R. L. Watson – författare

This book examines the social transformation wrought by the abolition of slavery in 1834 in South Africa's Cape Colony. It pays particular attention to the effects of socioeconomic and cultural changes in the way both freed slaves and dominant whites adjusted to the new world. It compares South Africa's relatively peaceful transition from a slave to a non-slave society to the bloody experience of the US South after abolition, analyzing rape hysteria in both places as well as the significance of changing concepts of honor in the Cape. Finally, the book examines the early development of South Africa's particular brand of racism, arguing that abolition, not slavery itself, was a causative factor; although racist attitudes were largely absent while slavery persisted, they grew incrementally but steadily after abolition, driven primarily by whites' need for secure, exploitable labor.

Evanna never felt like she fit in. She lives life as she is told, never breaking the rules. Now eighteen, Evanna has been told she is to be married, and her peaceful lonely life is thrown into chaos. Enter Marcus, a handsome stranger in the woods who understands her better than anyone ever has. When secrets and lies become second nature to her, how will she feel when she finds out Marcus’s secret?From the moment Marcus’s eyes saw her, he knew Evanna was the one he had been searching for. His soulmate. Biding his times in the shadows, he will stop at nothing to make her his.Between her fiancée, creatures from nightmares, and a dashingly handsome stranger, Evanna’s life will never be the same again. Torn between love and duty, human and vampire, what will she chose?