Kay Phoenix: Author JoJo Christophor

My favorite vacation is cruising. I can visit several exciting vacation destinations and experience several different cultures in one week, or one weekend. Depending on the length of a cruise you have mixture of sea-days (where you stay aboard) or days when you visit a port of call. Each port of call has shore excursions you may choose, they usually last 3-4 hours, or longer. I highly recommend doing the excursions sold by the cruise line. If you’re more adventurous you can hook-up with the locals and do your own thing. But, remember if you do, the cruise line is not responsible if something goes awry. You could find yourself waving to the ship as it sails away because you didn’t get back in time. (Have seen this happen)

The best part of cruising for me…I can do as little, or as much as I want and I only have to unpack once. Cruise ships have adult areas, depending on the cruise line it may be called, Serenity, Solarium, or Sanctuary. There you can lounge for hours; I used these areas to rejuvenate my body, mind, and yes, write.

Price depends on the length or the cruise, and your cabin. I love windows. A cabin with a balcony is best for me. I enjoy the sunrises and sunsets, and of course the ocean’s deep blue waters churning into an amazing aqua color as the ship stirs up the ocean as it glides through it.

I tease my husband, telling him he shouldn’t be left home alone. If he is, we’re booked on another cruise. Right now we have 4 cruises lined up through April of 2019. I’m smiling as I write this, because my hubby is searching for a September 2019 cruise. Here I am, trying to lose the ten pounds I gain from the cruise we just got back from.

Each night when the cabin steward is making up your cabin they leave a small animal made from towels. I believe you can attend a class while on board for animal towel making, and some cruise lines sell a book. Here are a few of my animal friends.

This is the atrium of one of the cruises we took over Christmas.

When hurricanes don’t play nice you get a lot of ships in one port of call. My camera didn’t get them all, there were six ships docked in Cozumel. Shopping that day reminded me of Black Friday.

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Title: Love for the Holidays

Author/pen name: JoJo Kaloian w/a JoJo Christophor

Genre: Romance

Publisher: Sin City Romance Writers

Date of Publication: November 3, 2017

ASIN: B07564WJQL

· ISBN-10: 0998672157

· ISBN-13: 978-0998672151

Number of pages: 350

Word Count: 65,000

Blurb:

(for Book) Love is always in the cards with Love for the Holidays. Las Vegas temperatures are cold in December, but the heat from these seductive holiday tales will keep you warm. Whether the hero is a casino owner, executive, playboy, or rancher, they’re no match for the ladies of Vegas, when Christmas magic is in the air.

(for my story) When Lyon Black learns he has a daughter Clover Collins hopes their rekindled love is strong enough to overcome her secret. Only together can they find a family Christmas in A Christmas to Remember by JoJo Christophor.

The first published work by JoJo Christophor

Buy links:

Amazon US ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07564WJQL

Barnes and Noble ~ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-for-the-holidays-b-a-mcintosh/1127026693?ean=2940154941423

iTunes ~ https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1276044612

Kobo ~ https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/love-for-the-holidays-1

Excerpt:

“Clover?” Her name rolled across his tongue as if savoring a fine brandy. She stood as tall as her five-foot-four frame would allow, and stepped out of the shadows.

“Hello, Lyon.”

By his intense stare, she couldn’t tell if he was in shock or glad to see her. She hoped for glad. Either way it didn’t diminish his incredible handsomeness. The barrier she’d built around her heart seemed to melt away. A longing she thought had disappeared flooded to the surface.

“Wow. Clover. It’s really you?” The corners of his mouth turned up as his dark emerald eyes roamed over her body and settled on her face. “You have no idea how many times I wondered if you still lived in Vegas.”

What?

Had he admitted he thought about her?

She held out her hand hoping it didn’t shake like the rest of her body.

Lyon took it and sparks from his touch shot through her stomach to her lower body. She heard him gasp. Did he feel the sparks too?

“Is this how you greet an old friend?”

He reached for her.

The heat emanating from his body was a bitter-sweet reminder of how he used to make her feel. She closed her eyes and allowed his hug to give her a sense of belonging. She’d forgotten how his spicy male scent made her head spin.

He remembered her.

No, she couldn’t go swooning over Lyon despite what her heart was telling her. Protect Amy’s identity. That was her goal. She wouldn’t let Lyon get the chance to reject her daughter like he had rejected her.

Author bio:

JoJo Christophor writes contemporary and paranormal romance.

Her family and friends told her she was too dramatic, and her head was filled with lofty dreams. She viewed those comments as good things. JoJo put her so-called “dramatic-lofty-dreams-trait” to work. She began to listen to the stories bouncing around in her brain. They would keep her up at night until she started putting those stories on paper. When she ended up owning a travel agency her Muse jumped for joy. She would be able to see those parts of the world where her stories took place.

JoJo lives with her loving husband and a very mouthy cat. If she’s not working or writing you will find her on a cruise ship sailing with her husband.