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Happy Birthday Ella Jade!

August 9, 2013 by Adriana Kraft 51 Comments

First things first: A very happy birthday to Ella Jade, and a huge thank-you for organizing this fabulous hop in honor of her birthday! 

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Birthdays to remember? I’m going to lead out with my most romantic birthday ever. I’m a July baby (yup, Cancer, you guessed it), and this happened the summer my husband and I had just begun dating. We’d already had a skittery first date with not even a kiss, and a passionate second date that made up for lost time :). Then he took off on a one-week vacation – turns out he was tying up “loose ends,” but I didn’t know that then.

I picked him up at O’Hare on my birthday and we went out to dinner. He’d brought me a lovely opal on a gold chain that is still one of my favorite pieces of jewelry. My birthday celebration went on for at least two more days – theater tickets, another dinner out, a dinner I cooked and we ate out on the back patio at my apartment…

Maybe that should have been a clue that three decades later we’d be pouring some of our romantic energies into writing erotic romance together!

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It turns out we haven’t written very many birthday scenes into our published fiction, so here’s one from a WIP. We’re in the middle of creating a four-book series set in the horseracing industry. In this scene, our young herione, a racehorse trainer, has agreed to a week-long vacation with the hero in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, where he’s testing a prototype of his high-end hand-crafted canoes.

EXCERPT

“So are you glad you came along?” Nick asked. It was their last night on the water.

Nick warmed at the sight of Daisy’s soft smile. “Yeah,” she admitted, “you were right. This was great. Just to know that a place like this exists is a treasure.”

As she stared into the fire, Nick saw a wistfulness etch her frame, as if she were trying to hold onto something, but knew she couldn’t. Without looking at him, she asked, “So how was it for you? You found out everything you needed to know about the prototype?”

“That I did. But that was secondary. Having you with me is what made this trip exceptional. Watching you embrace the unknown. The eagle. The loon. The bluebird. Fishing. Sleeping in a tent. Paddling. The stars.

“You’re a very expressive person, Daisy. You breathe new life into old things for me. How many eagles have I seen? Watching you totally amazed with your first fish. How many fish have I caught? Yet, your first will be one of my most memorable fish stories. You bring freshness to the wilderness. Maybe it’s those first encounters that are the most pristine and the most lasting.” Nick hunched over before the fire. “Maybe I’m just showing my age.”

Continuing to concentrate on the flames of the fire, Daisy said softly, “By the way, you should know that you’re now making love to a twenty-one year old.”

Nick turned his head sharply. “What?”

Daisy chuckled. “Today’s my birthday. I told you it was soon.”

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” He couldn’t believe she hadn’t let him know about such an important day. “We would have done something to mark it.”

Daisy reached over and squeezed his thigh. “Nothing you could have done would be better than this past week. Being out here. Just having this time alone with you. No cell phones. No responsibilities. It’s been beyond my wildest dreams.

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Just because we can, we’re going to have Nick buy her an opal like mine :). So we’d like to hear from you – what’s your favorite birthday memory or gift?

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  1. Hien Huynh says

    August 9, 2013 at 9:30 am

    Happy Birthday Ella!

    hien_huynh_tx(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Reply
  2. Jessica R says

    August 9, 2013 at 10:03 am

    Fave birthday – my 18th, I had my son the next day! best.gift.ever!

    Thanks for being part of this blog hop!
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLA!

    jrryba(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  3. Kelsey Summer says

    August 9, 2013 at 11:16 am

    My favorite birthday memory was probably the weekend getaway that hubby and I went on for our birthday (same day) the year before our first child was born.

    kesummer69(at)Gmail(dot)com

    Reply
    • Bette says

      May 23, 2014 at 8:40 pm

      We need more intghiss like this in this thread.

      Reply
  4. Joyw says

    August 9, 2013 at 11:58 am

    My favorite birthday was when one of my sons was born on the same day. At the time, I thought it was a bummer to spend the day in the hospital but it was such a blessing. i can still remember what his birth date is!

    Reply
  5. Joyw says

    August 9, 2013 at 11:59 am

    oops forgot

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLA

    Reply
  6. Kyla Stein says

    August 9, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    I want to win! Happy Birthday!
    kyla.stein@gmail.com

    Reply
  7. Sierra says

    August 9, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    My favorite birthday gift was my daughter. She was born a month before my 18th Birthday. : )
    stamper_sierra@yahoo.com

    Reply
  8. laurie g says

    August 9, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    Happy birthday to ella

    parisfan_ca@yahoo.com

    Reply
  9. Samantha Loving says

    August 9, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    happy birthday to ella and thanks to you for being a part of this blog hop!:)
    fave memory is this year my daughter was born 2 days before my birthday and we got to go home on my birthday!
    indiansgirl9@aol.com
    facebook like from rafflecopter: #469

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  10. joe hawkshaw says

    August 9, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    My favorite birthday memory was when i met my fiance for the first time that was the best birthday ever.

    Reply
    • joe hawkshaw says

      August 9, 2013 at 3:46 pm

      joehawkshaw@yahoo.com

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  11. Amber Slagle says

    August 9, 2013 at 4:17 pm

    Happy Birthday Ella!!

    alslagle06@live.com

    Amazon GC make the best bday gifts!!

    Reply
  12. Pam says

    August 9, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    Happy birthday to Ella! Thanks for participating in the hop. Favorite birthday memory…my husband surprising me with a dinner out with friends.

    pjmillion(at)comcast(dot)net

    Reply
  13. Melissa Keir says

    August 9, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    I loved my childhood birthdays. Spending time with my family was the best.

    daringzoey at yahoo.com

    Reply
  14. Dawna Newman says

    August 9, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    Favorite bday – last year when my ex and I got back together

    Fave present- my Kindle Fire.

    vampiremistress2010(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  15. Kathy Osborn says

    August 9, 2013 at 6:50 pm

    Happy Birthday Ella! Great Blog Hop. Koala571@msn.com

    Reply
  16. Donna Harms says

    August 9, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    My 16th birthday card from dad, it was the last one he ever gave me, he died after Christmas that same year. I still have that card. Thanks for being a part of the blog hop. Happy Birthday Ella! fuades3@yahoo.com

    Reply
  17. Natasha Talkington says

    August 9, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Happy birthday! Thanks for the giveaway!!
    talkington07@yahoo.com

    Reply
  18. Mary Preston says

    August 9, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    My favorite gift are the beautiful pearls my parents gave to me for my 21st birthday.

    Reply
    • Mary Preston says

      August 10, 2013 at 6:28 pm

      Forgot:

      marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  19. JanD says

    August 9, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    My favorite birthday present was a dancing hamster with built in music.
    bituin76 at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  20. H.B. says

    August 9, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    My family never celebrated my birthday and we really didn’t put much significance into one’s birthday. So I was surprised one year when my sister just surprised me with a birthday cake.

    humhumbum AT yahoo DOT com

    Reply
  21. Eva Millien says

    August 10, 2013 at 12:44 am

    My best birthday present would be the boxes of book my mom got me one year. I talking there were about 120 to 150 books, She had gotten them at a garage sale, she didn’t want to pick through them so she asked how much for them all. I loved it. Had the best time, going through my treasures. Thanks for sharing Ella’s wonderful day and the giveaways. evamillien at gmail dot com

    Happy Birthday, Ella

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  22. LaTanya Lawson (chynarey) says

    August 10, 2013 at 1:06 am

    My best present I ever got for my birthday was news of my only child due to make his debut…
    Thanks for joining the hop…
    HBD Ella!!
    caiidynsmommie(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  23. Marissa A says

    August 10, 2013 at 3:00 am

    Well I still love getting gift cards for my b-day 🙂

    butterflypetals7(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  24. Sarah C. says

    August 10, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Happy Birthday Ella!! Thanks for the blog hop!!

    Graceland for my 27th!

    carrollfamily02@gmail.com

    Reply
  25. April Holgate says

    August 10, 2013 at 10:44 am

    My 30th was a pretty awesome birthday, I took a cruise with my BFFs!
    Happy B-Day Ella!! What an awesome idea for a hop! And so many awesome books to add to my TBR list!

    grapeapril75(AT)gmail(DOT)com

    Reply
  26. Michelle Willms says

    August 10, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    My favorite gift is always jewelry. My favorite birthday is when my sister threw me a 15th birthday party. Thanks for sharing your memory!

    michelle_willms@yahoo.com

    Reply
  27. kittyb78 says

    August 10, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    Hello Adriana.
    Happy Birthday Ella!. 🙂 My fave Birthday surprise was hearing from my Marine BFF who we deployed overseas. I smiled for two weeks after that.
    bidelia78@yahoo.com

    Reply
  28. BookAttict says

    August 10, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Happy birthday Ella! My fave birthday presents are opals (my birth stone).

    Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
    elizabeth @ bookattict . com

    Reply
  29. Renee B says

    August 10, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Happy 40th Birthday to Ella!
    My husband gave me a surprise birthday party for my 35th birthday. You have to understand, I am not easy to surprise. (Too nosy I guess  ) Anyway, he took me to dinner for my birthday that year (I was upset because he didn’t give me a card for my birthday and he knows how important a card is to me) Imagine my face when all my family and friends shouted surprise as I opened the front door. It was the best present ever.
    Thanks for being part of Ella’s birthday hop and thank you for the chance to win your prize.
    reneebennett35 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  30. Kyla Patton says

    August 10, 2013 at 5:23 pm

    My favorite birthday memory is one birthday when I was 8 or 9 (I think) and my parents let me invite a bunch of people over, including all of my family, and everyone just ran around in the yard, jumped on the trampoline, got in and out of those plastic pools around the yard, ate homemade cake and ice cream that my mom made, and hit the pinata! It was super fun just to be a kid and run around with all of my friends on a great day that involved homemade yummy treats! Thank you! kamclauc AT gmail DOT com

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  31. valerie rhodes says

    August 10, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    What a Happy Hop Treat…

    Hope Ella is having a great weekend.. thank you for doing this hop with her.. been loads of fun.

    vals_hemi@yahoo.com

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  32. S. J. Maylee says

    August 10, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    I love birthday celebrations that keep going and going. 🙂 This has been such a happy hop. 🙂 This year my husband got me a Danish statue I’d seen when we were in Copenhagen about 10-years ago. I can’t believe he remembered.

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  33. Cassandra Hicks says

    August 10, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    For me it was my 17th 🙂
    Happy Birthday Ella!
    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
    dixiedukegurl2 AT yahoo DOT com

    Reply
  34. BookLady says

    August 10, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    Happy Birthday, Ella! I love receiving flowers for my birthday. Hope you received some too. Thanks for the fantastic giveaway.
    bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  35. bn100 says

    August 10, 2013 at 10:53 pm

    cake baked by mom

    bn100candg at hotmail dot com

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  36. VeronikaDream says

    August 11, 2013 at 5:08 am

    My favorite gift was a box of signed books!
    Happy Birthday, Ella!!!
    verusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  37. Mel Bourn says

    August 11, 2013 at 6:45 am

    Happy Birthday Ella!

    My favorite birthday was my 40th. I went shopping with my mom and got one of my favorite tattoos, a garter that goes around my thigh with a derringer tucked in.

    Mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

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  38. Tanya Conaway says

    August 11, 2013 at 12:27 pm

    My favorite memory my parents got married on my 9th birthday
    . Happy birthday Ella!
    virgilio324@gmail.com

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  39. Katie Amanda says

    August 11, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    I liked spending my birthday in London. Thanks!
    katieamanda1(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  40. Sue Sattler says

    August 11, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    My favorite memory is when my 4 kids all bought me books off of my wish list. The next year they bought me a Kindle because we didn’t have any more room for my books.

    proudarmymom32(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  41. Jenny Dauksa Schaber says

    August 11, 2013 at 7:43 pm

    The favorite gift I received was a glass churck the my friends’ son insisted on buying me. He was probably @9 or 10 at the time. His logic dictated that since the family is Catholic, I had to have a church. We’ve never bought presents for each other before or since, but I still treasure that glass church all these years later.

    Ella, have a fantastic birthday month and enjoy the hop!
    Thanks for inviting us all to celebrate.
    starznstripes24@yahoo.com

    Reply
  42. Karen Arrowood says

    August 11, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    Happy Birthday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend!!
    Thank you for your generosity,
    Karen.arrowood@sbcglobal.net

    Reply
  43. Jessica C. says

    August 11, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    Happy Birthday Ella & thank you.

    jrcarroll314@comcast.net

    Reply
  44. Adriana Kraft says

    August 12, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    And the winner is…

    Joseph A.!!

    Congratulations – I’ll be in touch via email so you can get your download and gift certificate.

    Thanks so much, everyone, for stopping by!

    Adriana

    Reply

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