One of my favorite vacation spots
is South Africa. It’s a huge beautiful country. If I had to name a favorite
town or location, it would be between Kruger National Park and the eastern
coast (Garden Coast and Dolphin Coast).
I’m an outdoors person and I love
being in nature. The beauty and scenery is off the charts!
Near Window Rock, there’s a little
place called “Eco Lodge” where we stayed in a modernized rondavel – a rondavel
is a native round home with a pitched roof. It was picturesque, modern, and
near “Hole in the Rock” and Coffee Bay. Another beautiful place we stayed at
was near Addo National Park, called Happy Land’s B&B. I highly recommend
them too! They served a great breakfast and our cabin was lovely, modern and a
clean retreat from the dust and sun of Addo.
South Africa has definitely
inspired my writing. Currently I’m working on Scarlett, which is the sequel to my book Crimson, in the Moroi
Society Series. Part of Scarlett takes place in Johannesburg, SA. Jburg, is an
amazing city with tons of History, and my heroine, Sarah, is determined to save
vampirekind by finding The Butcher, a
very dangerous and mysterious scientist who created the Moroi plague (a deadly
vampire disease.) Oh yeah, and she’ll get some help from her super sexy vampire
crush!
Anyway, I can ramble! We travelled
around the country for about a month. I felt so at home in this far away Africa.
The people are warm and welcoming and the history that they’re overcoming is a
testament to South Africans strength and determination. Oh yeah, and if you’re
on the Dolphin Coast, grab some Bunny Chow! It’s a local dish that’s a crazy
mix of Indian, African and… I don’t know, it’s just good!
 |
| Eco Lodge |
 |
| near hole in the rock |
 |
| my family at the beach near Durban |
 |
| me and my daughter on Boulder’s Beach, where the South African Penguin lives |
 |
| my kids walking to the Air Zimbabwe plane – I do NOT recommend them |
***
Crimson
Moroi Society
Book One
T.L. Christianson
Genre: Paranormal Romance and Fantasy
Date of Publication: July 3, 2018
ISBN: 9781983086830
ASIN: B07DJQRGM7
Number of pages: 268
Word Count: 62,519
Cover Artist: London Montgomery Covers
Tagline: Secrets and Lies of a Living Vampire
Book Description:
Vampire Elizabeth was looking for a distraction when she took a job on the isolated estate of scientist Dr. Owen Bennett. Expecting him to be an eccentric old man, the Doctor, turns out to be a lot younger than expected and sparks fly. As Liz struggles with her past and a possible future with Owen, she realizes that things around the Bennett compound aren’t quite adding up.
Suspecting that Dr. Bennett might be a vampire, she begins to search for evidence. However, the more she learns, the more questions she has. To add to the mystery, the doctor’s wife has seemingly vanished, he’s tight-lipped about who they work for, and his research is kept under lock and key.
When the pieces finally come together, Elizabeth is faced with a secret that could have serious repercussions for all Moroi vampires. Could she be on the wrong side?
Now that she’s found the second life she's been searching for, can Elizabeth find her way through this web of secrets and lies or will they be the downfall of it all?
Romance
Teaser Excerpt:
Biting his lip,
Owen's mouth turned up at the corners. "I just… I feel like we understand
each other…" he sighed as he shook his head, "do you…are you…"
Cupping my
cheek, his thumb skimmed the corner of my mouth.
"I'm
attracted to you," his voice came out husky as he leaned closer.
"I know you
are," I whispered back before sliding my hands along the sides of his
face, feeling the stubble beneath my fingers.
Time seemed to
stop as we breathed in each other’s breath. His blood sang to me, and I
resisted it’s draw, looking between his eyes and his lips. When he kissed me,
he tasted like mint, and his spicy cologne filled my senses, making me want to
wrap myself around him.
About the Author:
T.L. Christianson lives in Colorado with her husband and two children. She’s a graduate from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and an avid outdoors woman. When she’s not hiking or outside on an adventure, she’s reading or writing fantasy and science-fiction.
For more information or to contact T.L., visit her on Facebook or at www.TLChristianson.com
Thanks for having me, Kay! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Good luck with your book. I'm dying to travel to Africa someday! :-)
Delete