Wolf's Mate: A New Short Story

Wolf's Mate

There are so many stories to tell in the Texas Ranch Wolf Pack Series. Some, due to time or space constraints, get put aside for later.

After thinking about how to go about getting these stories told, I decided to write a group of short stories. Once I have a dozen or so written, I'll put them into an anthology of stories.

The first, Wolf's Sorrow, told some of Snarl's (Thorkell Ericsson) and his mate Freyja's back story.

The second short story, Wolf's Mate, tells some of Violet Heath's and Phillip Marston's story. Violet and her family became a part of the pack in Wolf's Rage. As former humans, Violet and her sister don't always know how to deal with living among wolf shifters.

In Wolf's Guard, the Heath family is now living on the Rollins Ranch, and Violet endures her first day of teaching shifter children at their private school. The events in Wolf's Mate actually occur the evening after her first day as a shifter teacher and give a little insight into how Phillip knew what he needed to know at the end of the Wolf's Guard.

This story is part of their continuing story. They'll also be around in Wolf's Duty.

Blurb:

Made-wolf. Changeling. Shifter.

Violet

Whatever she called it, Violet still had trouble accepting that she was a werewolf. All she ever wanted was to be a teacher. Teaching shifter children? Not even on her radar. Until her former fiance tried to kill her and the pack alpha changed her to save her life.

Phillip

As a former Huntsman and a human, Phillip has been taught to hunt and kill wolf shifters. Now, he's learned shifters aren't the killers he was taught they were. He's surprised to find himself drawn to a wolf shifter, even if she was recently human. But her gorgeous red hair and dark, mysterious eyes pull him to her.

Can Phillip convince her that he's the mate for her?

You can find more of my short stories on my Short Fiction page.


Later,

Wolf's Destiny Now Available in Paperback

Wolf's Destiny is a Paperback!

I hadn't intended to make a paperback version of Wolf's Destiny, the collection, or box set (in ebook), of the first six books, Wolf's Man, Wolf's Claim, Wolf's Mission, Wolf's Huntsman, Wolf's Trust, and Wolf's Reign.

Fearing the cost would be prohibitive for readers, I decided against even thinking about it.

However, my oldest granddaughter wasn't happy. She told me she personally would prefer a paperback to an ebook. She also told me other readers would rather pay for a single paperback (for less cost) than six individual paperbacks for the same material.

I thought about it for several months, then decided it was the height of arrogance to decide for my readers what they want and what they could afford.

I apologize.

At $39.98, it will surprise me if it actually sells, since the cost is a bit on the high side, Wolf's Destiny is now available in paperback. However, it is a savings of nearly $20 over purchasing each paperback book individually.

EDIT: The paperback is now $29.98!

The book image is a little different than that for the ebook box set.

The main image, however, is the same.

In the future, once the last book in the twelve book serial series is completed, I plan to put out a second box set in ebook form.

If the paperback of the first box set does well, I'll put out a paperback for the second set of six books, too.

So, if you've been awaiting a paperback version of Wolf's Destiny, Naomi is the reason it's now for sale on Amazon.

Other News

The short story I'm working on is coming along. It will answer the question of how Phillip knew there were over a thousand sharpened pencils just sitting in the school office.

As soon as the short story is done, I'll be jumping into book 12, Wolf's Duty!

Later,

New Updated Covers for Wolf's Huntsman, Wolf's Trust, and Wolf's Reign

Cover Updates are Complete!

The updated covers for Wolf's Huntsman, Wolf's Trust, and Wolf's Reign have been uploaded to Amazon.

I have completed the updates to all the covers in the Texas Ranch Wolf Pack Series. Also, minor corrections were made in each of the stories to fix grammatical issues. The stories didn't change, just got prettied up a bit.

I've also made grammatical corrections on Wolf's Queen. By the end of May, I should have all the books updated.

Over the weekend, I plan to update the files for Wolf's Destiny to match the corrected versions of the first six books. 

New Puzzles

These three updated covers have been made into puzzles, too!  You can find them in the Texas Wolf Pack album at JigsawPlanet.com. Click here for the direct link to the album.

I enjoy working these puzzles. They sometimes help me when I have a plot problem. While working an online jigsaw puzzle, my subconscious mind works at the issue, and sometimes I have the solution ready by the time I finish working the puzzle.

All the covers are done, but I still need to check Wolf's Enemy, Wolf's Rage, and Wolf's Quest for grammatical errors.

My goal in doing all this is to ensure my readers have the best possible experience reading my books.

Other News

I'm working on the plot and subplot for the last book in the Texas Ranch Wolf Pack Series, Wolf's Duty. While I don't plot as most people would understand the word, I think through several possible storylines, decide on new characters, and get at least a few of the scenes in my mind. 

Take care!

Later,