(All pictures property of Cerise DeLand, no use without permission.)
I go everywhere and take my camera…and my author’s
imagination! Here with a few of my own pix, I give you a tidbit I learned about
the place, the photo or how I used it in a story!
Classical sculpture,
trip to Greece with hubbie in 2009: This came from the museum at Olympia
where the games were held. Here was a training ground for Olympiads with a
description of the rigorous diet and exercise. What did I take away? AH. That
being an athlete, even then, required an enormous commitment of time and
energy.
For me?
Not so much. I used to do 5K races. Now I work out in a gym!
And do hip hop class!
Enuf already!
Fresh Fish and Jambon
from La Boqueria in Barcelona, Spain: This was a real treat! Notice the
prices on the ham. YIKES! This ham is special coming from pigs who are fed
acorns. Very pricey. What did I get out of this? Look for #4 in Desiree Holt and my NEMESIS series, UNTIL NOON, romantic thrillers that are selling like MAD!
From the same trip come the pix of SAGRADA FAMILIA, Sacred Family Cathedral. Note the “dripping
architecture” of the East Door, or Door of Birth, and the contrast of the West
Door, Door of Death/Crucifixion
which is very stark and rigid. I give you the very dolorous and ironic
sculpture of Judas Kissing Christ.
In UNTIL NOON, we
set a murder in the nearby town of Montserrat on a cliff near a famous 1000
year old monastery.
Doge’s Palace,
Venice: What a marvelous place Venice is! I long to return. From this trip,
I got the background of CARRIED AWAY, my romantic suspense set there in that wonderful
city. I’ve done a lot of travel in Mexico, too, where LAID BARE is set, the first in the Irresistible Forces series
along with CARRIED AWAY.
I love to cook and my husband is my terrific sommelier. We
go to Napa often and this pix of the Mondavi
Wine cellar is one of my faves! Wine and champagne make big appearances in
my books.
Prosecco, anyone? Yum.
For a taste of my own cooking, wine and love for Italy and
Italian men, try MIA Dolce!
The Street Scene of
Pompeii makes my mouth water to return. When I did my master’s degree, I
took quite a few courses in ancient civilizations. This pix makes me wish there
were 48 hours in a day so that I could write romances set in Pompeii!
And the picture of the Texas Cypress trees is dear to me. I
live here in the Hill Country and these beauties are a joy to see surviving,
especially in a very dry climate. My new series for EC, Knights in Black Leather,
begins with ROPE ME IN and TIE ME DOWN, then continues with STEAL ME AWAY, a historical about the Comanche who stole white
women from their families. This is due out soon.
And where am I going next? My big trip this year will be to
Paris (again!) and eastern France. What will I do there? Drink champagne. Eat
truffles. And research chateaux and the French Revolution! If that floats your
boat, do try my Regency which is free everywhere, LADY STARLING’s STOCKINGS. Come visit me for all my books at http://www.cerisedeland.com
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