Spring Fling Blog Hop

Welcome to the Spring Fling Blog Hop! Over fifty authors and bloggers have joined together to bring you some amazing posts, great giveaways and lots of fun! Don't forget to enter the rafflecopter to win a Kindle tablet, gift cards, paperbacks and swag and be sure to check out the other blogs taking part.

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Let me tell you a little about myself. I am Author Holly J. Gill my genre is erotic romantic, however, recently I have written a fantasy paranormal which I really enjoyed writing. I think as a writer it’s great to have the opportunity to write different works and experiment and step away from your comfort zone and I for one love to explore different avenues.

I am lucky to live in England and have some stunning scenery surrounding me and what I enjoy is driving the breath-taking countryside and the calm lifestyle that comes with it. I live in a town where it surrounded by noise and therefore, thankfully my husband likes to drive out of the town and take me to some of the stunning places our county offers, and I will confess, stunning places. I love visiting Stately Homes, castles, in fact crumbling monasteries in fields sensing of how lives were led hundreds of years ago makes me happy, there is nothing better than to gather a picnic and take in the depths and history of England. Many of the sights are owned by Heritage or National trust preserving such beauty.

One of my favourite areas since being a child has been Yorkshire Dales.

 

Breath-taking views, idyllic and so peaceful, all you can hear is the birds singing and sheep grazing in the fields. It’s truly wonderful to stand on-top of a hill and look down and the ever changing landscape, the limestone built building and the brick built walls, add to the magnificent setting. Streams and rivers that take you for acquaint walks and viaducts. I have to confess, to see such beauty I don’t mind pitching a tent and enjoying. Many films have also been shot in the area such at Kevin Costner, Prince of Thieves, Harry Potter, and Wuthering Heights and many more.

 

Aysgarth Falls
Image taken by me



Dent Viaduct
Image taken by me



Fountains Abbey
Image taken by me

 

And it is Yorkshire that recently has fed my imagination, sparked the fire and set my mind into a whirlwind of creating my recent manuscripts. I love such elegance and the history feel, setting the scene, the location, yet maybe just changing a few little minor details, creating the atmosphere and the feel for the story. Recently my fascination has been with an old boys school that has recently been changed back into a home, prizing with some stunning Grade I listed Hall close to York built back in 1610. A stunning Jacobean mansion house and immaculately restored to the highest standard, retaining important architectural details including an arcade of Doric columns and cornicing. The hall is set in approximately 83.5 acres of riverside gardens with rolling countryside in a quiet, secluded valley, having architectural grnadour throughout keeping its history, and those images are enough for me to create using the Hall for WIP.  

I think you can agree, stunning location, and yes I am jealous!


Know to win some great prizes. I am offering to the lucky winner of giving e-copies away of my Desires series the 3 books that are available on kindle and paperbacks, an erotic/ romance novels with explicit material. To win all you have to do is tell me what locations inspire you, leaving your e-mail address?

To enter the Spring Fling blog hop enter here and remember some wicked prizes.

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http://hollyjgill.blogspot.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/HollyJGill

Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful Spring :)