Call You Mine

Good morning, my Lovelies!

I know. I know! It's been like three weeks since I've annoyed you! How on earth have you survived? Now, admittedly part of my reasoning for not being in touch was that I went on vacation with some of my friends to the Outerbanks (great times, as always!), but what you may not know is that the day after I came back, I figured out that I had COVID. 

Fun stuff.

I may be wrong, but I feel that if I hadn't had my vaccine, I would have been hospitalized. It was that bad. I'm still having the occasional issue, but for the most part, I seem to be back on track. I will tell you that the things that are bothering me the most right now are the brain fog (as if I needed any more help with being spacey) and how easily I get tired. I know it will likely be a while before I feel normal again, but whew! At least I can breathe and my fever is gone and I can hold my head up for longer than five minutes at a time! 

So the question I found myself pondering this morning may make some of you shake your head, but here it is. Have you ever had your significant other to claim you? Now, if you read romance, smutty romance, and dark romance, you know what I mean by this.

I constantly read where the male character will be staking his claim on the female character by announcing that she belongs to him. He will stare down a side character, give him a death glare, wrap his arm around the female character's waist and tug her close then growl, "Mine." Or some such version of this. 

Maybe they're looking into the female character's eyes and letting them know in very clear terms that they consider the female theirs. It's demanding, commanding, possessive, and damn it...it's so fucking hot. There's just something about having a sexy man claiming that they own you. And in some cases, these books get very graphic about it. Like the man will have her pushed against the wall, staring possessively into her eyes, then grab her between her legs and say, "You are mine. This is mine. All of you...mine."

You get the idea. Anyway, I read a passage like that last night and it got me thinking that I've never, ever had a man do that to me. I mean, I'm married, I was previously married, have rarely been without a man/boyfriend/lover at any point in my life and I've NEVER had one do that to me. 

I suppose that marriage in and of itself is a claim, but...there is just something (to me, anyway) that gets me revving about the thought of a man verbally making that statement.

So, tell me - have you ever been claimed? Have you ever claimed anyone? Or is this just stuff that romance writers make up to add juice to their stories? 

I need answers!

Before I go, a quick update: All of my books are now out of Kindle Unlimited! Yay! You can now find all of them at multiple retailers, including Amazon, Barns & Noble, Rakuten Kobo, Google Play, and Apple Books! I'm so excited to have made this change!

Also, I should have a release date for Mountain Haven soon! Are you excited?

Until next time, and as always,

Much love and affection, from me to you!

Shelly (a/k/a Dawn Love)

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