Holiday Howlz: Werewolf Woes
Genre(s): Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Seasonal, Christmas
ISBN: 978-1-60521-349-1
Released: December 2009
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Dakota Raynes has come home for one reason and one reason only… to lay claim on the woman meant to be his mate. Six years away has given him time to get the beast under control so he could be the man he thinks she needs. Now if she’d just stop being so damn stubborn!
Lily Deacon has had it with alpha men and their need to push her around. So Dakota thinks he can just waltz right in and take up where he left off? Oh, she’ll let him play all right, but only by her rules. His little Lily is all grown up, and she has a few tricks of her own.
When these two wolves collide, the county will feel the clash all the way to their boots.
Tags: Changeling Press, Holiday, New Release, Werewolf Woes
Excerpt from Spaceport: Paradise Run
In a moment she had the panel back open, and was knocking on Shon’s door. It slid open, and the greeting she’d planned died on her lips at the sight of him in nothing but white linen pants. Ebony skin stood stark against the material. It was thin enough that she had little doubt he entertained the same need she suffered from.
The breadth of his chest and the cut of his muscles brought an ache deep in her pussy. He was primal and delicious. “Hello.”
“I really like that you purr for me.”
Kaia arched an eyebrow. “Your ego is astounding.”
He held out his hand. “I’ve piqued your curiosity.”
Kaia tilted her head. One hand touched the curve of her throat. His eyes tracked the movement with sensual precision, leaving Kaia breathless. She strolled past him, letting her tail slide up and around his body.
“Has your Jake decided on a plan?” Was that a growl she heard in his voice? Her pussy slickened, and repressed feral appetites jumped again to the surface.
“Jake isn’t my anything. And yes, he has. We move when it’s time to attend the fireworks.” Her pussy ached. Damn, this was insane.
“And?”
A purr rumbled from her chest. “Until then we keep ourselves secure in your room.”
Her tail caressed his chest, and flicked away when he would have touched.
“Whatever will we do with the time?” Shon let the door fall shut. Kaia saw the subtle shift from host to predator, in the lines of his body, in the way he watched her. Shon locked them in with a quiet click of the mechanism. A sound that ricocheted through her heart, beating it into a rapid staccato.
“You play a dangerous game.” His voice was a warning growl, likely meant to startle or warn, but left Kaia with moisture dripping from her pussy.
“Would you prefer I leave?” Kaia lowered her lashes and waited, body primed for lust.
“You’re past that option now, sweet.” His expression turned hungry, and his pupils dilated. A spicy scent filled Kaia’s senses.”It’s begun.”
The hair on the back of her neck stood on end. “What has?”
“The hunt.” His grin was primal, dark.
Kaia slowly backed away, keeping her hands in front of her. “Do you like the suite?”
“It’s large and accommodating enough for my needs.” Fangs gleamed with his smile.
“What needs would those be, Elder?” Her inner muscles tightened with repressed excitement. When would he –
He moved, faster than any biped she’d ever seen. Kaia sprang from her spot, and ran through the entryway to the large sitting room.
Kaia kept the furniture between them while they stalked each other in a circle, each movement keeping the other equidistant. Shon ran his fingers down his hard chest until they hooked under the waistband of his linen pants. In seconds they dropped.
Kaia’s mouth watered at the sight of Shon’s hard dick. Thick and round and just as delicious as the rest of him. She wanted to taste, to lick. And if he didn’t do something soon, she was going to throw him down and fuck him. While her instincts protested that, she was human enough in her genome to want some satisfaction.
His palm stroked the length of his cock. A soft mewl escaped her throat, and she bit her lip to keep silent. His other hand touched his balls, rolling them around in his fingertips. What would her pale hands look like on his skin?
“You have no place to go. Why don’t you give up?” His mocking smile brought a spark of anger to the surface of her lust-filled mind.
“You should know what happens when a cat is cornered, honey.” She was tempted to strip as well, but stayed her hands. Soon enough.
“I might.” He stalked and the slow dance began again.
Kaia licked her lips. His body was beautiful. Sweat slicked his skin. Each movement was like sex in motion. He moved forward and she backed away. Shit, he was changing his direction. Her pussy creamed in anticipation.
He stepped forward again and she backed up. Her thigh hit something hard. Pain shot down her leg and she hissed through her teeth. He pounced and she jerked away, using her other leg to spring from her position.
She dropped to all fours and her gaze slid between his cheeky grin and the table his hand now caressed. Ambushed by a table. Her pride smarted a bit.
“I can taste your lust in the air.” His slow inhalation drew her gaze back to his cock. Fluid pearled at the tip and she moaned softly. Her hand touched the bruised muscle of her thigh, soothing the ache.
“I can see yours.”
What are the prizes?
Prize one:
Waiting for Wednesday ebook by Mari Carr
Autographed print copy of Dream Machine by Jayne Rylon
Only Yours ebook by J.R. Patrick
Choice of backlist ebook by Rhian Cahill or ARC of Coyote Home
Prize two:
Choice of ebook backlist by Jambrea Jo Jones
Death, The Vamp and his Brother tote bag, plus winner’s choice of Lexxie Couper ebook.
Choice of backlist title by Dawn Montgomery
Autographed copy of backlist print title by Nicole Austin
Prize three:
Bath and Body gift bag courtesy of T
Choice of backlist title and a package of TimTams from Jess Dee
Rodeo Heat by Desiree Holt
Prize four:
Choice of backlist title from Amanda Young
$10 gift card to Amazon courtesy of Valerie Tibbs
Choice of backlist ebook from Vivian Arend
Blog tour (you don’t need to go in order, but you do need to comment at all of them to be eligible for a prize.)
If you’re a frequent visitor to this blog, you’ll notice that the Personal Writing Challenge page is gone. Why is that? Well, I’ve decided to keep my writing journey separate from this website. Blogging about my writing keeps me honest, but not everyone is interested in reading about my writing woes. LOL. Due to this back injury I may become a full time writer far quicker than I’d intended so this means a higher focus than before.
So if you want to follow along I’ll be at http://dawnmontgomerywrites.wordpress.com/. Holly Lisle has a wonderful continuous word challenge going on and I’ll be updating on her blog as well as the writing one. This blog will be all about characters, releases, the history of this book or that world I’d built, etc.
There will be a few more changes coming over the holiday. More to come on that later. 
And I still don’t believe it. The last three days of the month was a writing frenzy like I’ve never seen. Now it’s time to revise and finish off the projects I wanted done before the end of the year. I think I’ve found, however, that 500-1000 words a day is a much more achievable goal than the 2K I’ve been shooting for these past few years. I hope my American friends had an awesome Thanksgiving. It’s unique living in a country that doesn’t celebrate Christmas…it makes it hard to get into the spirit of the season.
My family is doing well but we’re all a little sad over the separation…okay a LOT sad. We’ll see each other again soon. Skype video conferences are my friend and keep us sane.
I had a new release yesterday so will post some goodies about it. Remember…for every one of the Holiday Howlz you purchase, you’ll be entered to win free Changeling books for a year! That’s every single ebook release…so buy yours today!
For the past three months or so I’ve had chronic back pain, the kind that leaves you nauseated and shaking. Nothing alleviated it: sitting, standing, lying down, walking, anti-inflammatories, etc. Numbness and tingling in my feet and calves became the norm and the pain just increased. Finally I went to see the doc. He said it sounded like I had Sciatica (inflammation of the sciatic nerve) which is a relatively common problem.We scheduled an MRI and some physical therapy.
Physical therapy didn’t go as we hoped…as a matter of fact it shot my pain over the top and sent me into uncontrollable muscle spasms down my legs. MRI got pushed up and I finally found out what was wrong…
Imagine that your spinal column is made of a stacked sandwich where the vertebrae (the bone) is the bread and the discs are the meat between each slice. Two of my discs have slid out. One straight out the other to the left. It’s the two lowest lumbar areas, L4-L5 and L5-S1. Which means it’s the last two discs before reaching the tailbone area. Lower back troubles.
So what now? Good question. It means I write when I can and walk when it gets to be too bad. I think it’s time to look into voice recording software for a Mac, though.
While NaNo was a bust so far, I have completed 30K plus on works in progress, so November wasn’t a total loss.
Keep writing. Keep reading. Never stop learning.
Tags: random
Hey guys! Great news on the writing front.
- Sex and Chocolate: Decadence will go audio! I love the story and can’t wait to hear how it sounds in audiobook.
- Holiday Howlz: Werewolf Woes comes out in a little over a week! WOOHOO! Don’t forget about the Changeling Press holiday special. For every Holiday Howlz you buy you’ll be entered to win free Changeling titles for a year! That’s right…not pick and choose, but you’ll be on the release distro list. How awesome is that??? The name will be randomly drawn during our Changeling New Year’s bash and at $2.99 a title, it’s a bargain!
- Speaking of bargains…seven of my titles are available for purchase at fictionwise for an incredible 30% off!! Grab your pre-holiday deals now! *edited to add, two other titles: Babes in Toyland II and Masquerade anthologies are also available at fictionwise!
NaNoWriMo is a bust for me this year, but I have made incredible headway in a new series. So for those Wrimos still kicking butt out there, you’ve got my support! I’m gonna cheer from the sidelines this year.
I wrote a little something about our military in my LSB blog post today. From my husband, to my friends, my writing mentors, and my grandfather, I’m proud to know you and wish you a wonderful Veteran’s Day.
NaNoWriMo has begun. Sweet! I love it when NaNo starts on a Sunday! So far so good!
Favorite lines of the day (unedited rough draft! I reserve the right to come back and change these later! LOL):
Cheyenne rocked back on her heels and blew him a kiss.
His laughter ran over her like a warm embrace. She turned her back on him and jumped over the rail to land softly on the lower catwalk. Her lips lifted in a smile and she shook her head at her own antagonizing behavior.
She needed to get the hell off this station, and fast, before she did some other reckless thing.
Tags: Nanowrimo
Three hours and counting until NaNoWriMo’s launch. This year is a little different for me than the years before for several reasons.
- My family and I are geographically separated. They’re halfway across the world from me and I’m missing them like crazy. My wonderful husband is doing his best to hold down the fort but we’re all feeling the edge of separation during this holiday season.
- With the exception of Kim and Lexxie, my other writing partners are not NaNo-ing this year. There are a ton of ladies at the Romance Divas who ARE in NaNo and that’s encouraging, but the word wars and challenges are going to be fewer and far between. To tell you the truth, I don’t know what I’d do without my two amigas. They really keep me going.
- I’m writing two novels. 100K by the 30th of November. Yeah. That’s right. I’m crazy. So this word marathon I’m on…anyone else have the feeling I’ll need a straight jacket when it’s all said and done?
But I’ll make it. I’ll tear that word count up b/c ultimately, the only one stopping me from achieving success is… Me. See you later, wonderful readers, I’ve got to get my write on.
Kim Knox, Lex Valentine and I are all finalists in the Loose-Id Hot Hooks contest! How awesome is that? Now you get a chance to decide what books you’ll get to read in Loose-Id’s up and coming lineup.
As far as I know, all of the entries are from authors who haven’t been published with Loose. Choose 10! That’s Right TEN hooks and blurbs that catch your interest! I’m not casting for votes. I want to see if you guys pick the same 10 I did!
*Note, hot hooks image is from Loose-Id’s site. All rights reserved by Loose-Id.
Tags: contest finalist, Loose-Id, Rock the Vote