Five Ways Social Media Is Ruining Your Sex Life A 2024 study linked heavy social media use with an increased risk of vaginal dryness, erectile dysfunction and low libido. By August McLaughlin. 08/08/2025 07:00AM EDT | Updated Aug 10, 2025 I was skimming through news stories online when I stumbled across the above article. Social media can ruin my sex life? That stopped my scrolling! … Continue reading Get Off TikTok and Jump Into Bed!
After reaching the grand old age of seventy-two, I recently thought of questions I wish I’d asked my parents. Many of my queries seem frivolous. Nothing about the responses would change my life. They are simply curiosities, little puzzles that have popped into my head I know very little about my parent’s early relationship. I know my mother worked at a lunch counter in Grand … Continue reading Old Age Thoughts
dragonflybooksshortstories.weebly.com/the-skates-by-elizabeth-horton-newton.html This is a short story I wrote many years ago. I was in a college writing critique group led by two of my English professors. Impulsively, I entered it in an online short story contest. (See link above) I’m honored to say it won the contest. It’s far removed from the stories I write now. Tentative and romantic, I think it expresses the uncertainty … Continue reading The Skates
I recently had two things happen that drew me to read this book. First, while at the West Virginia Book Festival, I met an author whose genre was ‘dark romance’. I had never heard of this sub-genre previously and put it on my list of authors to investigate. Later, in the same week, I visited my daughter and her family in Morgantown, West Virginia. Knowing … Continue reading “Gothikana” by RuNyx
“Carved Wooden Heart” will be FREE on Kindle February 16th – February 20th. A sexy encounter with a talented native artist, a broken heart, and a knight in shining armor are just the beginning in this passionate erotic romance. Dani Stone never expected to fall in love with carver Jesse Wolf Carver. She certainly didn’t foresee the results of her intense one night … Continue reading FREE on Kindle
I was attracted to “A Cove Creek Christmas” by Cyn Taylor because I live in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, and I love lighthouses. I was not disappointed. This romance has just enough mystery to spark my imagination, and the characters remind me of people I know. The central character, Chloe Coleman, has experienced terrible tragedies in her life. These caused her … Continue reading A Cove Creek Christmas: Love at the Lighthouse (Smoky Mountain Magic of Christmas Book 1) by Cyn Taylor
As a fan of historical romance, I stumbled on this book by accident. While “Captive” by Collen French is not entirely accurate, it represents a basic picture of what America was like in the 18th century. The book portrays an interesting insight into the wars that were waged not only between invaders from across the sea but also between the native peoples of North America. … Continue reading “Captive” by Colleen French
The premise of Captive Love by Joni Martins is terrifying. Martins begins the book with the frightening experience of the main character, Lydia, waking up in a strange place with no memory of how she got there. Finding herself bound hand and foot, she struggles to put together the pieces of her recent past. Her first instinct is to attempt to undo the ropes that … Continue reading Captive Love: A story of love, obsession and possession (Friends, Family and Love Book 1) by Joni Martins
I must confess; I’m a huge fan of Alexis Alvarez. Her books always grab me from the first paragraph. Hammered is no exception. As soon as Talia and Dane meet, the reader will feel the electric sparks jump off the page. They have separate agendas, goals that are important to them. But those goals conflict like oil and water. Dane is the foreman of a … Continue reading Hammered: An Enemies to Lovers Romance (Hard n’ Dirty Book 5) by Alexis Alvarez
I have to confess I was a tad skeptical about reading an “alien sci-fi romance.” But, since one of the authors happens to be a favorite of mine, I decided to take a chance. I am delighted I did. Conquered By the Alien Prince: An Alien Sci-Fi Romance by Rebel West is dynamite. It’s a sexy, thrilling, creative book. Alien Prince Lock got me … Continue reading Conquered By the Alien Prince: An Alien Sci-Fi Romance by Rebel West
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