Florida Tropical Storm

 12 oz. V8 Splash Strawberry Kiwi Juice Drink

1 oz. Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

1 oz. Bacardi Limon

1 oz. De Kuyper Peachtree Schnapps

Place all ingredients in a blender with a cup of ice. Blend until smooth but still thick. Serve in two frozen mugs and top with a dash of grenadine for color. Garnish with a large strawberry and a slice of kiwi fruit (peeled).

Makes two, since one will never be enough!

Tropical Storm Excerpt
From Undying Magic

Either from the booze or maybe because his eyes reminded her so much of Rissa, she started to chatter. "You're lucky my reflexes are a little off after all the Tropical Storms I've been through today. Pick your sister up out of the sand, I'm afraid in my condition I might drop her. Good piece of advice, never sneak up on a vampire hunter. Unless the vampire hunter has consumed close to a dozen Tropical Storms, in which case you might be safe. I don't know. I think I had almost a dozen, count Rissa's forest for me will you?" She waved at the urn and watched him turn and tilt his gorgeous head to one side. His hair fell to his shoulders in a slight wave, definitely worth a glance or two. He frowned at her.

When he didn't say anything she continued. "I need a shower, food and maybe a power snooze. I definitely need at least a gallon of black coffee. Follow me home and you can stow the urn and we can talk. Fair warning--if you don't put a shirt on I'll be exploring your skin with my tongue before the night is over. Isn't it a little hot out? I never drink this much. I have a limit of two beverages a night. But I'm on vacation. My butt hurts, my heart hurts and I really don't care if some nasty creature is out there waiting for me to turn them to dust. I'm on va-ca-tion." Her voice had gone sing-songy.

Concentrating very carefully on putting one foot in front of the other so she wouldn't weave during the walk from the beach to her front door, she didn't keep any brain cells in reserve to monitor her mouth.