Werewolves/ Wolf shifters

I'm not sure when or how it happend but somehow growing up I feel in love with paranormal books.


I also read as a child. It comes from my dad who always had books, took me to the libary, used book stores, and garage sales. Also my dad has been an aspiring writer my whole life.

So its no wonder that I loved to read and write. I'm just not sure where the paranormal came in.

As a young child I read the Nancy Drew books, Hardy biys, Sweet Valley High, and the babysitters club. I never liked horror movies (and still don't) I am not a fan of the old vampire and werewolf movies so where does my love for them come from?

I have no idea! But I have been thinking about it. I don't think there is anything better than a good alpha male werewolf.

When I decided to try to write a series I wanted it to be something that I would want to read. I picked werewolves/ wolf shifters over vampires because to me wolves travel, live, and love in a pack. Unlike vampires who like to be alone (in my world anyway!)

So as I plan and outline for future books I find myself writing more about wolves. The Were Chronicles are my first series. But I also have books coming out in the Corporate Wolves series starting in Feb 2010. In these menage books we see how normally wild wolves deal with living in the corporate world. needing more than one mate even when socity may look down at them.

I've started he fourth book of The Were Chronicles pack magic. The wolves are coming out in the open. But trouble seems to be waiting! Tony (the brother of Cain ib book 2 Pack Enforcer) meets a woman who has seen his 'murder'

Now forced to fight not only for his life but for her own, Tony must put everything one the line for love. the love for the pack and the love of a good woman.

My husband often teases me about the characters i write, reminding me that they are not real. But i don't know... if there were wolf shifters out there would we really know about them?

Crissy

The Were Chronicles: Pack Alpha OUT TODAY!!!

Today, Monday April 20, 2009 is the release of the first book in the WERE CHRONICLES- Pack Alpha.

I am pleased to introduce you to the hidden world of wolf shifters and their unpredictable mates.

Pack Alpha starts with Gage Wolf and Marissa Boyd.

Blurb-

Marissa Boyd finds herself drawn into a world she can never be a part of, complete with an Alpha wolf who takes whatever he wants. And he wants her.

Marissa Boyd knows, as a non-shifter, she doesn't belong in Pack territory. She braves a visit to attend her sister's mating ceremony and meets the shifter who will change her entire life and beliefs.

Gage Wolf knows Marissa is hiding a pained past. As Alpha, he must do whatever it takes to protect his pack, and he considers Marissa a part of that group. Making her his is just an added benefit.

When Marissa's old lover tries to claim her for his own, Gage knows he will never let her go and sets out to prove that to everyone else. Now he just has to make her understand that she belongs with the pack and to the Pack Alpha.

Crissy

12 months of submitting

This week marked a mild stone for me. And I would like to share with you how 12 months of submitting has gone.

This week last year (2008) I submitted my very first story. Yep, thats rights... 1 year ago I sent in my first story. The result?

Seduced by the Neighbour, my second release, was published March 2nd through Total-E-Bound. Big Woo hoo and happy dance I did. But that was my second release you may ask.

Well in May I sent two submissions in. To two different publishers. I sent in Savage Love to total-e-bound and another story (which will be published through total-e-bound) to another publisher.

I first heard back about Savage Love. I received the email from my now editor offering me my first contract. And I'm not to proud to admit that I cried. I did like a baby I was so happy.

After I signed the contract for Savage Love I was on a roll. I continued to submit. With both great and not so great results.

I submitted monthly from there on. Sometimes one book sometimes two. I ended up with a pretty good schedule in 2009.

If you read an eariler blog, you know that I set a goal of having 5 books published in 2009. Well I reached that! (Another happy dance, this one with a drink in my hand)

In 2008- Savage Love was released October 27th

In 2009- Seduced by the Neighbour was released march 2nd

Pack Alpha- The first book in The Were Chronicles April 20

Summer's Girl- July 2009

Pack Enforcer- The second book The Were Chronicles Sept

Eternal- December

2010- Corporate Wolves- Feb 2010

Lacey's Seduction- April 2010

So in a 12 month period I have signed 8 contracts since that first submission.

It hasn't been all roses. i still get rejections. Even received one this month. But after that happens I take the story and rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. Which is good. Because some of these would have never seen the light of day if I had not.

So never give up authors! Because right around the corner could be your next contract. maybe even your first!

Thanks for sharing this with me. Have a great weekend.

Crissy

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The Were Chronicles Series Characters

Monday April 20th The Were Characters will begin with Pack Alpha.

Let us take a minute to met the characters.

Gage Wolf- Pack Alpha. Gage runs his pack with love and a strong hand. When Marissa comes into his territory he had no choice but to bend her over his knee and spank her pretty botttom, which may prove to be the best thing for her.

What else can a male do?

Marissa Boyd- Marissa is a non-shifter caught in a world that she doesn't belong. When she arrives in Gage Wolf's pack her entire life is turned upside down. How can any woman resist such a warm, friendly, and HOT guy!

Logan- Gage's second in command (Enforcer)

Logan finds alot of humor in Gage's problems with the new female in town. While his Alpha is fighting to make Marissa his, Logan can kick back and relax. maybe make a few jokes.

*** Logan's love interest comes out in the third book Pack Territory***

Brandon- Marissa's ex-lover and the son of the alpha that kicked her out as a girl for being a non-shifter.

Brandon wants Marissa back and will do anything to get her.

~ Hope you enjoyed the first look into the series. We will visit Gage, Marissa, and Logan in book three, although Logan does show up in book two Pack enfircer~

Pack Alpha Excerpt

The Were Chronicles start April 20th so make sure you lock your doors and leave the lights on, because the weres are coming to town!

On Monday The Were Chronicles will begin. The series through Total-E-Bound ( www.total-e-bound.com ) will be eight books long and take you through many different packs.

Pack Alpha is the first book of the series and follows Alpha Gage and his soon to be mate, non-shifter Marissa.

I hope you will pick the books up and begin the adventure with me...

Excerpt-

Marissa took a drink of the coffee she’d picked up at the last gas station. The hot liquid burned her tongue and tasted like slug. It wasn’t Starbucks that was for sure. She had flown into the Texas International Airport and rented a car to drive the rest of the way to the small town her sister called home. Her mind was busy thinking about how her sister Elizabeth had been so excited about moving here, but looking at the passing scenery of trees, trees, and more trees, Marissa didn’t get it. It was so big and wide. No buildings, other cars, or people around.

Rolling her window down and turning Bon Jovi even louder on the stereo, she concentrated on the drive—not the reason for coming. She dreaded going into Pack territory, but Elizabeth was the only family she had left, and after finding her mate, Elizabeth wanted Marissa there for the mating ceremony.

That thought brought a smile to Marissa’s face as she glanced at the invitation on the seat next to her. She wanted Elizabeth to be happy, and Greg sounded like a nice guy. She’d spoken to him numerous times on the phone, and he’d always been respectful towards her. And that wasn’t common. A were who couldn’t shift was an outsider. And everyone except Elizabeth had treated her that way her entire life.

Marissa had left the Pack she’d been raised in as soon as she could. Never to step foot on any Pack territory again. That was until later today. Elizabeth, on the other hand, had stayed until she met Greg, a member of a different Pack. After the initial meeting, he had offered her a teaching position at the elementary school and she had taken it. He had been courting her ever since with the blessing of her new Pack Alpha, Gage Wolf.

Marissa chuckled, thinking of everything Greg had done to win her sister’s heart. He’d known he wanted Elizabeth and had patiently waited. It had taken Elizabeth a year to agree to the mating ceremony, but she finally did. Marissa knew one of the reasons Elizabeth had been holding off was because of her.

Marissa had the same instincts as any other were and with that came the need of a Pack, but she had given up on that a long time ago. She’d grown up alone and would always remain that way. In the middle between a shifter and a human. She had many gifts due to her genes—the extended life span, the wolf traits, and some enhanced features—but not enough.
But Marissa would put everything she had into this week and the ceremony that meant so much to her sister.

The differences between her and Elizabeth had grown as they had aged. That was why Marissa had never visited Elizabeth’s new home. She wasn’t scared being in Pack territory; she just didn’t want to face all the males and their egos. And from what she understood, the Pack’s Alpha or leader was pretty young himself.

When around other wolves, the female wolf inside her demanded she mate with one of her own kind. So, as long as she avoided everyone except her sister as much as she could and kept her urges inside, everything would be okay. She would not act like the wolf she couldn’t shift into.
And if the Alpha was anything like her old one, she’d just tell him where to stick it. The idea of telling the Alpha of a territory to go to hell made her smile wider and laugh harder.

She wasn’t seventeen anymore. She wasn’t a scared little girl who had to follow everything someone told her. No, she was a grown woman. And she was going to enjoy the time with her sister.

She wasn’t dressed to impress the Alpha or any men in the territory as she currently wore a pair of hip-hugging jeans and a tight pink T-shirt. The paint on her toe nails matched the colour of her shirt, as did the flip-flops. It was a far cry from the suit she wore everyday as an office assistant. She felt free.

When she almost missed the turn off to the territory gate and turned the car sharply to the left, the back of the car skidded around and kicked up dirt. Laughing, she straightened the car and slowed her speed. She didn’t think Gage Wolf would be happy if she took out a couple of trees.
When she reached the gate, she stopped and waited for the guard. He didn’t disappoint. A man over six feet came over to the window and leaned down, smiling at her.

“Can I help you?” he asked in a husky voice.

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone! Hope you have a wonderful day.

This weekend I have been working on edits. Had Friday off (Yea!) and went to work on my summer release Summer's Girl which will be part of The Summer Seductions Books!

Received the edits from my publisher and finished them last night. Summer's Girl will be the 2nd book in my contemporary books which are loosely related. The characters from Seduced by the neighbour make a brief appearance.

Friday I worked on the final write for the third book in The Were Chronicles: Pack Territory.

I also finished my own edits for Fated Love. The sequel to my first book Savage Love, which was released in 2008.

I hadn't planned on writing anymore about the characters from Savage Love. I am not sure how it happened but I sat down to write a werewolf book and Marcus kept coming to my mind. I decided to try to write an outline for him, and Bam! here you get Fated Love.

I did have to go back to my notes from Savage Love and even read through it once to get my mind on track. I had forgotten that in Savage Love that Marcus had a southern accent. Cajun as matter of fact. So I ended up changing where the story takes place.

I am pretty pleased with the turn out and look forward to sending it to my editor this weekend.

But it got me thinking... how many secondary characters should I expect to pop up? Hmm... I guess you just never know.

Oh BTW! Alex does make an appearance in Fated Love. I mean how can you have a sequel without the main character from the first?

*** Now don't forget that we are only about a week away from the release of Pack Alpha*** April 20th!!! And The Were Chronicles will start!!!

Crissy

Caught in the Middle Anthology Coming Soon

On May 11th get Caught in the Middle with your favorite authors. Total-E-Bound brings 6 hot menage stories to fulfill your fantasies.

My story Magical Menage is one of the six. A witch, a werewolf, and a vampire. Could the circle get any hotter?

Here's a little more about the newest anthology...

Swingtime by Desiree Holt

Lanie Burrell had heard about group sex, but how would she handle being thrust into the middle of a hot Saturday night party?

Lanie Burrell was shocked to discover the reason Cody Hawkins was the only other neighbour on their private little cul de sac. He needed the privacy for the swinging parties he hosted featuring the kind of uninhibited group sex she read about in the erotic books she reviewed.

At the moment they were the most exciting part of her sex life.Then Cody invited her to one of his parties, and she found a wildness within herself she hadn't known existed. And an attraction between herself and Cody that exploded like a big bomb on a short fuse.

Between Tooth and Paw by Kim Dare

Caught between two dominant men until they learn to settle their differences, all Jasmine can do is submit - and enjoy.

Thrown in between the future alpha of all the werewolf packs and the next head of all the vampire clans - the entirely human Jasmine Neal is charged with the task of helping the two younger men to forget their differences and set aside their hatred for each other.Offering Stafford and Hayden her submission is easy.

Offering them her body brings her nothing but pleasure. But she's only been sent to submit to them for one night. When the council of elders return to discover if their scheme to settle the men's differences is successful, she knows that the joy she finds with the two men will be over.

Mating Season by Nadia Aidan

Two master vampires, one werewolf in heat, and the primal spell of the full moon - it's definitely mating season.

Detective Collette Talbot is happily overworked and up to her knees in cases. With the busy life she leads, she doesn't have the time or energy to find a mate and settle down to have his pups.

But with her mating season just a week away she may not have any choice because when she goes into heat every lycan within a mile of her will be at her door.

Good thing she has two sexy candidates in mind that would be perfect to help her out with her little problem.Two master vampires, one werewolf in heat, and the primal spell of the full moon - it's definitely mating season.

Trouble for Three by Sascha Illyvich

One hot woman, two incredibly handsome gentlemen, how can this get any better?

Fed up with stupid men who can't decide what they want, Anneke leaves work one afternoon and ends up going out with a few girlfriends only to spy two cute guys watching them.

Specifically, they're both paying attention to her.Wondering what it would be like to have them both to herself, Anneke arranges to meet the guys sans her girlfriends just so she can get into a little trouble on her own!

Charity's Auction by Ashley Ladd

When Char bids on and wins both sexy doctors Hunky and Hottie in her hospital's charity auction, she knows exactly what to do with them and it's not tidily winks.

Although head nurse Char Reynolds is desperately head over heels for bad boy Dr. Dexter Graham, he's moved on. Still she gets caught up in bidding for him at the hospital's auction for the new children's wing and wins.

His smug expression drives her to also bid on and win the very hunky Dr. Ben Price, Dexter's nemesis and to plan a very naughty, very sexy night with both men.

Magical Ménage by Crissy Smith

Non-practising witch Madison Montgomery can't decide between the vampire and werewolf...is it possible to have them both?

Madison Montgomery craves and wants two very different men. Instead of choosing one, she avoids both.

Tired of waiting for her to make up her mind, Master Vampire Dante and the local wolf pack's Alpha Tom come up with an agreement of their own.

If she won't choose one of them, she'll have both.The pleasure she's given is more than she ever thought possible. One night will never be enough. If she thought it was hard to pick one of them as a lover, once she has them both, it is next to impossible to imagine being without both of them.

When Madison gets a visit from the past, Dante and Tom have to work together to keep her safe. Once that is accomplished, they just have to talk her into permanently accepting a threesome.

Pack Alpha: The Were Chronicles Excerpt

Moving farther away from the porch towards the edge of the trees, Marissa felt her wolf jump inside her skin. God, how she wished she could shift.

Could let the wolf completely free like it wanted, like it needed.


But that wasn’t going to happen. She couldn’t shift and no one had figured out how or why this happened to some. Her DNA was not like her sister’s or a mortal human’s. She was caught somewhere in the middle.


Resigned and unhappy, she turned back towards the house and stopped short when she noticed the man who stood on porch watching her. Her wolf growled its approval, demanding she take this available male.


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Gage watched as Marissa’s eyes widened. She licked her lips, and his cock jumped in his jeans. He’d been surprised to find her staring into woods like she was ready to go running. He didn’t know much about non-shifters. They were not common. Only a handful of them existed. But the intensity of her stare was like that before a shift.


He quickly covered the distance between them. Marissa didn’t move away from him when he reached her. Her green eyes had started to glow.


"The wild calls to you?"


She nodded and licked her lips again.


"How does it make you feel? Not being able to shift?" He wanted to know more about her. He wanted to reach the woman, and the wolf, under the skin.


She looked so sad he wanted to wrap his arms around her and tell her everything would be okay.


She cleared her throat twice before speaking. "Trapped."


She had started shaking and he reached for her. "Does it hurt?" He couldn’t imagine how it would feel for his wolf to be trapped.


When she only shrugged a shoulder, he continued, "What can I do?"


Her gaze met his before dropping to his lips. When she sucked her bottom lip, he felt the last thread of his resolve slipping. Yanking her to him, he took control of her mouth. She didn’t fight him, but opened immediately. He plunged his tongue inside dominating the kiss. Her low moan only drove him on farther, harder. With one hand wrapped in her hair, holding her head still, he used the other to bring their bodies closer.


Her lips moved against his. Her hands clawed at the shirt on his back.