Category Archives: A Lesson in Love

Finding Love by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Romance authors constantly research and inquire about how people find love. I enjoy couples telling me how they first met. Staying home isn’t the way, though I do know one man who found his wife on a dating site.  Another … Continue reading →

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My Sexy Saturday Love Who Makes My Heart Hop: The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

I like to participate in the My Sexy Saturday Blog Hop. This week we are all talking about that sexy love that really gets the heart pounding, the guy who turns your head when he walks in the room and … Continue reading →

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My Sexy Saturday Heroic Hero Blog Hop: When Love Survives by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

This was a tough one as each of my heroes in my books are heroic. I think I got a little confused with the directions of whether the hero has to be sexy while being heroic. I think being heroic … Continue reading →

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What Do You Do When You’re Sad?

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Last year was a hard year for me losing friends and my dog Pete. This year in one week, the world has lost David Bowie and Alan Rickman. I loved David Bowie in “The Labyrinth”. He was the ultimate Goblin … Continue reading →

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Flowers in Romance: What Are Your Favorite Flowers?

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

I love flowers. Certain ones are very close to me. We see them all the time in romance novels, but do you know why an author chooses a particular bloom or bouquet?  Flowers are still quite the secret language. Many … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Too Late to Decorate Eggs by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

If life has gotten busy on you lately, I know exactly what you mean. But you don’t want to disappoint the kids in the family. If you have no kids, you may just want to do this to relax and … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned: Secret 12 – The Passing of Pete

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Yesterday (March 25, 2015) at 3:16 p.m., my dog Pete passed away.  My heart is broken. Pete was a funny little guy.  We got Pete at a pet store. We don’t normally get our pets that way, preferring rescue groups.  … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned: Sharing Secret 9 – What Makes A Love Story Great? By Susan Hanniford Crowley

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

When you read a love story, what qualities in the story really attract you? What makes the love story great? Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare and is about two feuding families. But one night Romeo and his … Continue reading →

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Let It Go!

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Sometimes everything goes wrong and you want to scream, but you hold it all in. Sometimes you know the perfect words to say, but you don’t say them. It comes out wrong because you’re nervous. What are you nervous about? … Continue reading →

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What I Learned in 2012

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

A lot happened to all of us during 2012.  I’m not one for resolutions.  I’m more for making plans regardless of time of year.  But this past year was filled with diversity some tragic, some amazing, and some both. What … Continue reading →

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