A Werewolf by any other name…
I’ve got a soft spot when it comes to strong, protective males who belong to a family that’ll defend their own at all costs. (You’d think I married into the Mafia, wouldn’t you?) Seriously though, there is something enticing about writing and reading werewolves. They’re powerful and possessive—both in and out of the bedroom—and they exude raw, unbridled passion that threatens to singe the clothes off our bodies.
The werewolves in Forbidden by Fate are exactly the way I’ve described above, but I’ve added a few sparks to the fire.
First, the novella takes place on the enchanted Isle of Feralon, the isle of shifters. Dragons rule the air, Werewolves rule the land and Merfolk rule the seas. When in their human form, each race has identifying marks. While the dragons have “Draco specks” that arch beneath their eyes and the Mer have strands of multi-colored, glittery hair tinseled through their own, werewolves have the coolest mark of all: tattoo-like markings that stretch like vines of smoke up their stomach and coil around their necks. Very tribal. Very hot.
And although there is some common lore that states werewolves can mind-speak or understand each other without words when running with the pack, I took it a step further. I created a society where the males mind-speak, but the females cannot hear them. By doing that, I created a hierarchy that smites of evolutionary prejudice and sets the stage for all kinds of stereotypes and angst against the females in the pack. Of course, setting this up, I had to have my heroine be the daughter of the Alpha…the female who would take charge someday soon. The question is, when she takes charge, can she hear the males? And will they treat her with the same respect that they treated her father and Alpha before her?
I’m curious to hear: what do you enjoy so much about werewolves? Is it their inherently passionate nature? Their protectiveness? The idea of a family pack that welcomes you no matter what? What do you think?
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Kristin Miller has had a passion for language and literature her whole life. Born and raised in Small Town USA, she often made up stories about faraway places and edge-of-your-seat adventures.
After graduating from Humboldt State University with a degree in psychology, Kristin realized there is no scarier place than the warped human psyche. Wanting to combine her love of writing with her desire to paint twisted villains, Kristin wound up in the unlikeliest of places—the classroom. She taught high school and middle school English before giving in to the desire to create her own world, where villains can be sympathetic and heroes can be devilishly good. She is represented by Nalini Akolekar of Spencerhill Associates Ltd. and writes dark paranormal romances and toe curling romantic suspense. |
  
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About the Blogger
I review Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance books with a focus all things werewolf. Based out of Ottawa, Canada
Owner, designer and main blogger behind Rabid Reads. Avid book reader, snowboard bunny, video gamer and Supernatural fan. I love all things paranormal, werewolves especially. Oh, and I’m Canadian, eh!
Thanks for hosting Kristin today, Carmel!
Thanks for a fun post! Congrats on the newest release! Sounds fabulous 🙂
Thanks so much Erin!
And thank you for having me on Rabid Reads today! 🙂
I love the idea of the passion of werewolves, & their protection of their chosen mate, I think. It’s very hot! Your books sound very interesting, Kristin, I hope I win! 🙂 Dana
@Lit Connect My pleasure!
A new series that sounds like a fun read! Thanks!
@erin It does sound fab, doesn’t it!
@Kristin Miller Thanks for the werewolf post! You now know the key to my heart. LOL
@arteemus37 Good luck! 🙂
@Tiana I’m always happy to be able to add to others’ to-be-read piles. LOL
What I love about werewolves is definitely their closeness to their pack and protective nature.
Oooh, I really like that cover. autumnflower6ATaolDOTcom
I would love to read thee books. They sound very good. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
@arteemus37 Thanks for stopping by Arteemus! I’m a fan of werewolves as well, and my novellas in the Isle of Feralon series were my first stabs at them…I have to say, I’m kind of hooked. 🙂
@BLHmistress Werewolves definitely have that protective nature that lends well to family/territory stories. As a reader, I love the idea that once I’m part of the pack (whether it’s because I fell in love with one of their own or because I was born into it), I’ll be part of that pack forever, earning their respect and loyalty.
Love it…love all of it. 🙂
@Jennifer L. Bielman Thanks Jennifer! The cover gods smiled upon me for sure! 🙂
@Tore Thanks for stopping by! Good luck!
I think the werewolves of my fantasies is good, strong, very protective of those he / she loves,at times brutal, but also intelligent and capable of mercy in the right place. Don’t ask for much? Do I? LOL Thank you for taking the time and effort to share with us. I wish you all the best the this new release and I am really looking forward to reading Sasha and Damon’s story 🙂
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Thanks so much for the giveaway.. hope to read the book..:D