Every day should be Valentine's Day if you write and read Romance! by Peggy Jaeger

February 14th 2020  has come and gone but, at least for me, the spirit of Valentine's Day is still going strong!

Hey: I write romance - every day is love day for me! Hee hee

Now, if you're like my dear hubby, you might believe Valentine's day and a whole passel of other days during the year, were invented as celebratory days by Hallmark in order to sell greeting cards. He truly believes this, which is why the man has never bought a greeting card in his life and will probably go through the Pearly Gates someday without ever having done so.

But....

Maybe he's on to something. I mean, why just celebrate love on one day of the year? I don't know the origin of Valentine's day and didn't want to take a deep dive into the annals of history to find out why we as a society celebrate the day, but I do know it's a day devoted to love. And for me, love is everything.

As a romance writer - and avid romance book reader - EVERY DAY is devoted to love in my house. I don't need a card from my husband to tell me he loves me. He shows me he does every single day of our marriage.

I certainly don't need candy to remind me of how sweet I am ( heehee). Those extra calories when I'm trying to get into a Mother of the Bride dress for May are not necessary nor wanted. Well...maybe wanted just a little, but I need to exercise some control here.

While I love flowers, the exorbitant costs of roses is ridiculous - and especially on 2.14. since the price is jacked up by most retailers and florists. Instead of flowers that will wither and die within a week, I would much prefer a plant that lasts longer and which I can look at every day as a reminder of love.

And while going out to a fancy restaurant is nice, I'm the type of girl who much prefers to cook for the man I love, then snuggle down and watch a movie on the couch with him afterward, in our comfy clothes and maybe with the fireplace roaring in the background. That is my definition of a romantic evening, peeps!

As writers, we live by the adage of show don't tell. I don't need one day of the year in which to have my husband show me he loves me by bringing me a present, or taking me out to dinner. He shows me every single day why he is my hero, why I was so thrilled he asked me to marry him 175 years ago, and why every day is a day devoted to love in my house.

Does that sound a little sappy? Okay, if it does. I can live with that. But I truly think the world would be a much lighter, brighter place if people showed one another love every day, in every way they could.

Every day should be Valentines's Day.

My very first Valentine's themed book 3 WISHES, is featured in our February book fair.

 Valentine’s Day is chocolatier Chloe San Valentino’s favorite day of the year. Not only is it the busiest day in her candy shop, Caramelle de Chloe, but it’s also her birthday. Chloe’s got a birthday wish list for the perfect man she pulls out every year: he’d fall in love with her in a heartbeat, he’d be someone who cares about people, and he’d have one blue eye and one green eye, just like her. So far, Chloe’s fantasy man hasn’t materialized, despite the matchmaking efforts of her big, close-knit Italian family. But this year for her big 3-0 birthday, she just might get her three wishes.

3 WISHES is available in ebook and in audiobook.

Since February is the Romance Gems 1st anniversary ( YAY!) and to celebrate our One Year Anniversary, we have a big Valentine Book Fair with sigh-worthy romance novels at great prices. We also have a Rafflecopter with some great Amazon Gift Cards up for grabs.

Watch the February video in the Movie Theater or drop by YouTube to view it.

Then visit our Valentine Book Fair and grab some captivating romance novels, sweet treats without calories!

Remember peeps: love is love is love is love....every day of the year!
Until next time ~ Peg