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Red Moon Rising – available on Amazon

Red Moon Rising has received a lovely 4.5 Sweet Peas review from PizzyGirl at Mrs Condit & Friends Read Books, coincidentally on the day that it’s released on Amazon.

“If you are a fan of shifters, I highly recommend this series.”

Of guest-blogging, reviews, and pants

Taylor Brooks has very kindly hosted me as part of her new feature, Tuesday 20, in which she showcases the first twenty lines of a new or current release. Red Moon Rising is the featured book this week.

Today is a busy day for more than just the Norwegian Curling Team’s pants* (though they too have been busy out on the ice in Sochi), because A Liar’s Moon has received a lovely review from Robyn Elliot at The Romance Reviews. Thanks for the review, Robyn, and I’m delighted you enjoyed the book!

“I would definitely recommend this book for readers who like their M/M characters with flesh on the bones, so to speak, and who enjoy shifter stories involving themes of passion, betrayal and the courage to love. A book to curl up with, with a glass of red wine and a crackling fire. Just don’t open the curtains if the moon is waxing high.”

*Just in case anyone has missed the joy of the Norwegian Curling Team’s pants, herewith a glimpse of just one of the many different styles they’ve been modelling:

The Romance Reviews party

Good news all round today – I have my internet connection back, and you would not believe the effort it’s taking me right now not to fall to the ground and kiss it in relief, and The Romance Reviews is going to run another fun party, filled with games and giveaways!

 

Brief update, and release date for Shifting Sands

My apologies for the silence over the last week – I’m having connection issues. The good news is that I now have a release date for Shifting Sands, book 4 in the Strength of the Pack series. It’s released by Siren on March 27th.

Now I’d better get back to working on the fifth book. Maybe that distraction will stop me whimpering every time I realise I don’t have internet access. I can always hope.

 

New release: Jane Wallace-Knight

The Angel of Death by  Jane Wallace-Knight

Six months ago Sam Reed’s life was changed forever. Not only did he discover that his father was an angel, but he was also turned into a vampire. On top of that Sam met his fated mate, an alpha werewolf named Jackson Harcourt, who already had a lover of fifty years, a vampire named Alek Harcourt. Miraculously the three of them built a life together and had enjoyed six months of relative bliss.

Everything changes, however, when Sam meets the father he never knew and is warned of a terrible threat. The Brotherhood of the Righteous is a sect of angels who hunt down demons and all that descend from them. A nephilim turned vampire is at the top of their hit list. With a clock ticking down and newfound powers that he can’t control, Sam and his mates must decide what is best for their pack, and whether they should run, or fight.

The Angel of Death is available here from Siren BookStrand.

Red Moon Rising – release day and excerpt

Well, the title says it all. Red Moon Rising is out today, and available from Siren BookStrand with a 15% new-release discount. It’s the third book in my Strength of the Pack series.

Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, Tristan Howe is abducted and imprisoned by a pack at war with his own. His future looks bleak until he finds an unexpected ally in enemy pack member, Colby Williams. A fragile bond develops between them as they escape together.

Safely back with his own pack, Tristan finds his feelings for Colby are more than just gratitude for being rescued. He’s delighted to learn that they’re reciprocated, and even more excited to realize he and Colby are mates.

But idealistic Tristan finally has to face up to the fact that even true love might not be enough to defeat the forces ranged against them—not least his pack-mates’ suspicion and hostility toward Colby, and a mate so scarred by his abusive past that he doesn’t know how to be free. All Tristan can do is try.

And to celebrate a lovely, sunny release day, here’s a little PG excerpt:

Tristan stretched contentedly. He could smell coffee and the unidentifiable mixture of scents that spelled home. And then he remembered and sat up with a gasp, desperate to know if this was real or a dream.

“Easy, Tris,” Bryce said, from where he was sitting next to his bed. He reached out to stroke Tristan’s hair. “You’re safe.”

The familiar touch and voice, things that had grounded him through his teenage years and had never once let him down, were too much for Tristan. He choked Bryce’s name and threw himself into his waiting arms.

“Shh, you’re home, you’re okay,” Bryce was murmuring over and over, rubbing circles on Tristan’s back that were steady and strong, and so unlike his voice which was husky and strained.

It was his stomach grumbling that finally caused Tristan to draw back. He was starving. The last thing he’d eaten was that god-awful stew—

“Colby,” he said, as it came crashing back to him. “Where’s Colby? What happened?”

“We were hoping you could tell us.” Matt was standing in the doorway, leaning against the doorjamb with a smile on his face as he looked at Tristan. “Damn it, we missed you, pup,” he said, swiftly crossing the room and ruffling Tristan’s hair the way he used to, when he was a kid. Tristan protested, but at the same time he pushed into Matt’s touch, the wound on his head only a dull ache now. God, he’d thought he’d never see them again. He blinked hard, pushing those thoughts away. He was home, in his own bed—and how had that happened? The last thing he remembered was crossing into pack territory and being finally able to stop running from Colby’s unforgiving nips. His teeth were sharp.

“Where’s Colby?” he asked again.

“He’s secure,” Matt said. Which told Tristan precisely nothing but his alpha’s tone was final. That was all the information he was going to get for now.

“Take a shower and come through to the kitchen,” Bryce said, with a pat to Tristan’s leg under the covers. His eyes were steady on Matt, and Tristan knew them well enough to know they wanted to talk to each other. He was pretty sure it had something to do with him, or at least what had happened to him, and maybe if he got to listen in he could find out where Colby was. So he skipped the shower, dragged on some clothes and slipped down the hallway as quietly and quickly as he could.

“—doesn’t make any sense,” Bryce was saying as Tristan came to a stop by the door, but out of sight. “It’s not like he could gain any intel they don’t already have.”

“Agreed, but have you got a better explanation?”

“Maybe he’s here to set up a distraction while his pack moves in for a sneak attack,” Bryce said. “Or maybe he’s supposed to snatch Jesse when the rest of us aren’t looking.”

Righteous anger flared inside Tristan, so hot he thought he might burst. He marched into the kitchen. “Colby rescued me,” he said, voice cracking with the strength of his feeling. “Where is he?” he demanded of Matt. “What have you done to him?”

“Tristan,” Bryce warned. “Remember who you’re speaking to.”

“Sorry,” Tristan said, before indignation overcame common sense. “But whatever you’re thinking isn’t right,” he blurted out. “Colby got me away from them.”

Matt’s green eyes were narrowed and stern. Tristan fell abruptly silent.

“Have some coffee and wake your damn brain up,” Bryce said. “Right now it seems like it’s only your mouth that’s working.” But for all his words, his voice was gentle and he passed Tristan a mug of coffee he’d already poured for him from the machine. “You want a blueberry muffin? Turns out Jason goes on a baking kick when he’s worried.”

About to ask why Jason was worried, Tristan saw the lines in Bryce’s face and the dark shadows under his eyes, and the same strain in Matt’s tired face. God, they must have been going crazy trying to find him. His indignation faded. Of course they wouldn’t know any better until he’d explained everything to them.

“Sure,” he said, and sat down obediently at the table. “Thanks.”

Shifting Sands contract signed

I’ve just signed the contract for Strength of the Pack 4: Shifting Sands, in which some long-buried secrets come to light, rat droppings are shamefully misused, and Bryce discovers the joys of chastity.

Shifting Sands will be released April/May 2014.

A Liar’s Moon review, Karl, and competence porn

A Liar’s Moon has just received a lovely 4.5 Sweet Pea review from Lucky over on Mrs Condit & Friends Read Books. Thank you, Lucky, and I’m so glad it lived up to expectations!

“Favorite character: Karl – I’m dying to know his story. Even though he’s a secondary character in this one, he’s definitely someone you do not want to mess with.”

I’m seeing something of a pattern – Karl appears to be a favourite character with quite a few people. We get some competence porn from him in Red Moon Rising, but I’m afraid his full story will have to wait for the last book. He’s just not as pushy as some of the others. He could kill them where they sleep, but he’s not pushy.

Red Moon Rising available for pre-order

Red Moon Rising, the third book in my Strength of the Pack series, is now available for pre-order from Siren with a 15% new release discount.

Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, Tristan Howe is abducted and imprisoned by a pack at war with his own. His future looks bleak until he finds an unexpected ally in enemy pack member, Colby Williams. A fragile bond develops between them as they escape together.

Once he’s safely back with his own pack, Tristan finds his feelings for Colby are more than just gratitude for being rescued. He’s delighted to learn that they’re reciprocated, and even more excited to realize he and Colby are mates.

But idealistic Tristan finally has to face up to the fact that even true love might not be enough to defeat the forces ranged against them—not least his pack-mates’ suspicion and hostility toward Colby, and a mate so scarred by his abusive past that he doesn’t know how to be free. All Tristan can do is try.

NOTE: there are two occasions of sex with dubious consent early on in the book. Neither is between the two main characters and both scenes are very brief and not detailed, but please be aware that they’re there.

So, that’s done.

I finally finished editing the fourth Strength of the Pack book this afternoon and have submitted it to Siren. Now it’s a case of waiting to hear, always the hardest part.

As a reward for all my hard work, I’ve given myself the rest of the day off and have been going gooey over pictures of adorable fuzzy wolf pups. I wish I could work some into the series because they are the cutest things.

This was one of the pictures I found — even though the colouring’s wrong, the attitude is pure Christian (not that he was ever that small and cute, you understand):