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Stanley didn’t expect his life to change when he went jogging one night. Barely surviving a dog attack he woke in a strange bed with odd urges. He didn’t mind the sexy man hovering over him. In fact if Fen wished to join him in bed he’d have no objections.
Fenris wanted the alpha at his first growl. The sexy man’s commanding air and sweet smile were a combination out of Fen’s hottest dreams. Unfortunately family issues and outside forces tried to push the lovers apart and keep them from their happily ever after.
Faced with opposition Stanley did the only thing he could. He let everyone know that the new alpha on the block wouldn’t accept anyone getting between him and his man.
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Excerpt:
If Stanley Brown had known what kind of day it would turn out to be, he would’ve stayed in bed. No two ways about it. In bed with the door locked, the curtains drawn, and maybe a giant boulder in front of the entrance to his apartment building, like the ones in cartoons.
He definitely wouldn’t have gone running in the park.
Idiot.
But how was he to know something he did on an almost nightly basis would turn disastrous?
Not a lot of people visited the park at night. Technically, it closed at dusk, but Stanley considered the opening times posted as more of a guideline rather than a hard fast rule, and had discovered many fellow joggers with the same opinion. Except tonight none of his other running rebel friends were around to keep him company. Shrugging off the slight shiver tickling down his spine, Stanley continued on his routine path. He had no reason to find that night any scarier than other nights. In fact, the full moon brightened up the park far better than the pathetic glow from the dim streetlights a block away.
Hitting his stride, Stanley followed the familiar curved gravel path. The apartment key he kept on a chain around his neck and under his shirt. The small bit of metal tapped a calming rhythm against his chest with each step. A dog growled behind him. Damn, some moron had let his pet off leash again. He hated dog owners who thought the idea of a good time was to take their barely tamed animal to the park and let them run free. Those kinds of people tended to be mindless idiots who never worried about their beasts mauling some poor kid playing in the grassy field as long as Fido didn’t have to be oppressed by the leash laws.
Still running, Stanley reached into his jacket pocket and wrapped his fingers around the container of pepper spray he kept tucked inside. He might like to run amongst the trees, but this city boy never traveled without some sort of protection. He blamed the owners, not the mutts for their misbehavior, sadly it was the animals that got sprayed. Dousing the owners would’ve been much more satisfying.
The growling became louder. Maybe running away from the snarling dog had unleashed the animal’s hunting instinct. Well fuck, he wasn’t going to stop now.
Fumbling to pull the canister out, it caught on the inside mesh of his jacket pocket. A loud howl filled the air, closer this time. Before he could react, thick claws stabbed into Stanley’s back like sharp razors easily slicing through his thin nylon clothing.
Screaming, he fell face first onto the ground. Fear accelerated his heartbeat, hammering a staccato rhythm against his chest. He rolled over, still trying to pull the pepper spray out of his pocket. Stanley kicked at the creature, then pushed off with his feet and rolled away from his attacker. The dog, wolf, thing turned toward him, saliva dripping from its long snout.
What the hell is that? A feral dog? A runaway lab animal?
If he believed in monster movies, this would’ve been the perfect set up. His thoughts jabbering away in his mind, Stanley continued to yank at the pepper spray. Finally, the canister pulled free. With shaking hands, he lined up the nozzle and pointed it at the shaggy, snarling creature.
“Take that, you fucker!” Stanley stumbled to his feet and sprayed the large animal. If he found the beast’s owner, he’d sue the bastard for terrifying the crap out of him. Before he could douse the beast a second time, it jumped at Stanley and scratched the hell out of his arm. Unprepared for a second attack, Stanley tumbled to the ground. He let out a gurgling cry as the beast lunged and clamped onto Stanley’s throat with its massive teeth. Like a set of Ginsu knives, the beast’s sharp canines ripped through Stanley’s flesh. His vision dimmed from lack of blood as it splashed a warm river across his throat. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, not daring to buck off the beast gnawing at his throat. Thoughts of his parents’ sorrow when they heard of his death renewed Stanley’s fading determination.
Flinging out his hand, Stanley scrabbled to grab hold of anything. A piece of branch filled his palm, the wood scraping his flesh. Desperate for any bit of help, Stanley clutched the small branch. With his last surge of strength, he brought the stake up between them and stabbed the beast through its chest. Blood coated Stanley’s arm, its sticky essence soaking his shirt in a hot, crimson river. He turned his head when the first flow tried to get into his mouth. Spitting out the acrid taste spilling across his tongue, he still couldn’t quite clear his mouth of the flavor.
I would love to go to either Hawaii, Ireland or Disney World lol
Disney world
Greece, yep that would be my choice. Anybody out there willing to foot the bill for me?
I have no idea where to go… Anywhere secluded and with snow??? I know not a good idea for a first time snow experience.
I don’t travel much. I have always wanted to go to Colorado and stay in a cabin overlooking the mountains.
Edimburgh, London or Paris…
Although I would love to go anywhere with snow rather than melt in the sub tropical heat, this year I would love to visit my sister and little nephew in South Korea.
Ocean Shores – about 30 mins north of Byron Bay (I believe)
I would love to take my hubby to Norway and give him a Norwegian Christmas.
Somewhere that has a white Christmas. I’ve only ever experienced Australian Christmas, which are always horribly hot!
My Daughter’s she lives in the North of England and I live in the South, and I miss her.
I would love to go to Japan!
As long as my kiddos and their family, my hubby and my momma could go I would love to spend it in the Smokey Mountains. I know it would be beautiful. .
Any place not cold and not too hot!
Barcelona and admire Gaudi’s art
This month is hell, he’ll I tell yer! I can’t keep re reading books!!!
There is a hotel group in Scotland that does a fabulous Christmas celebration( so I’ve been told) I’d go there!
I would love to go skiing in Aspen, Colorado
I would go and visit my eldest in Edinburgh. I haven’t had a Christmas with him in years.
I would love to spend the holidays in the mountains. Either in a cabin (and by cabin, meaning a resort version!), or one of our historic hotels – Banff Springs Hotel or Chateau Lake Louise.
New York city
Hawaii or Scotland
New Zealand…
disneyworld hotels. The way they go all out for the holidays is amazing. Don’t even need to go the parks.
Grand Rapids Michigan to be with the family
London!
Funny you should ask. The Hubster and I were just talking about this this past weekend. We want a secluded log cabin, in the middle of no where in either Colorado or Montana. 🙂
Would love to go to Greece to celebrate Christmas with the in laws
I would take my husband to France. This is not where I want to go, but it is were he has always talked about visiting. He is always doing for others, it would be nice to do for him.
I would love to go somewhere tropical. It’s normally really cold here. Cancun or Aruba.
I would love to have a white Christmas so maybe Canada
I would go to Hawaii as it was on of my favorite vacation places.
Maybe San Antonio or out west to Colorado to visit my younger brother who lives out there.
I think New Zealand
Germany
Scotland
Maryland…just because it’s where my only family is. 🙂
love this book. I would go to FL to visit the family.
England or Japan.
A friend-of-a-friend has a sheep station in New Zealand. She’s always sending videos. The weather is nice this time of year. I think it would be fascinating….for a couppla weeks.
I’m the middle of a reread of Unexpected Alpha one of many. I would go to Juneau Alaska.
I have relatives in Australia who I haven’t seen since my son was born, so I would like to go to Sidney and see them
Somewhere I Europe probably. Italy, maybe
Depending on my mood for that year…either somewhere in the mountains where there would be snow and a quaint village or to Hawaii with the beach and tropical flair.
My favorite city to visit is London.I have not been there for 20 years and would love to go back.
HEAVEN TO VISIT MY MOTHER, WELL YOU DID SAY ANY WHERE.
Hawaii!
I’d go to London or somewhere in eastern Canada (though right now I’d settle for San Francisco)…
somewhere I could relax by a cozy fire or great view, have great food & drink brought to me (that I didn’t have to cook or clean up) while I indulged in reading wonderful book and naps. 🙂
Hawaii, we went on our honeymoon and I really want to go back.
Take the train across Canada and then hopefully see the Aurora Borealis.
Hawaii only because I’ve never been & it looks beautiful.
Somewhere tropical to drink fruity drinks with little umbrellas while lying on the sand watching cute boys 🙂
I wouldn’t want to travel for the holidays. With my family is the best place to be for Christmas. If I could travel at any time though, I would love to take my kids to Disneyland, or to Florida to visit my uncle. My husband and I would love to see Ireland.
A trip to Florida to visit the parks with all the festive lights with family would be wonderful!!
(I just finished re-reading this book and it’s Fantastic!!)
Iceland! seeing as how I had proposed two different travel plans to my family over the holiday break (priced out and itinerized)
Australia always wanted to visit
Hawaii would be nice!
Hawaii
Australia and New Zealand
New Orleans
Austria and Germany
Someplace quite. Maybe the mountains
I just spent two hours outside with my kids freezing my nose off so I’d go somewhere, anywhere warm! Actually, I’d go to California to visit my brother. = )
Ireland- to visit family over there
Hawaii I think
the mountains as it’s pretty and peaceful there.
A nice lodge in the mountains with lots of snow outside and warm fireplaces inside.
To California to visit with my Aunt.
Disney its beautiful doing this season
I would go to Ireland or Scotland.
I would love to be in a cozy lodge in the mountains with a large stock of firewood and food to enjoy the solitude.
Disneyland
To the adirondack mountains. I love it up there and, even more, I love the idea of a white Christmas.
I would like to see the Alps at Christmas.
The Alps in a lovely cabin with a fireplace and a beautiful view plus books/kindle And wine. Yep perfect holiday.
Italy
I would like to go to the mountains for Christmas.
It would be interesting to go to New Zealand or Australia for Christmas; summer holiday fun!
Japan, it’s one of the places I’ve always wanted to visit.
To visit my Daughter and grandsons in CA
Anime/Game Convention but if I had to go out of country then I’d say either Japan or England.
I would like a White Christmas, here in Chile is summer so for us is always hot, so I would go to Germany, I my family is there.
Portland, Oregon
Australia, Japan, or Hawaii!
Someplace warm (but not tooo warm) with my hubby.
Ireland would love spending Christmas there
I would go to Ireland. I have never been & would love to see it!
I’m from England and we hardly every get snow at Christmas so I think Canada.
Scotland!
Caribbean
I vote for the beach! Anywhere with sand and sun would work…
To England to visit with the family
It’d be fun to tour Europe, though I’d probably go somewhere tropical or warm though.
1) To visit my parents, which is where I am going. But, in a perfect dream world where they were well enough to come also 2) someplace tropical where we could all go snorkeling and read on the beach and do fun touristy things.
Ohhh!! I would want to go to Italy! Totally!! ❤
Unless I could bring my whole family with me I don’t think I would go anywhere.