Comment from michaelcahill

Excellent

Great discussion. You put forth the points of discussion and let them discuss. No one should have a problem with that unless they are seeking one. I can see this heating up along with her growing tummy. Never saw this coming!! mikey

 Comment Written 25-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 25-Feb-2015

Thanks again. Eight (that's one fourth of all reviewers) readers guessed she was pregnant. Mostly women, of course, but I was still impressed. :)

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Exceptional

OH so good. I really liked this scene. I never in a million years did I expect Blaze to get pregnant. You pulled a good one there. I am wondering who the baby is? The senator?

 Comment Written 21-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 21-Feb-2015

Thank you so verrry much for the six stars, Barbara. Glad you enjoyed the surprise. Yes, it's Senator Sebastian's Blake's baby. She had a very brief affair with him after helping to get him out of the mental hospital. Now, of course, he's there again, but this time looking like a crazy clown. :)

Comment from Gloria ....

Excellent

You've presented some serious philosophical points in this chapter Phyllis, and done so with great aplomb. I've sometimes wondered where the souls all are as the world's population burgeons. Is it a finite number? Then I arrived at the conclusion (wrong or right) there is only soul, and every single person gets part of it.

Wonderful job dealing with a significant point of contention. Your characters handled it admirably.

Gloria

 Comment Written 20-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 20-Feb-2015

Thank you, so much, Gloria. Your idea sounds like an Eastern one, where everything and everyone is connected. Maybe if more people thought that, the world would be a more peaceful place. :)

reply by Gloria .... on 20-Feb-2015

Well otherwise where are all these souls from? Perhaps we are encountering such horrific times, because the really bad souls that needed a lot of redemption are being recycled as our populations increase.

reply by the author on 21-Feb-2015

If God can make one soul, he can make as many as needed. Or maybe he only made so many, and when they're used up, the world ends. We have NO IDEA about any of this. It's all guessing. There may not even be a soul. There may not even be a God. All we have is a feeling, faith, belief without hard evidence. Some things are like that.

Comment from marijmd

Excellent

I wonder if she will be bale to pull it off - and can having a child make her have empathy again? Im sure she must have had it as an angel

 Comment Written 20-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 20-Feb-2015

Thanks, Maria. Very insightful comments. :)

Comment from Drew Delaney

Exceptional

This is written so well, and I was amazed at what you wrote about abortion. And your author notes also explained so well how you felt, so that an uproar wouldn't occur. I believe it for sure. But others may not. I thought this was one of your best writings. Drew xx

 Comment Written 20-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 20-Feb-2015

Wow, a second six star rating! On a Friday, no less! I could hug you, Drew. I seldom have any left by now. I'm honored that you saw fit to award two of yours to my story. THANK YOU! :)

Comment from emrpoems

Excellent

let's see what you are up to now. Love the contrasting thoughts you put in your notes and leave us to wonder which way she will decide. Somehow I feel that Luke is going to lose another demon.

 Comment Written 20-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 20-Feb-2015

Thanks again, Erica. She has decided to keep it, for now, anyway. THings may change, just as in real life. And Luke WILL find out. That's when things get messy. As if they're not messy enough. I actually feel sorry for my own demon character! LOL! :)

Comment from nancyjam

Excellent

I'm glad to see Blaze taking Tara's advice - she's moving toward
the good side and that is satisfying to the reader. It may take some time though
as I'm sure there are problems and lots of tension ahead.
Great dialogue.
Nancy

 Comment Written 20-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 20-Feb-2015

Thank you so much, Nancy. Glad the dialogue worked for you. It was a touchy scene... took a while to write.

Comment from Cajungirl

Excellent

What a fantastic chapter. I am glad Blaze decided to listen to Tara. The right to life is a personal choice just as any decisions a person makes in life. Thanks for a wonderful read.

 Comment Written 20-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 20-Feb-2015

Thanks again for a very encouraging review. I'm so glad you're enjoying the book. :)

Comment from ravenblack

Excellent

This is difficult to review without entering into the abortion debate. Legislators in some states have gone too far in restricting access, some not even willing to consider abortion in cases of rape, incest, the health of the mother or severe birth defects.

 Comment Written 20-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 20-Feb-2015

Thanks, Ed. I added the notes purposely to AVOID debate. We aren't going to find any answers. People will never agree. I have my thoughts and you have yours and everyone else has theirs. I say leave it at that. If citizens of a state don't like the laws, they can vote the idiots out. Or go to another state for the procedure.

Comment from MizKat

Excellent

Hi Phyllis,

This is very nice. It is a well written chapter. I really enjoyed reading it. You are so good at writing books. I wish I had even a tiny bit of your talent. I'm doing good if I can get a poem out every four days. I go to see a doctor on Monday, so hopefully I'll find out why I have daily headaches and am getting so forgetful.

Kat

 Comment Written 20-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 20-Feb-2015

Thanks, Kat. I'm so glad you're going to a doctor. I hope he is a new one who can figure it out. I'll be thinking about you. :)

reply by MizKat on 20-Feb-2015

Hi Phyllis,

She's a nurse, but I've heard she was trained by a great doctor. He's in Duluth so I don't want to drive there especially in the winter, when the roads can be slippery. Thanks for caring!