Perfect Placement @karilemor #RomanceGems

As I’ve grown older, I’ve found that I’ve gotten more particular about certain things. I definitely have some quirks. Often, they drive me crazy, but I can’t seem to let them go.

Everything needs to be done in a pattern or to a count of eight. 

The bedspread needs to be exactly centered on the bed.                                          

Both the throw pillows must be lined up perfectly. 

I will fix the chairs at the table so they are all pushed in.                                      

The items on the kitchen counter need to be in the same spot always.                         

When I put the kettle on to boil, it must be right inside the rings of the burner.

I could go on and on. And, of course, when my husband disturbs the things I’ve placed accordingly, it drives me crazy. If something is out of alignment in my line of vision, I get so distracted that I can’t continue with what I’m doing until I fix it. You can imagine this keeps me from getting as much work done as I should.

In my newest book, STOLEN DREAMS, the 3^rd book in the Storm of New England series, middle brother, Alex, is an uptight perfectionist. If you’ve read the first two books, you’ve probably figured this out.

In Alex’s story, we see him with Gina, who’s been a constant visitor at her grandmother’s house next door. Now that her Nonna has passed away, she needs to clean out the house and get it ready to sell. Who better than Alex Storm, the king of organization, to help her?

The problem for Alex is that Gina makes him lose his tightly held control. Which is more than uncomfortable for him. If you want to see how this free-spirited bohemian wraps control freak Alex around her little finger, the book is out TODAY!!

Here’s a little sneak peek. Gina is at a local hang out and meets up with a group of women who have all dated Alex at some point. They have a lot to say about Alex and his strange mannerisms:

“I could have done with the lackluster sex positions, if it weren’t for some of his…odd behavior.” Cara wrinkled her nose.

Kelsey nodded. “The straw wrappers. Oh, my God. He honestly couldn’t sit at a table if I’d crinkled one.”

“Yep, he had to press it neatly, then fold exactly in half and then half again.”

“Then, half again. And he’d do it with my wrapper, too.”

Gina kind of thought it was cute he did this. Did these women seriously ditch Alex because he liked to fold straw wrappers?

“How about the no walking on a crack thing?” Kristan accepted the new drink the waitress had delivered.

“Oh, God, yes. Taking a walk with him on any kind of sidewalk was painful. He tried to do it without you noticing, but if you actually watched his feet, he’d take a smaller step or larger one, so he didn’t step in the wrong place.”

Gina sampled her wine, then set the glass down. “Step on a crack, and you break your mother’s back. Alex loves his mother.”

The others chuckled.

“Did you notice he always starts a set of stairs with his right foot?”

“Or that he washes his hands to a count of eight?”

“He does lots of things to a count of eight. Like rubbing your back or wiping the table.”

“And if he does something with one hand, like scratch his leg or tap his fingers, he has to do it with the other, too.”

“Lining up the salt and pepper shakers, so they are exactly in the middle of the table.”

“Straightening pictures that I didn’t even realize were crooked.”

Gina’s head went back and forth like she was watching a ping pong match as she listened to them bullet point Alex’s quirks.

“I love to make sure my necklaces have the clasp showing. It actually makes him twitch, and he has to fix them so they’re in the back.” She fiddled with the long chain she wore. “And when he does, he always cops a feel.”

“You sly lady.” Kelsey raised her glass.

“All of those quirks are what makes him Alex. I think they’re adorable.”

Hanna’s eyebrows drew together. “After a while, they can drive you crazy. You must not have known him that long.”

“I’ve known him since we were babies. We lived next door to each other until I was six, then hung around together every summer and any other time I visited my grandmother. I’m well aware of his idiosyncrasies.”

Ashley held up both hands. “Like his planner. It’s unbelievable how much he depends on that thing.”

“He can’t live without it.” Kristan nodded.

“If he deviates from it, he almost has a nervous breakdown.”

“Or he has to erase what was there, and rewrite the new activity so it’s accurate.”

“That’s true,” Gina admitted. “And he adds something in if it wasn’t there. But he follows it to the letter.”

She leaned in closer, gazing at all the women. “What you have to understand is how to use that to your advantage. You need to get creative. If you write in it what you want to happen…it will happen.”

Again, their eyes and mouths opened wide.

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