First, thank you to Didi for having me on the blog. I am particularly fond of St. Patrick’s day and all that entails.
All my life I’ve had superstitions in the back of my mind. At times I’ve disregarded them and at other times I’ve taken them quite seriously. But they’ve never been far from my mind.
What child doesn’t think about not stepping on a sidewalk crack for fear of breaking their mother’s back?
If you’ve ever received a knife set as a wedding gift did you send the gifter a penny?
Do you open umbrella’s in the house? Walk under ladders?
Superstitions are everywhere and it seems the Irish are some of the most superstitious. Or so I’ve been told by my Irish relatives. So the week of St. Patrick’s day has us thinking of the good luck charm of a four leaf clover and the wearing of green for good luck. (after all if you don’t wear green you take the chance of getting pinched)
Sometimes superstitions take a different turn and become something good instead of bad. I’ve always considered Friday the 13th one of my personal lucky days. Hardly a year goes by that something really good doesn’t happen for me on that supposedly unlucky day. So the unlucky became the lucky.
I’ve also been a tarot reader for twenty plus years and I’m always mindful of the superstitions that surround my various decks. My cards are always stored in special velvet or silk bags, only I can use my personal deck for readings, and thanks to a very bad experience with the Death card I don’t read for other people very often.
To some superstitions may sound silly but I find them mostly fun. And why not? You never know…
So, the next time you cross paths with a black cat you might want to think about forming a triangle with your fingers and spitting through it to avoid the black cat bad luck.
*grins*
Eliza
If you enjoy reading books that have a wee bit of Irish flair, my latest contemporary BDSM novel, Power Play, features an Irish Dom.
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She wants the escape. He wants control. They both need love.
Jennifer Croft is at the peak of her career. As a bondage model at Altered Ego, she’s become the crème de la crème of the fetish world, ensuring herself a top spot in her profession. The world is her oyster. Her personal life on the other hand… It’s not pretty. Only her fascination with pain play keeps the ghosts of her past at bay.
After tragedy sends Daegan McKenna to the South for a much needed change of pace, the last thing he expects to find is a closet submissive hiding in plain sight. She’s hot-tempered and in denial — a heady combination that brings out the dominant looking for a challenge. He’s already loved and lost more than one man should, but the haunted look in her eyes prompts him to make her an offer. He’ll indulge her darkest fantasies, if she’ll agree to give up control. Then he’ll let her go.
Unfortunately, the past never stays in the past and old insecurities cause complications neither of them wanted. Now temporary is not enough.
Short excerpt:
“I hope you brought the remote.”
Silence.
“What remote?” She hesitated. “Why?”
“Well, for one, the only way you’re going to get a light on in this room is either from the remote or the outside control panel.”
Daegan swore her breathing increased. He hoped she didn’t have a panic attack. He wanted to spend time with her but not in that capacity.
“And for two?”
“You let the door close fully behind you. It automatically locks –”
“And we need the remote to open it,” she finished.
“Aye.”
“Please tell me you’re pulling my leg. This is some kind of joke right?”
Daegan reached for where he thought she stood and circled her wrist. He leaned forward and whispered, “No. I’m definitely not pulling your leg.”
As much as he wanted to see her reaction, he didn’t need his eyes to hear the hitch in her throat or her breath coming in short pants. What he wasn’t sure about was whether it was anxiety or excitement she felt.
“Don’t panic,” He kept his voice calm and reassuring. “It won’t take long for someone to figure out we’re in here. In the meantime –”
“What? Are you crazy? Everyone is gone. I had to use my employee code to get back in the building.”
“Jennifer.”
She didn’t answer.
“It’s not a big deal. Worst-case scenario, we wait until morning when Chase comes in.”
“Not a big deal?” she barked at him. “Everything is a big deal with you. Ever since you made that offer to me, it’s been a big fucking deal. Every time I turn around you’re there. Every time I talk to Murphy he brings you up. Even Eve and Chase have encouraged me in your direction. So don’t tell me it’s not a big deal, because it is a big fucking deal.”
Not the least bit surprised by her outburst, Daegan wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her onto his lap. “Okay, love. ’Tis a big deal.” He brushed his hand along her back in an attempt to soothe her. “Unfortunately, it looks like you’re stuck with me for the night.”
I am not superstitious, although I think some of these superstitions are just plain common sense. For example, it’s just common sense not to walk under a ladder…something might fall on your head! LOL.
I am not really superstitious. I also don’t think Friday the 13th is a bad date. My little sister was born on a Friday the 13th so I think it is a great day. lol
I’m not usually superstitious. But I do make pork and sauerkraut on New Years day. It has been a family tradition.
I am. It particularly superstitious. I do believe deaths happen in threes!
No superstitions here. However we always fly our St. Louis Rams flag for good luck. I don’t think it helped them much this year. We will try again next season.
Mel
Living a few hours away from Louisiana I grew up hearing many a superstitions.
I am superstitious…that being said, 13 is my lucky number and I love Black cats. I do believe deaths come in threes. I also believe, because it has happened to me several times, that if you dream someone dies, a baby is born and if you dream someone has a baby someone dies, not specifically that person,but someone in their family. I also believe when one person passes,a baby is born into the family (another instance that has happened to me many times)
No need to enter me in the giveaway, I have already read Power Play, and enjoyed it!
I am kind of superstitious about some things, like putting my purse on the floor, or about Friday 13th, deaths come in threes. I’m sure there’s more that are just not popping in my head right away.
Francesca
Firstly, wow, sounds like a great book! It will be put at the top of my TBR list :o)
Now, am I superstitious? Maybe a little. I don’t believe that breaking a mirror will give me 7 years of bad luck. However, some times I worry that since so far I’ve mostly been incredibly lucky and blessed in my life, that maybe some kind of yin/yang thing will happen and I’ll have bad luck. Superstition or just plain ol’ paranoia, I dunno :o)
Yeah, I’m kinda superstitous, but I have to tell myself it’s just not true everytime the black cat from down the street runs in front of me. I don’t open umbrellas and I’m afraid of breaking a mirror. But I was born on the 13th, so that is good luck for me!
Thanks for the giveway!
Not really superstitious either. But I do try to avoid stepping on cracks. Not sure why, but there you have it
My mother is very superstitious and it has rubbed off on me. Bad things happen in 3’s and to break it you must light a match and snap it in half, throwing salt over your shoulder, an outside bird getting into the house brings death, shoes on the table and passing someone on stairs bring bad luck, and that magpies are lucky. She is also a fan of old wives tales.
I was just talking about itions with someone not to long ago, about when you give a wallet or a purse, always to put money in it, like coins or a dollar bill, in our case we have our “Looney” which is one dollar doin in Canada. It would mean that the receiver of this gift would always have money in their purse or wallet..
How true this superstition is, remains to be seen..
I don’t beleive in Friday the 13th, because my mother had me on a friday the 13th and I was her only girl, so I would say it was a pretty lucky day for my mother..
I don’t think that I am superstitious. I think about some of the more common superstitions sometimes but I don’t really worry about them much. Sounds like a great book!
E. Thompson
thompsonem3(at)aol(dot)com
Just getting into the whole BDSM thing. Thanks!
Not really superstitious however I would not deliberately walk under a ladder. This sounds like a great read. It’s in my wish list.
I’ve never heard of the give a penny if you give a knife set as a gift.I know about the black cat crossing your path gives you bad luck but not to form a triangle and spit.
I’m a little superstitious.
But 13 seems to be a lucky number for me.
(Don’t enter me in the giveaway,I have this book)
I am a little superstitious, as a nurse- deaths do seem to come in threes. In my own life, I lost my father, brother-in law and father-in-law in 6 months.
I am superstitious. I pay attention to my horoscope. I also get strong instances of deja vu. When that happens I am very cautious.
geishasmom73 AT yahoo DOT com
One man’s superstition is another man’s safety tip. It just tries to safeguard against the things we don’t understand or the things that are out of our control. I prefer to think of it as safety tips: ladders fall and cracks can trip you. Friday the 13th? In a certain year and for a certain group of people it was really a bad day 😀
I am not that superstitious. The only thing I really believe is that bad things and death come in threes. Thanks for sharing and the giveaway.
e.balinski(at)att(dot)net
I have a number of crystal wands that can be worn on a cord or as a stick pin. No one is allowed to touch them.
I didn’t think I was superstitious but I realized recently that I avoid 13. Very strange!
Hi Eliza,
thank you for the great post today and the chance at such a wonderful book. i love the cover and the excerpt was hilarious, i’m still laughing. i loved how she told him off about it. 😀
i have some superstitions. i always throw salt over my shoulder if i spill it, umbrellas outside only.
some of the one that have become sayings in my family are: if your ears burn someone is talking about you/if your nose itches you will kiss a fool/if your feet are itching you will travel soon, and if your right hand itches you will recieve money but if the left itches you will give it away.
tammy ramey
trvlagnt1t@yahoo.com
I’m not superstitious.
I’m not very superstitious though I do try to avoid the biggies. This book sounds great! Love all your books though! Can’t wait to read it!
I’m not superstitios at all . Although everyone is different and has a right to their beliefs.
I grew up with tons of them. My mom is Italian and my dad is Irish. Almost everything had some significance. Never give a purse/wallet without money in it, never put shoes on a table or they will always hurt your feet, if you palm itches it means money right is coming in left is leaving. I could go for quite a while.
musicalfrog at comcast.net
I’m not particularly superstitious, though I very much believe in magick…
Thank you Eliza for a great post!
Thank you all for stopping by!
Congratulations to trvlagnt1t@yahoo.com You are the winner of POWER PLAY
I missed this contest…can I still be included in the final? I’m not superstitious, but I have been know to throw spilled salt over my shoulder! 🙂
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