Eileen Goudge

Valentine’s Day Approaches

As Valentine’s Day approaches, I’m thinking thoughts of romance. I’m happy to report the home fires are still burning as far as my darling husband is concerned. (How can you not love a guy who vacuums & dusts when you’re not there to do it?) Okay, so it took a few tries (who’s counting?) before I found the One, but Sandy and I have been married coming up on fifteen years, so I think I’m safe in saying I finally got it right.   He thinks so, too, by the way.

In the book I’m working on now, THE REPLACEMENT WIFE, my main character is a professional matchmaker.   I interviewed a real-life matchmaker for research purposes, a woman by the name of Janice Spindel, who claims to have made over 900 successful matches. (Wow, that’s a lot of rice.) It was interesting to hear her stories about what her clients are looking for   and what she looks for in pairing them up. Interestingly, she finds women a lot higher maintenance than men.   This does not surprise me. Guys are pretty simple in that respect: they see what they want, and they want what they see. We girls have checklists. A guy’s got to have this and that and the other…and, oh, by the way a fat paycheck would be nice, and if he could also father some cute babies while he’s at it. Having made the trip down the aisle more than once, I only had a checklist of DON’Ts when it came to dating, post-divorce. The main thing I was looking for was someone who would love me and be good to me. Fortunately, I found it in Sandy.

How are we going to celebrate Valentine’s Day? At home…far from the madding crowds of NYC’s madding-ly crowded Times Square area, where we live. I’ll cook something nice for supper and we’ll cuddle up.

On an authorly note, my publisher is going to be running a Valentine’s Day contest by which the winner will receive a free Sony e-reader with several of my titles loaded into it. So if you don’t have a cute guy to cuddle up with on V-day, you can cuddle up with one of my books, should you win. I will be providing details on entering in my next blog post. And, hey, if you don’t win, you can always download one of my books from Amazon/Kindle (or some other e-reader provider) or there’s always the old-fashioned method – the bookstore or your local public library.

Also, check out this FABULOUS new website, courtesy of my friend Susan Stoltz. It’s called Romance Readers Choice, at   http://romancereaderschoice.com I guarantee you’ll feel the love in the air.

Think romantic thoughts in the meantime…

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I just finished your book, Otherwise Engaged. I can't wait to find some of your other titles and have some good reads to look forward to!

I hope you and your husband enjoy your Valentine's Holiday. My youngest son, Brody, has a birthday on the 15th, so we are looking forward to the weekend and following week as well.

Thanking God for your amazing talent,
Shari

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