Having kids is the deal-breaker on shyness! Once you have a baby, you learn to speak up loud and clear to protect them, defend them, and encourage them. I have three sons, so I've experienced that in triplicate.

Lori Foster

Categorized in : You Baby Speak Three

For writers: If you polish a book too much, it'll be flat and shiny and smooth--and not too interesting. It's the little pits and bumps and whatnot that show voice and make a book unique from all the other super shiny flat surfaces

voice unique book

Manners, boy. I'll beat them into you if I have to. by Lori Foster

Manners, boy. I'll beat them into you if I have to.

beats manners boys

Every time you slip, you owe me a kiss. by Lori Foster

Every time you slip, you owe me a kiss.

slips kissing

He was used to being playful with women, teasing while keeping ultimate control. With Luna, he felt like a berserk marauder. He couldn't even spell control, much less utilize it.

berserk tease used

Now, and in the future, my focus is entirely on pets and children. Im not a person who can turn a blind eye to injustice against them.

focus eye children

The Love Undercover series features two cops, a street rat, and a construction worker as the lead heroes.

construction-workers hero two

After A Perfect Storm came out, I heard from a young reader, who had suffered a similar background as Arizona, that I had helped her to find peace. That was the most amazing thing in the world to me.

storm perfect world

I would never write something that made me uncomfortable. Im not... by Lori Foster

I would never write something that made me uncomfortable. Im not sure its even possible.

uncomfortable made writing

I read Pushing the Limit and Dare You To by Katie McGarry. Fantastic stuff. I had never read young adult before, but now Im a believer.

pushing limits stuff

I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in between.

gay athlete men

Trace started on his way again, this time taking the lead. "She's five-four and weighs less than one-twenty. Matt can handle himself." "Says the man with the black eye.

black eye men

You trust him, Trace, and you know it." "With my back," Trace sna... by Lori Foster

You trust him, Trace, and you know it." "With my back," Trace snapped. "Not with my sister.

my-sister knows

love means breaking all the rules by Lori Foster

love means breaking all the rules

love-means mean

Trace cursed. He actually wanted to hit something, but a tree would break his knuckles, he didn't want to put another dent in the truck, and Dare would hit back.

knuckles want tree

When Alani started to speak, Jackson held up a finger. In the past five minutes, he'd had more mood swings than a menopausal woman. First turned-on, then territorial, bored, aggressive and now on alert.

swings bored past

I want to make a bet with you.” Her interest perked up. “You do? About what?” Already knowing it wouldn’t go over well, Spencer braced himself. “I bet you can’t go a month without cursing.” Her chin tucked in, and her brows came down. “What does that have to do with anything?” He had no idea, except that it annoying him to hear her be so coarse. “Go a month without cursing.” He hated himself, but he said, “Every time you slip, you owe me a kiss.

kissing knowing ideas

But love was strange. It distorted your perspective and played ha... by Lori Foster

But love was strange. It distorted your perspective and played havoc with your logic.

logic perspective strange

Good grief, Molly. He doesn't scare you?" "Of course not." "But he's..." "He's sweet," Molly insisted. Dare snorted. "He's still listening.

grief listening sweet

We have to figure this out, Jackson, so leash the lust.” His chin went up as he stared down at her. “Woman, you ask the impossible.” “Do it anyway!

figures lust impossible

As he gave a sleepy, growling groan, that hand disappeared under the sheet. Arizona's lips parted, and her heartbeat tripped up. She cleared her throat. "Spencer?" Freezing, without moving any other body part, he opened his eyes and met her gaze. She frowned at him. He didn't look super-startled, and he said nothing. He just started at her. With his hand still under there. "Yeah..." Semi-satisfied with his frozen reaction, she nodded at his lap. "You weren't going for a little tug, were you? Because as your spectator, I'd just as soon not see it." -Arizona and Spencer

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