Inspiration during the Fourth of July

By Anastasia Alexander

Inspiration can arrive from the most unusual places. For example, the inspiration for my novel, Tangles of the Heart, started early evening on the Fourth of July. Buzzing with excitement, my two pre-teen girls piled into the car, and my husband and I followed them. Soon my husband was driving to scope out a good place…

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Love is Complicated …

By Anastasia Alexander

Okay, I have to admit love is complicated. What makes it work is a mystery. Well, for me, anyway. I know there are experts who claim to know the scientific principles of love. And yes, they can predict divorce within 97% accuracy (John Gottman). But can they predict who falls in love and why? In…

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Millionaire Romance Boxset

By Anastasia Alexander

Hello Friend, MILLIONAIRE ROMANCE BOX SET is out today, and I can’t wait to see you what you think of it. Can love survive Friday the 13th, the world watching, and rich bachelors being flown to an island? Buckle up for this award-winning reality TV romance three novel collection. This closed-door romance explores the complexity of love…

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Jackpot Love and Intensity

By Anastasia Alexander

I hit the jackpot! The other day I was browsing YouTube. I found the entire Bachelor Canada Season Three for free. The Bachelor/The Bachelorette show is one of my top guilty pleasures. I know a lot of people look down on me for watching it, including my husband and most of my kids, but I can’t help it. To…

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The Reality TV Show “The Bachelor”: Arranged Marriage for the American Youth?

By Anastasia Alexander

My heart goes out to what is currently happening to the people in India. I wanted to use my newsletter this month to celebrate their culture and explore how their culture may have influenced America’s. During my teaching break this past Christmas season, I had a chance of a lifetime to fly to India and…

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Labor of Love

By Anastasia Alexander

I have to admit that I’m a sucker for relationship reality TV shows. Normally, when I confess that, receivers of that information try to control the sneers of disdain on their faces. Some, though, don’t even try to hide their disgust as they say, “You have to be kidding.” Not. My husband is one of…

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Embracing the Mysterious

By Anastasia Alexander

The self-improvement speaker referred to Sedona as a mystical place with red dirt, healing energy, and vortexes. The speaker raved that the land helped him achieve inner alignment and gave him the tools to develop his new healing modality. I had never heard of Sedona, but as the five hundred people attending the conference buzzed…

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