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Title: Wolfe's Lady
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Publication date: December 29, 2010
paranormal romance
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Title: Wolfe's Lady
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Publication date: December 29, 2010
paranormal romance
Love Tattoo by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Evernight Publishing March 18, 2011
One unexpected late night encounter, one titillating kiss detours Cara Riley from reaching Nashville for a last shot at a singing career and lands her in Memphis. Dark, mysterious truck driver Will Brennan oozes sexuality and Cara finds herself drawn to him. Will quotes Shakespeare and dresses in black. He brings her to a higher level of sensual pleasure than she even imagined could be possible. As their relationship explodes into something real, she learns he has more than a few quirks. He sleeps by day and prowls by night. Their excursions to Beale Street, the Tunica casinos, and downtown Memphis become legendary but her curiosity grows. At his home a castle nestled in a wooded area just outside Memphis, she learns just what his sweet love tattoos really mean and must decide if she wants another. Whether or not they find their happy ending is all up to Cara.
Love Never Fails
Contemporary Romance
By: Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Published By: Rebel Ink Press LLC
Published: May 29, 2011
Word Count: 58,300
Now Available in Paperback $11.99
Available from May 29 at:
It will also be available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Coffee Time Romance and more.
Old love sometimes fades away...
When a late night phone call from the former love of her life interrupts
both her sleep and her otherwise quiet existence, Caroline Cunningham
finds she can't refuse Reid Ramsay's request for help. As the call pulls
Caroline back to her small hometown and into the heart of the search for
Reid's missing brother, Caroline finds the feelings she thought she'd
buried where Reid was concerned are indeed alive and well.
And sometimes it refuses to die...
Reid Ramsay is still in love with Caroline Cunningham. As they work
together searching for Reid's brother, Reid and Caro finding themselves
attempting to rebuild the life they once shared together. But their
future remains uncertain. Before they can find the happiness they seek,
each must work through the emotional baggage of the past and test the
theory they desperately hope rings true.
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Love Scars
Contemporary paranormal romance
sequel to Love Tattoo (March 18, 2011 Evernight Publishing)
Published by: Evernight Publishing
Release Date: June 22, 2011
Word count: 45,037
After marrying her sexy undead husband Will Brennan, Cara Riley Brennan thought her happy ending would last forever but she soon learned that the course of true love doesnt ever run quite that smooth. Just when she thought they were settling into eternal bliss, Sallie Hawkins, the woman who made Will into a vampire in the past, intrudes into their lives. Shes wicked, shes jealous, and she wont stop till either Will or Cara is dead.
Her psychic presence tortures them both in body and soul but when she arrives outside their home in the flesh things go from bad to worse. Cara and Will realize that confrontation is inevitable.
When the three meet for battle, they all may not survive and in the end, who lives and who dies is up to Cara who will do anything to keep her chance at a permanent happily ever after ending intact.
My romantic suspense novel Kinfolk and my first Champagne Books title is now available:
contemporary romantic suspense
Publisher: Champagne Books
Publication Date: July 4, 2011
Format: eBook
Price $5.99
Word Count: 74, 143
When Katherine Vaughn flees California, she returns home to her native Arkansas, a place she barely remembers. As she settles in at the family farm with her aunt, she finds herself growing closer to her late cousin's husband, Ben Hatfield. Ben is a lot more than the country bumpkin she first takes him to be and when the men who threatened her follow her to Arkansas he will rely on his skills as a former Navy SEAL to protect her.
As their feelings toward one another grow, so does the danger and in the end, its anyones guess what will happen or if anyone will be safe.
Katherines life is in jeopardy as she wonders if there is any hope left in her heart.
Kinfolk is a novel about the power of love and the strength of family ties.
Title: Love Knots
Book 3 of the Love Covenant Series
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Publication Date: July 26. 2011
135 pages (50, 348 word count)
paranormal (vampire) romance
After surviving the wrath of a wicked she-vampire bent on revenge, Will and Cara Brennan have a new task finding Wills brother that Sallie Hawkins made a vampire centuries ago. Both bear the scars of their battle but theyre glad to be alive and together.
Cara wants to find the only family Will has in this world and so they set out on a search for Seamus that takes them from Memphis to the rough bars of Oklahoma, Las Vegas casinos, to Hollywood Boulevard and to New Orleans. Along the way, their love deepens and the sensual connection they share heightens.
Whether or not they find Seamus isnt the only issue they have no way of knowing whether he has gone wicked or if hes an average vamp like them. The journey defines their love as the story told in the Love Covenant series continues in Love Knots.
Title: Witness Protection Program
Publisher: Rebel Ink Press
Publication Date: October 3 2011
contemporary romance/romantic suspense
When a routine trip to the local discount store erupts in gunfire, Kendra Driscoll finds herself rescued by a stern-faced federal marshall. When he whisks her away in a government van, she must face the fact that her witness protection cover is blown. Now she'll have to deal with being in Marshall Timothy Campbell's custody until further arrangements can be made. Timothy takes her to a safe house tucked away in rural southern Arkansas and she reverts to being Deborah Kincaid.
As she gets to know Tim, Kendra realizes he isn't as stern as he looks. Underneath his gruff exterior she finds a kind, sensitive man and soon, despite the danger from the Bianco family, she also finds herself falling in love. Worse, so does Tim. He falls hard for his witness and that's something that isn't supposed to happen.
But when events turn ugly and Tim suffers a life-threatening rattlesnake bite, it's up to Deborah herself to face her enemies and deal with the danger for the last time.
Available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, BookStrand, and All Romance Ebooks
A Time To Love Master Sheet
October 2011
Champagne Books
Time Travel romance
180 pages
73,500 words
$5.99 eBook format
Reclusive songwriter Samuel Baird lives on a remote Arkansas mountain in the Ouachita forest where hes drinking his life away. The last thing he wants is a woman to complicate things but during a spectacular thunderstorm a woman arrives just in time to save his life. Annie says shes from the late 1800s and Samuel thinks shes crazy. Even so, Annie manages to gain his attention and affection. In time she convinces him she did travel through time. To reach a happily ever after, Samuel and Annie must overcome several obstacles both past and present. Annie must reveal the secret shes keeping and itll take a trip home to meet his family in Nashville to work out all the issues. The couple shares joy, tragedy, and family ties along the way.
Sing We Now of Christmas
Rebel Ink Press December 2, 2011
Contemporary romance/Christmas/mainstream
Word Count: 44, 300
122 pages
$5.99 ebook
Author: Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
When Jessica Martin met Johnny Devereaux that December, holiday magic filled the air but their love was no enchantment….he was, without doubt the love of her life and by summer, they were happy newlyweds with all their life and holidays ahead.
But when he failed to return home from a fishing trip on the Fourth of July, Jessica's world is rocked to the foundation and when the authorities tell her that her husband is missing, presumed dead, she refuses to believe it.
As the months and seasons pass, no one else holds out hope but Jessica believes.
She knows he'll be home for Christmas no matter what. Her family calls her crazy, Johnny's family tries to help her find closure but Jessica's heart refuses to surrender hope.
When Christmas comes, the truth will come out to shock them all.....
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Title: A Patient Heart
Genre: Romance/Contemporary/Valentine's Day
Word Count: 43,200
Format: Ebook
File Size: 309 KB
Publisher: Rebel Ink Press, LLC; 1 edition (January 29, 201
Language: English
As a little girl, Catherine dreamed she'd marry Connor Donavan one day and as teenagers, that dream seemed within reach. Until Connor ended their relationship, leaving town and breaking Catherine's heart. Ten years later, far from the old hometown, Catherine reports for work as a nurse one snowy January evening and learns that her new patient is none other than her old love, Connor. When he recognizes her, all the old feelings stir but a few sparks fly, too. As Connor recovers from an accident, Catherine realizes she loves him more than ever and he seems to love her as well. But after he leaves the hospital and convalesces at her home, his real life intrudes into their quiet time together. Then Connor leaves Catherine behind and she stays until a message sends her speeding to Kansas City, to Connor's club... On Valentine's Day
Available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, Bookstrand, and All Romances Ebooks
My latest in my Love Covenant series from Evernight Publishing is now out - LOVE SHADOWS, the fourth of the six book series.
Love Shadows by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Heat Level: 3
Word Count: 61, 840
Editor: Caitlin Ray
Cover Artist: LF Designs
Cara couldnt be happier now that her sexy vampire husband Will Brennan located his long lost brother Seamus. Her new found brother-in-law even has a theater where she can sing - until a vampire named Henri shows up in the audience. He covets Cara but not for a happy ending. The old vampire, far more powerful than Will or Seamus has a bad reputation among the undead.
Back in Memphis Henri demonstrates he can make them suffer at will. A cat and mouse game begins and takes them back to Missouri, then onto Texas for what they hope will be a happy family holiday.
A last minute grocery store run puts Cara in Henris hands and leaves Seamus near dead. When Henri takes Cara deep into the mysterious back waters of Caddo Lake, itll take more than just Will Brennan and his brother to save her if they can
In Loves Own Time
By: Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Published By: Rebel Ink Press LLC
Published: Feb 16, 2012
Cover artist: Carl J. Franklin
Word Count: 72,200
There may be no place like home and nothing like love ..when history teacher Lillian Dorsey inherits a three story Edwardian brick mansion from the grandfather who banished her pregnant mother decades before, its a no brainer. Shell visit the place, see it and sell it. Instead Lillians captivated by the beautiful home and intrigued by the ghost of the original owner, Howard Speakman. Soon shes flirting with the charming, witty gentleman whos been dead for more than a century and before long, they admit its a mutual attraction. Still, when shes alive and hes dead, any shot at being together seems impossible.
But where theres a will, theres a way .one afternoon while pretending to visit the past the impossible becomes a brief reality. If they visited 1904 before, Lillian knows they can do it again and if so, she can prevent Howards untimely death. With a combination of love, powerful hope, and stubborn will, Lillian bends time to her will and returns to the summer of 1904. But Howards death looms ahead and if shes to find a happy ending, she must save him from his original death.
Miss Good Samaritan
By: Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy | Other books by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Published By: Rebel Ink Press LLC
Published: Apr 02, 2012
Word Count: 64,638
Robin Cavanaugh's ordinary Saturday goes awry when a wounded man leaps
into her car at a traffic light and refuses to go to the hospital. Robin's
first instinct is to take him to the nearest police station but when he
tells her his name, she realizes he's a member of her church. He swears
he's one of the good guys and Robin feels inclined to believe him. So she
takes him home and tends his wounds.
When his condition worsens, she even uses his cell phone to contact what
turns out to be his brother, the local medical doctor. Robin soon learns
that Gray is no criminal but an undercover agent whose life may be in
As their relationship develops and Gray heals, Robin becomes part of the
action, too. When she gives him her heart and accepts his marriage
proposal, Robin has no idea if he'll survive his last undercover operation
or not.
Long Live The King
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Published By: Champagne Books
Published: May 07, 2012
Word Count: 23,600
Every woman makes a few mistakes along the way but few get a chance to change their fate, let alone that of a rock and roll legend. In Long Live The King, a time travel fantasy romance, Lacie Logan does just that. When Lacie, a professional escort who grew up listening to Elvis Presley tunes and to her Gran-Nanna's memories of the King, finds herself in a 1956 coffee shop with Elvis Presley, she thinks it must be a dream but it isn't. As love begins to grow between Lacie - who is really just Linda Mae Logan from Greenville, Mississippi - and Elvis, the heat rises but so do the complications. In the end, however, love prevails and Lacie manages to give the ultimate gift of love by changing Elvis' fate for the better
In The Shadow of War
Rebel Ink Press May 17 2012
206 pages
Her great-granddaughter wants to know if Bette remembers World War II for a school project and her questions revive old memories….
Small town school teacher Bette Sullivan's life was interrupted when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941 but her world changed forever when she met Private Benny Levy, a soldier from the Flatbush neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York stationed at Camp Crowder, the local Army base.
Their attraction is immediate and mutual but as their relationship grows their love and lives are shadowed by World War II. As the future looms uncertain the couple comes together with almost desperate need and a powerful love they hope can weather anything, including the war.
Guy's Angel
historical romance/drama/
By: Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Published By: Rebel Ink Press LLC
Published: Jun 03, 2012
197 pages
Ebook format
When a young woman really believes the sky is the limit, amazing things can happen .
Lorraine Ryan wants to fly airplanes so she heads for the local airstrip in 1925 to make her dream come true. Most of the flyboys think shes cute but a womans place is in the home, not the cockpit. When Guy Richter steps up and offers to teach her to fly, shes captivated with both Guy and flight. He nicknames her Angel and takes her up into that wild blue yonder. Before long, theyre deep in love.
Love, however, isnt always enough
Guy, a former World War I flying ace, is haunted by his past. His demons include his war service, the death of his only brother in an accident the previous year, and the Valkyries that he evaded in France who trail him in the hopes that they can complete his destiny. But his dreams lie with Angel and as they grow closer and closer, he soon realizes that if anyone can save him, its his Angel.
Red In The Hood
contemporary/urban romance
By: Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Published By: Evernight Publishing
Published: July 15, 2012
30 pages
Ebook format
Heart of the Ozarks
Contemporary romance/drama Ebook
Rebel Ink Press $5.99
After St. Louis TV weathercaster Cole Celinksi loses his almost estranged wife and three children in a car crash, his boss orders him to take a leave of absence. Against his will, Cole leaves the city in late May to find the rest and relaxation everyone else thinks he needs. Without anywhere else to go, Cole heads for Lake Dreams, a resort on the quiet side of Lake Taneycomo in the Ozarks he visited each summer as a child with his grandparents. Some of his best memories were made in the lakeside vacation haven with his summer friend, Maggie.
Upon his arrival, Cole learns Maggie now runs the place. Twenty years have passed but from the minute he returns, they reconnect and soon their mutual attraction ignites. He fishes in the lake, takes Maggie to visit some of the places he remembers and begins to find out who he truly is. Before he can heal, he must learn to deal with his loss and to see if he can create a new family with Maggie and her children. It's a task he's not sure he can handle but if he wants to be with Maggie, he must. A near tragedy brings them all together into a close knit unit and afterward, Cole may be able to make his dreams reality.
Dust Bowl Dreams
September 17, 2012
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Rebel Ink Press
Lifes never easy for a good-hearted man who decides crime is the answer to his troubles.
No rain in the summer of 1933 is bad news for Oklahoma farmer Henry Mink. The local banker wants the mortgage on the farm paid and unless Henry comes up with the dough, his widowed mother and four young siblings wont have a home. Jobs are scarce so he decides to rob a bank. His sweetheart, school teacher Mamie Logan, doesnt like the idea and neither does Henrys kid brother Eddie but Henrys out of options.
He leaves home and robs a bank at nearby Ponca City. When he returns home, he pays off the mortgage but new troubles show up. Mamie is his greatest joy and they become engaged but by fall, Henry has no options left but to rob another bank. If he can pull off one another big job, he figures hell be set until the hard times are over but few things in life go as planned. His desperate efforts will either secure his future or destroy it forever.
If Henrys family survives and Mamies love endures, hell need a miracle.
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They walked behind the house and past the big barn. A foot worn path led into the field, but a fork veered off right. As they drew closer to the spring, the path narrowed and the number of trees increased. Beneath the cover of the trees, out of sight of the farmhouse, Henry put his arm around her slender waist. They managed to walk together down the single file trail to the spring and settled onto the rustic bench near the water. Henry straddled it so he could face her but Mamie sat in a side saddle posture. Before he could lean forward to snatch a kiss, she reached over to rub his cheek with the back of her fingers.
Tell me you were just being silly a while ago, she said. Ive been worried sick you meant what you said.
Her touch kindled tenderness, but deep in his crotch Mamies fingers lit another fire and he inhaled hard. I did mean it, girl. When I got back to the house, Richardson from the bank sat there, fedora on his knee, badgering Mama for money. Hes planning to foreclose and take the farm unless we come up with the money by the end of July. We sure as hell dont have it and I dont know of any other way to get it.
Mamies eyes darkened almost black. I could ask Daddy, Henry. I dont know if he has it or not, but he might.
No, he said, spitting out the word with force. Then he used a softer tone to add, I appreciate it but I aint taking your familys charity. Ive made up my mind. Ill rob a few banks, pay off the mortgage for Mama, get ahead, save some money and then Ill quit, no harm done.
Its wrong, Mamie said with a troubled expression. You know it is, Henry.
He did, but damned if hed admit it now. Whats wrong is people getting kicked off their families land where theyve lived for generations, he said. Banks are wrong to wring the last nickel away from folks. Its not right for kids to go hungry or old people to do without. I dont aim to get rich robbing banks, just take back enough to get through these hard times. If I can help a few people on the way, I will. And I dont plan to kill no lawmen or shoot anyone.
Oh, Henry, Mamie said and sighed. I know almost everybodys having a terrible time and no one has enough money. I dont think the banks are being fair either, but two wrongs wont make it right.
Moneyll go a long way toward fixing it, Henry said.
An Emerald Heart
Evernight Publishing September 27, 2012
Romance on the Go Series
Dr. Maya Sheppard adores her green-eyed lover, Irish history professor Ashton O'Neill and the sex is the best she's ever known. She's deep in lust with him and she adores his storybook house with amazing gardens but Maya isn't sure they have much a future anywhere except between the sheets. Ash, however, has become more than just her passion and when she arrives unannounced to find a stranger in his house, Maya soon realizes there's much more to the man than she ever imagined. Unexpected events draw the pair closer together and with any luck at all, Maya just might realize the kind of love she's dreamed about all her life.
Kosovo Tales: Two Hearts, One Love
October 3, 2012
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Rebel Ink Press
Cover artist: Carl J. Franklin
Against a backdrop ranging from the American heartland to the war shattered mountains of Kosovo, Kosovo Tales: Two Hearts, One Love is a collection of inner connected short fiction featuring Albanian freedom fighter Nikolla Shqiponja, Nick, and his American love, Tina.
Together they must face separation, war, danger, and other crises. Their powerful passion and eternal love spans two continents as they weather everything from illness to extreme weather. Both are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for love but fate intervenes. In Kosovo Tales: Two Hearts, One Love, this man, that woman share a love to last through the ages and beyond.
Three Encounters of a Close Kind
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Carl J. Franklin cover artist
Rebel Ink Press
30 pages
When Carisa puts on her stilettoes, she feels empowered to face a blind date. She doesn't expect much - until her best friend opens the door to gorgeous hunk Alex Milton. As their first date unfolds, Carisa finds he shares many of her same tastes and they connect in every possible way including down and dirty with a wild, unexpected sexual connection. A second date confirms their attraction and she adores his house, a vintage bungalow furnished with antiques and eclectic items. By the time their third formal date rolls around, they're both ready for something more and Carisa finds maybe she can believe in true love, something she didn't think existed in the real world. Until now.
Devlins Grace
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Rebel Ink Press November 17, 2012
40.640 words/114 pages
Romance/Contemporary romance/mainstream
The blurb:
When he rides out of the fog on his motorcycle, Gracie Alloway almost mistook him for a demon rising from the smoke and steam of hell. Except she's attracted to him from the first moment. Devlin's everything she's not - wild and a little wicked. But opposites attract because good girl, college student Gracie wants more of this bad boy.
Devlin dreamed up a fantasy woman back in Iraq a lot like Gracie and she evokes a side he hasn't shown anyone in years. She also dares to enter his personal space and take liberties no other woman's dared. Although he struggles with PTSD and other issues, Gracie wont run and she refuses to abandon Devlin.
If she can just tame him and help him battle his demons. If he can teach her how to live a little bit more, they might just have a chance at a future together.
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I dont sleep much, anyway.
His hesitant manner hinted maybe he didnt usually volunteer such personal information any more than she invited men up to drink coffee or rode motorcycles. Her hand trembled the tiniest bit as Gracie put her cup up to her lips. Dev made her nervous, but he evoked a growing sense of tenderness, too. And his presence leached out a lot of her usual bashful reserve. Deep weariness shadowed his eyes and haunted his face, she noted, so she asked, Why dont you?
This time, his mug shook between his hands. After a heavy moment of silence, he sighed. You cant expect the devil to have sweet dreams, darlin. Thanks for the coffee. Ive got to go morning comes early and I have to work.
When he held out the cup, Gracie noticed the scarring on the underside of his left arm. Dead white skin mottled with angry red patches and rough ridges indicated hed suffered serious burns. She noticed similar scars on the side of his neck and wondered how much of his body had been affected. Everything shed learned screamed at her to say nothing, to ignore what she saw, but Gracie followed instinct. After accepting the cup, she put it down on the end table and touched the old burn. Her fingers brushed against the coarse skin and marveled to find it cool. She expected heat, but it wouldve gone long ago. Dev started to jerk away from her, but when she touched him, he stopped. Like a bird poised for flight, he remained still as she stroked the damaged area.
Before she could speak, he pulled his arm back and with a defiant glint in his eyes, he removed his t-shirt. If you want to see the scars, you can see them all, Dev said, voice harsh and hoarse.
He revealed a torso dappled with terrible raised welts, both back and belly. These scars were worse than the others. Raised red ropes twined like vines over his flesh, fused and almost melted. The agony Dev endured was beyond anything she could imagine and Gracies eyes brimmed with tears. They spilled over, down her cheeks with silent hurt. One glance at his face, set hard and as stoic as a statue intensified her empathy. She laid her right hand on his back, his scarred flesh beneath her touch and with her left she touched the center of his chest.
Beneath her hand his heartbeat thumped, rapid but steady. His eyes locked with hers and in them Gracie glimpsed flickers of his personal hell. Confusion showed up, too, along with regret and maybe shame.
Whatever she did or said now would be pivotal, she sensed. Based on her actions hed either leave and be gone from her forever, something she didnt want, or a new beginning would emerge, delicate and fragile. If she took time to think, shed be lost so Gracie mined deep into her womans soul. When words came, she spoke them, her voice soft and yet as constant as the evening stars. Oh, Dev, it mustve hurt so much.
I dont want your pity, he said, a snarl transforming his face into something wolfish, alien. Dont feel sorry for me, babe. I dont need charity and I sure as hell dont need you to tell me some dumb ass feel good bunch of shit. So quit crying over me. Maybe it makes you feel better, but it makes me mad.
It isnt pity, Gracie told him. I admire you. It takes a lot of courage to overcome hurts like this. I hurt for you, but I dont feel sorry for you. I hate you had to go through such pain, but Im crying because I care.
His hard face softened a little. Why?
In this raw moment, she could give him nothing but honesty. I dont know, but I do.
Then Gracie leaned forward and bent just enough to touch her lips to one of the ugliest lesions, the worst of the scars. He shuddered as she kissed his chest and when she lifted her tear streaked face, Devlin grasped her arms. He held her in place and kissed her back, full on the mouth, without remorse or mercy. Gracie gasped with surprise. His lips burned hers as if she kissed a devil fresh from the pit, but she liked it. Her body answered his call and her arms moved to circle his neck as she gave him back the kiss.
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Ronans Woman
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Rebel Ink Press
Jan 17 2013
6913 words
Romance/historical romance
After surviving the Irish famines, Ronan ONeills spent his time since arriving in America fighting to earn his keep. His bare knuckles, no holds bar style may put food into his belly but a fight in a tiny Ozarks settlement brings more than he expected. Not only is he injured, he meets a woman, Jane, who offers to tend his wounds and brings him home. Bleeding, aching, and with no place else to go, Ronan agrees to the pretty womans request. Although she proves to be an outcast, shes also a widow with a few fey ways and a connection to him he cant begin to understand. As he heals, he realizes he might after so long find his way home.
With his feet planted on the thick green grass heavy with clover, Ronan ONeill balled his hands into tight fists and prepared to take on his opponent. Murmurs from the gathered crowd echoed in his ears but beyond the noise he heard birds singing in the trees at the edge of the grounds. Overhead the noon sun shone down over the gathering. Somewhere Ronan caught the sweet scent of honeysuckle still in blossom in early September, stronger than his own rank stench of sweat and anxiety. No matter how many times he fought or how well he put up a mask of bravado Ronan always tasted fear until the first punch. Then blood lust, battle instinct, rose up and he thought about nothing else.
Just as the first contender stepped forward, Ronan saw the woman. She stood apart from the others with a worn shawl across her shoulders and her feet bare. He noticed her dark hair was tamed into a heavy braid descending past her knees. When her dark eyes met his, he noted her pretty face. Few women graced the throng with their presence and those who did kept close to their men, but this one stood alone. And unlike the others, she didnt wear a sunbonnet or hat of any kind. He thought she smiled at him, a sweet brief expression, and he inclined his head in a brief nod to acknowledge it.
Three of Hearts
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Romance/contemporary/chick lit
Novella (11K)
Connected to: Love Never Fails (full length novel, Rebel Ink Press, 2011)
Rebel Ink Press
Now out and just $1.99….
Ross Ramsey became a full-time father by default when his ex-wife overdosed. Two months later, he's struggling to be a good daddy to five-year old Tristan. He put his son in preschool, moved to a small house near his brother and his family, but Ross can't always cope. His sister-in-law, Caroline, parents by instinct but Ross doesn't seem to get the hang of it.
When he meets a friendly neighbor, Shellie, they begin a relationship. But when Tristan turns up missing from school, the priority focuses on Ross' son. Ross must rely on his family, his girlfriend, and his love for Tristan to make things work but to succeed, he must play the three of hearts card.
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Zagreb just won Best Christmas Market for the second year in a row. We thought last year was amazing, but they've really outdone themselves this year. The whole center is covered in twinkle lights with stands in nearly every square selling kuhano vino (mulled wine) serenaded by live Christmas bands. The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Zagreb. It's magical right now! Our Croatian friends keep joking about the electricity bill the city is going to have afterwards;)
The best way to experience Advent in Zagreb is the best way to experience this beautiful city the rest of the year — walk the whole old city, discovering the squares and cobblestone streets around every bend. There is so much to see this year with the markets, but our favorite spots are in Zrinjevac Park and Upper Town in Gornji Grad around St. Mark's and St. Catherine's. This is the least crowded part of the markets and the most romantic! The city opened up a number of courtyards, creating small, intimate spaces to drink mulled wine, ice skate and listen to live musicians. I took this photo above on a Monday night around 5:30pm when it had just opened, before anyone arrived.
Some things not to miss! Explore the markets with kuhano vino in hand, warm fritule, kobasice (local cured sausage and so good!), try the local sarma in European Square, watch the brass concerts from Christmas balconies, the Live Nativity Scene infront of the Zagreb Cathedral, shop for ornaments and local lavender products, buy an amazingly affordable bunch of holly or handmade wreath in the Dolac Market and have dinner in cozy Pod Zidom… Just to name a few!
We're going to enjoy this next week of Advent and Christmas, so I'll be back to blogging after! We have a few family dates planned this week and also a few with just my husband, hooray. We lost my Mom's brother last week and it makes me want to say again that if you also have been in need of comfort this time of year, I hope you'll be reminded as we have that Christ coming is the comfort and the peace and the joy and the solution to that, He is the comfort and the peace and the joy and the solution to every problem, every heartache, every loneliness, every sin, for all of us. That is the Christmas spirit!
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2
I hope you will be filled with peace and joy and have a very Merry Christmas!
Thank you as always for reading!
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|Nov 23, 1999
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|Sep 30, 1998
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|Sep 30, 1998
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|Bernhard de Vries, Hendrik Reineman, Johannes G. F. Idink, Hendrik van Rooijen
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|Vitatron Medical, B.V.
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This invention lies in the field of cardiac pacing systems and methods and, in particular, dual chamber pacing systems that have the capacity to detect a sudden drop in the patient's spontaneous heart rate and to respond to such a sudden drop with a special pacing routine.
It is well known that certain patients experience loss of consciousness due to a sudden drop in blood pressure and/or heart rate. In many patients with such a cardioinhibitory component, intervention by pacing may help delay or reduce symptoms. The indicated forms of pacing to provide such help are DDD and DDD(R) pacing (hereinafter both referred to as DDD), where AV synchrony is maintained as such as possible; or DDI or DDI(R), or AV sequential pacing (hereinafter both referred to as DDI). In today's programmable pacemakers, there are provided algorithms for detecting sudden rate drop, but they generally are of limited use, and do not reliably detect sudden rate drop over the full range of physiological rates that a patient may experience. Such prior art solutions have generally been based on obtaining a sample of the patient's ongoing intrinsic rate history, and may incorporate some form of rate hysteresis to minimize the occasions when the pacemaker needs to override the intrinsic rate with delivered pace pulses.
The feature of rate hysteresis is well known in cardiac pacemakers. For example, many single chamber VVI pacemakers provide a form of rate hysteresis which is designed to prolong the next pacing escape interval which is set after a spontaneous, or natural ventricular beat. For example, the pacemaker may be programmed to pace at 70 beats per minute (bpm), but as long as natural beats are being sensed at rates above 70 bpm, the escape interval may be set to correspond to a somewhat lower rate, e.g., 60-65 bpm. The advantage of such hysteresis is that it enables the pacemaker to follow a mildly lower natural rhythm, i.e., one which might be just slightly below the lower rate limit (LRL) which has been programmed for pacing but still at a high enough rate that it is not necessary to override these natural beats with pacing. This achieves the advantages of maintaining the heart's AV synchrony as much as possible, and extending pacemaker longevity due to not delivering as many pace pulses. In dual chamber pacemakers, e.g. a DDD pacemaker where maximizing AV synchrony is an aim, providing hysteresis with respect to the atrial sensing enables increased tracking of natural atrial beats. Even in a DDI pacemaker, which does not track natural atrial beats as such, it remains desirable to maximize the number of atrial sense-ventricular sense (AS-VS) cycles, so as to maximize cardiac cycles where the heart is permitted to beat with its natural AV synchrony.
A known problem with hysteresis in cardiac pacing systems is that it can lead to excessive changes in rate. Usually a hysteresis rate is set which does not take into account the rate of the natural beats just prior to a sudden rate drop. With conventional hysteresis, whether the prior natural rate is close to the lower rate limit or far exceeds it, whenever the natural rate drops below the hysteresis rate, the pacemaker delivers a pace pulse at a rate corresponding to the hysteresis rate. Thus, a normal rate of 80-85 bpm could be followed by a pace pulse coming at an interval corresponding to a rate of only 60. Such a large drop in heart rate can have possible hemodynamic consequences, and the patient may experience a palpitation because of the sudden change. Further, in most hysteresis schemes, the pacing rate then goes to the pacing limit that had been set prior to losing the natural rate, and is maintained at such rate limit until a natural rate above this limit spontaneously reappears. This can mask the existence of an underlying natural rate just below the pacing limit, and aggravate the overall effect of loss of AV synchrony. It is thus seen that pacemaker performance would be improved by correlating the hysteresis function to the prior natural rate, and by improving the opportunity to recapture any underlying natural rate after pacing has taken over. There have been a number of different arrangements designed to enhance the hysteresis feature in cardiac pacemakers. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,016,630, which discloses a rate responsive pacemaker that varies the pacing rate, and provides a hysteresis interval which varies as a function of the escape interval corresponding to the dynamic pacing rate. It is also known to use the rate of change in the spontaneous intervals before hysteresis pacing to vary the escape interval after loss of the natural rate and takeover of hysteresis pacing. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,284,491 and 5,782,886. See also U.S. Pat. No. 3,921,642, which describes hysteresis "searching" for an underlying natural beat.
However, what remains needed in the art is a pacing system which optimizes hysteresis so as to detect a sudden rate drop anywhere across the rate spectrum, i.e., from the upper pacing limit to the lower pacing limit; and to respond to a detected sudden rate drop (SRD) with a pacing modality that gradually takes pacing rate to a safe rate while optimizing the opportunity to find an underlying natural rate and restore AV synchrony as quickly as possible. It is important to provide both reliable detection of SRD, and an optimized response to restore intrinsic physiological heart beats.
It is an object of this invention to provide a pacing system with an improved manner of detecting sudden rate drop from a natural rate at any point in the pacemaker rate range, and an improved manner of responding to such a sudden rate drop, so as to maximize intrinsic AV synchrony in a dual chamber pacemaker.
The above object is provided in a dual chamber pacemaker which provides a physiological rate which continuously tracks the natural atrial rate when one is present; a hysteresis rate which tracks the physiological rate more slowly and thus provides for a hysteresis takeover rate which varies with the natural atrial rate; detection logic for determining when the natural rate has dropped below the hysteresis rate and a predetermined number of pace pulses have followed; and an SRD pacing modality which intervenes following a detected sudden rate drop to take the atrial pacing rate from a programmed intervention rate down toward a predetermined lower pacing limit, combined with periodic atrial hysteresis searching until the lower limit is reached.
In a preferred embodiment, the pacemaker continuously calculates a phys-- rate, which substantially tracks the natural atrial rate except for quick changes, and which moves toward the pacing rate when there is no atrial rate which can be tracked. A dynamic pacing rate (DPL) tracks at a given number (e.g., 0 to 2.5) of ppm below phys-- rate; and an atrial hysteresis rate tracks at a given ms band below DPL. Sudden rate drop is detected when the natural rate drops through the hysteresis band and there is no atrial sense after n, (e.g., 1-5) detection paces at the hysteresis rate. Following detection, the pacemaker goes into an intervention mode; phys-- rate and DPL are set at a programmed intervention rate, and pacing is done at the DPL rate, with a slow flywheel deceleration toward the programmed lower rate limit. The intervention is also preferably characterized by a recovery search, where an atrial hysteresis is forced every n2 pace pulses, e.g., pacing rate is dropped from the DPL rate by a programmable hysteresis amount. If at any time during intervention the spontaneous rate reappears, during a hysteresis search or otherwise, and stays for 1 or more consecutive cycles, the pacing rate (DPL) decelerates normally, and the pacemaker returns to normal situation handling.
In a situation where the spontaneous rate, and thus the phys-- rate, drops smoothly through a programmed detection off rate, the pacemaker logic does not determine that there has been a sudden rate drop, i.e., it discriminates between a physiological bradycardia and a pathological rate drop. In this situation, pacing clamps at the lower rate limit, and the pacemaker is put into an "unknown situation" state for further handling.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an overall pacing system according to this invention.
FIG. 2(a) is a decision rate diagram which illustrates a changing spontaneous heart rate, phys-- rate, DPL, hysteresis rate and paced rate in a system without SRD intervention; FIG. 2(b) is a rate diagram illustrating a normal sudden rate drop, where the detection off rate is not reached and the pacemaker logic concludes that there has been a sudden rate drop; and FIG. 2(c) is a rate diagram illustrating physiological bradycardia with rate drop through the detection off rate, where sudden rate drop cannot be concluded.
FIG. 3(a) is a rate diagram illustrating sudden rate drop intervention with slow flywheel deceleration from a programmed intervention rate; FIG. 3(b) is a rate diagram illustrating the inclusion of recovery hysteresis searching and a return to normal flywheel deceleration after a return of spontaneous beats; and FIG. 3(c) is a rate diagram illustrating physiological bradycardia with rate drop through the hysteresis band which results in uncertain situation handling.
FIG. 4(a) is a flow diagram illustrating an overview of the place of a Sudden Rate Drop routine within the main handling routine, in accordance with this invention; FIG. 4(b) is an overview flow diagram of a Sudden Rate Drop routine, illustrating the SRD states.
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of a Normal State routine in accordance with this invention, showing when the pacemaker goes into the SRD Detection State.
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a Detection State routine in accordance with this invention, illustrating the cyclical steps taken after there has been a sense/pace transition.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram for starting the Intervention State and the Unknown State respectively.
FIG. 8A is a flow diagram for handling when in either the Intervention State or the Unknown State in accordance with this invention, illustrating the cyclical steps taken as long as the pacemaker is in one of these states; FIG. 8B shows a variation of the routine of FIG. 8A for DDI pacing.
FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating the atrial hysteresis scan which is part of the intervention routine in a preferred embodiment of this invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a block diagram of the primary functional components of an illustrative pacemaker system for use in this invention. A VP generator 15 provides pacing pulses, generated under control of block 20, for delivery through lead 16 to one or more ventricular electrodes 16E located in the patient's right ventricle. Likewise, AP generator 18 provides atrial pacing pulses, also generated under control of block 20, for delivery through lead 19 to one or more atrial electrodes 19E located in the patient's right atrium. While not shown, it is understood that the invention is further applicable to other multi-chamber configurations. Signals sensed by electrodes 16E are connected to QRS Sense circuit 24 which processed the signals and provides V-Sense, or VS signals to block 20. Signals from ventricular electrodes 16E are also passed to T-Wave sense circuit 26, which provides T-Sense signals to block 20, for use, e.g., in rate control based on the QT interval. Signals from atrial electrodes 19E are connected to P-Wave sense circuit 25, which outputs A-Sense, or AS signals to block 20. Block 20 controls the pacemaker functions, e.g., the cyclical functions of setting and timing out escape intervals; receiving sensed signals from the patient's heart and resetting escape intervals based on those signals; and carrying out special functions such as the SRD function of this invention. Block 20 preferably comprises a microprocessor and associated memory, shown at 21, for storing the required software routines.
The memory 21 suitably includes dedicated RAM and ROM. Control parameters and values can be programmed from an external programmer through program receiver 29, in a known manner. The pacemaker can be programmed to operate in different modes; this invention is illustrated in terms of a dual chamber pacemaker system operating in either the DDD/DDD(R) or DDI/DDI(R) mode. Sensor 28 may be used to provide a rate responsive parameter, e.g. activity, to be used alone or in combination with another parameter such as QT.
Referring now to FIGS. 2(a), (b) and (c) , there are shown rate diagrams which provide background for an understanding of the SRD detection and intervention schemes of this invention. Reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,247,930, incorporated by reference, for a disclosure of dynamic physiologic tracking based on decision rates which substantially track the spontaneous rate so long as it is present and physiological. FIG. 2(a) illustrates decision rates for normal behavior and a pacemaker without any SRD algorithm active. It shows flywheel and atrial hysteresis in terms of the spontaneous rate; the phys rate; the dynamic pacing limit (DPL); the atrial hysteresis rate; and the paced rate. Phys rate, which is disclosed in the reference U.S. Pat. No. 5,247,930, follows the spontaneous heart rate, with changes limited to, e.g., 2 bpm per cycle; without a spontaneous rate, Phys rate decreases slowly to the lower rate limit (LRL). As illustrated in FIG. 2(a), the spontaneous rate initially decreases slowly with time (200), and phys rate substantially follows it (201); DPL (202) follows Phys rate, at a flywheel distance (in bpm) below Phys rate, but change in DPL is more limited. An atrial hysteresis rate (203) is shown below DPL, at a predetermined band in ms below phys-- rate. If atrial hysteresis is turned on, then the escape interval is extended by the hysteresis band after a physiological spontaneous atrial rate. The pacemaker will not start pacing if the spontaneous heart rate has reached DPL, but only after it has reached the extended escape interval, after which point it would start pacing at DPL. As seen in the drawing, when the spontaneous rate decelerates faster (204), the Phys rate follows, but at a slower rate (205); DPL and the hysteresis rate decrease more slowly than Phys rate (206). When the spontaneous rate reaches the bottom of the hysteresis band (207), pacing takes over at DPL, as shown.
Referring now to FIG. 2(b), there is illustrated an example of a situation where there is a normal sudden rate drop, where a programmable rate identified as the Detection OFF rate is not reached by the Phys rate. Under normal situations, a large hysteresis band is used to check for a SRD. As shown, the detection hysteresis band is larger than the flywheel band; the flywheel band is preferably small, 2.5 ppm or less. A large hysteresis band is desired, and is programmed so that a normal heart rate fluctuation does not lead to SRD intervention. With this detection hysteresis in place, the difference between a normal fluctuation and a SRD can be determined as simply the difference between a sense and a pace, i.e., an AS/AP transition. In a DDD pacemaker, which aims to maximize AV synchrony, there may be more frequent problems than sudden rate drop, e.g., AV-block. Consequently, AV block is not a reason for determining SRD in a DDD system, and only an atrial pace can lead to SRD intervention. For a DDI pacemaker system, intervention can take place where either atrial rate or ventricular rate has dropped; this is anytime that AS-VS is not maintained, including occurrences of AV block. Thus, an AS/AP or a VS/VP transition can also indicate a suspected SRD in a DDI pacemaker. As used following, a "transition" means an AS/AP in DDD or DDI, or a VS/VP in DDI.
As seen in FIG. 2(b), the spontaneous rate drops through the hysteresis band (208), but the Phys rate remains above a programmed Detection OFF rate. This situation is interpreted as a pathological rate drop, and SRD is suspected. However, in the situation shown in FIG. 2(c), the spontaneous rate has dropped smoothly through the hysteresis band, and Phys rate has followed it so that it is under the Detection OFF rate when the spontaneous rate goes below the hysteresis band. The transition from AS to AP is not sufficient to suggest SRD, and this situation is interpreted as a physiological radycardia; the pacemaker will go into an "Unknown Situation" state, and react somewhat differently, as seen in FIG. 3(c).
Referring now to FIG. 3(a), there is shown a rate diagram which depicts a situation where SRD is detected, and a first form of intervention pacing is provided. In the diagram, the spontaneous rate is shown initially decreasing relatively slowly with time (209), and then taking a steeper drop (210) to the point where the underlying rate is no longer sensed (211). At the point where the atrial hysteresis interval times out, there is an AS/AP transition; pacing is done at the rate corresponding to the bottom of the hysteresis band for a programmable number of cycles, e.g., 1-5 atrial paces (212). After this, there having been no intervening AS, the pacing rate is caused to step up to a programmable Intervention rate (213), and then slowly decreased with a flywheel deceleration (214). FIG. 3(b) illustrates a modified form of intervention pacing as programmed in a preferred embodiment, where periodic atrial hysteresis scans, or searches, are used to attempt to uncover an underlying spontaneous beat. As the pacing rate flywheels slowly down toward the LRL, every so many cycles, e.g., every 30-31 paces, an atrial hysteresis is forced (215), meaning that at least one AP is delivered after an escape interval which is extended by a hysteresis amount. In the situation illustrated, during the 4th search (216), an underlying spontaneous rate is found; after 3 cycles at this spontaneous rate (217), the pacemaker returns to a normal reaction, with normal flywheel deceleration of the DPL and a large hysteresis band. Alternatively, in the situation shown in FIG. 3(c), the Detection OFF rate is passed by phys-- rate when the spontaneous rate drops through the hysteresis band (218), so the situation is handled as an Uncertain Situation, with pacing rate returning to the DPL (219) (which has been clamped at the lower rate limit) instead of to the Intervention rate. This situation is interpreted as a physiological bradycardia. Note that the DPL clamps at the programmed lower rate limit, and the hysteresis rate likewise is clamped at a lower limit. Accordingly, physiological bradycardia is indicated whenever the phys rate is below the programmable detection OFF rate, when a "transition" is detected.
Referring now to FIG. 4(a), there is shown a block diagram showing the place of the SRD routine 33 within the overall Main Flow which is carried out cyclically. The main flow is entered at 30, and at 31 the Decision Rates are updated, based on Phys-- rate. It is noted that this is the point where flywheel deceleration is executed, as is done during intervention following SRD detection. Then, the main flow proceeds to the SRD routine, shown at 33, and discussed in more detail below in connection with FIGS. 4(b), 5-9. As indicated, routine 33 can be exited in 3 different ways, and in each case the main flow next goes to block 34 and prepares the appropriate values of the escape intervals A-- esc and V-- esc. After this, the pacemaker carries out the rest of the main flow as indicated at 35, including atrial and ventricular event handling.
Referring to FIG. 4(b), there is shown a flow diagram which provides an overview of the different states into which the SRD routine can place the pacemaker, which states are grouped within block 42; and how the SRD feature recognizes the states. Following execution of block 31, the pacemaker executes the SRD subroutine 33, shown here as blocks 37-40 and 42-49. At 37, the pacemaker checks to see if the SRD mode is programmed ON. If no, the routine branches to SRD-- End, at 47. If yes, the routine proceeds to determine which of the states is presently set. As used in this discussion of FIG. 4(b), a determination that a state is "set" means either that the pacemaker is to go to the "start" portion for such state, or to the "Handling" portion, as is discussed in detail hereinbelow. At 38, it is determined if the Unknown-- State is set. If yes, the routine goes to block 43, the Unknown-- State routine, the Start portion of which is presented in detail in FIG. 7. Otherwise, at 39 it is determined if the Intervention-- State has been set. If yes, the pacemaker goes to the Intervention-- State routine 44 (the Start portion of the Intervention-- State routine is shown in FIG. 7; the Intervention-- Handling portion is shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B). If the answer at 39 is NO, the pacemaker goes to decision block 40, and determines if the Detection-- State has been set, meaning that a sudden rate drop is suspected due to an AS-AP transition for a DDD pacemaker, or due to an AS-AP or VS-VP transition for a DDI pacemaker. If yes, the pacemaker goes to the Detection-- State routine 45, shown in detail in FIG. 6. But if NO, then Normal State is logically concluded, and the pacemaker goes to the Normal-- State routine 46, shown in detail in FIG. 5. The states have three possible ways to leave the SRD routine and return to the main flow, mainly by SRD-- End 47; Atrial-- Hyst-- Scan-- End 48, or Detect-- End 49, as discussed below.
Referring now to FIG. 5, there is shown a subroutine for starting the Normal State, and one for handling a cycle when in the Normal State. The Normal State is executed every cycle if the SRD is ON, no magnet is detected (in which case the pacemaker goes into the Unknown Situation state), and neither the Detection, Intervention or Unknown Situation state has been entered. Normal-- State Start is entered from another state at 53. At 54, SRD control resets the other states. At 55, the atrial hysteresis, A-- Hyst, is set equal to SRD-- A-- Hyst, which is a large hysteresis band set to prevent false detection of a sudden rate drop. At 56, the flywheel deceleration is set to a normal rate, and the routine exits at SRD-- End 47. When in the Normal-- State, Handling is entered cyclically at 58. At 59, the pacemaker checks to see if nighttime conditions indicate that SRD is OFF; is yes, since SRD cannot be detected, the routine branches to enter the Unknown-- State Start routine at 64. Otherwise, the routine proceeds to 61, where it is determined whether there has been a sense/pace transition, in which case an SRD event is suspected. If no, the subroutine exits at 47. But if there has been a sense/pace transition in the atrium for a DDD pacemaker, or in the atrium or ventricle for a DDI pacemaker, the routine goes to block 62, and determines if Phys rate is below the Detection OFF rate. If yes, the situation is uncertain, as discussed in connection with FIG. 2(c), and the subroutine branches to 64 to start the Unknown-- State. But if Phys rate is above the Detection OFF rate, then the pacemaker branches to start the Detection-- State at 63.
Referring now to FIG. 6, there is shown the Detection-- State routine 45. If a transition has been detected during Normal-- State handling, the pacemaker enters Detection-- State Start at 63, and then at 70 the Detection-- int is set, i.e., the interval at which pacing is done during the Detection State. This interval is set to correspond to the time duration of the last expired cycle that ended with an AP for DDD or DDI, or a VP for DDI. At 71, A-- Hyst is set to Normal-- A-Hyst, and at 72 SRD-- Control is set to Detection-- State, which means that the pacemaker will enter at block 74 during the next cycle. At 73, the SRD-- Pace-- Counter is reset to zero, to count paces delivered during the Detection State, and then the counter is incremented at 78. When Detection-- State Handling is entered at 74, the pacemaker first determines whether pace pulses are still being delivered (76). If no, meaning that spontaneous atrial beats (DDD or DDI), or spontaneous ventricular beats (DDI) have reappeared, the routine goes to 53 to start the Normal-- State. But if pacing continues, the SRD-- Counter is incremented at 78. At 79, it is determined if the counter is still less than a programmable Max value, e.g., 1-5. If no, this means that SRD is confirmed, since no spontaneous rate reappeared above the Detection-- int. Consequently, the pacemaker enters Intervention-- State Start at 84. However, if Detection State pace counting is to continue, from 79 the routine goes to 80 and sets V-- Esc to the Detection-- Int. The routine goes back to the main flow through Detect-- End block 49.
Referring now to FIG. 7, there are shown routines for starting the Unknown and Intervention states respectively. Each Start routine is used during one cycle for setting various counters and conditions; during following cycles the pacemaker proceeds directly to the Intervention-- Unknown handling routine (shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B). The Unknown-- State Start is entered at 64 when there has been an AS/AP transition in DDD or DDI or a VS/VP transition in DDI, and Phys-- rate is below the Detection OFF rate, as discussed above. The routine also enters at 64 if a magnet has been applied, or the nighttime condition indicates that SRD is off. At 142 the bits which indicate Intervention State and Detection State are reset, and at 143 the bit representative of the Unknown-- State is set, to indicate that the Unknown-- State is active. At 144 atrial hysteresis is set to Normal-- A-- Hyst, and at 145 the deceleration is set to Normal-- Deceleration, whereby the rate is allowed to step down once every 2n cycles. At 146, the A-- HScan-- Count is cleared, or reset, to be ready to count paces for triggering an atrial hysteresis scan. At 147, the SRD-- Sense-- Counter is reset, to be ready to count normal senses in order to determine if the pacemaker can return to the Normal-- State.
Intervention-- State-- Start is entered at 84, e.g., when SRD has been confirmed at block 79 (FIG. 6) of the detection routine. At 151, the Detection-- State bit is reset, and the Intervention-- State bit is set. At 152, Phys-- int is set to the minimum of the programmed Intervention-- Int or the Detection-- int, usually the Intervention-- int which corresponds to a higher rate. At 153, DPL-- int is set to the same interval as Phys-- int. At 154, the Counter-- SRD is updated, whereby episodes of SRD are counted. At 155, the deceleration rate is set to SRD-- Deceleration, which generally is slower for Intervention-- State than the other states. At 156 the A-- HScan-- Count is reset, and at 157 the SRD-- Sense-- Count is reset. After either start routine, the pacemaker leaves through SRD-- End to return to the main flow.
Referring now to FIG. 8A, there is shown a flow diagram of a routine in a DDD pacemaker for handling in the Intervention State, and also when the pacemaker is in the Unknown Situation state. Although the handling routine is the same for each, the pacing rates are somewhat different due to the different initial settings as discussed above. The Intervention-- Unknown handling routine is entered at 100. At 102, it is determined whether the pacemaker is sensing in the atrium, i.e., has a spontaneous P-wave occurred? If yes, the routine goes to 104, and clears A HScan counter. Next, for a DDD pacemaker, 10 at 105 the SRD-- Sense Counter is incremented. At 106 it is determined whether the Sense Counter count is greater than the programmable max value, e.g., 3. If no, the pacemaker is to stay in the Intervention State, and the routine exits. However, if yes, this means that the reappearance of a natural rate is confirmed, and intervention is to be ended. The routine then goes to 53 to start the Normal State.
Returning to block 102, if there is no P-wave sensing, at 107 the SRD Sense counter is cleared, as return to normal is confirmed only by n consecutive senses. At 108 it is determined whether the atrial scan feature is programmed. If no, the routine exits back to the main flow through 47. But, if Atrial Hyst Scan is programmed, the pacemaker enters the Atrial Hyst Scan routine (110, shown in FIG. 9) at 125.
The routine of FIG. 8A is altered for a DDI pacemaker, as illustrated in FIG. 8B. After performing the step of block 104, the routine goes to 115 and determines whether there has been R wave sensing, i.e., has there been a VS? If yes, there is no difference from the DDD case, and the routine proceeds to block 105. But if no, the SRD-- Sense-- Counter is cleared at 1I17, such that sense counting starts over, thereby extending the intervention state.
Referring to FIG. 9, at 126 it is determined whether the last ventricular event has been a Ventricular Extra Systole (VES). The counting of paces is frozen in case of a VES, so if one has occurred the pacemaker returns to the main flow through 47. Otherwise, the A-- HScan-- Count is incremented at 127, and at 128 the count is compared to the programmable Max count value. If the count is not equal to or greater than Max, the routine exits; but if it is, then it proceeds to 129 and determines whether there is a ventricular hysteresis scan during this cycle. Since an atrial hysteresis scan is not permitted during the same cycle as a ventricular hysteresis scan, the routine exits if there is a ventricular hysteresis scan. But, if not, then at 130 the A-- HScan-- Count is cleared, and at 131 the ventricular escape interval is set to DPL-- int.
There has thus been disclosed a pacemaker system for detecting SRD, which distinguishes between a pathological and a physiological rate drop. The detection of SRD is achieved by simply determining when there has been a sense/pace transition, and the spontaneous rate is not recovered for a predetermined number of cycles. This reliable detection scheme is enabled by using a large dynamic hysteresis detection band, and by utilizing a detection OFF rate for discriminating physiological bradycardia from SRD.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-3646?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13414295#comment-13414295 ] Kihwal Lee commented on HDFS-3646: ---------------------------------- This patch will allow LeaseRenewer and DFSClient to be GC'ed when all streams are closed by users. Oozie once reported an OOM due to this problem. I looked at the heap dump and there were a large number of trios: DFSClient, JobConf and the array entry in LeaseRenewer. There were no leaked streams/sockets, or FileSystem cache bloat. Had they given up references to others, they would have been GC'ed. (there was no other external reference to them) What Daryn mentioned will solve a diffetent problem, which can happen when streams are lost without being closed. Daryn has some ideas, so he will probably file a separate jira once its feasibility checks out. > LeaseRenewer can hold reference to inactive DFSClient instances forever > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HDFS-3646 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-3646 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: hdfs client > Affects Versions: 0.23.3, 2.0.0-alpha > Reporter: Kihwal Lee > Assignee: Kihwal Lee > Priority: Critical > Fix For: 0.23.3, 2.0.1-alpha, 3.0.0 > > Attachments: hdfs-3646.patch > > > If {{LeaseRenewer#closeClient()}} is not called, {{LeaseRenewer}} keeps the reference to a {{DFSClient}} instance in {{dfsclients}} forever. This prevents {{DFSClient}}, {{LeaseRenewer}}, conf, etc. from being garbage collected, leading to memory leak. > {{LeaseRenewer}} should remove the reference after some delay, if a {{DFSClient}} instance no longer has active streams. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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"Babyyyyy, wake upppppp." Something smelled delicious, but I didn't want to open my eyes. I draped my arm over my face, feeling Caleb's fingertips running down my underarm, to my bristly pits. I giggled, and turned away, burying my face under the pile of pillows we slept on. "Come onnnnn, Lucas!" He pushed me lightly, and I wiggled his hand off my back. I felt him reach under the blankets, and cup my ass, massaging my cheeks lightly. "I have food for you... Or I could just fuck you right now, since you're not wearing any underwear." "Mmmm, I'm tired though." I could hear my muffled voice disappear in the piles of fabric. "I'll take that as a yes."
His lips trailed down my spine, and I instantly got hard. He was still massaging my cheeks, as he kissed down my back, and toward my ass. He was in between my cheeks in seconds, licking at my smooth hole, causing me to clench and release my ass muscles instinctively. He nibbled at my puckered hole, and worked his tongue tightly into the crevice. I moaned, and arched my back, sticking my ass out even more. He moaned against my soft skin, pushing a fingertip in, to accompany his curious tongue.
He probed and tongue fucked me until I was oozing pre cum, and as if he read my mind, spun me around, quickly taking my dick in his mouth. He moved his head up and down on me, sucking and slurping at my throbbing dick. I leaned back, spreading my legs, and raising them up, arching both feet over his muscular shoulders. He was so good at this. He had one hand pressed down at the base of my dick, keeping my balls low and tight against my taint, and the other hand was fucking me with three fingers.
I was moaning hard, and he was getting sweaty, as he bobbed his head up and down, fucking me with his fingers. I felt cum rising in my dick, and gasped a "fuck baby," as I shot my load deep into his throat. He choked on the first spurt, and then gulped frantically as I gushed the rest of my load into his mouth. It felt amazing, and I had to keep from crying out. I pulled a pillow over my face, moaning loudly into it. I felt him suck me dry, and let me fall out of his mouth, pulling his fingers out of me. I turned, and pressed myself into the sheets, feeling completely exhausted. He spooned me from behind, running his hand up and down my side.
After a few minutes, he kissed my shoulder, and whispered, "now, are you ready for breakfast?" I giggled, and turned, hugging his neck. "Yes. Thank you babe. You're so fucking good to me." "Nah, just doing my job." I sat up, as he got off the bed, and reached for a McD's bag on the dresser. He pulled out a couple burritos and hashbrowns, and handed me a large organge juice. "Damn, this is nice." "Yeah, I like being able to eat breakfast together before class." "Yeah, it's nice." I smiled, with my mouth full of egg.
The showers were packed, and we took turns waiting for a free spout. Guys were laughing and talking about holiday break plans. Caleb and eye made eyes at each other the entire time, completely oblivious to anyone else, until Chris walked in. He stood between us at one of the open showers, completely blocking my view of Caleb. He soaped up quickly, spending a split second longer on his hairy dick, hanging enormously between his thighs. He winked at me, deliberately facing me, with water shooting down his side.
I smiled, and turned away, before anyone would know what was going on. I finished showering, and wrapped my towel around my waist, heading back down the hall. I got to the room, and finished drying off, pulling on some boxer briefs, skinny jeans and a sweater. It was supposed to be a low of 40, so I grabbed my north face and pulled on socks, slipping into my toms. Caleb came in just as i swung my back over my shoulder, and asked me to wait. "We're going to be late babe." "I know, sorry, I got to talking with Chris." "Yeah?" "Yeah, we were thinking of getting a bungalow up in the mountains somewhere, for Christmas break." "Ah, sounds....crowded." He laughed. 'Baby, we'd all have plenty of room. Spending the holidays with our favorite boy." He came up, and kissed my cheek." "So...You want to share the holidays with Donnie and Chris?" "Yeah, why not? The spirit of Christmas I guess. But Spring Break is mine." "OK." I smiled, and left quickly.
I sat up in the back row, and as the instructor began speaking, Caleb snuck in, and worked his way up the steps toward me. "I wish you would've waited." He whispered. "Why? I didn't want to be late." "I like walking with you though." He seemed a little irritated. "Sorry." I rubbed my foot up against his jeans, and he playfully kicked at me. The lecture was long, and the McD's had put me in a mild food coma. I felt myself nodding off occasionally, feeling Caleb poke at me. "Hey, babe, you're falling asleep." "Oh my God, it's that fucking food. I can't help it." "Well, we can take a nap later."
Class dragged on, and finally ended, and i got myself together, and walked out into the hall, feeling Caleb brush his hand against mine. "See you in a couple hours." "Yeah, ok." I smiled at him, and we parted ways. I got to my next class, red bull in hand. i felt it kicking in, and sat up, to keep the blood flowing. Chris walked in, and immediately came back to my table, sitting next to me. "Hey sexy," he whispered. I smiled and winked at it. "Nice show earlier." He giggled quietly. "Yeah, I thought you'd enjoy it. I had to jack off as soon as I got to my room though." He kept his voice low, but somehow, I still felt my face getting red. "Was Donnie around?" "Nah, he was working or some shit." Class started, and we quickly got into our routine.
The rest of the day flew by, and soon I was stripping down, and curling up in bed. I heard the door open, and turned, to see Caleb coming in, in his workout gear. He had sweat stains down the front of his shirt, and under his pits. "Shit, babe, you're so tired." He leaned over me, and kissed my forehead. "I'm going to shower, and then I'll be back for cuddles ok?" "Ok." I yawned, and turned over, closing my eyes.
I woke up briefly, to Caleb getting into bed. He smelled like soap, and right guard. I leaned back, breathing him in. He put his arms around me, and I was out like a light. I woke up hours later, to the sun going down beyond our small dorm window. I head the clicking of texts, and turned over to see Caleb's face, lit up by his phone's backlight. He looked over and smiled. "Hey babe. How are you feeling?" "Pretty good. I felt so exhausted after school." "Yeah, well, I gave you a little workout this morning," he smiled, and leaned over, clenching his cheek for a kiss. I propped myself up and kissed him. "Wanna grab dinner?" he asked without looking away from the screen. "Yeah, where should we go?" "You pick babe." I reached over, grabbing his phone, as he looked up laughing. "What?" "Where, should, we go?" "You....Pick....The....Place..." He jerked his phone away, laughing.
"Ok, let's get Joey's and fill up on pasta." "Sounds good babe." "What are you doing?" "I'm reserving a bungalow for Christmas break!" "Wait, this is afor sure thing?" "Yeah, I told you! Chris and Donnie are in too. They already gave me money for the rent." "How much do I owe?" "It's a little over a hundred, but I got you baby." "That's generous." "Well, it's part of your Christmas gift." Shit. I hadn't even thought about what I was going to get him. A few hundred ideas scrolled across my mind, and I got off the bed, grabbing my phone off the charger. I put a reminder in for the next week.
Caleb got up, and walked over behind me, kissing my neck. "Do you need to get ready?" "Nah, I'm ready." I turned, and put my arms around his neck, kissing his lips. We made out quickly, as he pushed me up against my dresser. I could feel he was hard, as always. I reached down, into the band of his sweats, and groped his thickening dick. "Mmm, fuck baby." "Just a feel til later." I giggled and pulled my hand out of his pants, turning away, to slip on my shoes. I got to the door, and opened it, turning to see him standing, staring at me with his mouth open, and a dramatic look on his face. "What?" "You're just going to leave me like this?" He pointed to the obvious tent in his pants. "I'm hungry." "Ok fine." He grabbed his keys, and walked out in front of me, and out the door down the stairs.
We walked down to the parking lot, passing many gawking guys, as Caleb proudly displayed his boner. I tried to pretend to text, to keep from laughing, but he was hilarious, and I love him. We relaxed in a corner booth at Joey's, enjoying some overstuffed ravioli, parmesan chicken and alfredo, and some tortilla soup. I was stuffed in minutes. We talked more about holiday break, and Caleb showed me the layout of the bungalow and the mountains. The guys all wanted to snowboard, and then hot tub at night on the private patio. It seemed legit, but I kind of wondered what other activities the guys had in mind for break...


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