Bad dreams and nightmares
by Becca
Simone
In my erotic
novella, my heroine is kidnapped by the hero and taken to his undersea lair.
When he tells her this, she thinks she’s in the middle of a bad dream or a
major mind-fuck. It takes her a while before she realizes she’s not having a
nightmare but living one.
I thought it
might be fun to check the dream dictionary at Dream Moods (http://dreammoods.com) to see what the images
she is seeing could mean.
According
to Dreammoods.com, dreaming about the ocean “...is indicative of spiritual
refreshment, tranquility and renewal.” That makes sense. Kate’s life is about
to change and renew, for the better.
She is under the sea: “To dream that you are lost
at sea suggests that you are drifting around in life without any direction. You
are feeling overwhelmed by emotions.” She feels her life has no direction other
than her career. And now that she’s met the hero, she is confused and
overwhelmed with her emotions and feelings toward him.
My hero is half sea monster, with squid-like arms:
“To see a squid in your dream suggests that you are feeling subconsciously
threatened.” Uh, yeah, she’s feeling threatened. He pulled her off a cruise
ship. “Your judgment may also be clouded.” Ya think? She’s starting to believe
he is telling the truth. “Perhaps you are not seeing things too clearly at the
moment.” It’s dark under the sea. No lights. She literally can’t see at all.
Weird!
A recurring dream I have is that I’ve forgotten my
locker combination in high school (which was many, many years ago FYI). So I
wait in a long line at the office to get my combination from them, but by the
time I get back to my locker, I’ve forgotten it again.
So, according to Dream Moods, what could this mean?
Dreaming about school could mean “signifies
feelings of inadequacy and childhood insecurities that have never been
resolved. It may relate to anxieties about your performance and abilities.” I’m
a writer. Enough said.
“To dream that you cannot open a locker or that
your forgot the combination suggests that you are unsure of where you stand in
a particular situation. You feel you have lost some aspect of yourself. In
other words, you are on shaky ground.” This I’m not sure of. I’ll have to think
about if this applies to my life next time I have this dream.
What about your dreams? Check out the dream
dictionary at Dream Moods, and I’d love to hear about it.
About
Becca:
Becca Simone was just eleven years old when she read her
first romance novel. It was about the same time that she realized making up
stories was way more exciting than reality. Thus, an author was born. Becca
lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, two kids and a menagerie of
pets.
Website: http://BeccaSimone.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/BeccaSimone
Becca's Book ~ Beep Blue
Title: Deep Blue (Cursed Love, Book 1)
Author: Becca Simone
Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand
Length: 24,000 words
Sub-Genre(s): Paranormal Erotic Romance
Blurb:
Under the light of a full moon and lurking in the restless
waves of the deep blue sea, someone or something watches a ship cutting through
the dark waters.
Insurance fraud investigator Kate Hargrove is looking into
the disappearances of women from a cruise line. She soon “disappears” herself
when pulled undersea by a giant sea creature. Now, this beauty is trapped
beneath the sea with a desperate beast.
100 years ago, Thaddeus Ryker was cursed and banished to the
ocean depths. He has only three more days to find someone to love him in his
monstrous half man/half sea creature state or he’ll spend eternity as a monster
of the sea.
When her terror subsides, Kate realizes she’s both attracted
to and repulsed by Thaddeus. As she gets to know him, she discovers a sexy,
haunted man. Can she learn to love him – a monster – in just three days?
ADULT Excerpt:
“Then shut up and kiss me, Thaddeus,” she muttered.
He lifted his head. “You modern women are so demanding,” he
said, before clamping his mouth onto hers. This time, he was the one in
control, his tongue demanding and thorough. “Heaven on earth, you taste
amazing,” he said, coming up for air.
“And this isn’t my tastiest body part,” she whispered,
feeling incredibly wanton and frisky, so unlike how she usually was with men.
This whole situation was so surreal.
His chuckle vibrated behind her ear. “What is your
tastiest part?”
She giggled and dropped her head back, allowing him better
access to the sensitive skin of her neck. “You’ll know when you find it.” God,
this was fun.
His tongue dipped into the shell of her ear. He blew on her
softly. “Mmm, you taste pretty good right here,” he murmured. He bent her
backward over his strong forearms, and kissed a path down to her breasts. He
met her eyes, grinned, and then his mouth closed over a nipple, drawing it into
his hot mouth. Every suck pulled deep in her pussy. If she didn’t know better,
she’d think he was kissing her clit at the same time as the pleasure radiated
between her legs.
“You’re doing that mind thing again, aren’t you?” she asked,
her voice breathless.
“I’m sorry, my love. I have been too long without a woman
and I’m afraid I can’t keep my lusty thoughts from the sweet spot between your
legs.”
That sweet spot ached and she squirmed against the rock. “No
apologies necessary,” she gasped.
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Thanks for the great post and excerpt. This book sounds fantastic. Can't wait to read it to see more of Thaddeus and Kate.
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Interesting stuff about dreams. I want to go check out that website, now. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for having me on today. I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteJoanne--thanks for the compliment. The story was fun to write.
Liesel--That's a really fun website to waste a ton of time on. :)