Entertaining Werewolves – part of the Sizzling Books of Summer Giveaway Hop

My obsession with wolfen shapeshifters has led to a series of PNR novels – Changeling Moon, Changeling Dream and Changeling Dawn .  The stories center around the Macleod family, who are able to become wolves at will. Forced to leave their native Scotland almost two centuries ago when wolves were being exterminated there, they found refuge in northern Canada. They've lived there ever since, in the little town of Dunvegan, hiding in plain sight.
The Macleods and all their friends live as humans – they have jobs and pay bills and go to school and mow the grass and do all the things that humans do. They view their wolfen side as a wonderful gift, but it also complicates their lives, sometimes dangerously so. Especially when it comes to relationships.
So if you happen to stop in at one of Dunvegan’s local pubs, you might see some interesting drinks on the menu. Here are the recipes for three of them. They could come in handy for your next Halloween party – or if you find yourself entertaining a good-looking shapeshifter!
THE WOLF BITE
This neon green shooter is an eye-catcher, especially with its splash of blood red on top!
Ingredients:
1 oz absinthe1 oz melon liqueur (Midori® is suggested in this recipe)1 oz lemon-lime soda1.5 oz pineapple juiceGrenadine
Add absinthe, melon liqueur, pineapple juice, and ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously, then strain into a 2 oz shot glass. Pour lemon-lime soda on top and add a drizzle of grenadine................................................................................................................
HAIR OF THE WOLF
If you're not already a werewolf, you might be after a few of these.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup hard apple cider1/2 cup pale ale1 measure brandy or bourbon1/2 measure apple pucker liqueur
Chill a beer mug in the freezer until it is frosty. Pour in the hard apple cider, pale ale, brandy or bourbon, and apple pucker. Stir the mixture gently to combine, then serve................................................................................................................
HOWLING WOLF
Real werewolves would rather skip the decorative fruit. Just saying.
Ingredients: 
1/2 oz. Creme de Menthe, white1 oz. Curacao, blue1/2 oz. VodkaSprite or 7-Up
Mix 1/2 oz. white creme de menthe, 1/2 oz. vodka, and 1 oz. blue curacao in a shaker over ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top off the glass with Sprite or 7-Up.
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The Sizzling Books of Summer Giveaway Hop
August 15 - August 22
Nearly 40 authors and bloggers have signed up for this hop!  You don't have to visit them all - each giveaway is separate from all others - but it could be a whole lot of fun to try!
My giveaway: Reader’s choice paperback of one of my PNR shapeshifter novels – Changeling Moon, Changeling Dream or Changeling Dawn.   I’ll be drawing a winner at random on August 23th, 2012.  Giveaway is INTERNATIONAL.


To enter, leave a comment at the bottom of this post (below the Linky List) – Tell me “WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK SO FAR THIS SUMMER?” Don’t forget to include an email address so I can contact you if you win.
Dani Harper www.daniharper.com