Burning down the house!

Someone pass the matches, it’s time to light the fire!

That’s right, today marks the first day of our Meet the Heat extravaganza. Each week one of International Heat’s members will be handed the reins and whip and it’ll be their job to drive this vehicle through the heatwave that’s rolling in. So stick around because there’ll be plenty of fun and prizes over the next 11 weeks. So as Pink said…..

LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!

Oops, sorry, but every girl needs protection. *grin*

It’s Rhian’s week and what a damn good week it is too. You see the week starts with my wedding anniversary and finishes with my latest book release. How cool is that? And we didn’t even plan it that way. lol So while you’re busy…..

taking in the party favors I’m off on a little holiday. You see my Hubby decided to take me away for the weekend to celebrate our 22nd anniversary. It’s tomorrow, the 14th and here in Oz it’s a holiday so we’ve got a long weekend! I have no idea where I am right now, well I do because I’m there but now, while I’m typing this up I’m clueless. lol And that’s a strange thing for me to be because while I’m the go-with-the-flow type Hubby is the plan-every-breath type and he’s not planned a thing! We’re, as he said, “winging it”! WTF?! Who is this man and where is my husband?

Let me tell you something you may not know, Hubby and I started dating (if that’s what you could call it *grin*) in March 1988. (Jeez, that seems like forever ago.) Those of you that are quick with math have probably already worked out we were dating 3 months when we got married. Yep, the grass isn’t growing under my feet that’s for sure. And no, we didn’t HAVE to get married. lol That’s the question everyone asks but I have to disappoint them, no scandal here, unless we’re talking about a 19yo woman getting hitched to an 18yo guy. *BIG GRIN* Yes, I am cougar, hear me ROAR! roflmao

Hubby & I in New York May 09

I think my own life has a lot to do with why I love romance. I mean everyone wants to find that one special someone and they want the fireworks and the big shining light moment when they do. I know that feeling, the hitch in your breath, the pounding of your heart and the sudden knowledge that you’ve found the one. For me it was a very clear defining moment. I was visiting a friend at work and this guy left the shop, all I saw was his butt, and I turned to my friend and asked who he was because he was the guy I was going to marry. She of course looked at me liked I’d grown a second head, informed me he was still in school and what was I? Friggin’ stupid? Gotta love our friends don’t we? Anyway, I didn’t cross paths with Hubby again for another few months and when we did nothing happened. We worked for the same company (a pizza delivery place, both of us store managers) and with our late hours everyone that worked for Dino’s hung out together. It was probably a good 4 months before we hooked up and by then I knew without a doubt I’d spend the rest of my life with this guy. And here we are, 22 years later still hanging out together. *grin* Now you can see why I love happy ever after stories and why I love to help my characters find theirs.

So now it’s your turn, I want to hear your happy ever after story or if you haven’t found your one yet tell me about someone you know that has or the best HEA story you read or watched in a movie or TV show. Don’t be shy because if you leave a comment on any blog post this week you’re in with a chance to win a copy of any of my backlist (including Fridays release, Coyote Wild) and a special little parcel I’ll send you all the way from down under. And if you comment on every blog post this week you’ll get your name in the draw each time.

Hope you’re having a great Sunday, I sure am, wherever the hell it is I am. lol

Rhian

Be sure to check out the websites of each International Heat authors (links over there –>) to read excerpts from Rhian’s work….and there may even be an interview floating around!