July 2011 ⋆

Kindred Romance

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 11, 2013

This is a bit retroactive, but felt I should post something…. I‘m almost afraid to say it. I think I’ve finally met someone normal. Stable. Real. A Kindred. After the debacle of my last relationship, i am quite gun shy, and yet, this woman has managed to get around my defenses. It’s so easy to be in her company. Everything just seems to flow smoothly. It’s effortless to spend time with her, and I find myself feeling genuinely happy whenever she’s around. Kelly and I have been dating 3 to 4 times per week for the last month–long, all-nighters … Continue reading →

Deerly Beloved

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliJune 24, 2012

Things can change in a nano-second. One minute, you’re moving along in your life, perhaps even having a great day and feeling hopeful, and the next, you are reminded of how precarious life can be. Last night Kelly and I had one of those moments. If anything had been slightly different, it’s possible we would not be alive. We had spent the entire weekend enjoying various activities and meals and socializing with friends. We were on our way back from a fly-fishing excursion in Deckers, and moving through the pitch blackness of Highway 85, between Sedalia and Highlands Ranch, near … Continue reading →

Spider in my Car

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliJuly 7, 2011

This was the only picture of a spider i could stand to put here, because it’s cute in a creepy, spidery kinda way. I couldn’t spend much time looking for one, anyway, because i would have seen too many spiders at one time, and that would have screwed up my whole day. My best friend called me not long ago, and in the middle of our conversation, she said, “Hang on, there’s a spider in my car and i have to pull over before I freak out.” She takes off her shoe to kill it and I warn her that … Continue reading →

Review of "Armchair Detective" in Kissed by Venus

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliDecember 13, 2015

Title: ARMCHAIR DETECTIVE Author: Kelli Jae Baeli ISBN: 1434824624 Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Detective/Romance Jobeth O’Brien awakens on the floor of her kitchen, her battered face and the memory of an angry visitor tells her that she is close to something important in her investigation. In between this surveillance and delivering newspapers, her beloved ’62 Falcon is the scene of middle-of-the-night romps with a lonely socialite, who gives her more than she bargained for. Her quest for the truth pits her against errant husbands, a modern-day madam with a taste for blood, a horny landlady, a vicious attack dog, and … Continue reading →