‘A woman can carry a bag, but it is
the shoe that carries the woman’
no matter how painful they might
be.
That trend evidently failed to
endure for the men, but these days,
the average American woman
owns 17 pairs of shoes, and admits
to only wearing three pairs
regularly.
Nearly half admit to having judged
someone based entirely on their
shoes; and it’s an even split on
whether or not those judgements
were positive or negative –
depending, presumably, on the
caliber of said shoes.
And in a final testament to
women’s utter devotion to their
shoes, the recent study reveals that
a quarter refuse to kick their high
heels off in the interest of comfort,
Quite what it is about fancy
footwear that has such an enduring
appeal among women remains
something of a mystery, but its
prevalence is undeniable.
Article and shoebuy image
courtesy of The Daily Mail – Read
more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/f
email/article-2659493/Do-prefersex-stilettos-One-five-womenadmit-new-shoes-turn-MORElover.html#ixzz34th6wqgk
So – what’s your take on the
matter? Stilettos or sex? For Ms
Mandara here, it is definitely sex. I
loathe shoe shopping!!!! (Although
I must admit I am partial to high
heels and love wearing them)…
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KISSES, CARESSES, WHISPERS
IN THE NIGHT
Thank you so much for stopping
by for an interview, Maya.
Today I’m turning the spotlight
onto Author Maya DeLeina’s new
release from Ellora’s Cave. Maya
is a breakout novelist whose cast of
vampires will ignite your passion
and pull at your heartstrings.
Your vampires are different than
the ‘typical’ vampires—can you
explain how?
All I write about are vampires,
which can strike a challenge in the
creativity department. So, to make
the storylines distinctive, I play
around with folklore on what
vampires can and cannot do. Some
of my vampires can eat and walk
in the sun, some of them do not
reflect in mirrors. Others project
synthesized worlds for mortals,
while others have color-changing
sclera. Vampires are vampiresfangs, blood, immortality…yada,
yada, yada, you can’t change much
with that. But, it’s their inherent
traits, abilities and structure that
draws the conflict in the story. This
makes for fascinating plots and
submerges a reader into that
paranormal world. And while I’ve
been known to push the envelope
with their characteristic makeup, I
always have an explanationsomething either scientific from an
advanced technology perspective
or something embedded during the
physical transformation from
human to immortal. For example,
my Ambrose Heights Series is all
about a family vampires that
manufactures and distributes
‘Defender’. ‘Defender’ allow
vampires to walk in the sun. How?
Defender is a manufactured serum
composed of synthetic melanin. It
is mass-produced as an injection
that resembles insulin for diabetics
and last for 6-hours. I’ve read
stories where there was a unique
twist on the vampire trait but they
never explained any of it and it
drove me batty (Get it? Bat?
Vampire?) I vowed to always
explain the “why” in my stories to
alleviate any “battiness” for others.
Tell us briefly about your new
release and what you feel is the
most important topic/sub-message
you share (if there is one).
All of my books deal with the
subject of the afterlife because of
the immortality. This book, Dark
Companion, however, completely