Deadly Destinations & Giveaway: Alyssa Day takes us to Atlantis from VAMPIRE IN ATLANTIS

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Of all the wonderful, exciting places we’ve visited during Deadly Destinations, I couldn’t wait to set foot in the lost island of Atlantis, the setting from Alyssa Day's Warriors of Poseidon series.  This isn’t my first trip to Atlantis.  I visited earlier this summer and got hooked.  VAMPIRE IN ATLANTIS, the seventh book in the series is available now, and, thanks to the wonderful people at Berkley Publishing, three of you who comment on this post will win a copy of the book!  See details below

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Tourist guide to Atlantis - Top 5 Dos and Don'ts
by
Alyssa Day

Tourist guide to Atlantis - Top 5 Dos and Don'ts - courtesy of Alyssa Day

Welcome to the lost continent! Of course, we were never lost, just hiding.  Your submarines and satellite imagery made things interesting for a while, but magic always trumps science, especially when wielded by 500 year old high priests with enough power to drown the world.  Here are a few simple rules to get you started.

1.  Don't act like a tourist.  The Seven Isles are full of warriors and, well, they'll mock you.  Brutally.  Example: when Daniel, an 11,000 year old vampire first set foot in Atlantis:

For the first time, he took the time to look around at his surroundings and saw the two fallen guards lying unconscious on the ground, but when he looked up to ask her about it, the sight in front of him stunned him to speechlessness for several seconds.

“What?” She snapped.  “I didn’t kill them, if that’s what you’re thinking, although now that you’re a nightwalker, can’t you hear their heartbeats to confirm my claim?”

He pointed, still unable to form words.  At the dome.  The freaking glass dome that surrounded them as far as he could see—and the deep, dark blue currents of the ocean beyond it.  A dark form swam past, and a single giant eye blinked at him

“Is that . . . is that a whale?” He stared, feeling like his eyes would bug out of his head at any minute as it finally hit him.  “Are we . . . are we in Atlantis?”

She rolled her eyes, apparently a timeless gesture.  “Where else would we be?  Now move.”

Excerpt from Vampire in Atlantis, by Alyssa Day.

2.  Be prepared for the unexpected.  On the bright side, it's usually Tall, Dark, and Delicious.  Archaeologist Keely handled this gracefully on her first sight of Atlantis (and a very dangerous situation):

A flicker of light in their peripheral vision was their only warning before the Atlantean portal, situated exactly on the opposite side of the marble entry platform from the dark window, began to shiver and elongate into its usual ovoid sphere.

Threatened on both sides with possible danger, Alexios ran to position himself in front of Tiernan, daggers unsheathed.  Prince Conlan and his warriors drew weapons and Alaric called power, standing in a nimbus of silvery green energy, as Justice drew ever closer on one side of the group, and two people came through the Atlantean portal on the other.

Alexios recognized Liam, one of the most dangerously effective of Poseidon’s warriors, leading yet another human female.  This one had blazing red hair and the most intensely green eyes he’d ever seen on a human, and she was dressed casually, clutching a worn backpack to her chest with, oddly enough, gloved hands.  Liam’s head was turned to her as they crossed the portal.  “Welcome to Atlantis, Dr. McDermott,”  he said.

The woman’s stunning eyes widened and her jaw tightened but, to her credit, she gave no other sign of alarm at the sight of several armed warriors and one half-naked woman.  She simply blinked once, held up a hand and waved, and then glanced up at Liam.  "Well.  I have to admit, McHottie, this is one of my more interesting welcome parties."

-Excerpt from Atlantis Unleashed

3.  Remember that palace balconies can make for some very interesting places to . . . do whatever you want, as infamous cat burglar Lady Fiona found out:

Christophe did live in a palace.  The view from the balcony was stupendous.

She ran across the room and opened the glass and crystal paned doors.  “Oh, Christophe.  This is absolutely magnificent.”

He followed more slowly, enjoying the view of her lovely round bottom as she bent over the waist-high barrier and looked down.  “The gardens are lovely from here, too.  What a wonderful place to live.  You are so lucky.”

He fitted his body against hers from behind and put his arms around her.  “You live in a mansion, my ninja.  You’re pretty lucky, yourself.”

“We survived a vampire attack,” she reminded him.  “That’s pretty lucky.”

“That’s skill.  Not my first vampire attack, either.”  He kissed his way down the side of her neck, enjoying her shivers, and then he slowly reached around in front of her and unfastened her silk trousers.

“Christophe,” she gasped, capturing his hand.  “What are you doing?  Someone could see.”

“Not unless they can see through walls, and there’s not a single recorded incidence of that in the history of Atlantis.”  He pointed to the walls dividing his balcony from its neighbors and then to the solid barrier that covered her completely from toes to just under her waist.

“Nobody can see me do this, for example,” he whispered in her ear as he slid his hand down her silken belly to . . .[edited for TOO HOT FOR BLOG content!]"

- Excerpt from Atlantis Betrayed

4.  Never, ever expect a vacation fling to end lightly . . . or at all.  Atlantean warriors are very possessive once they've reached the soul-meld with their destined mate.

5.  And, finally, take your camera and lots and lots and lots of film.  Or many, many SD cards for your digital camera.  From the deep blue ocean currents swirling past the dome to the crystal and marble spires and pillars of the palace and temples, to the profusion of exotic and never-before-seen flowers in the palace gardens, Atlantis is a feast for the senses and, once you travel there, you will never, ever want to leave.

Thank you for visiting Atlantis.  Now, walk this way, please.  We're walking, we're walking . . .

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About Alyssa Day

Alyssa Day is the pen name (and dark and tortured alter ego) of RITA award-winning author Alesia Holliday. As Alyssa, she writes the New York Times best-selling Warriors of Poseidon series, and watch for the upcoming League of the Black Swan series.  You can find her at http://www.alyssaday.com or on Face book  or Twitter, where she spends far too much time pretending it's research. Her Warriors of Poseidon novels are published by Penguin books, under the Berkley imprint.  Atlantis Rising was the first of the series, and was featured on the cover of the March, 2007, issue of Romantic Times BOOKClub magazine.   All of the Warriors of Poseidon novels have rocked the bestseller lists and have been featured in the Rhapsody and Doubleday book clubs.  The Warriors novels follow High Prince Conlan of Atlantis and his elite warriors as they protect humanity, save the world, and find amazing human women to fall in love with.  (No mermaids, gills, or fish tails; these warriors are 100% pure alpha male!). Alyssa’s exciting new project is an urban fantasy series coming soon that combines her love of the paranormal with a hot contemporary setting, and she’s so excited to share it with you.  Deets coming soon! Visit Alyssa Day online: Website|Blog|Facebook|Twitter

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Giveaway provided by Berkley Sensations

3 copies of VAMPIRE IN ATLANTIS by Alyssa Day

 
Available now from Berkley Sensations

Description:

The most unexpected of all allies to Poseidon’s warriors has proven to be the fiercest—Daniel, a vampire and Night Guild mage. But even the strongest alliance can be destroyed when an 11,000 year-old desire is reborn…

A vampire’s oath, a maiden’s quest…

Daniel, vampire and ally of the Warriors of Poseidon, has fought on the side of humanity—even against his fellow creatures of the night—for more than 11,000 years.  But the crushing weight of futility and the reality of always being starkly, utterly alone has forced him to finally give into despair. He took the first step into the sunlight that would destroy him—and instead walked into Atlantis.

And the blackest of magic that could consume them both…

Eleven thousand years ago, Serai was one of a group who agreed to be placed into magical stasis to ensure the future of the Atlantean race. When a dark sorceress steals the gemstone that protects her sleeping sisters, she awakens to a vastly changed world—and the one man she could never, ever forget. And with an ancient evil tracking their every step, the long-lost lovers must battle both the darkest of magic and the treacheries of their own hearts.

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