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February 17, 2021
Release Countdown1 WEEK (& EXCERPT!)
EXCERPT from HARD BOILED: The Dragon Born Academy 3
It took an enormous amount of strength to resist her. Her lips were swollen and red, her cheeks were flushed pink, and her dark lashes spiked out around her big blue eyes.
She evoked something ancient, primitive, yet divine within me. Emotions that I couldn’t understand, let alone explain.
“You are so beautiful, you know that?” I asked.
She rolled her eyes at me, a silent laugh leaving her lips.
We were standing there, so close… and she was so delicate and fragile and warm. I wanted to protect her forever, keep her with me forever and never let her out of my sight.
I’m not sure what I saw in her eyes, but it wasn’t resistance; if anything, it was the same thing going through my own mind.
Pulling her hands around my neck, I pressed her to me. I kissed her hair and then her temple… but that wasn’t enough. I smoothed her hair back and cupped her face in my hand.
“Let me kiss you,” I asked, pouring all my emotion into my words.
She licked her lips, her chest heaving against me with anticipation, her eyes darting to my mouth.
“Let me kiss you,” I said again.
But instead of tilting her face up to me, she gazed down at my black officer’s shirt, where her hands rested against my chest, her fingers tracing my name tag.
Her desire for me flowed through our connection, but I wouldn’t take that as an answer.
"I have to go." Without meeting my eyes, she stepped back and pushed against me as if pushing herself away.
I reached out to touch her shoulder, but let my hand fall to my side instead.
Dragons RomanceMystery
Grab it here ---> https://books2read.com/HardBoiled
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February 10, 2021
Release Countdown 2 weeks
Are you excited for Hard Boiled?
Here's a playlist to get you ready for this emotional continuation of the Dragon Born Academy series!
Pre-order Hard Boiled here --->
https://books2read.com/HardBoiled
Dragons RomanceMystery
“The chemistry, the romance, the anger, the betrayal just wow!... in my top 5 reads!!”
Listen to the playlist here ---> Dragonborn playlist on Spotify
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February 3, 2021
3 WEEKS UNTIL HARD BOILED!
The tension between love and convention between Syd and Ashe has been wrought with emotion and judgment. We've come to a place where both you and I are familiar with this world of the Dragon born. This is the place where it's easy for an author to make a mistake or slip up. You might have wondered why I've spent a LONG time - 3 1/2 freaking weeks to be exact on initial edits alone. NO, this isn't normal. It's because I wanted this book to live up to the depth and fragility between Ashe and Syd. I've also taken on the challenge to write from both Sydney's point of view as well as Ashe's POV throughout the entire book.
Anyhow, I am deeply and humbly thankful to you for your loyalty, your support and all your patience as you wait for this book. I know you're going to love it!
Without further ado - here is the playlist I've put together while writing and editing this book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
February 2, 2021
*SNEAK PEEK #2* Hard Boiled: Dragon Born Academy
EXCERPT from Hard Boiled: The Dragon Academy 3
ASHE
I poured water over the long dragon scratch, trying to clean away the rest of the dried blood and dirt. “What do I need to do to heal you?”
“We need to face each other,” Sydney said, twisting around, keeping her makeshift covering in place.
Sitting between my bent legs, she looked so small and fragile. I grabbed her feet and pulled them around my hips before drawing her closer. She started to fall back with a cry, but I caught her arm, encircling her in my arms.
“Okay,” she whispered, gazing up at me, her shoulders heaving with quickened breaths. “Put your hands on the sides of my face, and…” she pulled my head down until our foreheads touched.
“Now what?” I breathed, my body aching at her proximity, frustration boiling within me. My thoughts were all on her and none of them were about healing.
“Keep your eyes closed and focus on pushing it into me.”
“Oh, for the love of the ancestors!” I murmured under my breath as I leaned away to meet her eye.
“Healing. Push healing through our connection!” She said exacerbated.
I tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, “You’re killing me, you know that right?”
Her body heaved in an exacerbated sigh. “Are you going to do it or not?”
I groaned, “Yes. I am… just stop saying things like that. You’re doing it on purpose.”
She leaned back, “I am not! You’re just all wound up! Maybe I should’ve given you some alone time first.”
“Shhhh…” I ordered, pulling her back in, half hoping she’d drop her shirt, which she didn’t.
“I’m trying to heal you.”
Have you pre-ordered your copy yet? Grab it here ---> https://books2read.com/HardBoiled
and you'll get it delivered automatically to your device!
Is the Dragon Born Academy new to you? Start with book 1 - Cracked Open https://books2read.com/CrackedOpen
January 28, 2021
*SNEAK PEEK #1* Hard Boiled: Dragon Born Academy
Hard Boiled is equally written from both Sydney and Ashe's point of view! I can't wait to share Ashe's world with you!!
EXCERPT from Hard Boiled: The Dragon Academy 3
SYDNEYMy mind zoned in and out of reality as wave after wave crashed over me from the dragons.
I gazed up into the calm blue sky, vaguely aware when a shadow blotted out the sun.
“Don’t touch her!” This was Durand’s voice but I couldn’t understand why he would say that. “No! Corbin! No! Grab him! Hold him down!”
Ashe was near, I felt him. Turning my head, I met his eyes as he was forced down into the pine needles by three other soldiers in black.
“I was just trying to help…” Came the unfamiliar voice.
Durand’s snarl vaguely entered my thoughts, “Did I say to pick him up and bring him to the girl? No. This is a dangerous situation. Look at them. They’re both wrapped up in the mating.”
“Get off of me!” Ashe roared, as he clawed at the dry pine needle covered ground toward me.
“Hold him!” My uncle ordered again.
A wave of bliss washed over me and I moaned shifting in the dirt.
“Ummm…. I feel like we shouldn’t be watching this,” one of the soldiers commented.
Have you pre-ordered? Grab it here ---> https://books2read.com/HardBoiled
January 8, 2021
☆☆☆ NEW RELEASE☆☆☆
Part of the Shades of Red Series!
What could be better than being stuck in France when the world goes on lockdown for the Coronavirus?
Being stuck there with a dangerously handsome moroi vampire.
Tessa, a human attorney for the moroi-run company Chronos Corp, finds herself alone and unable to get a flight out Nice, France.
Who would come to her rescue?
None other than Luc Morgan, the difficult vampire she'd spent a week in negotiations with.
As an old vampire, Luc is shrewd, calculating, and very, very French.
So, what could go wrong?
Pick it up here---> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DRMX963#paranormalromance #newadult #newadultromance #fantasy #vampire #vampirefiction #tlchristianson #shadesofred
November 25, 2020
Over Easy is now Available!
"Exciting, angsty YA with dragons, a taboo romance and mystery"
"Feuds and rivals, romance... coded letters, secrets, dragons and so much more... This series is turning out to be absolutely incredible and I for one am NOT surprised!!"
- Goodreads Reviewer
A taboo romance.
A destiny revealed.
Secrets uncovered.
The school year continues, and I’m digging more and more into my family history. It’s been shrouded in darkness for too long. But the more I poke into my mother’s shadowed past, the more I wonder if history is repeating itself.
Along my way, I’ve found an unlikely ally in fellow Prime Logan Brooks. And while my partially bonded mate, Ashe, is away serving in the Dragonborn Militia, Logan is here for me. He knows all the right things to do and say…
As my feelings develop for both, but I know I can’t lead the other on. I thought I was meant to be with Ashe… but maybe I have a choice after all.
I’m solving this Dragonborn puzzle one piece at a time. I just hope that it isn’t tearing me apart as I do.
The Dragon Born Academy Series:
1. Cracked Open
2. Over Easy
3. Hard Boiled
4. Frying Night
November 18, 2020
Looking for a new Christmas Anthology?
Magic and love combine in my short story to make the perfect Christmas gift for a lonely witch.
Evie Harrow is a hardworking college student who runs the family Apothecary business, takes care of her Gran and sister, and does it all without complaining.
On a cold lonely night before Christmas, she finds herself alone at her rural home during a ferocious storm. When Evie hears someone outside, she's surprised to find a tall, dark, and sexy stranger on her porch. She can't kick him out into the cold besides... he needs help, and sparks are flying.
Check it out here ---> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LSB1V19
November 10, 2020
2 weeks until Over Easy! Pre-order now!
A taboo romance. A destiny revealed. Secrets uncovered.
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PRE-ORDER Dragon Born Academy Series
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After a car accident left my only parent – my father in the hospital, I was swept away to the Dragon Born Academy by my estranged grandmother.
If I had to be there, I’d be an observer of this place with its rituals and superstitions… After all, everyone’s made it clear I don’t belong.
But then it happened…and Ashe Carrick – my impossibly irresistible bond-mate happened.
Being Cracked Open changed everything… Who I thought I was, WHAT I thought I was…
DRAGON BORN.
The words alone bring to mind monsters and princesses in castles.
I am the princess and the monster they locked away. However, my story has no damsels in distress, waiting to be rescued.
It’s self-rescue time, and I’m done playing nice..
Grab it here ---> https://books2read.com/OverEasy
Reviews for Cracked Open - book 1 -
“the chemistry, the romance, the anger, the betrayal just wow!... in my top 5 2020 reads!!”
– Goodreads reviewer
“Wonderfully written… impossible to put down.”
– Goodreads reviewer
“Wow! Absolutely loved this book, cannot wait for the next in the series.”
– Goodreads reviewer
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November 5, 2020
Cracked Open is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon.com!!
Oh my gosh! Thank you, for getting our book to #1!! https://books2read.com/CrackedOpen
I am so happy and excited to see Cracked Open with a #1 Bestseller banner on Amazon.com! I'm freaking out and this is all because of you - my readers!
If you're anxious to read some more - both Over Easy (book 2) and Hard Boiled (book 3) are available for pre-order! Over Easy releases soon! So make sure to order your copy now so that it's delivered automatically on the 25th!
I can't tell you how much this means to me! Thanks again!
XO - TL
Here's some links:
The Dragon Born Academy
Cracked Open - https://books2read.com/CrackedOpen
Over Easy - https://books2read.com/OverEasy
Hard Boiled - https://books2read.com/HardBoiled
Frying Night - TBA
