Master was indeed, Lord Cromwell. However, he was sick with the thought of kissing her. He could not even bear to think he might actually have sex with her.
Regardless, the plan had to be carried out.
He got up and walked to window and muttered under his breath, “The truth drug should be working by now.”  He looked at the moon in sheer desperation and mouthed, “God Help Me!”

In another attempt to get information, he asked with a sweet voice as he walked to the bed, “Darling Bathsheba, please tell me?” He kissed her hard pushing her back on the bed while running his hands up and down her arms.
She started to unbutton and pull up his shirt.
He cringed, but he kept on kissing down her neck and forced a growl into her ear, “Please tell me, my darling Bathsheba, where Lord Cromwell is?”
Like a miracle, she said with a little breath, “Lanesborough.”
He was so happy and wanted to end this. He started to unbutton her blouse and asked, “Where is Lanesborough, Bathsheba?” He began to kiss down her chest over her bra.
“Tabbruis yes, I will tell you.”
“Where is Lanesborough my darling? Please tell me?” pressing kisses with each button he was undoing.
Bathsheba replied with passion, “London…Lanesborough Hotel…in London. Who cares?  Make love to me NOW Tabbruis!”
*****
With lightning quick reflexes, Tabbruis popped up in front of Bathsheba’s face. His eyes turned black, and his long fangs appeared dripping with venom and revenge. He roared, “I care you Demon Bitch from Hell!”
He took out a needle from his pocket and injected her with Laura’s ‘special blend’ of knock out drug.

She passed out immediately.
Tabbruis wished he could rip her apart right then and there. His animalistic, Blood-Hunter need for revenge welled inside of him. He had to force himself to move away from her. 
He opened the door and yelled for the family.
Dmitri came running with everyone following.
“Oh my…Tabbruis, did you have to…?” he asked.
“NO! I did not have to!” He made the sign of the cross and shouted in relief, “God thank you for not staining me with her fiendish bile!”
“God answered all of our prayers then?” asked Thomas.
“Oh my God, it sure looks like you were getting close.” Laura observed.
“Yes, it was much too close. God! I can’t even…” He covered his eyes. With a deep breath, he announced, “Lord Cromwell is in London at the Lanesborough Hotel.” At that moment, he was thinking about how far he would have gone to get the information, and became nauseous. He turned to grab a wastebasket on the other side of the corridor and threw up in it.
“Tabbruis are you okay?” Laura rushed to his side taking his pulse.
He rolled his eyes, wiped his mouth, and his legs crumbled beneath him while he sat on the floor against the wall. He answered in labored pants, “No, I am not Laura. I need Charmeine so much. My heart…is not beating right.
Looking at the wastebasket, he wept, “This is probably sympathy sickness… about this time of night… Charmeine would be getting sick to her stomach…”  He began to cry. His heart was breaking in two without her.
He rolled up into a ball and started to sob for want of his wife and Baby Hunter in his arms.
Trying to comfort him, Dmitri and Thomas sat and put their hands on his shoulders.
“Tabbruis listen to me. We have news of Charmeine.” Laura was still taking his pulse.
His eyes went open wide. “Is she okay? How is our baby?”
“She’s just fine Tabbruis. Matter of fact, she’s planning on meeting Shane and Sandra at Disney World in Florida on March 8th,” she reported.
Tabbruis leaped to his feet with joy and yelled, “We have to get ready! We have to go!”

“Wait Tabbruis, there is more.” Hera put her hand on his shoulder. She giggled at his relief.
“Uncle Tabbruis, Aunt Sandra was able to track her iPhone by using the cell tower network,” Percival stated as he held up is iPhone.
“Where? Where is my wife?”
Athena came running through and hugged him. She looked up at him with her bright blue eyes. In her juvenile lisp she professed, “Silly Uncle Tabbruis, Auntie Charmeine is Galley Bay, Antigua. It is warm and sunny there, and she loves beaches.” 
His heart skipped a beat while he laughed, and his face glowed with a wide smile. He picked Athena up and answered with glee, “You are right my little Angel! She loves beaches and so do I!”

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TODAY I hope you find your joy!
Think of love and give it freely!
LOVE will always lead to happiness!

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Paying It Forward: I Am Part of the WordPress Family Award by Emily Guido

 

 ANYONE CAN TAKE THIS AWARD ANY TIME AND GIVE TO TEN OTHERS!!!
Please do.
willowdot21 AKA Shaun has started a new award, and  here is what Shaun had to say.
“This is an award for everyone who is part of the “Word Press Family” I start this award on the basis that the WordPress family has taken me in, and showed me love and a caring side only WordPress can. The way people take a second to be nice, to answer a question and not make things a competition amazes me here. I know I have been given many awards, but I wanted to leave my own legacy on here by creating my own award, as many have done before. This represents “Family” we never meet, but are there for us as family. It is my honour to start this award”

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I was awarded this from Jueseppi from http://theobamacrat.com/2013/04/02/paying-it-forward-i-am-part-of-the-wordpress-family-award/ 
This wonderful soul has been such a great supporter.  
His motto is to share the love and it is true.  He re-blogs the most interesting people’s posts. He gives up to the minute coverage of the Whitehouse.
ALSO and most importantly, he brings messages about Social Justice, Prejudice, Gun Reform and Peace!  
IF you don’t prescribe to his blog YOU SHOULD!

Along with him and some other people I have known, I consider all my WORDPRESS FAMILY!!!  

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Rules:
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2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
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Shane… from MACTUS in “The Light-Bearer Series” by Emily Guido #pdf3

Tabbruis awoke as the sun rose on New York Harbor.  In his arms, he felt her… his love, Charmeine. The warmth she radiated to him was making his body feel electrified.  As he opened his heavy hooded eyes, he saw the face of an Angel with beautiful honey blonde hair framing it.
He had to make sure Charmeine and Shane were safe and decided to call Dmitri to ask for help. He did not want to leave her. Nevertheless, he gently got out of the bed, put on a robe, went into the living room and made a rather lengthy phone call to Dmitri.
After his phone call, Tabbruis checked on Charmeine and was relieved she was still asleep.  He called room service for breakfast to be sent up.  As he put the phone down, he heard the Master Suite bedroom door open.
He saw Charmeine slowly walk into the living room as she tied her robe.  Her blonde hair was in big tossed curls all around her face and shoulders.  She smiled at him, and his heart leapt when he saw it.  Quickly, he ran to pick her up into his arms.  With a sexy curl of his lips, he softly growled, “I wanted to surprise you with a breakfast in bed.” 
She dug her head in his neck and whispered softly in his ear, “Well, don’t we have to be in bed to do that?”
Tabbruis could feel her breath on his skin, and he was flushed with desire.  He walked into the bedroom with her in his arms.  Gently, he laid Charmeine down on the bed and rested beside her.  He kissed her and relished the feeling of Charmeine’s soft lips on his.  He began to run his fingers through her soft, long hair.  Before he knew it, there was a knock on the door.  He whispered, “That cannot be breakfast already…”
“I hope so.  I’m starved Tabbruis.”
He raised his eyebrows, smiled and said, “I will be right back.”
She went into the bathroom and started brushing her hair.
Tabbruis went to the door and as he opened it up, Shane boomed his way into the room yelling, “I want to know what the hell is going on here Tab!” 
Charmeine ran into the room and could see immediately Shane was very upset.
He shouted, “That goes for you too Char!  What the Hell is going on?” 
Charmeine and Tabbruis stood together with his arm around her.
“Shane, I am with Tab now,” she answered.
Tabbruis added, “And Charleen is my life now.  I will never hurt her, and I will keep her safe always.”
“I know what you saw here last night was confusing Shane,” she said softly.  “Please sit down, and we will explain everything.  Will you please do that much for me?”
Shane looked into her big brown eyes and relaxed.  He replied, “Yeah, Char… I’ll listen, but you have to listen to me too.”
This threw up a signal to Charmeine and Tabbruis that all was not right.
Tabbruis said as he was leading them to the living room area, “Let us all have a seat.  I have ordered breakfast and it soon shall be here.”
As if on cue, there was a rap at the door, and Tabbruis opened it.
The waiter asked where they would like to eat.
Charmeine asked, “Can we eat on the dining room table overlooking harbor?”
Tabbruis nodded with smile.
The waiter pulled the cart to the table and asked, “Would you like me to serve, sir?”
Tabbruis shook his head, and kindly answered, “That will be all, thank you,” and tipped the waiter.  He smiled and left.
Everyone went to the table and was seated.
Tabbruis got out some coffee cups for Shane and Charmeine.
Charmeine got up and said, “Please sit, I know how Shane likes his coffee.”  She smiled at the both of them.
Tabbruis sat in the chair.
She handed Shane his coffee.  Then she began to sip her cup.  Charmeine rubbed her head because convincing Shane was going to be a tough job.
Tabbruis looked into Shane’s eyes and said, “First I need to explain that I am an orphan too.  I woke up on a rock in the desert many centuries ago with only the knowledge of my name.  I did not know where I was from or how I got there. Charleen understood because that is exactly how it happened to her but she cannot remember anything past 1997, except for a dream.”  Tabbruis and Charmeine smiled at each other.
Shane’s piercing blue eyes were suspicious and looked over to Charmeine then once he saw her eyes, he acquiesced with a nod.
Tabbruis took a breath and said, “When I woke up, I learned I was not a human.  I needed blood to live on.”
Shane took a quick breath of disgust.
Charmeine looked him in the eye and said, “He’s telling the truth Shane.  I told you that part last night.  However, you said you wanted to know what was going on.  Now, you can either listen or leave.”
Shane sighed and drank almost all of his coffee and said, “Well, Char said something like that last night, but I can’t do this without more coffee.  Go on Tab.”

He got up, poured himself another cup of coffee and sat down.
Tabbruis said, “Just like your body runs on food, I run on blood.  For a long time I hunted humans to survive because I thought that was my destiny.  However, I stopped because I could not inflict harm anymore.  I made a conscious choice to only drink animal blood and drink human blood if it was donated.”
Shane nodded his head and asked, “So that is why Char had a blood pack holding it to your face last night?”
Charmeine blushed and looked down as she was remembering the sensual experience of Tabbruis pulling on her blood.
Tabbruis answered, “Yes, that is why Shane.”  He looked at her and realized last night she had not offered her blood until there was no other option to do so.  He felt ashamed, but Tabbruis set aside his feelings of embarrassment and concentrated on talking to Shane.  He continued, “She was trying to revive me, and I had sustained such a loss of blood…”
Shane interrupted him and said, “Hey Tab, I know.  I’m the one who cleaned up the Charger last night until 2:00 in the morning.  I know you lost a lot of blood.”
Charmeine looked at him with a gaze conveying, ‘Watch it Shane.’
He sighed and said, “But that doesn’t explain that creep and what happened to get you in that shape.  Also, how do you heal so fast?”
“Shane, do you remember after the concert I told you electricity came out of my hands?  How I shocked the guy so we could get away?”
“Yeah, I think that was the head injury talking Char,” he answered with a chuckle.
Charmeine looked at him seriously and sternly blurted out, “Shane, I never lie!  Believe it or not, Tab is a Blood-Hunter!  And I am… a…a…Light-Bearer!”
Shane just sat in his chair with a vacant look on his face.
She continued, “I can use my power against Blood-Hunters.”
She grabbed Tabbruis’ hand and with a hard swallow, she yelled, “See!”  As if she commanded it, white light raced over their hands.
Shane was startled and said, “What the…” he stood up and backed away.
“Sit now Shane, I’m not done talking to you!” she commanded.
Then as ordered, he slumped back into his chair.
She explained, “Our races are sworn enemies of each other, but Tab and I have a special relationship.  We are not enemies.  We are connected by love.”
Tabbruis looked at her with a look of surprise.
Charmeine hung her head thinking maybe she shouldn’t have said it, but it was how she felt.  She turned to Tabbruis looking in his eyes and said, “Yes… I said love.”
Smiling wide Tabbruis lovingly took Charmeine’s hand and enfolded it with his other hand and squeezed it.  White sparks were encircling their hands.

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Connected by love…
It’s a wonderful feeling to have that attachment!
Today, I hope you have a chance to think about your connection and 
how happy you are to have it!

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Easter Romantic post… the Wedding… MACTUS in The Light-Bearer Series by Emily Guido

“Shane what is going on?  Are we having the luncheon outside?” she asked.
He smiled big with his eyebrows raised.
Charmeine was beginning to understand… this was not a luncheon…
This was her wedding!
*****
Charmeine’s eyes opened wide.  Shane held her hand as she gripped his elbow.  They slowly walked through the Grand Hall and out the door to the garden, she noticed immediately it was a Formal Rose Garden.  She thought it looked and smelled like Heaven.
Shane said, “Char, you are radiant.  You look beautiful.”
She smiled and whispered, “My legs are so unsteady, hold me tight.”
He whispered, “I sure will.  Listen Char, Dad brought Sandra here last night.  He got her an honorable discharge from the Army, so we can all be a family together.”
Her eyes went wide and asked, “So that beautiful creature at the bottom of the stairs in blue is Sandra?”
Shane’s face beamed and replied softly, “Yes that is my Sandra.”
“Do you think Sandra would mind being my Maid of Honor?” she asked with a tear in her eye.
“She’s already there waiting for you.”  A few more steps later he stopped and whispered, “I believe we will be doing this for us in a few months.  Being a Gomez from Brooklyn, she’s got a ton of family, so we will have to go there for the wedding.”
Charmeine and Shane smiled, and he handed her a handkerchief to wipe her tears of joy.  In a few more steps, they were at the entrance of the Formal Rose Garden.  The smell of roses was intoxicating to her.  White netting hung down from the trees creating a canopy.  Tiny white lights glowed from some of the evergreens which surrounded the garden.  She sighed because it was so beautiful.
Shane gave her arm to Neal and kissed her cheek.  He whispered, “Meet you down there, Mom, I will be with Sandra.”
Neal was waiting with a bouquet of fresh cut white roses all tied up with yellow ribbon in a big bow.  In his typical deep, African accent, he said, “It is a great honor if you would accept me to walk you down the aisle and give you away.” 
She dabbed a tear away, reached up and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek.  She whispered, “No, I thank you for honoring me.  It is only fitting my Protector walks me down the aisle.  God bless you Neal.”
He hugged her, closed his eyes as Neal thought of his lover Hameal.  With a tear in his eye, he said, “You are truly blessed.”
“Yes, we are all truly blessed.  I want you to find your soul mate Neal,” she said.
Neal said quietly, “My soul mate, Hameal, died and so did my soul with him.  I shall never love another.”
Charmeine looked into his eyes and knew it was true.  She whispered, “Hameal is always with you… in your heart, in the love you have shown your brother, Tabbruis and I.  Your love is tragic, but many wander Earth without ever finding their soul mate.  My heart breaks because you are in pain.”
Neal bent down quite a bit, smiled looking into her eyes and said, “I have not spoken about Hameal in centuries.  Someday, we will sit, and I will tell you all about the love of my life.  I owe it to him to celebrate his life and our love.”
She whispered, “Oh yes, I would like that Neal very much.”
Smiling, Neal quietly said, “You are truly a wonder.  However, I think Tabbruis is getting fidgety, for you.  Shall we?” 
She nodded and kissed his cheek.
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A arpeggio passage from Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The music changed to J. S. Bach’s, ‘Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring.’  The music was perfect, just what she would have picked.
When she looked up through the garden, Dmitri was standing beside Tabbruis, as the Best Man.
Dmitri’s assistant, Thomas, was under a rose covered lattice archway.  It looked like Thomas was Officiating their marriage.
At that moment, she saw Tabbruis.  He was stunning!
Tabbruis’ emerald eyes were beaming at her full of love.  He looked strikingly handsome in the black tuxedo.  He dripped with masculinity and charm.  Charmeine’s mouth opened wide in astonishment and almost dropped her flowers.  His drop-dead, gorgeous, large physique fit snuggly in his tux.  His strong jaw and perfect long nose made him look remarkable.  The breath almost went out of her lungs, because he was so sexy and attractive.
Once Neal and Charmeine entered the arch, she whispered to Sandra, “Thank you… Daughter?”
Sandra whispered smiled, “No problem… Mom?”
Charmeine nodded, kissed Sandra on the cheek and said, “Yes, please call me Mom.”
Thomas asked, “Who gives this woman’s hand in marriage?”
Neal answered, “As her sworn Protector, I do.”  Neal bowed and kissed her hand.  Then he placed her hand into Tabbruis’.
She felt warmth and saw white tendrils around their hands.  Charmeine noticed he trembled and was relieved because she was shaky too.
Thomas asked, “Tabbruis and Charmeine do you come here freely and without reservation to give yourselves to each other in marriage?”
They both looked at each other and answered, “We do.”
“Will you honor each other as man and wife for the rest of your lives?” he asked.
Not taking their eyes off of each other, they answered, “We will.”
Hesitantly, Thomas smiled and questioned, “Will you accept children lovingly from God, and bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?”
They smiled wide looking at Shane and replied with a chuckle, “We will.”
“Tabbruis please say your vows to Charmeine,” Thomas directed.
With love in his dark, green eyes, he said, “I, Tabbruis, take you, Charmeine, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.  I will love you, and honor you all the days of my life.”
Charmeine recognized the Catholic wedding vow by remote memory.
Thomas then dipped his head to her and said, “Charmeine, please say your vows.”
She smiled through her tears of joy and willed the breath out of her lungs, “I, Charmeine, take you, Tabbruis, to be my husband.  I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.  I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.”
“Do we have the ring?” Thomas asked.
Charmeine’s eyes flew open because she did not have a ring for Tabbruis.  She felt a tap on the shoulder.

Sandra whispered in her ear, “I have the ring for Dad.  Shane picked it out.”  She handed her a ring and said, “Mom, I need your flowers now, and it is time to give your ring to Dad.”
Charmeine gave her the bouquet, took off her ring and whispered, “Thank you Sandra, I don’t know what I would do without you.”  She handed Tabbruis the engagement ring.
When Tabbruis and Charmeine held hands, the sparks were now in wonderful curly spirals of light.
Thomas said, “Tabbruis, put the ring on Charmeine’s finger and say your intent.”
Tabbruis had a tear welling in his eye and said with his usual deep, European accent, “With this ring, Charmeine, I thee wed.  I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness.  As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you forever.”
Charmeine looked down, and it was the jaw dropping ring she accepted before.  However, it had an addition of a stunning gold band the ring was set into which made it even more beautiful.  Inside the band, it was inscribed, ‘Semper tuus ero.’  She gasped and was amazed.
Thomas said, “Charmeine, put the ring on Tabbruis’ finger and say your intent.”

Tabbruis did not expect a ring and looked stunned as Charmeine took his hand and put the ring on the tip of his finger.  As white light was covering their hands, she softly said, “With this ring, Tabbruis, I thee wed.  I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness.  As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you forever.”
They looked at his ring, and it was magnificent.  It was heavy platinum with a center of gold which had very intricate Greek symbols inlayed on the ring.
In unbelief Tabbruis looked at Shane and Sandra in amazement, and they nodded their heads and mouthed, “Dmitri.”
Charmeine whispered, “What?”
Tabbruis whispered in unbelief, “The ring says in Greek, ‘Semper tua ero’.” 
They looked at Dmitri.  He grinned and made a small bow.
Tabbruis and Charmeine had tears in their eyes and could not control the love which overflowed between them.

Tabbruis reached for both of her hands.  When he did, long spirals of light began to mushroom encasing the whole wedding party. The light was emanating warmth, tingles and happiness to everyone.
Each person was awed and gasped except for Tabbruis and Charmeine.  They knew the white light she emitted was full of love and tenderness.
Thomas smiled wide and declared, “With your intent, vows and rings exchanged, the authority vested me by the Catholic Church as a Deacon of this Diocese, and in God as your witness, I pronounce Tabbruis and Charmeine as husband and wife.  This union which God has joined will never be put asunder.  Tabbruis, you may kiss your bride.” 
He leaned to her and whispered, “Semper tuus ero, Charmeine.” 
She whispered back, “Semper tua ero, Tabbruis.” 
Tabbruis took Charmeine in his arms and gently kissed her like never before while the light of their union illuminated the garden and everyone in it with love and contentment.
The white light died down and the Bösendorfer played loudly Mendelssohn’s Wedding March Opus 61 he wrote for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  White doves were released and flying off from all around them.
Everyone including the staff of the castle started to clap and cheer.  They were shaking Tabbruis’ hand and gave Blessings to the happy couple in Romanian and English.
Charmeine closed her eyes and said softly out to the universe, “Thank you God.”
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Tabbruis and Charmeine
“Found each other at last”

Tabbruis had done the impossible and truly guessed what Charmeine’s dream wedding would be.  She wouldn’t have changed a thing.  Overwhelmed, love was pouring out of her heart.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the Formal Rose Garden.  Champagne was served to everyone.  Dmitri shouted to one and all, a toast, “To Tabbruis and Charmeine… A timeless love which has been reunited at last!  Mactus!  Very good!  Well done!”
Everyone in attendance repeated in a shout, “Mactus!  Mactus!  Mactus!”
The Champagne glasses were being broken all around them.  Dmitri and Tabbruis knew it was a symbol of a toast being forever and the glass must never be drunk out of again.
Dmitri smiled and said loudly, “Let us all have some more refreshment in the Formal Reception Hall, and let the newlyweds leave for their honeymoon!”  

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Happy Easter!
Reach out with love today!

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OK… no more! My opinion…ePiracy

Everyone has a cause…
Everyone has something they think should be changed.  
There are MUCH more important Human RIGHTS Issues than this!
However, ePiracy has everything to do with being decent and honorable!
Of  course there are TWO SIDES of this issue,
and I appreciate both points of view.

 

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First an Author WANTS people to read their book, so ePiracy only means that they are getting their book out to the public… You know, any publicity is good publicity?  That old saying is true.
As an Author, I have had FREE GIVEAWAYS.
I have and will probably continue to give books to readers in expectation those people will review my work and ask them not to share my gift of a book to them.  I understand that part of this issue.
However, some people are not honest when I ask them not to share my book.  
That can’t be helped.
I know that ePiracy will happen whatever I say or do.
Be that as it may, I don’t agree with ePiracy or accept the idea.
I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND why Authors want their work out there and do not care how it gets out there.
THEY want people to read their work… period!
Do I agree with it? No, nothing is further from the truth.
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I DO NOT MAKE MY LIVING WRITING BOOKS. However, it would be nice to make a living wage writing in my state of New Jersey the living wage is about $51,000 a year to just get by… no luxuries!  To just get by, I would have to sell #31,010 books a MONTH!

CONVERSELY, I fully appreciate Authors NOT wanting their work “OUT” there without at least some kind of compensation.
PAINFUL to say the least, when I found a website offering my books for free, I was thoroughly disgusted.
When I saw MY BOOK for FREE…
MY WORDS and original story that I wrote in the middle of the night, on weekends and Holidays…
PAID to have edited…
PAID  to buy the cover pictures and Royalties…
PAID for the Copyright…
PAID for the ISBN number…
PAID for endless publicity…
PAID for the website blog…
PAID for the formatting…
GET IT….?      I PAID!
As an Author, I cannot appreciate those who steal.
I mean, those who say it’s “Okay” with them, that’s fine for you.
But it is against the law… you know…
COPYRIGHTS, and PUBLISHER RIGHTS and oh yeah, that little regarded… AUTHOR RIGHTS!
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TOP TEN REASONS WHY PEOPLE BELIEVE ePIRACY IS OKAY
Created and Credited to http://litreactor.com/columns/top-10-reasons-people-use-to-justify-pirating-digital-content-and-why-theyre-wrong
10. We’re only hurting big business.
Say you steal a book published by Random House, a company owned by Rupert Murdoch. Yes, Murdoch has a lot of money, and I bet it’s satisfying to take a few fractions of a penny out his pocket. But here’s who you’re really hurting, besides the author (which should be enough): The editors, the layout people, the marketing people, the cover designer… hell, even the maintenance staff in the building where the book was put together. Those are the people who are getting paid from the cost of the book. It takes a village. Murdoch isn’t sweating the loss; the people who brought the book to market are.

9. Authors already have a plenty of money.
J.K. Rowling may not notice a loss in income, but what about the self-published author? What about the author who’s counting on a royalty check to cover the rent? Publishing a book isn’t a path to fame and fortune.

8. The distribution method sucks.
Just because you don’t like how something is distributed doesn’t mean you can steal it.

7. Digital content is too expensive.
I will acknowledge that pricing on eBooks is not ideal, but pricing is a different conversation–you can’t just take what you want, when you want, because you disagree with what’s being charged. If you go to Target and they have a flat screen television you like, but you can’t afford it, can you just take it? No. Same rule applies.

6. We would pay for it if we just had access to it.
This is bullshit of the highest order. It’s ridiculous for people to pretend they’d be noble, if only the circumstances were right.

5. What about libraries?
Libraries purchase the large majority of books in their collections through wholesale retailers like Ingram and Baker & Taylor. Money changes hands. Authors get paid. All this argument shows is you don’t even care to check your facts.

4. Everyone else is doing it.
There are a lot of examples of mainstream acceptance of pirating, but jump off a bridge because everyone else is doing it? Huh, where have I heard that before?

3. We live in a different country so we don’t get movies/books/shows until months later.
Distribution methods are not ideal–far behind the capabilities of technology. It’s frustrating, and distributors should absolutely rethink how media is disseminated in our global cultural landscape. But it still doesn’t give you the right to steal something. Again: Digital content is a luxury, not a right.

2. We already own the book/movie/show in another format.
If you have an eBook, you can’t go to a bookstore and take the paperback version, claiming that you already own it anyway.

1. If you’re a writer, you should just be happy to write.
I’ve seen this tossed out a couple of times–that if you’re a writer or a filmmaker, you should just be flattered that people want your stuff, and you should take pirating as a compliment. Writing and filmmaking and art are great jobs, but they’re still jobs. A self-published author still has to sit down and proofread and code and release and track an eBook–these things take time. You cannot lack empathy for fellow artists.
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In the final analysis…
both sides of have their reasoning…
but this is MY BLOG and MY OPINION or if you want “IT’S MY PARTY”!
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