It’s the little things…
…that make life worthwhile.
The smile. The hug. A kind word.
We all know this. But do the characters in our books?
As writers, we worry that there’s enough conflict to sustain an interesting story. We make sure our characters have a strong, meaningful goal which they need to attain by the end of the book. But do they stop for just a moment to allow something small and worthwhile to happen? That smile. That hug. 
I love a good action story as much as the next reader, but I also really appreciate those moments when the action slows and and I’m allowed to take a breath and just enjoy a sweet moment.
As a writer, I try to remember to include those moments in my books. Thinking back on the books I’ve written, a few moments stand out in my mind–when Julian and Cassandra are standing in the rain under the banyan tree in An Exotic Heir; when Dagonet and Kate are talking on the bridge in Bridging the Storm. There are others, naturally, but, even though I know the power of the quiet moment, I too get caught up in the excitement of a story, and sometimes forget to put that time in. 
I know that I’ve got a few of those moments in my newest book, Falling, about a woman who has a fear of falling and how it leads to her finding the man she was destined to love…again. A contemporary paranormal romance, Falling tells the story of Erin Freyn and David Elder. Erin is a hill staffer forced to take an apartment she can’t even walk into due to her phobia. David is a public defender with a talent for hypnotizing people. When David is brought in to put a post-hypnotic suggestion into Erin’s mind, they relive a past life where David and Erin were lovers and Erin was destined to become the high priestess of the Vallen, a magical people. In this life, Erin knows next to nothing about the Vallen and absolutely nothing about high priestesses. Her search for information brings her and David closer together and leads to fascinating discoveries.
Even as you are reading and enjoying the sweet moments in your books, don’t forget to take a moment to share the little things with those you love.
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