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On Friends & Lovers

By: Tracy Anne Warren
September 01, 2010

Wicked Delights Of A Bridal Bed is the newest book in my Byrons of Braebourne series. From the start, I planned on writing a story for each of my eight “mad, bad and dangerous” Byron siblings. This meant that Mallory, the eldest of the two Byron sisters, would definitely be getting her own novel. Her time has finally arrived with the release of Wicked Delights Of A Bridal Bed! As for her hero, I knew from the moment Adam, Earl of Gresham, appeared in a London ballroom as a secondary character in the debut book of the series, Tempted By His Kiss, that he was destined for Mallory. But I couldn’t make it too easy for them. I knew that Mallory and Adam’s path to true love and commitment would be far from a simple one and that they would be dear friends long before they ever became lovers. I hope you’ll read Mallory and Adam’s story to see how they overcome the odds and turn friendship into forever.

So what do you think? Is it better to find love based on a long-term friendship, one that evolves slowly and deepens with time? Or is love something that needs spontaneity? Is it best only when one feels that sudden crazy love-at-first-sight rush that can sweep two strangers off their feet and into each others arms? How did you find that special person in your life? Did your eyes meet across a crowded room? Or were you friends first, who realized that you were absolutely perfect for each other? Leave a post and let me know what you think.

OTHER DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING IN BLOG Romance

  • Jeanne Miro says: September 2, 2010 at 10:08 am

    Sometimes a crazy chance meeting can turn into a love for a lifetime. My first “un-meeting” meeting with my husband of 40 years was while I was driving with two friends to a Tupperware party. We had a car passing us and slowing down who followed us – they stayed to talk and I went inside. Imagine my surprise when several days later I met up with them to go out and these same three crazy guys were with them!

    Several nights later my girlfriends talked me into joining them to “meet up again” and a friendship was started with the “quieter one” who they both overlooked! 8 months later I married my “sailor” (this was during Viernam) and my new “best friend” became my love of a lifetime.

    Call it fate or good luck or just plan circumstance. As far as being perfect for each other I still say it was because the food I cooked was so much better from the mess hall and after being married for over 40 years that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

    • Amy Valentini says: September 3, 2010 at 2:58 am

      Momma always said the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach … I told my husband on our first date that I was a great cook and he compliments me every meal even after almost 12 years of cooking for him. Jeanne, your story is sweet and many of us have come to learn that still waters really do run deep and it’s the ‘quiet ones’ you usually have to most wary of but your story also demonstrates the same thing that I was saying … when the right one comes along, something deep inside tells you he’s a keeper and it seems only natural that they become our best friend, keeper of secrets, caretaker of our hearts and the love of our life. Congrats on 40 years together, may you have many many more. Thank him, too, for his service and God Bless you both. : )

  • Tracy Anne Warren says: September 1, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    Hi Amy,

    Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I just love your story about how you and your husband met. It’s really beautiful and very romantic. I agree with you that friendship is essential in any good relationship, especially marriage. After all, if you don’t truly like each other, how can you possibly love each other? Wishing you and your hubby all the best!

    • Amy Valentini says: September 3, 2010 at 2:49 am

      Thanks Tracy … I guess it really works, we were just talking tonight about the fact that our 10th anniversary is this month and it seems like only a short time ago we were at our wedding. Picked up WICKED DELIGHTS OF A BRIDAL BED today and it is next on my list of reads. Already sneaked a peak and am eager to begin reading. : )

  • Amy Valentini says: September 1, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    I believe that ‘true love’ can only exist if, in fact, the ones in love are also true friends. Love cannot exist without trust and there is no greater trust than that which exists between best friends. That said, my husband of ten years this month is my best friend and the one I trust most in this world. He is also my true love. I’ve told this story before on the blog of how we met so as to inspire others to not quit on their search for that special ‘one’. Having gone through many relationships without feeling that any were the ‘one’, I had resigned myself to never marrying. Just about the time I quit looking, love found me – online! This was before the day of online dating sites and it was actually a freak thing. I had promised myself to never date anyone I met online but one night, I followed a good friend of mine into our local city chat room and she was there with her guy and one other. I checked this other fella’s profile and found that his birthday had only been a few days earlier. Being polite, I mentioned it and wished him a belated happy birthday. He came back with “awwww shucks” … how do you resist that? We chatted for a while, he told me about his son and sent me a picture. Very tall, dark and handsome and his son was adorable. He had been divorced for years and happened to live about 12 miles away. Over the next week, we chatted nearly every evening and discovered that at one time we lived about a mile away from each other. We had visited the same clubs, the same hangouts, and probably passed each other a million times. He finally wore me down, asking me out each time we chatted, I finally consented. The rest is history. It was the best first day I had ever had. We sat at table in a restaurant for three hours just talking and getting to know each other. That was Friday nite of Super Bowl weekend, by Thanksgiving, we were engaged and married the following September. Ladies, it’s worth the wait and when the right one comes along, enjoy the passion and the lust (it doesn’t go away) but cultivate that friendship for it’s what truly sustains ‘true love’ and makes it grow. Happy Reading everyone. xoxo


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