The Wolf and the Druidess

Druidry and the Beast #1

by Cornelia Amiri

A god leaves the Otherworld and even risks his life...for love.

In days of old, deep in the dark woods, Druidess Seven discovers a wolf shape shifting into the bare, muscular body of God Gwydion. Her wicked thoughts turn from the Samhain feast to feasting on Gwydion's yummy goodies. Can their new found love survive the ultimate long-distance relationship of a god in the otherworld and a woman on earth? Is the love Seren and Gwydion share strong enough to overcome the social barrier between an immortal god and a mortal woman? Will the warning of danger from beyond the grave destroy the sensual magic brewing between the wolf and the druidess?

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Fiction, Erotica

60 pages, Paperback

First published December 5, 2010

About the author

Cornelia Amiri was introduced through books to the woman who became her favorite historical character, Boudica. The Celtic Warrior Queen made her start writing professionally. Cornelia loves history and in reading a book about the dark ages, she came across the rebel queen, who inspired Cornelia so much, she started jotting down notes, but they were fiction, visions of her involved in the Boudica revolt. Before Cornelia knew it, she’d accidentally written a rough draft for a novel. And she’s been writing books on purpose ever since. Drawing on her love of a happy ending, Cornelia has written over 40 published romance books.

Now, for the more mundane stuff — Cornelia Amiri and her muse, Severus the Cat, live amid the hustle and bustle of sultry Houston, Texas. When not writing, Cornelia loves to read, watch movies, and attend comic cons. She is currently working on a sequel to Rare Finds and a sequel to The Brass Octopus, which she is renaming and republishing as The Librarian and the Rake.

Reviews

[Cornelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have my first review of The Wolf and The Druidess from Chere' Gruver with ParaNormal Romance http://www.paranormalromance.org/
"THE WOLF AND THE DRUIDESS is a highly erotic tale of love in the time of Celts. Cornelia Amiri obviously knows her subject well as she describes the everyday life of a Celtic druid during Samhain. All the preparations for the festival and bonfire. But this is a romance and we have the love of a handsome god and a beautiful mortal woman. And this story of filled with plenty of hot love scenes as the love between god and Druidess grows. I’ve always been interested in the Celts and eagerly await each and every one of Cornelia Amiri’s releases and this one is no exception to that. For a short story, this one packs a wallop."

Here's the Blurb for The Wolf & The Druidess:

A god leaves the Otherworld and even risks his life...for love.

In days of old, deep in the dark woods, Druidess Seven discovers a wolf shape
shifting into the bare, muscular body of God Gwydion. Her wicked thoughts turn
from the Samhain feast to feasting on Gwydion's yummy goodies. Can their new
found love survive the ultimate long-distance relationship of a god in the
otherworld and a woman on earth? Is the love Seren and Gwydion share strong
enough to overcome the social barrier between an immortal god and a mortal
woman? Will the warning of danger from beyond the grave destroy the sensual
magic brewing between the wolf and the druidess?

[Kiera Boudibiua · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am not sure how I feel about this book.
I will definitely read it over again to make up my mind.

[Tony-Paul Vissage · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of us are probably unfamiliar with Celtic legends, other than those stories of the pranks of leprechauns and faeries. Cornelia Amri delves more into the day-to-day lives of these people and how their gods and goddesses relate to them. Certainly, the reception Gwydion gets when he comes to the village with Seren—indeed, Seren’s own reaction upon first seeting him in wolf-form—are very different from the usual ways gods are greeted. They simply accept him, welcome him, and go back to whatever they were doing, as if gods and goddess walk among them every day. Perhaps, for those people, they did. For those who expect the usual coyness in the heroine and a long pursuit by the hero before that first kiss, the story is also a little surprising. Gwydion tells Seren first off what he wants. The god has his clothes off in minutes of meeting her. That she refuses him until the Samhain festivities isn’t coyness; she has responsibilities that come before any heavenly coupling, though when she and Gwydion do get together, it’s divine, indeed.

Though Samhain is the festival celebrated in the novel, this story is especially appropriate for the Christmas season since it’s from the druids we get the date on which we Christians now celebrate Christmas. The explanation of Samhain customs and the reasoning behind them will also be of interest.

[Erin O'Riordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amiri is a gifted wordsmith with the ability to make the reader feel as if she's actually taking part in ancient Celtic Samhain rituals. In this spellbinding setting, imbued with shapeshifting magic, she's written a not-quite-forbidden, but certainly frowned upon, love story between a duty-minded Druid priestess and the beautiful god she serves. The Druidess is wary of becoming involved with the god - after all, what kind of future could they have beyond a few nights of bliss? But her heart is irresistibly drawn to him. Can their love last, or will the jealousy of the other Celtic deities tear them apart?

[Linda (un)Conventional Bookworms · Rating 1 out of 5]

For the time being, I am not sure how many stars to give this book :O the story was quite good, but the fluff was pretty much everywhere, and while I do love fluff, this stuff actually made me blush! Not that many things happened outside the fluff, and I'm still a little confused as to what kind of gods were being talked about... I'll come back to this later to decide how many stars I think it deserves.