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The Southern Werewolf Chronicles Book One: Were Love Blooms
Manufacturer: J. Morgan
ISBN: 978-1-936000-82-1
Length:
Novel
Category:
Paranormal
Sub-Category:
Humorous
Rating:
Sensual
Photography/Artwork:
Jenifer Ranieri & Nik Ranieri
Release Date:
January 2010
Price: $5.99
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Madison Lee thought she'd put her European vacation behind her, until the full moon turned her into a hairy beast. A year later she has come to grip with her new life, now her whole world is blown apart. The man who gave her a night of incredible passion and an uncontrollable urge to howl at the moon shows up in town with his sights on taking over her family's business.
Hot on his heels a stranger comes to town with more than the rustic scenery on his mind. He's a monster hunter out for Nicholi's blood and just maybe hers if he finds out her not so little secret. How is a Southern Deb supposed to deal with lovers, killers and the biggest Cotillion of the year all at the same time? Madison soon learns Where there's a Were, there's a way and it leads straight to love.
EXCERPT
"Hush, Mabelle knows best," she said clamping him firmly back in the chair. "Hush, Mabelle knows best," she said clamping him firmly back in the chair.
With those famous last words, I settled into my chair, plucked a fairly recent issue of Cosmo from the table and got ready for the fun. The first fifteen minutes or so, were boring as a Sunday sermon with the a/c broke. In other words, I fell straight to sleep. I probably would have dozed the entire afternoon away but somewhere in the middle of a Blake Shelton dream, I heard Miss Mabelle's voice go below the range a human should be able to hear.
"So, Nick, you planning to ask our Maddy to the Satin Rose?" Those simple words were enough to wake me up and leave poor Blake standing sad and alone on the beach.
Being the sneaky girl I am, I cracked my eyelid just a smidgen to catch his answer.
"I'm sure she already has an escort."
I didn't. Not saying I couldn't have gotten one at the drop of a hat, but the pickings were slim and this Deb doesn't settle for just anyone.
Mabelle bent in low, giving me a nod, when she caught me peeking. "I know for a fact she doesn't."
"Can I be quite frank with you, madam?" Oh, that voice had a nervous twitch to it if I ever heard one.
"It's just us chickens, so shoot," Mabelle said, clipping away a extra kinky lock of hair.
"Ms. Lee has already expressed to me in no certain terms, our relationship is purely business."
"When a woman says one thing, you can be assured it ain't always the thing she wants." How dare she match make with me in the same room! If I wasn't pretending to be asleep I'd give her a piece of my mind, or a big tip when Nicholi looked the other way.
"So you're saying I should ask her? Owww!" he screeched, as Mabelle jerked on a tuft of hair. "That hurt! Just because I asked you a simple question, is no reason to snatch me bald."
"Sometimes you got to wake a man up before he'll listen." She smirked, patting his hair back into place.
"I was listening!" he shouted in a squeaky voice.
"Just not close enough. Men rarely do. Now before we continue this confab, be a little more restrained. You're liable to shake Madison loose from them dreams with all that hollering. I think this is something we want to keep this between the two of us." I slammed my eye shut as she tilted her head in my direction.
His voice dropped to a coarse hush. "Ah yes, quite right."
"If it were me, I'd stop thinking with that brain of yours. Seems to be getting in the way, and that other mister you got consulting you, too." I lifted my eye just in time to see her tap the sheet covering him right above the money maker.
"Madison is more than she appears. Old Mabelle knows the truth though." "In what way?" I felt the tension in Nicholi's voice.
"Oh, Madison wants everyone to think she's some airhead who can't tie her own shoes without her Daddy's checkbook to show her how. Between us, Lee Manufacturing would be in big trouble if not for her." She waved her comb around before bringing it to bear on his scalp again. "You ask me, she practically runs the whole operation all by her lonesome."
"Is that all?" I didn't have to open my eye to see the look of relief on his face. For a second there I thought she'd figure out I was…
"Well that and she's a werewolf, just like you." This time my eye went past open and popped right out of my head.
"Er… eee… excuse me?" Nicholi's stutter followed me to the pair.
"Mabelle, what are you talking about?" I asked as politely as possible while trying not to slip on the pile of magazines I'd knocked onto the floor after her revelation.
"Maddy child, you may be able to hide things from your Daddy, your best friend and everyone else in this town, but you can't hide anything from a licensed and bonded cosmetologist. Girl, I've been doing your hair since before you could walk. If you're not a werewolf, how else do you explain how a person can go from having normal slightly oily hair to something so coarse it damn near costs me a pair of shears every time you come in for visit?" She tapped Nicholi across the top of the head with her scissors. "I won't even go into the depilatory issues, she has going."
"This book was the most fun to read. J. Morgan has written a new twist on the werewolf story, with romance and fun and lots of down home humor... I have rarely enjoyed a story more. Be prepared for a surprise at the end-I didn’t see this coming at all...If you are looking for a story to brighten your day and make you laugh out loud, this one will work quite nicely. I recommend this one for all of you who want lighthearted fun and romance with a touch of spicy romance."
Holly - Long and Short Reviews
Rating = LASR BEST BOOK!!!!
"J. Morgan writes an engaging story about love, life, and fur with “Where Love Blooms,” Book One of the Southern Wherewolf Chronicles...Morgan’s writing style is engaging. He writes in a fresh, humorous, first person perspective through Madison’s point of view...There’s an emotional as well as a physical connection made between Madison and Nicholi. “Where Love Blooms” is a fun, light-hearted read that will spark the reader’s hunger for another bite."
The Lover - Book Review
Rating = 5 Stars
"This is a very interesting take for a paranormal romance. The book really focuses more on the romance and less on the paranormal aspects... It wouldn't be a paranormal romance if there wasn't something standing in the way of the two love struck leads. In this case it's a bunch of hunters that have been around for centuries trying to kill off all of the werewolves... The book uses alot of humor and there is plenty of sarcasim to be found. Overall this was a very enjoyable read." Queen of All She Reads Rating = 4 Crowns
"WERE LOVE BLOOMS is the start of what promises to be another great series by J. Morgan. If you love your paranormal romances spiked with a heavy dose of humor, then J. Morgan is an author you simply must try. Highly recommended!" Debbie - CK2K Kwips and Kritiques Rating = 5 Clovers
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