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If you’re here from the Sunset on Summer Romance Blog Hop, welcome!  Before I give you a scene from my book Wolves’ Pawn, let me present the book’s description.<\/p>\n

\n<\/a>Dot McKenzie is a lone wolf-shifter on the run, using everything available to her to stay one step ahead of her pursuers. When she is offered a chance for friendship and safety with the Fairwood pack, she accepts.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nGavin Fairwood, reluctant heir to the Fairwood pack leadership, is content to let life happen while he waits. But old longings surface when he appoints himself Dot\u2019s protector … and becomes more than a friend.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nBut her presence puts the pack and her new friends at risk, and Dot must go into hiding again. When old enemies threaten the destruction of the Fairwood pack, it will take the combined efforts of Dot and Gavin to save it.<\/span><\/i>
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\nCan anything save their love and Dot\u2019s life when she becomes a pawn in a pack leader\u2019s deadly game?<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nRomance among wolf shifters often doesn’t follow traditional paths. When you have two alphas, the path can take a lot of negotiation. Even when a deal is struck, there can be a lot of obstacles in the way. And sometimes it takes a threat from a joint enemy to bring them together.<\/span>
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\nGavin went over to retrieve the knife and examined it before handing it back to her. \u201cSpecial steel?\u201d he asked.<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cYes, chosen to hold its edge and point longer while still staying tough enough not to break under pressure.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cLike you.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n The sudden rush of moisture in her eyes surprised him. \u201cIs that how you see me, Gavin? If you knew how many times I\u2019ve come close to breaking, you might think differently.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cEach time you learned and got stronger. Now you\u2019re as strong as the steel in your knives.\u201d He moved to put his arm around her waist, but she stepped away.<\/i><\/div>\n
\n He wondered what he had done wrong as the silence grew. She walked over and stared at the whiteboard again. \u201cThis is dangerous, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cYes.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n She sighed. \u201cCan I ask you a favor as a friend?\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cOf course.\u201d Gavin was puzzled but waited.<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cHave you chosen a mate yet?\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n She\u2019s standing right here, he thought, but she doesn\u2019t know it yet. \u201cNot officially.\u201d Now that she was back, he needed to have that conversation with his pack leader.<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cOh,\u201d she said, \u201cNever mind then.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cWhy, Dot?\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n She sighed. \u201cI was going to ask you to have sex with me tonight,\u201d she said, and the knives spun in the air again. \u201cBut if you\u2019re spoken for, never mind.\u201d He waited again, sensing there was more she needed to say. \u201cI realize there is a chance I\u2019ll get captured tomorrow night, and if I do, there\u2019s a better chance I\u2019ll be raped. Probably by more than one man as they either fight over me or share me as spoils. And I hoped my first experience would be a pleasant one.\u201d His fists were clenched as tightly as his teeth as she slid the knives back in place. \u201cCan you believe that I\u2019m still a virgin?\u201d she asked, avoiding his eyes. \u201cI\u2019ve had a few offers, but decided I wasn\u2019t into the friends-with-benefits scene.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n He cock grew hard instantly. He\u2019d dreamt of holding her too many times for his body not to react. He had his arms around her and his mouth pressed against hers before she had a chance to move. \u201cI can\u2019t have sex with you,\u201d he said as he backed her against the wall. \u201cI told you in Atlanta I loved you and I heard you say it to me too.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cYou heard that?\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n He thrust his body against hers and kissed her again. \u201cYes, I heard that. And when I take you, it won\u2019t be just sex. I will make love to you, every part of you, and you will know that you are loved.\u201d His ran his hands up and down her back while his mouth wandered from her lips to her neck and back again. He raised his head and stared into her eyes. \u201cLet me know now if that\u2019s not what you want while I still have the strength to walk away.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
\n \u201cPlease …\u201d She met his gaze and returned his stare, not blinking. The beating of his heart pounded in his ears as he waited for her to say more.<\/i><\/div>\n
\n\u201cPlease make love to me.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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\n Wolves’ Pawn is available at: <\/div>\n

  Amazon (Kindle)<\/a>    Barnes & Noble<\/a>   iTunes<\/a>  Kobo<\/a>   Inktera for mobile<\/a><\/p>\n

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