{"id":3593,"date":"2011-02-11T22:01:20","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T05:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:22","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:22","slug":"valentine-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/valentine-blog-hop","title":{"rendered":"Valentine Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to my website!\u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m Alanna Coca, and I write contemporary romances, and I&#8217;ve dabbled in\u00c2\u00a0historical western romance.\u00c2\u00a0 Feel free to click over to my Books page, because one winner will receive their choice of my backlist! If you&#8217;re just happening along this post, click <a href=\"http:\/\/justromance.me\/bloghop\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> to see all of the blog posts in the JustRomance.Me Valentine&#8217;s Blog Hop.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3594\" style=\"width: 492px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3594 \" src=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/The-Rose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"615\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(c) 2011 Michael Clothier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8220;Cut!&#8221; The director stormed onto stage, waving his bottled water around in frustration, the condensation hitting everyone watching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Juan had been kneeling on the hardwood stage for about an hour, and his kneecaps were throbbing. Carlie&#8217;s sigh was not only audible, but her slumping shoulders clearly showed her frustration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8220;Juan, you&#8217;re supposed to be proposing, not chewing glass. What&#8217;s with the pinched up face?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Juan fell back on his butt, and let the rose roll out of his hand. &#8220;It&#8217;s called pain, Frank. I can&#8217;t kneel on this stage for hours on end without feeling a little bit of pain.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Frank snorted. &#8220;Love hurts. Now we&#8217;re gonna can this scene before lunch if it kills me\u2013&#8221; He took a long drink of water, probably to replenish the moisture he was sweating out. &#8220;\u2013or you. Get it right so you and your knees can stop bitching. Now places everyone!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Juan ground his molars together. He rolled back onto his knees, and picked up the fake rose. The obnoxious bell rang, along with Frank&#8217;s bellow for quiet on the set. Juan looked up at Carlie, hoping his contrite face conveyed his apology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> She smiled, a sweet understanding grin, and leaned down to whisper in his ear. &#8220;Get it right this time, and I&#8217;ll show you the silky red teddy I bought for our date on Valentine&#8217;s Day.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8220;And\u2026action!&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks for stopping by, everyone. I hope you all have a great Valentines Day. 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