Terry Spear | Exclusive Excerpt: YOU HAD ME AT WOLF + Giveaway!
February 27, 2020
Blake suspected Clay was going to be trouble no matter what they did. Give him a room. Don’t give him a room. But Blake liked that Nicole was willing to allow the guy the opportunity to remain there and do his investigation. Hopefully, Clay would stay out of Nicole’s way. Blake knew Nicole would love to complete the task, and he and his brother and sisters would do anything they could to aid her in finishing it. He thought the world of her for being good-natured enough to be okay with Clay solving the case so she could spend more time with Blake.
Besides, staying with her while the guy was here was definitely a good thing. At least he hoped so. He remembered going on a trip with his siblings to Grand Cayman Island once, and Roxie talking to a middle-age couple about why they were there. Was it a honeymoon? Anniversary?
She learned the couple had dumped their spouses and were doing a trial vacation in paradise. They were each paying their own way, but this was like a honeymoon before the marriage, if it went that far. Blake wasn’t surprised Roxie would talk to the woman. She was always so interested in what was going on around her, and she thought the couple looked so happy. Blake and his brother and sisters were out on the beach walking one afternoon as a family when Roxie saw the woman by herself, not with the dream guy, and asked her how it was going.
“He hogs the bathroom, stinks it all up, won’t put the toilet seat down after he uses the toilet, leaves toothpaste all over the sink. He’s a total grouch until he’s had his fourth cup of coffee. and sometimes even after he’s had that. I can see why his wife wasn’t really happy with him. There are two sides to the story. I’m seeing the wife’s side now.”
Blake and his siblings had laughed about it later. From the sound of it, even a trip to paradise wouldn’t fix the troubles those two were bound to have.
But he hoped sharing close quarters with Nicole wouldn’t prove to be a disaster. Then again, if things didn’t work out between them, it was better to know sooner than later.
“You look like you could use a hot cocoa,” Blake said to Nicole.
“I could, thanks.” They took seats on the deck and ordered hot cocoa and saw Clay coming. “Oh, brother.”
Blake smiled at her.
“Hey, thanks, Nicole, Blake. I know you gave Landon the go-ahead to allow me to have a room. Believe me, I really appreciate it, and I’ll share anything I find on these guys with Nicole.”
“Thanks,” Nicole said, but Blake swore she didn’t trust him.
Probably because of the issue with Clay doing his disappearing act. He seemed like an opportunistic wolf. Blake didn’t blame her.
Then Blake saw Jake Silver’s wife, Alicia, coming to see them, holding her five-year-old daughter’s hand. Both were dressed in blue jeans and matching blue sweaters featuring a snowman family: momma, daddy, and baby. Alicia’s long hair was dark-chocolate brown and curly. Her daughter’s hair was the same color, but little blue bows tied up her hair in long pigtails. She reminded Blake of his sisters at that age.
“That’s Jake Silver’s wife, a former bounty hunter, and more newly turned. Jake’s our subleader, Darien’s next older brother,” Blake told Nicole. When Alicia and her daughter joined them, he said, “Alicia, Carly, this is Nicole Grayson, our guest at the lodge for a week. Hopefully for more.” He smiled down at her.
Nicole was smiling back. That sure gave him hope that she might consider sticking around longer.
“Hi, Nicole.” Alicia shook her hand. “I’m Alicia Silver, and this is my daughter, Carly. I know you are busy with important work of your own, and we would love for you to stick around longer too. Carly has something to ask of you.”
“Daddy said the sheriff is too busy taking care of car accidents ’cuz of the snow. My cat went missing, and he can’t come up here to look for her. Uncle CJ can’t either. He’s a deputy sheriff. But Daddy said you look for missing things and you’d find her.” Carly’s eyes were brimming with tears.
Nicole crouched down in front of Carly, took her hands in hers, and looked her in the eye. “I do, Carly, and I sure will help you find her. What’s your cat’s name?”
Blake thought the world of how Nicole was handling this.
“Mittens, ’cuz she has all white paws, but she’s black, caramel, and white.” Carly showed Nicole a picture of the cat wearing a blue doll’s dress.
Nicole smiled. “She’s cute.”
Carly frowned. “But she’s missing.”
Alicia said to her daughter, “Show her Mittens’s dress.”
Carly pulled the little blue dress the cat had been wearing in the photo out of her small purse and handed it to Nicole so she could pick up her scent.
“When was the last time you saw her?” Nicole smelled the dress, then handed it back to Carly, and she tucked it in her purse.
“I’ll see you around,” Clay said with a smirk. Then he left them alone. He went out to the parking lot to a dark-blue pickup truck.
Looking cross, Carly folded her arms, her dark-brown eyes narrowed. “Mittens was sleeping with Rosco. They are best friends. But a little kid ran at Mittens and Rosco, and then Mittens got scared and ran away. We looked all over for her.”
Through the windows, they could see Clay pull out a couple of bags, and then he walked through the parking lot to the lodge.
Blake gave the wolf a caustic look.
“She went missing a couple of hours ago, and we’ve looked everywhere,” Alicia confirmed, rubbing her daughter’s back in a comforting way. “We’ve usually just let Rosco and Mittens sleep together at the Wolffs’ house when we’ve been over to have dinner. And Rosco does the same thing with Mittens at our house when we’ve had the brothers over for a meal. The sisters weren’t here yet. This was the first time we tried letting Rosco and Mittens be together at the lodge. Jake is up here taking photos for the collection he showcases at art galleries. He thought it might help to promote the lodge after all the Wolff family has done in showcasing his photography. We couldn’t have been more thrilled.”
“But Mittens is missing,” Carly said as if the adults forgot that part. She handed Nicole a five-dollar bill. “That’s my birthday money to pay for finding Mittens. Daddy said you have to get paid to do a search job.”
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Excerpted from You Had Me at Wolf by Terry Spear. © 2020 by Terry Spear. Used with permission of the publisher, Sourcebooks Casablanca, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Wolff Brothers
First in a thrilling new series from USA Today bestseller Terry Spear featuring the hot, powerful Wolff brothers!
A wolf on a mission cannot be deterred... The hot, powerful Wolff brothers have moved to the outskirts of Silver Town and opened a ski lodge. They've always wanted to live in a wolf-controlled area, and now they have their chance. They're settling in for a quiet winter, when their lives suddenly become way more exciting than they'd ever planned.
Private Investigator and Gray wolf shifter Josie Grayson is hot on the trail of a dangerous criminal hiding out at the ski lodge when her partner takes ill and must leave her to pursue the mission alone. Blake Wolff steps in—he can't resist the allure of this brilliant and focused she-wolf whose presence awakens a long dormant yearning in his heart.
As pursuit of their quarry heats up, Blake has a mission of his own...to convince Josie that there's more to life than work...and that she's his perfect mate.
Romance Paranormal [Sourcebooks Casablanca, On Sale: February 25, 2020, Mass Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781492697756 / eISBN: 9781492697763]
She nabs the bad guy and wins the good guy!
A winter wonderland of adventure and plenty of wolf-on-wolf wooing!
USA Today bestselling author Terry Spear has written over two dozen paranormal romance novels and medieval Highland historical romances. In 2008 HEART OF THE WOLF was named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. A retired officer of the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry also creates award-winning teddy bears that have found homes all over the world. She lives in Crawford, Texas.
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Re: Terry Spear | Exclusive Excerpt: YOU HAD ME AT WOLF + Giveaway!
I like the hero or heroine being able to shift to help other people or get out of a predicament. (Melanie Rosen 12:46pm February 27, 2020)
I like the protective nature before shifting and then the fierce protection after shifting. Sexy wolves. Lucky4750 at aol dot com (Carol Luciano 4:54am February 27, 2020)
I love how they reach out to help others and in the end wind up helping themselves too. (Terry Kirgan 7:07am February 27, 2020)
an altered nature is always unpredictable.. .. . (Martin Bodnar 8:58am February 27, 2020)
I love the pure imagination of it all. (Nancy Reynolds 11:03am February 27, 2020)
I still remember my first shifter book. I was so enthralled!! I think part of me has always wanted to be able to have some of the abilities as the shifters do in the books that I read. I love that they are fiercely protective and very loyal. Qualities that I would love to have found in a significant other. And the hint of danger that they possess always takes things up a notch. Thank you so much for doing this giveaway!! (Renee Olichwier 2:23pm February 27, 2020)
I love that shifters truly love their mates and are with them for life and the protection they have for others. (Tina Rucci 2:51pm February 27, 2020)
I love that shifters are magical beings and that anything is possible. Shifters can be any type of animal. I love the hierarchy of shifter clans and the politics that go along with it. I love that shifters claim their mates and are VERY possessive of them! (Elizabeth Haney 5:43pm February 27, 2020)
I Love shifter books because they're so different from a regular romance book. There's usually some danger and suspense involved and it keeps my attention. They're a great type of book to let your imagination go wild and wonder about a world with them in it would really be like. (Kim Roller 6:51pm February 27, 2020)
I just love shifters, I like the one mate, the packs if they have one. How they protect and just the magic of the change. (Laura Davis 7:07pm February 27, 2020)
What do I love about Shifter romances? I love shifter books because their a different type of romance from other romance stories. I love that hero/heroine can shape shift to get out situations but what really intrigues me is that sometimes their shape shifting can get them into trouble and is always interesting to see how they handle that situation especially when the couple unexpectedly fall in love. I would love to see more heroine shape shifters in romance stories. I also would love to see a woman become the leader of the pack/clan not the man. Book sounds interesting and intriguing. Would love to read and review the print version of this book. Hope I win. Crystal (Crystal Stewart 7:27pm February 27, 2020)
I like when they can overcome & hopefully scare the bad guys (Diane Sallans 8:13pm February 27, 2020)
I love shifters for their protectiveness, facing danger head-on, taking care of their mate and family. (Ann Ivey 8:21pm February 27, 2020)
I love the magic of shifters. (Jana B 8:53pm February 27, 2020)
I love that shifter romances are full of animals. I enjoy that the humans often mirror the characteristics and/or personalities of their animals. (Tamara Kasyan 9:07pm February 27, 2020)
I love the sexy, protective heroes. (Janie McGaugh 10:01pm February 27, 2020)
I enjoy the magic and discovery. Don't we all wish we could run with the wolves? (Nancy Krueger 10:33pm February 27, 2020)
I own a few of Terri's books and enjoy the interaction of the characters. Paranormal Romance is one of my favorite categories... Usually my favorite is the human girl who finds herself in a situation where our hero saves her and she can't help but to fall in love. (Nora-Adrienne Deret 11:02pm February 27, 2020)
This will be a great addition to my Terry Spear's 'keeper shelf'!! (Shirley Bennett 12:41pm February 28, 2020)
Part of what I like is the ability to become something entirely different from their human selves. I like their certainty when they meet their fated mate. Wouldn't it be nice as a human to be so certain about a relationship when you meet someone? (Patricia Barraclough 1:36am February 28, 2020)
Darned if I know what the attraction is. I started young with fairy tales and just never lost that wonder. I love the stories that aren't horror, the ones where the animal side retains some of their humanity in the way they deal with their issues and the problems that arise from the shape shifting. Thank you for the opportunity. Terry is one of my all time favorites. (Marcia Berbeza 3:00am February 28, 2020)
I like when there is romance between the shifter & another character and a happy ending. (Brenda Cipriano 8:41am February 28, 2020)
I like their protective nature. (Sherry Haut 9:57am February 28, 2020)
I have only read a few shifter books, but this story sounds really good and I would like to give it a chance. (Kimberly Fravel 1:17pm February 28, 2020)
i enjoy the romance and fairy tale endings ,,i know its not real but it makes you feel good inside (Vickie Couturier 4:43pm February 28, 2020)
I enjoy that a Supernatural and a human can have feelings for each other! (Teresa Warner 5:33pm February 28, 2020)
I suppose I like best the exaggerated alpha-ness, because you just can't get more alpha than a dude that shifts into a wolf or lion can you? And then it's a lot of fun when he's put against a woman strong in her own right. (Kelly Moore 10:02pm February 28, 2020)
I love how alpha shifters are and that they'll do anything to protect their mate. I love your books. Would love to win this one (Amber Johnson 11:17pm February 28, 2020)
This reminds me of "You had me at Hello." Shifters are a special breed and have leaders who won't take "No," for an answer. (Alyson Widen 11:55pm February 29, 2020)
The way the groups fight but have each other backs at the same time. (Sharon Good 2:37pm March 1, 2020)
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