It gives me great pleasure to welcome a personal friend and member of our awesome Critique group UCW to my blog today. Cherie's debut novel Leashed By The Wolf released today.
Mechanic Laney St. Clair doesn’t want much in life.
All she wants is to run her father’s garage as she sees fit, her brothers to
stop treating her like she is still their baby sister, and for Heath Marsterson
to realise that under all the grease and overalls she is a grown woman, ready,
willing, and able to show him just how talented her hands can be.
Heath’s an
alpha shifter who knows he needs a mate to help him rule. A strong woman who
can stand with him and up to him when needed, a woman who can help keep his
pack safe. What he doesn’t need is a fragile human whose family protects her as
if she’s made of spun glass. No matter how persuasive little Laney-girl tries
to be or how much he wants her, Heath knows she’ll never be strong enough to
handle his true self no matter what she says, moans, screams…
Now, tell me, does that not sound great? I
know Cherie is just a tad excited today, lol.
Hi Cherie, how excited, nervous, etc are you?
ARGH !!!!!
*Big Grin*
Hi Doris and everyone!! Thanks
for inviting me to visit
Q.Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
By day I am an IT geek and by night an
author, makes me sound like some sort of super hero….but I am not, which kinda
sucks. I would love a cape!..... Anyway I love to write shifter stories with a
little bit of domination thrown in the luck.
And you write them so well. I may just be one of Cherie's biggest fans, folks!
Q. What made you write ‘this’ story?
Hmm, I am not sure really. It started out
with a small idea about a woman waiting in a bar and just grew from there. Leashed by a Wolf grew from there and I
fell head over heels for Heath. *swoon*
Q. Tell us about your cover.
My cover was designed by Amanda Kelsey and
it is stunning. Not that I am biased or anything. It shows Heath and Laney off
perfectly.
Q. Describe a typical day’s writing for us
Pfft! Typical? Is there such a thing? I
have a day job which means I have to write around that and to be honest
depending on what time I get home I may not write at all. But when I do get the
time to really focus I require two things, coffee and music, directly plugged
into my ears so that all I see is the world I am creating.
Q. What inspires you?
Everything and anything. It’s
as simple as that really. From a passing stranger, to advert, to a partially
overheard conversation. Anything can spark that little gem of an idea and send
my mind off racing creating new worlds and characters.
Q. If you weren’t a writer what would you be?
I am an IT manager so I guess I would be just an IT Manager……which made me have
“sad face” thinking about it.
Q. Do your characters ever surprise you?
Yes! Sometimes I have no idea
where the things I am writing come from. There is no lead in or suspicions and
then BAM! Curve ball! People think a writer controls the stories they
write….yeah I wish…. The characters have their own ideas and will most def let
you know what they want you to know only when they are ready and not before.
Q. What could not do without when you’re
writing?
Music…….I can’t write a single word unless
I have earphones on and music playing.
Q. What words of wisdom do you have for the
aspiring authors out there?
Try it. I have been writing, without
telling anyone for years. My stories were my hidden little treasures until 2010
and I met a group of ladies who inspired me to try my hand at writing something
and sending it to a publisher.
If the first publisher doesn’t want it, keep trying, never give up if this is your dream. There is the perfect
publisher out there for everyone… you just have to find them.
Hear, hear, Cherie!
Q. Where do you see yourself in ten year’s
time?
Writing, enjoying life,
wondering if Joe Manganiello has realised yet that I am the perfect woman for him……you
know the usual!
LOL! He is yummy. *says this old married lady, looking over her shoulder to make sure hubby is not wacthing*
*grin*
Q. Do you have a favourite quote?
I have two I think….
Don’t worry until there is something to
worry about
And
Positive thinking leads to positive results
Q. Do you ever suffer from writer’s block?
Yep, all the time. The “well” runs dry and
I can’t think of a single thing to write. But, thankfully, it doesn’t last for
long……usually.
Q. What other books can your readers look
forward to?
Well, I have another book coming
out in March, part of an antho with some random strangers! NO HITTING ME
DORIS!!!!! Hahahah nope, The Blood Bar
Chronicles Book One – The Alphas comes out in March, my story is the second in
there The Alpha’s Vixen. The whole
series is about a group of women in go to a writers meeting one night in a new
bar and the adventures they have from there….I won’t spoil it but let’s just
say…..Mermen, Shifters, Vampires and Time Travellers….and that’s just the first
book!!
Random strangers huh. Well, that's it. No more Markus cuddles for you!
And folks, as one of the random strangers in it *glares some more at Cherie* that anthology is pretty hawt!
Q. And finally can you share an excerpt with
us?
Of Course!!
Excerpt
Heath took a step back
from her warm, inviting body, growling low when she went to follow him.
“Laney we can’t do
this,” he said in one rushing breath. He watched the tempting little vixen take
a deep breath of her own, grabbing for control before she looked up at him, the
confusion and hurt clear in her eyes.
“Why not?”
It was a simple enough
question for her to ask. After all it was barely a minute since he’d had her
pinned up against the truck, but to answer her truthfully could lead to more,
so much more than Heath could handle right now. Bringing Laney into his life
would be dangerous for them both. The old Alpha—the man who he had ousted—was
back and had started to cause problems for the pack. But he couldn’t explain
that to Laney, at least not now.
“Because we can’t,
Laney. Do you know what your brothers would do to me if they found out I kissed
you?” he said instead, making his wolf howl in protest as he pulled his coat
more securely around her body.
Just like that, Heath
watched as the sexy, cool, well-kissed woman disappeared and the woman he knew,
the rough-edged tomboy, came roaring back. Her eyes, full of cold fury, turned
on him.
Slowly she pulled both
lapels of his coat out of his hands and stepped to the side away from him.
Never once did she break eye contact with him.
“I apologise.” There
was nothing but contained fury in her voice. “I should have realised you
wouldn’t do a thing without checking with every male in my family.” She snapped
each word at him.
“Now come on,
Laney-girl, don’t be like that.” He reached for her again. He figured he had
hurt her feelings and that didn’t sit well with him.
“No, it’s okay.” She
stepped back out of reach. “I understand if you’re not man enough to stand on
your own without my family backing you up. I understand you’re scared of them.
It’s okay.” She shrugged out of his coat and handed it back.
“But you need to
realise I am not some sweet innocent girl. I’m nearly thirty years old, and
this is not the Middle Ages where only the married females have sex. I was away
at college for four years and I know exactly what I like.” She ran her gaze
down his body. “I thought that I liked you, that maybe you could help me
scratch an itch, but I am woman enough to admit I was wrong. Have a good
evening, Heath. I plan to.” Laney’s gaze wandered over him one more time before
she walked back into the bar.
Heath watched her go.
For once both his wolf and his human were in agreement, and both were confused.
Laney knew damn well he wasn’t scared of her brothers; he only had a healthy
respect for them that any sane man would. But the one thing that seemed to
focus both sides of his soul was her reminder that she wasn’t a child, that
another man had laid hands on her.
That’s where his
confusion came from, because both sides had growled one word when she had
talked about her past, a word he had never thought of when talking to a
woman—any woman—until now.
Mine.
Thanks so much for having me Doris! This is
my very first release and I hope people like it!
They will love it Cherie, it's such a great story!
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