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| Figure 1 Garden Gnome in Marilyn Vix's Fairy Garden |
I’d like to welcome you on my week blog tour for Never Date A Vampire. Through this week, you’ll be seeing all sorts of interviews, guest blog posts, and reviews on my book Never Date A Vampire.
I’d like to start it off with a tutorial on my fairy garden. I not only write paranormal romances, but children’s fantasy books. My main series involves fairies, and I’ve acquired quite a collection of figurines and fairy statues for the garden. People would gift them to me since I’d been writing the series for over twelve years. So, to use and show them off, I created a small garden on my patio. I’d like to share what were some of the things I did to display them.
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| Figure 2 Fairy Figurines in Small Planter with Crystal |
First, I planted smaller plants such as jasmine and chocolate mint to fill in the areas around the figures. Then, I made paths with small stream stones to different figurines. I also added small potted plants at different times during the season. Sometimes I could find the smaller potted plants during seasonal times such as Mother’s Day or a Spring Sale. I always kept my eye out for any flowering plants that could add to my garden. Lastly, I added a gnome figure to watch over the whole garden. Crystals at different locations add to the look.
I enjoy sitting on my porch and drinking a cup of tea while enjoying my fairy garden. The fun thing about a fairy garden is that you can always add and change to it during the different seasons of the year. Adding flowers that attract butterflies and other creatures adds to the allure and beauty. Check with your local garden nursery for ideas and figurines. Also, it’s fun to keep your eye out for any fairy figurines you might come upon on your travels and daily life. I found many at my local Rite Aid store in the gardening section. I made it a tradition to buy a new one every year.
Thank you for reading about how to build your own fairy garden. Please visit my website at http://marilynvix.com for further blogs to visit on the tour.
-Marilyn Vix
Never Date A Vampire
Beware of Vampires
Book One
Marilyn Vix
Genre: paranormal romance
Publisher: Shadowcat Publishing
Beware of Vampires
Book One
Marilyn Vix
Genre: paranormal romance
Publisher: Shadowcat Publishing
Date of Publication: Oct. 22, 2019
ISBN: 9781393015406
ASIN: B07ZHQHLNP
ISBN: 9781393015406
ASIN: B07ZHQHLNP
Word Count: 20K
Cover Artist: Melody Simmons of eBookindiecovers
Tagline: What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay there. But date a vampire, and you may never leave. Cass finds herself in a mess. Can a vampire save her?
Cover Artist: Melody Simmons of eBookindiecovers
Tagline: What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay there. But date a vampire, and you may never leave. Cass finds herself in a mess. Can a vampire save her?
Book Description:
A trip to Las Vegas can be the most fun of your life.
But what if you know witches? Warlocks?
What other creatures could there be in the Las Vegas paranormal underground?
Cassandra Sanders has witnessed a messy witch divorce. Things have blown apart behind her as her friends fought with a warlock. She rides to the Stratosphere with her witch and warlock friends thinking that the worst is behind her. Throw in an Elvis impersonator, and you already have a good time ahead. But she wonders, what about her? She’s all-alone in Las Vegas. What could go wrong if she played some blackjack?
The meeting of a mysterious stranger doesn’t alarm Cass. After a casual drink, she seems to start to lose her will. Is she losing her mind? Drawn to him, she knows that maybe, this was too good to be true. He was too perfect. But in the world of the paranormal underground, where witches and warlocks played, what else should she be afraid of? Will she find out when she reaches his hotel room?
Experience what Cass finds out about the Las Vegas paranormal underground in this new series by Marilyn Vix, a sequel to the Beware of Warlocks series.
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/yhkIV_DEfV4
Excerpt from Chapter 1: Never Date A Vampire
Before I had more time to dwell on his charm, he asked, “Well, have you eaten yet?”
I nodded. “I already ate upstairs.”
“At the Top of the World?” I nodded again as he continued, fascinated by his voice and the accent I still couldn’t place. He was saying something about the view or the lights, but it was hard to follow when I couldn’t take my eyes off his mouth. His lips. His voice was a strong rhythm mesmerizing my brain. He stopped talking and I watched as a slow smile formed. I blinked and looked into his amazing eyes. “We could get out of here and explore the Strip.”
I shook my head, mumbling, “Sure.”
“Let’s go, then.” He finished the rest of his martini. I just left the rest of my drink. We moved out of the seating area. He stopped at the bar, dropping a bill onto the counter. It must have been a big bill, because the guy gave him a big thank you. My Bond-like date waved at him.
As I walked next to him, I realized I still didn’t know his name. As if he read my mind, he answered, “By the way, my name is Dante.”
“I’m Cassandra. Cassie for short.”
“Glad to know you, Cassie.”
He put his arm around my waist and guided me up the stairs to the front doors. I felt the pressure of his hand on my back. All of a sudden, I wanted him. I felt the pounding of my heart. My legs were moving almost as if I had no will over them, and all I wanted was to be with Dante. We walked out the door, and he gave a ticket to the valet.
He turned to me, saying, “Now my dear, we’ll take in the best sight in Vegas: my hotel room.” He kissed me, slowly, deliciously, and all I wanted to do was be with him. My brain focused on nothing else. I even didn’t mind the cheesy line of being taken to his hotel room. The valet pulled up in his black Lamborghini, and he helped me get in. I leaned back in the leather seats, shaking my head for a minute as he broke contact with my arm. But it only lasted for a minute, because I felt his hand caressing my hand after he got into the driver’s seat. “Lean back and relax Cassie. It’s not a long drive.”
That’s when I felt my eyes starting to close slowly. Outside the car, someone was calling my name, but I didn’t see who because everything went dark.
About the Author:
Marilyn is a paranormal romance novelist. She enjoys the characters that just don’t fit in. From witches to time traveling researchers, she is letting her imagination soar to explore new worlds and write all the details down. Marilyn has traveled to Paris, London, Sydney, Munich and Las Vegas. She loves to include these settings as much as possible. Best of all is letting her reader enjoy them through the perspective of a character. She currently lives in Northern California with her husband and cat. The cat, of course, is the center of attention.
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1 comment:
I keep saying I'll make a fairy garden but I don't. Maybe this spring I'll make one.
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