When Total E-Bound posts open calls for submissions, they’re normally snapped up before I get a chance to look at the requirements. I’d been wanting to write something for one of their anthologies for a while now, so when I saw the call for a werewolf anthology, I jumped on it. I wrote the first two chapters of a m/m story that came to mind. A fun, quirky fantasy with wolves, a werewolf, and dark elves.

And then my editor said that for this collection, my story needed to be between a man and a woman.

I was stymied, because Anson’s story really worked. While his twin escaped into the forest, Anson was forced to throw a lock of his hair into the Living Wood and wait for his mate to come claim him, a mate who happened to be male. Twin escaped… My answer. Anson’s twin, the one who thought he’d escaped the matrimonial noose. It was Fenris’s time to play.

So I put Anson on the backburner and told Fenris’s story. Sexy men, kick-ass women, Wolves and Sorcerers and a Bear with attitude. Enemy Red has it all. Now I just have to find time to finish Anson’s story, before his dark lover takes it upon himself to write his own ending.

To read an excerpt, click here.

I am Victoria Blisse and I like man-beasts. From the hero Spider Man to Cousin It, I’ve always been drawn to men who have a little bit of animal magnetism about them. Today I am going to share my top three with you.

So, in reverese order at Number three we have…

Beast from Beauty and The Beast.
Surely I am not the only girl who was disappointed when Beast turned into the human prince in the end, I mean, he looked like such a ponce. I much preferred the rugged and raw beast man. I’m sure Belle probably felt a bit cheated, too.

And number two…

George – Being Human.
Now granted, this fella doesn’t look like a beast at all and that is partly why I love him so. He’s George from Being Human, a BBC drama programme that features a Werewolf, a Vampire and a ghost all living in the same house.

George does not like the fact he is a werewolf. He hates it, he just wants to be a man again not a werewolf.

Now we move on to number one.

Lowell from Moon Shy!
Of course, who else would it be? Now reading the last two I am sure you can see where I got my inspiration for Lowell from. Lowell is very much a reluctant Werewolf. He hates it, every time the full moon comes around he locks himself up in his cellar to wait it out.

He isolates himself away from society too and when he meets Jenny, a perfectly sweet if a little clumsy human he went to school with he finds himself torn between wanting to stay away and throwing himself at her.

Now, would you like an Excerpt?

He switched off the TV and headed upstairs to his bedroom. He flicked on the computer in the corner and sat down to check his personal emails. All spam. He even found it difficult to reach out to people in cyber space. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, he longed for some kind of interaction. It was just that people were so demanding. They’d want phone calls and webcam conversations, and Lowell couldn’t give that. It seemed far too much like a commitment, and he couldn’t commit to anyone. He was evil once a month, pure evil, and he couldn’t explain that to anyone.

He leaned back in his chair and scrolled through his bookmarks. He picked out his favourite and clicked it. When the delicious redhead snapped on screen, Lowell smiled. Jenny was prettier and more natural than that girl. He continued to watch as she pulled off her clothes, and he ran his hand into his pants.
She was masturbating right there on the screen for him, and he felt nothing, not a thing—until he imagined it was Jenny doing those things in front of him. Then his cock became rock hard almost instantaneously. He shook his head. He couldn’t think about Jenny like that, it wasn’t right. He could never have a relationship like that with her. She was way out of his league for a start, but then there was his ‘monthly problem’ to contend with, too.

But he just could not shake her image from his mind. As the girl on the screen gasped and a guy walked into the shot, he entered his own little fantasy world where he walked in on Jenny naked on the sofa, masturbating, mumbling his name. He stroked himself rhythmically, and in his mind’s eye, he was walking over to her, grabbing her and stroking his hand down to her wet pussy. He imagined fingering her, feeling her juices running all over his plunging fingers, and he heard her begging him to fuck her.

The best thing about fantasies was you could cut out the boring bits. Lowell stripped in the blink of an eye and pushed Jenny down onto her back. He climbed between her thighs and fantasised how good she would feel around his dick. He imagined looking into her eyes as they fucked, and he felt the cum heavy inside of him. He saw her thrashing around, eyes closed and mouth opened in a scream as she came. At that moment, he, too, orgasmed all over his moving fingers.

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about my favourite beastly men -who are yours?

Today Sascha Illyvich shares with us a blog all about her story in the Over The Moon Anthology!

Excerpt:

Luka stepped closer to Michele, keeping his eyes on her body. He watched how the ovals of her eyes narrowed with each step he took. He no longer needed the necklace to tell him what his heart already knew. Whether she wanted it or not was another matter, but he had to get her in his bed and at least make it appear to Lajon and the others he had a mate who would balance him.

He jeered. There was no way this young vixen could balance him. She was all aggression and attitude.

Still, he couldn’t stop himself from cornering her.

She lifted her hands in front of her. “What are you doing?”

Catching them in his, he spoke with his voice dropping lower with each word. “What I need to do in order to make sure you’re healing and will continue to live.”

The panic in her voice caused it to squeak. “I’m fine, I swear it. See?” She pulled away the collar of the robe and bent her head to expose her neck.

A cough sounded behind them.

Luka glanced over his shoulder at Tiffany.

“I’m still here.” She crossed her arms in front of her and tapped her foot.

Luka glared.

Tiffany smirked and wandered out of the kitchen.

The husky tone in Michele’s voice couldn’t be missed. “Goddamn it! Why did you have to send away the only thing keeping you safe?”

Returning his focus to Michele, he cocked an eyebrow. “Keeping me safe?” He stepped closer and was now mere inches from her. He reached out to touch her cheek with a tender hand. Her skin was soft, supple and smooth.

Her head jerked.

He caught her and forced her mouth to his in a heated kiss that started out hard, conquering, but eased to a softer pace with each taste of her.

Her mouth opened for him, letting his tongue slither in and out, around her lower lip.

Luka tasted her, picking up the bourbon spice along with her natural honey and rose, perfumed scents he could find himself easily intoxicated by if he didn’t take some modicum of control.

She sucked in a breath and clutched his arms, pressing her body against his. “Damn you,” she growled against his skin.

Chuckling into her flesh, he stepped back, taking her with him. “Damn me? What for?” He resumed his assault on her mouth with his.

She pulled from the kiss, running her hands up and down the expanse of his shoulders. “For making me want another wolf so badly. It’s been so long…”

He captured her again, clutching a fistful of hair. Tugging her head back, he licked a trail down her jaw, swirling his tongue over the sensitive part of her neck.

She moaned, pulling him tighter against her.

His cock bobbed against her stomach, and despite the robe and his slacks, he could still feel her heat. “You know the rules of this game, then?”

She groaned. Her hands reached his ass, squeezing. “Yes.”

Luka gripped her thighs, heaving her off the ground. “Yet you hate it and are still giving in.”

Nodding, she said, “It’s just sex.” She locked her legs around his waist and reached between their bodies. “May I?”

He nodded, shaking against her. “It’s more than that. You feel it, too, don’t you?”

Another groan. Her hand reached the snap on his slacks, undoing it and unzipping him quickly. Her body pressed into his with deft movements that had her panting, begging for him.

The strength it took to hold her with one arm while she clutched onto him would amaze anyone. Grabbing himself with his other hand, he found her heat, intense enough to travel up the length of his cock before he’d even pressed it against her nether lips.

Michele tensed her thighs, pushing herself off him just slightly before slamming down on his cock.

Both of them shuddered and moaned into each other.

Luka positioned them so she was against the wall, wrapped around him still. The scent of lupine and rose carried through the air, wild and free.

Her wet pussy clenched him, welcoming him with a tightness that didn’t want to let go.

He tangled one fist around her hair and suckled on her neck, tasting and biting the skin so sweet. “Goddamn, you’re slick.”

Michele bit into his shoulder and cried out. “You’re well on your way to becoming that way too, bud.”

Luka started bucking against her, using the wall and her round ass for momentum.

Each thrust made her breath catch. She squeezed her legs together around him and tossed her head against the wall.

Luka kept suckling on her neck, careful to avoid the wound on the other side. Hands on her plump ass squeezed her while he enjoyed the feel of her pussy caressing the length of his dick.

Her juices coated him, making her tight passage even wetter and his throbbing cock even harder. She burned him with her kisses, with the way her muscles clenched around his body.

They fit together perfectly.

Rhythmic movements had them slapping against each other with an almost trancelike sound with nails gripping, claws digging into flesh and teeth scraping against skin.

Each thrust upwards sent Michele’s head lolling back and forth against his shoulder and the wall.

Luka maintained his pace, keeping in time with the way her body deliciously jerked against his, allowing him to drive himself in deeper and deeper with each thrust.

Her moans grew louder, her grip on him more desperate.

The familiar sensation of tightness started low in his balls. Luka slowed down, adjusting his angle to penetrate her with less intensity but more focus on her clit.

Strong thighs wrapped even tighter around his waist and seized him. “I don’t want this.”

He was panting, his heart racing, his breathing becoming laboured. “You need it.”

Between deep breaths, Michele shook her head, her hair falling over her face to darken her features. “No. I can’t be tied to another Alpha.”

Luka reached between them and pinched a nipple taut.

Her head fell back against the wall. Her skin was sweat-covered and reddened. “No, please no, Luka!”

“You need to come.” The demand in his voice couldn’t be mistaken.

Michele growled but stopped when her breath caught in her throat. Panting, slamming onto him, she hurriedly picked up the pace.

Luka spoke in stuttered speech. “Orgasm. Is. Nnnear, isn’t it?”

She didn’t respond verbally. Her body bucked and tensed up around him, muscles clenching the base of his cock.

With each withdrawal, vice-like pressure rubbed him and pulled his own orgasm closer to the surface.

Tweaking her nipples again, he dipped his head down to her neck and flicked his tongue around her satiny skin, tasting the saltiness and earthy musk that had appeared during their fucking. It wouldn’t take but one word and a call of the wolf’s power to bind her to him.

Did he dare?

Today we have a blog post written by Jambrea Jo Jones one of my fellow Over The Moon anthology authors! Please give her a warm welcome. I am sure you’re going to love her post. :) Here’s her bio lifted from the Total-E-Bound website so you can get to know her a little more!

Over the Moon Anthology
Seeds of Dawn Book One
Dreams by Jambrea Jo Jones

June 2008 I worked up the nerve to pitch a story at the Lori Foster event. I was VERY nervous. It was the first story that I actually finished. After my pitch I was told to send in the full. And the wait began. I hit the check mail button a dozen times a day. Until finally I got that email. A rejection. I was sad, but got some GREAT feed back. I put the story aside and didn’t think anything about it.

One fateful day I was minding my own business when a received an email saying Total E-Bound had a call out for a shifter anthology. I’m like, hey, I have a shifter story. I opened up the document and took a look and immediately saw why the story was rejected. lol It wasn’t pretty, but I knew I could fix it. So I set about making my story better. I used the information from the rejection and some tips I’d learned from another editor and polished it up. Next thing I know, I’m getting my acceptance letter. talk about jumping for joy. My first story is being released, November 16, 2009.

Here is the blub. I hope you enjoy it.

Anabella’s dreams bring her to David, but is he the salvation she’s looking for?

Anabella Pouge is plagued with powers she can’t control, making her life far from normal when all she wants is ordinary. Change is coming her way when she must flee with a man straight out of her dreams.

David Sanders is sent to find Anabella. Without her, the future of his wolf pack is in danger. Forced to travel to the middle of nowhere, David finds Anabella might mean more than just his pack’s survival.

Will the two make it back to the pack in time? Can Anabella and David accept each other and the coming changes to their lives?

Do you want to know why?

Well in just 7 days time the Over the Moon Anthology will be out. Yaaaay! My Story, Moon Shy features in there along with stories by Marie Harte, Jenna Byrnes and Jude Mason, Sasha Illyvich, Jambrea Jo Jones and Aurora Rose Lynn. I am definitely in fantastic company. Keep an eye out on my blog this week as I will be hosting blogs by some of these gorgeous, talented authors.

In the mean time let me share my excitement with you. Here is the cover and blurb for Moon Shy.

Lowell is a werewolf. Desdemona is a werewolf. That is where the similarities end.

Desdemona takes great joy in the full moon. She maims and kills with enthusiasm and wishes she could be a werewolf every day. Lowell hates what he is. He wishes that the full moon would only come around once in a million years.

Jenny is a sweet girl who often acts before she thinks, especially when a man is involved. She finds herself between these two werewolves. She loves Lowell, he was her school crush way back when. Desdemona is her superior and makes her working life a misery.

But which werewolf will have Jenny in the end? Will Desdemona succeed in killing her during the full moon, or will Lowell be able to keep her safe and in the dark about his horrific secret? It comes down to a fight between two werewolves, one Moon lover and one Moon Shy. Who will win?

I had a great time writing this story. I’ve always enjoyed fantasy stories but I’ve always found the idea of writing one quite daunting. However I actually found writing paranormal characters very freeing. It’s great fun to write things that really have no boundaries except how far your imagination can stretch.

Lowell was a wonderful character to write. He’s a complete joy. You may have noticed that I’m kind of fond of the bumbling hero and Lowell is the master at bumbling but he is also this wild animal with a scary power that he doesn’t know how to control. He was a delight and then I had the evil wicked seductress of Desdemona (many thanks go to my pal Angel for helping me name her) and sweet little Jenny too. I was like a child in a sweet shop.

I’m not saying it didn’t have it’s challenges. I know *nothing* about werewolves. I kept asking my husband daft questions as I’m writing. He’s so good to me and he has a mind full of interesting facts and mad google skills, bless him. Also I had to plan the story out in advance, when you read it you will understand why and I never usually do that. I make it all up as I go along usually! But I am sure you all know the thrill of doing something different, in pushing yourself to do something new. It’s exciting.

I hope you will enjoy the anthology which releases on Monday the 16th of November from Total-E-Bound. I already know it’s going to be an unmissable anthology.