Winners: Interview with Kade

Mel's on Hellcation and I realized winners haven't been drawn from the interview with Kade.

Does this help?

What? No? But look at those abs and umm those things on his sides that make you want to look at his zipper cause they send you that way. Okay fine here are the winners.

elaing8

Amanda W

Dobsew

You have until Sunday, 27 Nov, to send your mailing address to contact@melissaschroeder.com and I will get your swag bags off to you. 

Thank you for not revolting..... B

Character Interview: Kade and a giveaway

Hi, everyone! I wanted to let y'all get to know our first military hero, Francis McKade. I met up with him in Virginia Beach close to where he is stationed at a place called The Side Street Catina and Taco Shack. After ordering a couple of  Side Street Ritas, we got down to business.
It's on the waterfront and it is a bit deserted. November isn't a big tourist time in Virginia Beach but I like it.

MEL: Thanks for taking the time out of your training schedule. I know you don't get much time off.

KADE: We just got back from a mission so I've got some free time.

MEL: Oh, with time off, I thought you would be in New Orleans.

The smile he gives me is slow and deadly.

KADE: She's on her way here. I'm taking a week off. Shannon and I are going to take some time alone, no work, no family.

MEL: Must be hard having a long distance relationship.

He nodded as the waitress set out Ritas in front of us.

KADE: Being a military wife you know how that is.

MEL: Yes, but you're job is a little different than my husband's. You can be called away with little notice.

KADE: It is one of the worst things about this job, but I love it.

MEL: What made you want to be a Seal? Did you go into the Navy with the thought that you would be a Seal?

Kade nods and takes a sip of his drink.

KADE: My folks weren't happy with me. They wanted me to go to college, but I didn't want that. I entered the Navy when I was seventeen.

MEL: Wow. Seventeen.

KADE: Yeah, I graduated a year early, so I could go. Folks wanted me to at least try college, but I knew what I wanted. Their both scientists and highly educated, so I kind of understand.

MEL: And even with the rigorous training you wanted to become a Seal?

KADE: Yep.

MEL: Nothing like a talkative military man.

His lips curved again but he said nothing.

MEL: So, Shannon, what is it about her that draws you to her?

If he was deadly before, he was devastating now.

KADE: I deal with some real sh...uh, excuse me.

I laugh.
MEL: I'm a military wife and former brat, you won't shock me.

KADE: Well, life for us, for what we have to do, it is pretty bad. We see some horrific things in our line of work. Shannon takes such joy in every day things.  Being with her reminds me that not everything is as bad as the things I see when I am on a mission. They say it is best to have a center, someone who will give you a dose of normal when you're back. And, you need a compass, someone who can help you make it back to reality. Shannon does that for me. And, well, she doesn't put up with my crap. Oh, and of course, because she's built like a 1950's movie star. She is sexy and knows it, and that makes her irresistible to me.

His phone vibrates on the table and he smiles.

KADE: Excuse me. He clicks the phone on. Hey, babe. Oh, okay. I'm just finishing up with Mel. He laughs. No, she isn't staying so you'll just have to put up with my cooking. Okay, love ya, bye.
He clicks the phone off. Shannon's going to be at my house soon, so I gotta get going.

MEL: No problem. Thanks for taking the time to meet with me.

He leaves a few minutes later and I sit to watch the few people lingering around the waterfront knowing that at least one Seal is going to have a very happy homecoming tonight.

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Want a chance at a bag of Harmless swag? Ask Kade a question or comment by WED(Nov 16th) NOON (central us time) and your name goes into the pot. I will be drawing three names and this includes the coveted Francis McKade dog tags!

A Little Harmless Submission: Interview with Rome Carino

Hey, everyone! I thought I would let you get to know Rome Carino, our hero of A Little Harmless Submission a little better by conducting an interview. I was lucky enough to spend some time in Hawaii this year so I could get to know Harmless Addicts favorite HPD detective just a little bit better.

I met him at the Tropics Grill and Bar at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. It is late afternoon and a nice little breeze is coming off the Pacific. We can see one of my favorite scenes in Waikiki, and one of THE BEST POOLS, the Hilton's Super Pool. This was the first place we stayed when we moved over to Hawaii in 2001. I love it, and always walk through it every chance I get.

We pick a table that overlooks the sidewalk and enjoy a happy hour drink. Our man Rome drinks scotch, straight up normally, but he is on call so he goes for a soda. Me, I have a Lava Flow of course. Rome is a big man. He is built a bit like a linebacker, which makes sense because he was a Marine. Even in the casual outfit of a Hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts (and he has some beautiful legs, ladies) he looks like he is on the job. There is nothing casual or laid back about our Romeo.

MEL: So, you've lived here for a couple of years. Why did you move here?

ROME: I liked living in Seattle, but I felt I needed something new, a fresh start. HPD is always looking for good officers, and it was a pay raise.

MEL: What is your favorite thing about living here?

ROME: It took me awhile to get used to the weather. I grew up in Seattle so I was used to rain and cooler temps. But, about eighteen months into my time here, I had to go back to see family. I thought I was going to freeze to death.  There's more though. The scenery is beyond anything I imagined. The one thing that I think draws me more than that is the sense of Ohana here, family. Even though I live over here, I am very close to my family. And people take care of each other here.

MEL: And, now you are settled down with Maria.

Rome is a gorgeous man, but when he smiles, he's devastating. It is easy to see how Maria fell for him so easily.

ROME: Yes. Happily.

MEL: And the wedding?

Rome grimaces and of course looks even more appealing.

ROME: In May. I wanted sooner, but getting my family here is going to be a pain.

MEL: With your job, how do you work that with your relationship? Marriage is hard, but I know from experience, that a job can really affect the marriage especially in careers like yours.

ROME: It helps a little that Maria was an FBI agent, that her father was one too. She understands that sometimes the job will come first. Not that it is more important, but the job at times will interfere with plans. Maria said as long as it didn't interfere with the wedding of honeymoon, I was in the clear.

MEL: You're both members at Rough 'n Ready. Do you play publicly?

ROME: Naw. It has never been my thing really. I do like being a member, being around people who live the life. So many people look at us as if we are less than normal. Just because we are into BDSM doesn't mean we are any different than a couple who would role play or even those who do no extracurricular activities in the bedroom. We all have jobs, families, and friends.

I want to ask him more about that and Maria's new adventure in writing but his phone rings. He looks at the number and grimaces.

ROME: Sorry, but duty calls.

I thank him for the time and watch him leave. I mean, he is a beautiful man.  And as I sip the last of my lava flow and watch the tourists enjoy the last hours of the sun for the day, I can accept that Maria is one very lucky woman.

Meet Drew and Sean

Wanna meet the two Marine heroes from Sex on the Beach??? Brandy has an interview on her blog today and she has a contest going with Strandbucks. Go to her BLOG for all the info!

Get to know a couple of the Harmless Heroes

Our guys Evan and Micah were around the blog. I interviewed them both seperately and then together, and they let me tour their club.
CHATTY CHARACTERS-Micah
SAMHAIN BLOG-Evan
B RENAE READS- Micah and Evan with the tour

Oh, and check out my favorite Hawaiian Recipe on Samhain's Blog yesterday.