Goodreads asked Aidee Ladnier:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Aidee Ladnier I got the idea for Wolf Around The Corner from asking, "What if a werewolf played the lead in Beauty and The Beast? Wouldn't that cut down on makeup and transformation scene headaches?"

Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairy tales, but if you read the story, Wolf Around The Corner is actually based more heavily on an old Arthurian legend of The Loathy Lady. I like the idea of characters being given a choice instead of simply regrets as Beauty has when the Beast is dying. In The Loathly Lady, a knight is given a choice between having a beautiful wife during the daytime and a Beast in his bed, or a Beastly wife during the day and a beautiful wife between the sheets. I won't tell you what he chooses because Wolf Around The Corner hinges on it!

I've been flirting with this idea for awhile. I love the idea of werewolves as extensions of the monster bridegroom trope of fairy tales and this was the perfect time to try it out. I hope you like it!

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