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Julianna Morris didn’t know werewolves existed…until she became one. |
Hiding her new identity, Julianna returns home only to find her teenage crush, Jeff Lightfoot, is the future Alpha of the Callowwood werewolf pack. She’s unexpectedly chosen as a candidate for the pack’s next Luna, the Alpha female—and Jeff’s mate. This is perfect, except Julianna knows nothing about being a werewolf, and someone’s determined to make her fail the Seven Tests of the Luna.
Jeff Lightfoot lusted after Julianna for years, even when he thought she was human. Now she’s home and all his—if she passes the tests. She’s his True Mate and he wants no one else, but pack politics trump Mother Nature and will prevent him from choosing Julianna if she fails.
For the future she wants, Julianna must pass the tests to become Queen Bitch of the Callowwood Pack—or watch Jeff take another woman as his mate.
** Warning: The following excerpt is not appropriate for those under the age of 18 **
The hair on
the back of her neck twitched. Silver moonlight painted wide strips of light on
the floor of her room, making the shadows seem deeper than usual. She took a
deep breath to calm down, but it hitched as a dark shape drifted across the
carpet and paused at the foot of her bed.
Dear God,
what is that and how did it get in?
The creature
stood on its hind legs and shifted shape from wolf to man with the sounds of
straining muscles and cracking tendons. She inhaled in surprise and caught the
scents of warm summer night and mountain streams. When he’d shifted completely,
he leaned on his hands at the foot of the bed, his golden eyes blazing in the
hot darkness.
Where is
the AC when you need it?
Julianna’s
heartbeat kicked up higher, but not from fear. “Jeff? What are you doing here?”
“I came for
you.” His voice rumbled deep into her breast bone and she inhaled his arousal.
“You didn’t
wear clothes?” It was an inane question, but having him naked in her bedroom
had short-circuited her brain.
“I didn’t need
them tonight.” Jeff pushed onto the bed and crawled up over her body, trapping
her beneath the covers. “Not for what I have planned.”
The moonlight
caressed his hard, naked muscles, and cream flooded her pussy in a delicious
rush. His cock hung stiffly below his belly, the flared head pointing straight
at her, and she wanted to run her tongue over the slit weeping pre-cum. She
tried to pull her arms out of the bedding, but he held her still. She whimpered
and writhed in an effort to free herself.
“What’s wrong,
my little Lupine?” Arousal roughened his gravelly voice. “Is there something
you need?”
“Please,
Jeff, let me touch you,” she whispered, wriggling more.
“Not just
yet.” He leaned forward and nuzzled her neck and shoulder. “Ah, Julianna, you
smell so damn good.”
The
sensations of his nose and breath against her skin shot pleasure straight to
her core, and her nipples hardened. She moaned and arched her back, rubbing the
taut nubs against the sheets as she sought relief.
“Oh, God,
Jeff. What are you doing to me?”
“What I’ve
wanted to do from the moment I saw you at the funeral.” Jeff opened his lips
and stroked his tongue down her throat onto her chest. He peeled back the
blankets enough to expose her breasts and sat back to look at her in the dim
light. “My, my, my. You sleep naked, lovely Mate. How lucky for me.”
Jeff grinned
and the flash of his elongated canines set her Sister to growling with
approval. The growl erupted from Julianna’s chest and she shifted her
shoulders, making her breasts jiggle. His molten gaze riveted to her swaying
nipples and his grin faded.
“I want you,
Julianna. Here. Now.”
He dropped
his head and took her lips, thrusting his tongue between them as if he had a
right to be there. Her squeal of protest ended in a long moan when his taste
hit her tongue. Earthy, male, and so dominant, his flavor exploded in her mouth
and sent cream flooding between her nether lips.
Julianna
tilted her head to take more of his wicked tongue, wriggling harder until she
worked one hand free. She speared her fingers into his shoulder-length hair and
held his head where she wanted it while their tongues battled for supremacy.
Jeff pulled
away and stared at her, his chest rising and falling with each breath. The
aquamarine eyes of his wolf pendant winked at her, and she imagined it nuzzling
her pendant when they came together, like true Mates.
Mates…mates,
why did that thought make her nervous? Wasn’t there something about the pack
she was supposed to remember? Jeff pulled more of the blankets away and licked
the soft skin on the undersides of her breasts. Her thoughts splintered and
scattered, but she held onto one shard of warning.
“But Jeff,
what about the pack and the tests?” she whined while her Sister barked, Are you crazy? Don’t make him stop!
“To hell with
the pack and the tests,” he rumbled as pulled the covers away from her mound.
“You’re my Mate, chosen by the Goddess, not some political pageant. And I’ve
waited for you long enough.” He buried his nose in the hair of her mons. “Oh,
Goddess, your scent is fucking amazing.”
The sensation
of his beard hairs dragging against her nether lips nearly shot her into orbit,
and Julianna fisted the sheets to keep from launching off the bed. When he
opened his mouth and stroked his tongue over the hood of her clit, she keened
an ecstatic wail as stars exploded against her eyelids. Pleasure swamped her
mind and the wet heat of his mouth melted her core.
“Oh, God,
Jeff. Do that again!”
Siobhan Muir lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her husband, two daughters, and a vegetarian cat she swears is a shapeshifter, though he's never shifted when she can see him. When not writing, she's dreaming about the heroes and heroines who make up her world. An avid reader of science fiction/fantasy since she was old enough to know other people wrote about their dreams, she has been writing stories and completed her first fan fiction novel at the age of 13. No, it will never see the light of day.
Siobhan believes in happily ever after, redemption, and communication, all of which you will find in her paranormal romance stories.
Siobhan has offered up some conference swag and a signed cover of Queen Bitch of the Callowwood Pack to one commenter today. Please comment below with your email address and tell me what is your favorite kind of shifter? Drawing will take place on 6/10/12 and winner will be emailed.
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I have read many shifter books and its hard to choose just one....but I would have to choose wolf...
ReplyDeletevelvetbear72@yahoo.com
I'm with you, Merriedth. I love all kinds of shifters, but there's a special place in my heart for wolves. Thanks for visiting. :)
DeleteI'll admit, so far, I've only read one shapeshifter book, Hour of the Lion by Cherise Sinclair. I know, I know. So, all I know from shapeshifters are cougars! But after I read Winter of the Wolf, I may be chiming in with you ladies, because there's something about Zeb, that older, wounded Dom/Alpha that just appeals to me so much!
ReplyDeleteSiobhan, yours sounds HAWT! I'm going to totally put it on my Kindle. Maybe I'll get some down town on my research trip coming up and get a chance to read it, too!
Thanks for coming onto my blog today! Of course, don't put me in the drawing!
Kally
Thank you so much for having me today, Kally! I'm thrilled to be here and I'm thrilled you're interested in reading QBC. Thanks again.
DeleteSiobhan
My absolute favorite shifter is a dragon shifter, but I love all shifters and read a wide selection. Wolves are another of my top picks and Queen Bitch of the Callowwood Pack looks llike a hot read.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excerpt and interview.
rachaelmccully@yahoo.com
I'm so glad to hear that, Rachel. I happen to have a dragon shifter coming out soon. :D Thank you so much for stopping by. :)
DeleteI love all kinds of shifters -- dragon, wolf, the various cat species and definitely bear. But if I had to pick my favorite, as hard as that would be, it would be the dragon shifters. Maybe it's their size and the power I associate with it. Thanks for this great excerpt.
ReplyDeletemap2books at yahoo dot com
I'm pretty fond of dragon shifters myself, Melissa. I love their strength and flight capabilities. I sooo want one. :D Thanks so much for stopping by.
DeleteI'm partial to dragon shifters, but wolves and big cats are favorites too. This is an awesome excerpt and I can't wait to read the rest of the story.
ReplyDeletermwyer@shaw.ca
Dragons are darn cool. I read Anne McCaffrey's Pern series and I knew I wanted some dragons of my own. One should be coming out this year. :D Thanks so much for visiting.
DeleteI love all kinds of shifters. I have read more wolf shifters and loved the stories but my favorites are probably big cats (jaguars, cougars, etc) I have just always thought that the cats are so beautiful, sleek, gracious, etc.
ReplyDeletemanning_j2004 at yahoo dot com
I fell in love with cat shifters when I read Lora Leigh's Breeds Series. Woowee! Hawt stuff there. Thanks so much for stopping by, June. :)
DeleteGreat post and excerpt!! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFavorite Shifter would have to be a black panther. They are so pretty..
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Oooh, yes, panthers are so sexy. :) Thanks for visiting, Kelly.
DeleteI have this one!! In fact I have listed Queen Bitch of the Callowwood Pack as on of my June challenge books on Reading Romances. I can't wait to start it. As for my favorite shifter..I mostly read wolves, but I also like the big cats. I haven't read dragons yet, but I will. I have been reading Leia Shaws series. I love it.
ReplyDeleteMel
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I hope you enjoy it, Mel. I like the big cats too, but none of them have come to tell me their story, so I'll stick with wolves and dragons for now. :) Thanks for stopping by. :)
DeleteI bought this book... I already read her other book "Her Devoted Vampire" and like it....
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed Her Devoted Vampire and hope you like Queen Bitch as well. Thanks so much for stopping by today, Melanie. :)
Deletemy favorite kind of shifter is a wolf Gale pgan427@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI love wolves. It might have something to do with their strength, speed, and wildness. Thanks for visitng, Gale. :)
DeleteI think my favorite so far has been the Panther. They just seem so sleek and graceful! I just finished a book with one in it. It was Changing ........ cant remember the rest and my nook is at home. This one sounds great! I will have to add it to my TBR list. -Linda
ReplyDeleteI have a cat and dog at home, and it's fun to imagine them shifting when I'm not looking. Not sure who'd win in terms of picking a favorite. Love the wolves, though. Thanks so much for visiting, Linda. :)
DeleteI read more wolf shifter stories. I love tiger shifters. They're large, powerful, and they purr. Would love to read this story. I looked on amazon and didn't see it. Where else can I get it?
ReplyDeleteRight now, Queen Bitch of the Callowwood Pack can be found at http://bookstrand.com/queen-bitch-of-the-callowwood-pack. It will be on Amazon at the end of June. Thanks for stopping by. :)
DeleteI have to say wolves are my favorite. Something to do with the mysterious power and folklore that surround them.
ReplyDeleteModularmates(at)comcast(dot)net
I think my favorite are the wolf shifters. The raw power and mystic to such a dominate pack animal just fits perfect with the uber-males!
ReplyDeletemodularmates(at)comcast(dot)net
LOL Yes, that's exactly why I love wolves, too. And the snarling. Nothing beats a great snarl. Thanks so much for stopping by, LM. :)
DeleteYes! The snarling and broodiness!
DeleteWinner is...
ReplyDeleteMelissa P
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