I have decided to republish the original versions of Find Her, Keep Her, and Parched. You see, I had this habit of only validating the negative reviews, allowing them to make me change large sections of my books and write stories to avoid further criticism. Criticism is a huge flaw in my family. I realized I’m on the right track of healing that flaw in myself when I attended a gathering recently and heard criticism of all kinds. Carefully crafted criticism and overt criticism. Long story short, I have been on the path to understanding how that criticism and lack of encouragement have affected me my entire life. It’s hard to hear the positive when I’m hardwired to consume the negative and allow it to drive me. I’ve been on this neverending hamster wheel of striving to achieve but never being good enough because there will ALWAYS be negative voices. I wrote Find Her Keep Her eleven years ago. I wrote it from my heart, from my understanding of romance. Today, I have a completely different sense of romance. That damn therapy! And I mean, blackbelt therapy. Regardless, even today, most people read through the original version of Find Her Keep Her. It’s that version that gets the entire series moving. So, there’s something about it romance readers prefer. And yes, I understand a certain segment think it’s porn or whatever. And they have the right to consume it however they feel. But I also received five stars, “I couldn’t put it down.” And you know what, I will focus on the read-through and the positive, which are reflected in sales. Same with Parched. So, if you purchased or downloaded Find Her, Keep Her from a store other than Amazon, you should have access to the original version. But everybody can download it directly from my store at Z.L. Arkadie Shop. Just click or tap on the button below! Z.L. ARKADIE SHOP