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A Good Night’s Sleep
Without sleep we become tall two year olds.
When I was growing up on a farm in the New Zealand
countryside, the day started early. My father always climbed out of bed at an
unseemly hour—prior to six a.m. He milked the cow, took care of other farm
chores and then went off to shear a few hundred sheep. A hard, physical day
meant he also went to bed early. Now at eighty-three, he continues with his
early to rise, early to bed ritual.
As children, my brother, sister and I didn’t get to sleep in
during the weekends—ever. My father didn’t believe in it. I’m glad times
change, and I can please myself now.
But the funny thing is…all those early mornings and plenty
of hours to sleep slipped into my mind and became a habit. In order to function
well I require plenty of sleep—a good eight hours works best for me, although
recently, with my hubby working lots of odd hours, I’ve been staying up a
little bit later than my usual in bed by ten p.m.
I enjoy walking early and enjoying the slice of quiet before
the rest of the world wakes. When it comes to writing, I tend to get more done
during the morning. Yes, I’m officially a morning bird after that worm!
My nieces and nephews, on the other hand, routinely stay in
bed until early afternoon, and to my mind, miss the best of the day.
Here are a few facts about sleep:
1. Most of the research done on sleep has occurred during
the last twenty-five years.
2. Too little sleep isn’t good for a person and neither is
too much. Around seven to eight hours is a good amount of sleep per night.
3. Humans spend around one-third of their lives asleep.
In my recent release, One Night of Misbehavior, Charlotte
Dixon works long hours taking care of her grandmother and her household
management duties. She’s often exhausted from lack of sleep, but her love for
her grandmother and her commitment to looking after her keeps Charlotte at her
post.
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One Night of Misbehavior by Shelley
Munro
He wears his scars on
the outside. She keeps hers safe inside.
Charlotte Dixon ignores
her stepmother’s edict and, in an act of disobedience, attends one of the
social events of the year—a masquerade costume ball. Charlotte’s naughtiness
escalates when she dances and smooches with a sexy mystery man. The night of
anonymous passion that follows makes her yearn for a different life, but the
next day she’s back to her dull routine of household management.
Advertising tycoon, Ash
Marlborough is about to set a private investigator on the trail of his nameless
princess when she waltzes right into his place of work. Charlotte is shocked to
meet her masked man in the flesh, and even more perturbed when he asks her out
on a date. Despite craving another night of sexy loving, she doesn’t have time
for a man, not when she wants to reinvent herself and grasp a new, improved
life with both hands. But Ash knows what he wants, and he’s determined to win
the heart of his princess. Let the dance of seduction commence.
Warning: Contains a
conniving stepmother, selfish stepsisters, a grandmother with fairy godmother
tendencies and a sexy masked man who is willing to face them all for the love
of a good woman.
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Shelley
Munro is tall and curvaceous with blue eyes and a smile that turns masculine
heads everywhere she goes. She’s a university tutor and an explorer/treasure
hunter during her vacations. Skilled with weapons and combat, she is currently
in talks with a producer about a television series based on her world
adventures.
Shelley is
also a writer blessed with a VERY vivid imagination and lives with her very own
hero in New Zealand. She writes mainly erotic romance in the contemporary,
paranormal and historical genres for publishers Carina Press, Ellora’s Cave and
Samhain Publishing. You can learn more about Shelley and her books at http://www.shelleymunro.com.
WEBSITE: http://www.shelleymunro.com
AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE: http://www.amazon.com/Shelley-Munro/e/B001JOWGNK
Thanks so much for having me to visit today, Mary!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover indeed, need about 4 hours for me and away I go.
ReplyDeleteShelley, you are always welcome to come visit.
ReplyDeletePat, thanks for coming by.
I am definitely a night person. I can stay up most of the night and sleep all morning. You are a new author to me but I love romance books so I'll definitely be giving your books a try.
ReplyDeletePat, thanks very much. Four hours sleep? Did I read that right? People would mistake me for a zombie if I only got four hours sleep :)
ReplyDeleteHi Ashlyn,
ReplyDeleteIt's great to meet you.
I think as I get older, I'm going to bed later, but you could never call me a night owl :)
Thanks!
I would be so crabby on just 4 hours of sleep! But I am not tired the same day it gets delayed to the day afterwards. Kind of weird that's me in a nut shell! lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excerpt. I am definitely a night owl and I tend to get about 6-7 hours of sleep. Like Bill, I am usually ok on the day that I really am shorted on sleep and crash the day after that...so I guess he's not as weird as he thinks, lol.
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