tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post5849140212879149134..comments2023-08-08T08:01:14.379-05:00Comments on What My Heart Desires: Time Doesn't Fly...Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-41641621400840929532007-02-16T13:59:00.000-06:002007-02-16T13:59:00.000-06:00I'm wondering just a little bit if Adam isn't poss...I'm wondering just a little bit if Adam isn't possibly Krista's father?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-78792129744484149502007-02-15T23:48:00.000-06:002007-02-15T23:48:00.000-06:00tigger! i've been following this blog too, and i'm...tigger! i've been following this blog too, and i'm ALSO not even 21 yet. it really is wonderful and engaging. <BR/>-c-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-63847435311080671702007-02-15T22:00:00.000-06:002007-02-15T22:00:00.000-06:00Hi, Hope. I haven't posted here before, but I've b...Hi, Hope. I haven't posted here before, but I've been here since day one. I can't wait to buy your books! So, let's get them on the market as soon as possible. Let your future-agents know that I LOVE your characters - their age doesn't matter. I'm 26 and I love this story. I get so wrapped up in Sarah and Adam that sometimes I forget I am reading a story and that it is all imaginary. My parents are probably Sarah and Adam's ages. In fact, mi madre turns 45 this Sunday. I wish she could have some of the adventures that Sarah is having. Thankfully, she has someone who loves her just as much (my dad). I love thinking about the singles her age actually going out, having a blast, and falling in love. I'm divorced with 4 small kids and I'm only 26. I will be about 43 when my baby graduates from high school. I can tell you now, I hope I end up as lucky as Sarah when my kids are grown and I finally hit the market again!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on this story and good luck on your future stories. I definitely want to be able to view your preview of the book.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18347543642755289817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-31937073562547783442007-02-15T16:53:00.000-06:002007-02-15T16:53:00.000-06:00I agree, this story appeals to all of us. I'm alm...I agree, this story appeals to all of us. I'm almost 21 and I love it Hope, I really do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-82483080157567972452007-02-15T16:22:00.000-06:002007-02-15T16:22:00.000-06:00Why is it that so many people think once you hit 4...Why is it that so many people think once you hit 40 or so that your love life is over? I have to laugh at that because I was certainly guilty of that before I turned 40 and discovered just how wrong I was.<BR/><BR/>Hope, what makes you story so delightful and interesting is the depth of the characters. Nacole hit that right on the head. When we can read these characters and feel their pain or happiness, it's because in a strange way we are inside their heads and we are there because you have led us on that journey. <BR/><BR/>There are lots of excellent authors out there, but not all that many that I have found that have the gift you have of bringing us right into the room with them. I have learned things about myself as Adam and Sarah have learned about themselves and each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-90590174017865121182007-02-15T16:15:00.000-06:002007-02-15T16:15:00.000-06:00I so hope you are right Nacole, the easily marketa...I so hope you are right Nacole, the easily marketable part I mean. Yes, I think I have a lot of fans who are younger. The story that I am thinking about putting on the web is about younger people. I think I can pull that one off, I hope anyway! LOLHopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-41061573610779068092007-02-15T16:09:00.000-06:002007-02-15T16:09:00.000-06:00Hope, also don't forget to tell the agents that th...Hope, also don't forget to tell the agents that there is a younger audience your your older herione/hero. I'm 22 and throughly enjoy the characters! You really are bridging genearations with this comination of suspence/romance/intellect and character devleopment! Easiy marketable!ksuwldcthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043289244330983696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-76167991940189497172007-02-15T15:25:00.000-06:002007-02-15T15:25:00.000-06:00Good Afternoon!Daydreamer, so glad to add a little...Good Afternoon!<BR/><BR/>Daydreamer, so glad to add a little 'spice' into your life, (I think!)I hope you and Kristin and anyone else who tries them will enjoy the pancakes. The texture will be differnt on them, you should remember that because of the bananas. And if you mix them to much they will make very tasty Frisbees! (It took forever for Adam to learn that! lol)<BR/><BR/>Nacole, it will seem strange for me to not be sharing my life with Adam, Sarah and you all. It's amazing how people who don't know one another can still bond over a united front and bring such happiness to one another isn't it?<BR/><BR/>I am not sure what I will do when this is done except for finishing the rewrite of the story. Altogether, there are over 1000 pages of WMHD! Can you believe you will have read that much in the end? It seems like a lot. Didn't realize I was writing War and Peace here, the length I mean, hehehe.<BR/><BR/>I currently have two other books planned. I hadn't thought of putting them on the web because I want to sell them as commercial properties. If I get an agent and can sell WMHD I probably won't have the choice or the freedom to choose what happens with them. However, there is another story I have been working on for awhile that might work. It only has a few chapters written so far, but I could maybe get more ready in a few months. <BR/><BR/>I will tell you all that one of the other books is about Cassie and Dr. Gorgeous and Greece will play into it and a wedding!<BR/><BR/>Everyone has been so supportive of my writing, it just makes it a pleasure to continue. When I first started this I was told flat out that there wouldn't be an audience for this type of book, i.e. older heroine and hero. But you all have proven those people wrong - your voices count, they validate what I have believed for a very long time, that people my age still want romance, sex and excitement in our lives. That just because we turn 40 we don't turn off the sex drive and turn to dust.<BR/><BR/>Not everybook or story I have written or will write will be about people in the same generation as Adam and Sarah, but some will be. Advertisers and companies tend to ignore our spending dollars which is ridiculous because we spend more than younger generations because we tend to have more. But - we are not as vocal and in the limelight so we often go unnoticed. All of you speaking up about how much you enjoy this story will make a huge difference because it comes with a built in fan base. It will sell if it gets published because there are more of us out there, looking for this.<BR/><BR/>You all make me feel very humble by your generous words and thoughts. You are more important than you can possibly imagine. I appreciate it greatly when you tell me thank you for writing the story, but the real thanks have to go to all of you.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-5843346229866862272007-02-15T14:33:00.000-06:002007-02-15T14:33:00.000-06:00I"m not really sure whats going to happen in 2 mon...I"m not really sure whats going to happen in 2 months ... I've gotten really used to my M/W/F routine! Sequal maybe? <BR/><BR/>Actually, I believe, that's the reason this blog is so many levels above the rest . . . Hope is writing with a begining/middle(climax)/end in sight . . . unlike other fictional blogs that are being written indiffintly without character depth and thought to the plot. I have a hard time catagorizing "What my Heart Desires" as a "blog" because it really is a book we're getting chapter by chapter. Again, many praises to you Hope- you're doing excellent!ksuwldcthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043289244330983696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-43802459831814601162007-02-15T14:24:00.000-06:002007-02-15T14:24:00.000-06:00Good Afternoon, Everyone!Can't wait to try the pan...Good Afternoon, Everyone!<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to try the pancakes! Hope, my family has come to rely on your blog for providing culinary expansion to our rather blah nutritional routine. Thank you, thank you! Hurry up Friday and get here allready. We need a post fix!!!!! LOLKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480549937125608252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-36964571813776053202007-02-15T09:29:00.000-06:002007-02-15T09:29:00.000-06:00I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!Ever since I started reading t...I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!<BR/>Ever since I started reading this blog my relationship has been better with my husband. Sex has been great and we've been trying recipes and eating good food. I LOVE IT!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the soup recipes everyone. I'll pass them along.<BR/>And on Saturday... i'm making Banana Pecan Pancakes. MMMMmmmm, my mouth is watering thinking of them.DayDreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542419373981287597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-56808476865202000012007-02-15T09:00:00.000-06:002007-02-15T09:00:00.000-06:00Good Morning!Welcome to our new Katie and Rebeka! ...Good Morning!<BR/><BR/>Welcome to our new Katie and Rebeka! Jump in any time!<BR/><BR/>Well, it's recipe day here and I hope you will like today's offering!<BR/><BR/>Banana Pecan Pancakes<BR/><BR/>1 cup all-purpose flour <BR/>2 tablespoons white sugar<BR/>1 teaspoon cinnamon <BR/>2 teaspoons baking powder <BR/>1/4 teaspoon salt<BR/>2 teaspoons vanilla extract <BR/>1 egg, beaten <BR/>1 cup milk <BR/>2 tablespoons vegetable oil <BR/>2 ripe bananas, mashed <BR/>1/2 cup chopped pecans<BR/><BR/>DIRECTIONS<BR/>Combine flour, white sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, milk, vanilla, vegetable oil and bananas. <BR/><BR/>Stir flour mixture into banana mixture; add pecans. Batter will be slightly lumpy. Do not over stir the batter.<BR/> <BR/>Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Cook until pancakes are golden brown on both sides; serve hot.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-11372895009615798232007-02-14T23:09:00.000-06:002007-02-14T23:09:00.000-06:00Hi All,Daydreamer, I think the soup your friend is...Hi All,<BR/><BR/>Daydreamer, I think the soup your friend is talking about is called Ribolita.<BR/><BR/>Hope, I love this blog, it never dissapoints! I recently found it and was so sad when I was all caught up with the entries!<BR/><BR/>RebekaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-4034217216327409662007-02-14T20:38:00.000-06:002007-02-14T20:38:00.000-06:00Hi all. Its late here. I just wanted to pop in and...Hi all. Its late here. I just wanted to pop in and say hi! Happy Valentines day! Hubby is working late, so there wont be any dinner out tonight. Not too bad though, because after the post I just got up, I am definitely going to light a few candles when he gets home. What is it about reading something erotic? lol. LynneLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975902819705357319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-716369610516376872007-02-14T17:38:00.000-06:002007-02-14T17:38:00.000-06:00eyyMy mother is italian and I can't speak a word o...eyy<BR/>My mother is italian and I can't speak a word of italian...isn't it ironic?? I live in Mexico and the two languages are really similar, but the truthis that when I hear my mother and my aunts chatting I can't understand a word!!!!<BR/>So sad.....<BR/>XOXOtitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072330132162819440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-86815256999897708792007-02-14T17:22:00.000-06:002007-02-14T17:22:00.000-06:00I am one of those ones that have lurked here from ...I am one of those ones that have lurked here from the very beginning but have never had the nerve to post. I am loving this story - and the recipes! I think that either Sunni or Krista is Rachel and Adams child from 20 years ago, which he does not know about. Now she is trying to bump him off for leaving her mother and the only way she can get close to him without him knowing is to get involved with the film industry. Maybe Tamara and Mark know this as well and are feeding her all Adams where abouts. Just a thought. Hope it has stopped snowing - I am in Michigan and we got about 4" so just a dusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-58234104782638377382007-02-14T16:59:00.000-06:002007-02-14T16:59:00.000-06:00Daydreamer found a recipe for bread soup from food...Daydreamer found a recipe for bread soup from food network I hope it works for your friend. Papa al Pomodoro<BR/>Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray<BR/>Show: 30 Minute Meals<BR/>Episode: 30-Minute Bargains<BR/>3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan, plus some for drizzling<BR/>4 to 6 cloves garlic, chopped<BR/>1 medium to large onion, finely chopped<BR/>1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes<BR/>1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes<BR/>Salt and pepper<BR/>1 quart chicken stock<BR/>4 cups, about 1/2 pound, chopped or torn stale bread<BR/>2 (15-ounce) cans small white beans, such as Goya brand (smaller than cannellini beans)<BR/>1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano to pass at table<BR/>10 fresh basil leaves, torn, optional<BR/><BR/>Heat a medium soup pot over medium heat. Add 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, garlic and 3/4 of the onion. Cook 7 to 8 minutes, then add tomatoes and crushed tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Add stock and raise heat to make the soup bubble. Reduce heat to simmer and add bread and beans. Stir soup as it simmers until it thickens to a stew-like consistency. Turn off heat, adjust seasonings and ladle into shallow bowls. Top with grated cheese, an additional drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and a spoonful of reserved finely chopped raw onions. Torn basil is an optional garnish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-60761079261219463742007-02-14T15:49:00.000-06:002007-02-14T15:49:00.000-06:00Afternoon Ladies!Hope you are a smart little girl,...Afternoon Ladies!<BR/><BR/>Hope you are a smart little girl, that's for sure. You have us all trying to figure this thing out and everytime I think I have it, you switch something up and I think I'm totally wrong!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the intriguing story, I really enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>And hey, did we have a new guy on here yesterday? Come on back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-45174498389573586092007-02-14T14:36:00.000-06:002007-02-14T14:36:00.000-06:00Ahh Karen, You are quizzing me!How do I speak it n...Ahh <B>Karen</B>, <BR/><BR/>You are quizzing me!<BR/><BR/>How do I speak it now? Not nearly enough because I am terrible at it. The second part I think is asking me what a remember of it or something close to that? If so, one silly thing I remember is Cual es tu apeyetho (I know I butchered the spelling on that, but I can say it!)<BR/><BR/>I have a basic functioning level of spanish. I do job fairs and such and get most of the basics if no one is speaking to fast.<BR/><BR/><B>Gina</B> I can't give away any secrets about the pirate!<BR/><BR/><B>Jo</B> I am not sure if the Sweet Basil in Vail is related to the one here or not. I don't think it is a chain.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-74741820653557655452007-02-14T13:57:00.000-06:002007-02-14T13:57:00.000-06:00Please don't tell me I missed a chocolate lunch! I...Please don't tell me I missed a chocolate lunch! It's against my nature to let an opportunity like that get away. sheech!<BR/><BR/>So Hope, you spoke Spanish? ¿Cómo lo hablas ahora? ¿Aun conservas algo del idioma?<BR/><BR/>On to the post:<BR/><BR/>DIVINE! The suspence and the suspects keep building up. I don't even want to guess. I want it to surprise me, but not too much. Keep up the good work Hope.kmorales4https://www.blogger.com/profile/11692188284326784790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-51118505153883018042007-02-14T13:34:00.000-06:002007-02-14T13:34:00.000-06:00Oh man, loved this. That witch Rachel deserves wh...Oh man, loved this. That witch Rachel deserves what Sarah said. I can't decide if she is behind all this or not, but I am hating her in a major way. <BR/><BR/>She called our Sarah a MAID!!!<BR/><BR/>Hope, are you ever gonna bring the pirate back? That was very hot...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-39376840711370898862007-02-14T13:27:00.000-06:002007-02-14T13:27:00.000-06:00Yeah, what Daydreamer said! LOL I agree that it'...Yeah, what Daydreamer said! LOL I agree that it's a beautiful sounding language!<BR/><BR/>I'm in the office pretty much alone here. Big ice storm kept most people (the smart ones) home. Something to be said for working only a mile away from home ... just not sure what that something is!<BR/><BR/>I'm suspecting Sunni. Where was she when all the commotion occured!? And does she know that Tamara is Adam's ex?<BR/><BR/>I think Rachel is just a spoiled witch. It would take too much of the time she spends thinking about herself to plan any of this other stuff. So glad Sarah told her off!<BR/><BR/>But I'm thinking Adam's anger and sleepiness are a direct result of something sinister. :-(<BR/><BR/>Great post, Hope! Oh BTW, I'm going with some friends to Vail at the end of the month. One of the restaurants we were looking into was Sweet Basil! Isn't that the same one as in Witchita?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-74875693118433091722007-02-14T13:09:00.000-06:002007-02-14T13:09:00.000-06:00Oh my goodness, I am in heaven. I had ooey gooey ...Oh my goodness, I am in heaven. I had ooey gooey brownies filled with caramel for lunch. <BR/><BR/>Molto delicioso!<BR/><BR/>Daydreamer, after living in Italy I got pretty good at Italian. I've lost some of it, but can still speak it pretty well. It's funny though, before I lived there I spoke Spanish and so when I got to Italy I would start out in Italian, get stumped on a word and switch to Spanish because the two languages are so similar. If Italians knew you were speaking Spanish to begin with, they could pretty well understand you. If you did like I did, switch to Spanish in the middle of a sentence, they thought you were just speaking Italian very poorly and often couldn't understand. I confused many Italians in my time. The result of that though was that I eventually forgot most of the Spanish.<BR/><BR/>Go figure.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479790492257510580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-16831349226576649502007-02-14T12:53:00.000-06:002007-02-14T12:53:00.000-06:00It is fun to hear isn't it? Too bad I know very li...It is fun to hear isn't it? Too bad I know very little Italian.<BR/>What I wrote above is that my nana and my mother speak Italian & English. When I was little I lived in Germany. My brother spoke German and English. I'm told that I was so confused that I didn't speak a word until I was 3 years old. Not one word.DayDreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542419373981287597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406914.post-64763899995599336792007-02-14T12:36:00.000-06:002007-02-14T12:36:00.000-06:00Another great one! Daydreamer, I don't read or spe...Another great one! Daydreamer, I don't read or speak Italian, but that looks like it sounds beautiful. I love hearing people speak French and Italian. We got hit with a bunch of snow here in Indiana, and not many made it in here to work. So I'm enjoying my day reading at my leisure!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131305907079834493noreply@blogger.com