Do you believe in fate?
What,
exactly, is fate?
Wikepedia
defines fate as: “Destiny, a predetermined course of events.”
Google defines fate as: “The development
of events outside a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural
power.”
Wiki-answers defines fate as: “...the theory that everything
happens just the way it is supposed to happen and all things and events are
predetermined.”
That
last definition is how I would define fate. Some might call it karma, others
might call it the hand of God. Some might call it a bunch of New-Age hooey. But
I believe in it. I don’t believe in coincidences—I think everything happens for
a reason.
Meeting
my husband was all about fate. We met at a wedding. Neither of us should have
been there. He was supposed to be across the country playing baseball (he
played for the Pittsburgh Pirates minor-league system), but he’d been
unexpectedly released the week before. I hadn’t spoken to the bride in many
months, but she called me out of the blue to ask me to be in her wedding. Dan
and I didn’t meet until the reception (although I’d seen him earlier and
thought he was cute, but I was sort of seeing someone else at the time and
wasn’t looking to meet anyone). I was really tired and wanted to leave the
reception. I started to sneak out, but the bride spotted me and dragged me back
inside. She said one of her friends had the hots for me and wanted to meet me.
Inward groan here. I love my friend, but she had some really weird friends.
But, to be nice, I said I’d meet him, then
I’d leave. Well, to make a long story short, I didn’t leave. We hit it off
right away, and we’ll be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in
September.
Did
fate bring us together? I think she did.
The
hero in my new book, DELIVER THE MOON, also believes in fate. Gabe and Louisa
used to be married, until the tragic death of their son tore their relationship
apart. When he’s accidentally invited to a family wedding several years later,
and he runs into Louisa, he’s certain fate had a hand in it. Louisa thinks he’s
full of crap—so he has to figure out a way to convince her they’re meant to be
together. Since this is a romance and romances all have happy endings, you know
that he did figure it out. :)
What
about you--do you believe in fate? Has fate had a hand in something specific
that’s happened in your life?
Blurb for DELIVER THE
MOON:
Once upon a time, he promised her the
moon. It's time to deliver.
Louisa
D’Angelo used to believe in happily ever after—until the tragic death of her
son and the demise of her marriage. Now, five years later, with her life back
in order, she has a great career and a wonderful man in her life. So what if
the passion and excitement isn't there? In her book, passion and excitement
only lead to heartbreak. Then, her ex-husband shows up and upsets her tidy
little world.
Gabe D’Angelo
never believed in happily ever after—until he met Louisa who taught him how to
love and be loved. But their happiness was short-lived. Guilt and grief forced
Gabe to walk away. Now, though he's pulled his life together and should be
happy, he realizes something’s missing. After seeing her from afar at a family
wedding, he knows what it is. It’s Louisa.
The problem
is convincing her she's still in love with him.
Buy links:
The Wild Rose
Press: http://www.thewildrosepress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=191&products_id=4897
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