Wicked After Dark Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Wicked After Dark Blog Hop hosted by Close Encounters of the Night Kind and Natasha Blackthorne. This hop will run Oct. 24th - Nov. 1st. 




Since this Hop was about things related to Halloween, I thought I'd give you all a small taste of my werewolves from my Night Breeds Series. In this scene, my heroine's life is in danger and my hero, Garrett, is forced to watch as she's terrorized. He won't watch long, though! Read on...

He shifted right in front of her. 

The clear liquid that
always seemed to be present during a shift splattered her clothes. She turned
away and screamed as his body convulsed, felt the bones in his hands move under
his skin and heard the audible crack of shifting bone, flesh and muscle. 

His wolf form was just as frightening as the others she had
seen. He was on two legs, like Garrett’s wolf always was, but the hair on his
body was a pale auburn. The inside of his ears and the hair around his mouth
was black. His lips pulled back for a moment and she saw teeth that made her
knees go weak. Teeth she knew were going to be in her flesh any second now. He
was going to bite her. Infect her and turn her into a werewolf. She would have
laughed if she weren't scared shitless  She turned her head to look over her
shoulder at Garrett as her vision blurred with tears. He was still chained to
the tree but struggling. 

A jerk of her arm and she screamed again, turning her face
away from the horror in front of her and struggled in his grasp. His claws bit
into her arms, his loud snarls and growls drowning out her cries and she
vaguely heard the sound of multiple growls, howls, and roars.

Caleb grabbed her by the hair, holding her head back and she
screamed as he opened his mouth, those sharp teeth gleaming and wet coming
toward her. She kicked and fought, looking for any way out of his grasp when she remembered.
Aiming between his legs, she planted the toe of her shoe into his balls. His
outraged howl nearly deafened her, his grip on her tightening until she knew
he’d drawn blood and without thinking, she kicked him again and again.







He tossed her across
the clearing as if she were weightless, the impact with the hard ground
knocking the air from her lungs and caused spots to flash behind her eyelids.
The noise in the clearing grew, angry voices shouting, and struggling to open
her eyes, she saw why.




Garrett had broken his
chains.

I love when the hero goes all grrrr and fights for the woman he loves! Keep reading to find out more about this book and what prize I have on offer.















The Calling - Book 1 in the Night Breeds Series



In a world where the supernatural isn't supposed to exist, one woman comes face to face with the monsters and fights to survive their call. 



Investigative reporter Rayna Ford is sent to the small community of Wolf’s Creek to write an expose on a town supposedly over run with werewolves. Assuming the inhabitants to be under a mass delusion, she learns quickly that all isn't as it seems. Their plans involve more than a newspaper article and her life hangs in the balance as their motive for luring her to them is revealed.



Garrett Kincaid knows a thing or two about werewolves. He is one. After leaving his pack, he’s spent the last twelve years pretending to be something he isn't.  His closely guarded secret threatens to destroy him when he meets Rayna Ford, the woman his wolf has claimed as his own. When he learns the pack has lured Rayna to them in order to get to him, he races to Wolf’s Creek to protect her from the very thing he fears the most. Himself.



The power struggle within the pack becomes clear once Garrett reaches his old home and learns of the packs plans for Rayna. The beast lurking beneath his skin is torn between protecting the woman he wants to call mate and keeping the balance within the pack on neutral ground. When choosing a side no longer matters, he does what he must to save his mate, even if that means making one of the most difficult decisions of his life.



When the stakes are high, and lives hang in the balance, can you ignore life as you know it to answer…The Calling.



To read a 10 chapter preview of this story, hop over to the Night Breeds blog!









Prizes




Two winners will both receive a signed, paperback copy of The Calling, along with a swag-pack that includes signed bookmarks, postcards and bookcover magnets.










How To Enter




1. Comment on the blog and tell me what your favorite thing about Halloween is.

2. Fill in the Rafflecopter form. Winners will be picked using the form so follow the directions.

3. If you'd like extra chances to win, feel free to do the additional tasks on the Rafflecopter form.



Commenting on the blog is the only requirement to enter BUT you HAVE to click the Rafflecopter form saying you commented or your entry won't count.






This Giveaway is International and open October 24th - November 1st.






 
 
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