Guest Blog and Giveaway with Terry Spear

When I was growing up, I saw Dracula in plays and movies, and werewolves and other beasties such as gargoyles and wraiths and ghosts in other movies or books, none of whom were the “good” guys. Dracula came the closest to being sexy—I was ready to throw myself on stage and under his spell, knocking the lucky actress out of his grasp just for a chance to have him bite “my” neck. *sigh*

As for werewolves, there was the occasional shapeshifter who felt remorse, but had no control over the evil he did when in his beastly wolf form. So I felt some sympathy for him. But sexy? Or desirable? Nope. Although I did want to save him. It seemed that the only good werewolf, like the only good vampire, was a dead one.

But just like there are evil humans among us, I kept feeling there are good vampires and good werewolves too. Ghosts were about the only exception. Some were evil. Some good. So why not werewolves and vampires?

I didn’t want to create hideous beastly werewolves though. How could they be a sexy human hunk, and then shapeshift into some horrible predator?

Reading Jack London’s tales, White Fang and Call of the Wild, gave me a love of wolves. I wanted to see the wolves live in peace with humans. And that love became the basis for my werewolves who as humans have wolf instincts, and as wolves (unlike many of the old werewolf tales) have human instincts. They are wolves in their wolf form, not some aberration, beautiful, majestic, hunters, but love to play, bond with their family, and mate for life.

The hunky human side can be just as playful, protective, and committed and that makes them totally sexy.

Here’s a snippet from Legend of the White Wolf, after Cameron discovers what the Arctic wolf’s bite has done to him and Faith believes he’s none other than an Arctic wolf:

He bolted for her, the thrill of the chase coursing through his blood. The dogs barked with glee and Cameron lunged for her.

As soon as he pounced on her back, she screamed and fell face first in the snow. And then, lay very still, but he didn’t move either. If he released her, she’d go for the weapon. She continued to remain motionless. From the sound of her too-rapid heartbeat, her heavy breathing, and her slight trembling, he knew she hadn’t passed out, but rather was playing possum. He wanted to smile at her clever deception.

The playful urge to take her down gave way to something deeper, more primal and possessive. How could he want her now when he was a wolf? But the more he tried to deny his feelings, the greater his need to have and protect her surged through him.

From Legend of the White Wolf, © Terry Spear, Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2010

Not only did I want to create sexy werewolves, I wanted them to have a HEA. No sense in making readers fall in love with them if they had to die. The werewolves that is. Not the readers.
The great thing about werewolves is that they could be living next door to you, help you jumpstart your car the next time your battery goes dead, fix a flat, loan you a cup of sugar—or if you’re stuck in the Maine wilderness in a snowstorm, heat up the sauna and join you.
Hope you give them a chance. I think every sexy supernatural being deserves a HEA.
So what do you think? Sexy werewolf a possibility?


LEGEND OF THE WHITE WOLF—IN STORES FEBRUARY 2010

Award-Winning Author introduces the next installment of her paranormal romance series
A 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year Award Winner!
Night Owl Romance Reader Choice Award for Best Paranormal 2008

In this fourth in Spear's series, Private Eye Cameron MacPherson and Faith O'Mallery are both on quests that lead them into the world of magical wolves...

Cameron arrives in the Canadian Arctic to search for his partners in his P.I. business who are late returning from a hunting trip. Faith is there to discover what her father had seen in the same area years earlier that had made him lose touch with reality—man-wolves, he called them.

The two tumble into an icy world of enemies bent on destroying the lupus garou kind. As they turn into lupus garou themselves, and bond with the pack that only they can rescue from destruction, Cameron and Faith find their soul mates in each other.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry Spear has an MBA from Monmouth College. As an eclectic writer, she dabbles in the paranormal, historical and true life stories for both teen and adult audiences. She is the author of Winning the Highlander’s Heart and The Vampire in My Dreams (young adult). Spear lives in Crawford, Texas.

You can find Terry at the following places:

www.terryspear.com

http://www.wickedlyromantic.blogspot.com/

http://casablancaauthors.blogspot.com

http://fierceromance.blogspot.com

http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/home.php?ref=home http://shapeshifterromance.wordpress.com

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Guest Blog with Author Terry Spear and Book Giveaway

The Bite of the Wolf

By Terry Spear

Thanks so much, Roxanne, for having me at Fang-tastic Books today!

From when I was a teen, I was drawn to the dark side of the seductive embrace of the vampire, and have written several vampire romances. But werewolves also had their draw—the man who loved a woman, but had this darker side to him. He shapeshifted during the light of the full moon. Vampires can shapeshift also, and in my books, their preferred form is…the wolf.

So what allure does the wolf have? They have bite, too. :) You know—those killer canines that can end the bad guy’s life. I’m definitely not an advocate of werewolves and vampires running around with guns shooting each other. Leave that to the cop shows or westerns. The teeth are what make the man. :)

And just like the vampire’s bite, a werewolf can make a human one of his kind. In my stories, it runs the gamut of mistakes, to fights, to sexy bites. So yep, the bite is all important in the werewolf world also.

In my vampire stories, they also do a little bit of sword play. An extension of their, ahem, masculinity. And on occasion a werewolf uses silver bullets, but this is just not acceptable.

But why werewolves? Mine, which you can read about in my newest release, To Tempt the Wolf, are not monster-like creatures when they shift, but beautiful wolves who have a human’s conscience. I admit, though, that sometimes that wolfish side takes over when they’re on a hunt. Particularly when the prey is a sexy woman they have their sights set on. And when they’re human, they have their wolf senses, but also wolf instincts. It’s been fun creating a world where so many reviewers comment that the world feels so real, that werewolves could very likely live among us.

Just think, that hunk of a car mechanic who gives you a sexy wink when you’re at your wits end because your car isn’t running, again, could be a werewolf in disguise. Not only does he repair cars, but he cooks meals—steaks a little on the rare side—is protective and possessive, but man, when he makes a commitment, it’s forever.

So if you’re looking for a read a little on the wild side, check out my wolf series and see how a hunk of a werewolf can make for a sizzling hot romantic.

Ready for a giveaway?

Readers have the chance to win- 2 sets of 2 books, that means there will be 2 winners!

Each of the two winners will receive a copy of : Heart of the Wolf and To Tempt the Wolf.

US and Canada addresses only. Just leave a comment answering this question-

What do you think? Can a “wolf” of a man capture your heart?

Thanks again, Roxanne, and to all your readers, good luck with the contest!

You can find me here if you want to join me:

http://www.terryspear.com/
http://twitter.com/TerrySpear
http://www.facebook.com/terry.spear
http://www.myspace.com/terryspear
http://www.terry-spear.blogspot.com/
http://casablancaauthors.blogspot.com/
http://www.wickedlyromantic.blogspot.com/

http://shapeshifterromance.wordpress.com/

Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male.”


To Tempt the Wolf, In stores September 1, 2009

In this third in the series, wildlife photographer Tessa Anderson must prove her brother innocent of murder charges. But when she discovers a gorgeous naked man barely alive on her beach, she's got a new world of troubles to deal with, not least of which is how he affects her with just a look, a touch, or a whispered word.

Hunter Greymore is a lupus garou, a grey werewolf. Hoping to keep a low profile at Tessa's cabin on the coast, he's drawn into her life—and into her bed. His animal instincts war with his human half, but in the end, the only thing he can do about this fascinating, adorable woman is to leave her forever —unless she becomes one of them.

About the Author

A retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, award-winning author Terry Spear has an MBA from Monmouth College. An eclectic writer, she dabbles in the paranormal as well as writing historical and true life stories for both teen and adult audiences. Spear lives in Crawford, Texas. Her 2008 Sourcebooks Casablanca release, Heart of the Wolf was named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly. Destiny of the Wolf and To Tempt the Wolf are in stores now, and more are on the way: The Legend of the White Wolf (February 2010) and Seduction of the Wolf (August 2010). For more information please visit www.terryspear.com or http://twitter.com/TerrySpear!