Yay! I got my review back from Romance Divas, and I got 5 kisses!!! *Dance, Dance*
“Surf, sand and steamy sex, are just what the doctor ordered in this first effort by Shelli Stevens. Tourist Attraction’s amazing setting, combined with the author’s gift of conveying her characters’ emotions, made for an excellent read that packed a serious emotional and sensual wallop! It amazed me Ms. Stevens was able to pack so much into so few pages and even though in most Romances HEA is a given, Ms. Stevens leaves you guessing until the very end, but it was worth every minute of it. No one does steamy or happily ever after like Shelli Stevens.”5 Kisses
So onto other stuff. We had a birthday party tonight for my niece who turned 8, and my friends daughter who turned 16! I ate waaay too much. So tomorrow, I’m forming a plan. Good food, exercise, and I’m back on track. Swear it! I HAVE to. Cause I need to go into the doctor soon. And doc is going to ream me in two for being such a dumb sh*t.
On a *ARGH!* note, I’ve been having to deal with Emma’s dad again. I’m trying to get him to sign her up for military benefits, since she’s a dependent, and he makes it so freaking hard. He’ll fight me every step of the way. I emailed him a few days ago and asked him to get the ball rolling… no response. I follow up with an email today saying he has a month and then I go to the command. I get a terse reply and a demand for a birth certificate. Which he refused to even sign when Emma was born. It took me almost 2 years after Emma’s birth to get my first child support payment, because he made it difficult every step of the way. Even tried hiding, which was stupid because he’s in the Navy. He got in a wee bit of trouble for that. So now I have to figure out how to get his name on the certificate, get him the copy, and start the insurance. Because right now the state is picking up the tab and that’s just ridiculous. She’s the daughter of a man who’s in the United States Navy, she’s GUARANTEEDEED benefits.
Sorry, I had to rant. The man is a total dumb arse. I’m fairly certain he’s a sociopath, every word out of his mouth is a lie and he’s massively charming when he wants to be.
Okay, for real now I’m done. He’s out of our life after this and we’re glad.
Der, what a downer moment. I just haven’t had to deal with him in a year or so and it really sucks.
Smiling again. See? —> 
Yeah, downer moments suck. It’s such a pain dealing with this stuff. Ahhh those charmers. You know, in my ms, I make my heroine really dislike “charm”. Wonder why. LOL.
Hey, let me know if you want me to kill him off in a book. It’s actually pretty satisfying.
Great review! You should be on cloud 9!
Until jacka** ex’s screw it up. I swear my exhusband used to be such a pain and would get me all worked up. We have a son together and sometimes I wish he was a deadbeat dad so I wouldn’t have to deal with him! Isn’t that terrible? But now we get along so it’s no big deal.
Plus, I found a much better guy, married him and now have more rugrats to chase after. Life is better now.
I can’t wait to read Tourist Attraction!!!!!!!!
That is an awesome review! You should be very proud.
About your ex, write a letter to his COMMANDER telling him what you need your ex to do. THAT will definitely get the ball rolling. I guarantee his commander will give him a GOOD prodding. Good luck!
Awesome review Shelli! We already spoke about the deadbeat so I’ll skip it here, but I’m all for having Jen kill him off in a book lol.
Thanks guys
I may end up doing that Laine! Right now he’s somewhat working with me, so we’ll see.
Yes, if everyone could please kill off a ‘John’ in their book, that would be lovely. Hee hee. Actually, I need to edit my books, because everytime there’s been a villian that’s his name. *blush*
Yeah Karen that’s one think I’m SO glad about. That he’s not in Emma’s life. It’s so much less stress.
Le sigh…I loved Tourist Attraction as you probably could tell.
Emma’s daddy is a dork. And should be gelded. That’s all I say on the subject.