All About Love Blog Tour Featuring Patricia Sargeant
By APOOO • Feb 24th, 2009 • Category: All About Love •
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Award-winning author Patricia Sargeant writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance.
Patricia’s romantic suspense novel, You Belong to Me, earned third place in the 2006 Reviewers International Organization’s award of Excellence in the Favorite Debut Novel Category.
In addition to the international Romance Writers of America® (RWA®) organization, Patricia is a member of two RWA chapters, Central Ohio Fiction Writers and Published Authors Special Interest Chapter. She’s also a member of Novelists Inc.
Raised in New York City, Patricia now lives in Ohio with her husband.
You can learn more about Patricia on her Web site, www.PatriciaSargeant.com, or chat with her on one of her blogs, Crime Sistahs, Deadline Hellions or the Readers Rooms.
Sweet Deception by Patricia Sargeant
Only he could unlock her secrets…
Can desire and obligation …
No one would expect that modest minister’s daughter Joan Brown has a secret identity. But to her many fans, Joan is the author of a popular erotic romance series. And to fellow writer Ronald Montgomery, whom Joan met at an author panel, she is every bit the seductive diva. While their passion ignites instantaneously, Joan has another life to return to.
Come between love and passion?
Ron Montgomery has been burned one too many times by love and can’t help but harbor a grudge…until he meets sensual Joan Brown. And while he longs for her touch, he’s not sure he can trust someone who is living a lie. When inhibitions become too much to bear, Ron and Joan find themselves locked in a romance that neither wants to ever escape.
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Love is a Journey by Patricia Sargeant
Love is a journey of self discovery. Think about it. Until you love yourself, you can’t truly love anyone else. Unless you’re comfortable in your own skin and can love yourself – respect yourself – you can’t let anyone else close enough to love you.
My June 2009 release, Sweet Deception, explores that issue. The heroine is a dutiful pastor’s daughter. But she leads a secret life as an erotic romance author. I’m sure you can imagine the conflict she experiences between the two sides of her personality. She doesn’t like the person she has to be, but she’s afraid to embrace the person she wants to be.
Her family sees her as obedient, conservative, and malleable. But inside, she’s defiant, adventurous and strong willed.
That brings us to Sweet Deception‘s other theme: identity. Do we define ourselves? Or do we allow others to define us? That’s a question women in particular find ourselves facing. We have so many roles to play – daughter, sister, wife, mother, insert-job-title-here – that sometimes we have to remind ourselves who we are and what we really want.
When was the last time you asked yourself, “Who am I and what do I want?” Can’t remember? Then stop and ask yourself now. Yes, I’m oversimplifying. In the real world, we have to wear a lot of hats. That’s the nature of things. But deep inside, who are you really, and what are your goals?
The other side of the coin is, once you’ve determined who you are and what you want, do the people around you support your dreams? Or are they more interested in making you over in the image they think you should be?
Bottom line is true love builds you up. It doesn’t tear you down. It supports you as you work to become the best you possible. It doesn’t hold you back. True love sees the real you – the good, the bad, the wise and the otherwise. It sees your potential and helps you reach it.
So ask yourself, who are you? What do you want?
Good luck on your journey of self discovery.
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Patricia this is so true; If you don’t love and respect yourself first no one else will.
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Self love is real love and it manifests itself in love for others. Bless You Patricia…
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I agree that one must love themselves. Sometimes people want to find validation in others, but it just doesn’t fill that empty hole when you don’t truly love yourself. Thanks for sharing.
Pat,
Good points and true. But like Rhonda says I think a lot of people look for validation of themselves in others. Life and is ongoing journey, hopefully one day people will discover this simple truth.
Thank you!
Jennifer C., hi! Thank you so much for stopping by and reading the post. I appreciate your time.
All the best!
Patricia
Angelia, hi! You put that so beautifully. Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
All the best!
Patricia
Rhonda! How wonderful to see you again. I read your comment on the Crime Sistahs blog. Thank you for sharing Aristotle’s quote on excellence. I loved it. And thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding self love. You’re right that looking for validation from others doesn’t fill the emptiness when you don’t love yourself.
All the best!
Patricia
Michelle, hi! Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your insights. I really appreciate your time.
All the best!
Patricia
Hey Patricia, do you live in Columbus as so do I. Nice post
Linda, hi! I do live in Columbus, Ohio. Wow! It’s so funny to meet a neighbor on the Internet. LOL!
Thank you so much for your kind words about the post. I feel very strongly about defining one’s self rather than letting others define you. People just love to tell you who you are or who you should be. Like Rihanna says, live your life. At the end of the day, it’s just you and God.
Thank you for stopping by and saying hello, Linda.
All the best!
Patricia
Great post, Patricia! This is so true.
And I can’t wait to read Sweet Deception. The blurb is so intriguing. I know it’s going to be good.
Gwyneth
Excellent commentary. Do the people around you support your dreams or see you as they want? So very true. Thanks.
Gwyneth, hi! I was just telling a friend today about your wonderful Hightower Honors Series.
Thank you so much for stopping by and posting a comment. And thank you also for your kind words about Sweet Deception. I really appreciate them.
All the best!
Patricia
Dera, hi! What a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your time and your thoughts.
All the best!
Patricia