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The Science of Romantic Love

I was trying to decide what to blog about today when my husband pointed out this article on the science of romance.

Neuroscientists are now saying romantic love comes from the brain. That it can be explained through brain images, hormones, and genetics.
The Science of Romance: Brains Have A Love Circuit

I suppose if this is true the next thing will be someone coming up with a little pill for those who have had their hearts broken. There seems to be a pill for everything else. I don’t like the thought of doctors prescribing pills to either make someone fall in love or keep them there. That sounds more like a horror story to me, not romance, and way too much like the Stepford Wives.

This article might explain why some people rush from romantic relationship to romantic relationship, wanting that rush of feeling that comes from falling in love, like an addiction to a drug. Or why a woman might keep falling in love with men who are all wrong for her.

As a romance novelist, I want to believe my hero and heroine fall for each other because they are right for each other and are meant to be together. I like happy endings and I like knowing my characters are happy as they ride off into the sunset together.

In fact, the more I read articles like this one, the more I want to curl up with a good romance novel where true love exists and anything is possible. There’s a medieval romance in my to be read pile that is calling to me. A battle scarred knight/warrior and a lady who needs rescuing…….

Black Friday, Gifts and Time

Today is Black Friday and many people will be up early shopping this morning. I’m not one of them. I’m here typing this blog and then I’ll have breakfast and head back to Memphis from Kentucky where I’ve been visiting relatives this Thanksgiving.

Alpha Males - What is it about them?

Romance writers and readers are always talking about alpha males. Some women are drawn to alphas and some women are drawn to betas. I tend to be drawn to alphas and that’s the kind of hero I like to read about. But I find it frustrating when all alpha males are lumped into one category, because there is more than one kind of alpha male.

Are you an Olympic author?

Have you been enjoying the Olympics as much as I have? It is exciting to watch athletes set new records, raising the bar higher and higher. Michael Phelps is an amazing athlete to watch as he breaks record after record.

I have been impressed by the obvious teamwork and mentoring that goes on at this level. These are athletes that not only strive for themselves, but help others to reach their goals.

Many times I have witnessed this in the author community as well. And I have been fortunate enough to experience it.

A Desperate Journey Released Today!

Debra Parmley
Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1-60504-074-6
A Desperate Journey

Sometimes a journey of the heart is the most dangerous journey of all.

Sally Wheeler learned the hard way that men aren’t always what they seem. Now she will stop at nothing to track down the bigamist husband who stole her child and abandoned her on their failing Kansas farm. Even if it means traveling with a handsome maverick who could change her mind about men.

Free after spending seven years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Rob Truman aims to balance the scales of justice on the man who sent him there—Luke Wheeler. His quest doesn’t include falling for the one woman who will lead him to his quarry, but Sally’s courage in the face of her fear touches his soul.

Through dangerous days and nights on the trail, neither Sally nor Rob can ignore their growing feelings for each other. Yet both are haunted by the poor judgment that, in the past, led them down the wrong road. Love—and trust—are luxuries neither of them can afford.

But as the bullets start flying, love may be all that saves them—and Sally’s son.

Warning:This title contains ornery mules and ornery men. Get ready to see how the West was really won – one relationship at a time!