My favorite number as a child was eight. And for some reason I thought turning eight would be positively magical. As if I was going to grow up that day. From the time I learned to count, I don’t really remember when that was exactly, I waited for my eighth birthday. And every year (5, 6, 7) I grew more anxious for that 8th birthday. Seven years old just wasn’t good enough. Ahh, youth. I don’t even remember what happened on my eighth birthday, what the cake looked like, or what I got. *g* All I can remember is that it wasn’t as “positively magical” as I thought being eight years old would be. And shortly thereafter, I couldn’t wait to turn eighteen.
Now what I wouldn’t give to rewind the clock a little and take back some of those years.
Power of Seduction:
Every wolf has his breaking point.
Tor Kemp is an executioner, not a babysitter. But his visions tell him that Cassidy Sinclair is in serious danger…and his visions are never wrong. She’s defenseless against a world she knows nothing about.
Cassidy has dreamed of Tor before. Unfortunately, he always leaves her unsatisfied. But in real life, satisfaction is guaranteed…until he vows to protect her.
Protecting her means keeping his hands to himself. But Tor quickly learns that every wolf has his breaking point.
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I felt the same way about turning 16 (the age where I was allowed to start dating). Then when I turned 16, it was all about 18 & 21. Now that I’m 33 (on Monday), it’s about remembering how GOOD I had it at 16…LOL
I think that most people feel the same way. They can not wait til they reach that magical age (16, 18, 21) then they wish that they could go back and tell their younger self to enjoy life, not to be in such a rush.
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I never really worry about my age. I like getting older, I think I have more fun now than when I was younger. Ask me in a few years and this might change. HEHE
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These days I’d love to just forget I have birthdays, but people insist on reminding me. LOL. Oddly, I don’t remember marking my life by birthdays as a child, possibly because my family didn’t really celebrate birthdays.
I felt that way about turning 13. Finally a teenager. lol. And then it was 16, to drive a car. Power of Seduction sounds great!
Fuuny, but my favorite number is 8, and my 8th birthday was the one that was magical for me. I can still remember it to this day, and I am 46!
It was the year I was allowed to get my ears pierced, my parents let me have a party with friends in the neighborhood, and I even got a tiara to wear!! (I was a major tom boy, so not sure what the deal was with that at the time!! LOL) I felt like a princess and it was nice to be the center of attention, if only for a day.
And after all these years, 8 is still my favorite birthday! Maybe because it was so unexpected, but it just seemed perfect. 🙂
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I think all kids are like that…we want so desperately to be grown up and then when we become adults….we wish we could go back a bit to when things were more carefree…lol……thanks for the blurb for Power of Seduction – sounds interesting.
I was told the number 8 would play a big factor in my future. Still waiting.LOL.
Birthday’s were never a big deal to me,even as a kid.Just got a year older 🙂
Power of Seduction sounds really good.
I vividly remember being 8. That year my mom got really sick and it seemed my world was turned upside down. She got better and all was well, but that year still stands out in my memory. The only age I anxiously awaited was 18. In my mind that was the age when you become an “adult.” LOL Oh, to be 18 again.
Power of Seduction sounds awesome! Loved the excerpt.
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I honestly have never gotten worked up or overly excited about any particular age. I did party like a crazy woman when I turned 41. I have been sick for the whole year prior and I finally felt great so I celebrated! My kids are both stoked about their 10th birthdays because it’s the last birthday party I throw for them. My son’s was a blowout. Now my daughter is already planning for her’s and it’s more than a year away!
Birthdays were much more exciting as a child, more substance to the party. A an adult, things are more sedate. It must be because I get tired sooner now. The only birthday I remember being excited about was 21. Finally being legal was such an adult feeling.
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Birthdays were definitely more exciting as a child and with a big one looming a few weeks away for me I really do miss those carefree days.
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There isn’t one birthday that stands out from the others, but I still look forward to them 🙂
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I don’t have a birthday that stands out. I am older now and birthdays are just another day.
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There really isn’t any birthdays that really stand-out for me. I remember all of the ones that I had a party, but I don’t remember them being magical or anything. For me I couldn’t wait to turn 13. I always felt that when I did turn 13 I was no longer a kid and I would be treated like an adult. I don’t know what I was thinking. I wish now that I could go back and be a kid. I don’t want to grow up anymore.
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Oh man, I don’t even remember my 8th birthday, though 16 was a big one for me. I was the oldest, so getting that car and that wee bit of independence was a huge deal.
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It was twenty-one for me. I thought every secret would be revealed and everything would make sense. I’m still trying to get everything to make sense.
I never really celebrate my birthday, but I love celebrating my friends and family’s birthday and going all out. Power of Seduction sounds really good.
My hubby is a year younger than me and he likes to remind me every chance he gets. I told him I don’t mind being a year older, because I still look younger than him! I remember looking forward to my 13, 16, & 21 only for the privileges that came along with it. Now to me it’s just a number.
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I think my favorite birthday was 19, the legal drinking age in Canada.
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I don’t have a birthday that stands out mainly because we didn’t do much to celebrate birthdays in my family. Your book sounds like it will be a great read.
I remember two grade school birthday parties [somewhat] where school friends were invited.
Lea Ellen {night owl in IL}
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I always thought turning five was special for me not sure why, with my daughter it was turning 10 because she was going into double digits lol
my husband just turned 30 and was positively flipping out. Something about this being the end of his youth *eyeroll*
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It’s been so long since I hit those magical ages, 10 (finally double digits!), 16, 18, 21….
I worked with a woman who cried when she turned 30 and she thought her husband had forgotten. I felt so bad for her, I sent her flowers!
Oh, yeah, he DID forget!!
Ya, I think it was like that for my 16th, 18th and 21st. I’m nearing my 30th coming up in a few months, I would love to go back to my 21st
No magical birthdays for me. Power of Seduction sounds like a great read.
I’m way past magical birthdays-I quit counting after 40. But then I’m thinking I should start working backwards now. Congrats on the book.
In our family we have several birthdays between November 30 and December 30, so they were never really that big a deal at our house. Now there have just been too many of them.
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book sounds great! can’t wait to read
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I remember being excited for 13 (finally a teenager), 16 (learn to drive) and of course 21 (drink legally).
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i know a lot of people that have a fav number but ive never had one.
book sounds good thanks
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book sounds great. i love the numbers 777 since my daughter was born. thanks
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I remember growing up and I could not wait til I was 10. I thought it was so cool to hit double didgets. Oh how I would like to go back and tell myself to listen to my mom and not be in such a hurry to grow up.
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book sounds good. I know most say they would love to go back but not me. I was in foster care growing up and would never want to repeat those years. I love my birthdays now that I have my own family.
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Do not recall waiting for any particular birthday though turning 16 and getting a driver’s license made that year memorable.
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LOL! I think many of us are like that–when we are younger, we can’t wait to get older, to reach a “magical” age when we anticipate the world will be much improved! And now that I’m older, I am quite aware of how blessed I’ve been… I’m less eager for each passing birthday! BTW, Power of Seduction sounds quite fab!