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![]() Hi everyone. I love my new cover. I can't wait to share more of the book in February. I have a lot of books in the works. I will be having a rest over December, January holidays spending time with my children. When I get back into it I will be focusing on finishing, Jess' Lion from Sin city shifters, A short menage with polar bears, book 4 in Armageddon mates series, and book 2 in my Inteli series. I may in-between these stories do other books. I sometimes have character screaming at me and I have to get their story out. I also have a bunch of books to write from notebooks and such to fix up for publication. Yes there will be more bears books, at least two more. There will be eight, books in Armageddon series, Arden's book will be next. Thank you so much for reading my books and being patient for the next book in a series to come out. Hazel Gower ![]() With more than 400 authors and publishers announcing the party on their respective websites or blogs, there are plenty of chances to win awesome prizes. The Grand prize a $100 Gift Certificate! I'm offering one winner my eBook releases for a year free. On Evernights party event pages Hers will be a feature from Nov 1st to 5Th. http://www.theromancereviews.com/event.php Make sure you Register it is free and easy. ![]() Blurb: Sammy has sworn off men—after all, her now ex-boyfriend Greg tried to kill her. So she's vowed never to become involved with one again. But how about two? Brock and Slater are both keen to help Sammy mend her heart and change her mind. As shifters, they know instinctively that Sammy is their mate for life. Still, if Sammy is going to risk loving again, she's going to set some ground rules. But the road to mate-hood is paved with difficulty, and trust needs to be earned as new information comes to light about the deadly Shifter-Killer. Can Sammy learn to trust Slater and Brock? And when Sammy’s ex-boyfriend is released from jail, will she go back to him or fight for what she now has with her two shifters? Celebrate like a ROCK STAR because Evernight Publishing is THREE! In three short years, Evernight has grown by leaps and bounds thanks to readers like you! Evernight is pulling out all the stops and throwing an extreme BIRTHDAY BASH BLOG HOP in your honor! That’s right! It’s Evernight’s birthday but YOU get the presents… Prizes include: Samsung Galaxy Tab Kindle Paperwhite Kobo Touch $100 Evernight and Amazon Gift Certificates Mega Evernight Swag Pack Plus, each author on the hop will offer his/her own special prize! As an author, I’m thrilled to share my stories with you and Evernight helps make my books shine! Here’s one reason why I love Evernight Publishing: Why do I love Evernight? Because they believe in me! Evernight has given me a home for a lot of my stories, from my many series, to my standalone romances. They took a chance on my Bears (a menage that didn’t start off as one. lol) and allowed me to discover a world I never thought I would be a part of. I remember that moment when I first got my cover, I was blown away. I thought, “Wow, I really am an author!” Thank you Evernight! As part of this celebration, I’m offering one reader a chance to win a bunch of swag, including a keychain, keytourch, magnet, signed postcard, and ebook of their choice. To enter answer the following question: Which series book of mine are you hoping for next? Make sure you leave your email so I can contact you if you win! Good luck! Enter to win the Grand Prizes using Rafflecopter: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/e561a316/ Hop to the next stop here: http://www.inlinkz.com/wpview.php?id=314265 It’s the perfect time to buy the Evernight titles on your TBR list, as well as new gems you find during the event, because Evernight’s entire backlist is on sale at evernightpublishing.com and allromanceebooks.com through October 7th! Che![]() When shy eighteen-year-old Sasha Brento moves to America for her final year of high school, her innocence is blown out of the water when she learns shifters are real. Not only are they real, but a lion shifter named Savron wants to claim her as his mate. The determined shifter is ten years her senior, and Sasha knows nothing about the mating bond. Her life quickly becomes filled with drama as she begins to question everything she's ever known. Can Sasha and Savron overcome their fears and make their relationship work? BUY NOW: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/sashas-lion-by-hazel-gower/ ![]() Where does my muse come from? Well, everywhere. My Bears series came about because I love bears, my oldest sons nickname is bear. He is just so cute and cuddly. The thought came about that if bears where shifters what type of job would they have and what woman would they go for. My Armageddon series came about when I was younger and I lived in a small little beach coal mining town, surrounded by bush. I always thought it was the perfect place for shifters to hide and be free, living the best of both worlds. My Inteli series came from reading so much Sci-fi and wishing the aliens were well, more alien looking. So really I see inspiration anywhere, it's what I love about being a writer. Now my weirdness is channeled into my writing. Now the giveaway… The Prize I x postcard 1x key-torch 2x magnets And your choice of any of my eBooks. How to enter If the world was ever told that fictional character like, shifters, fairies, aliens and so on existed, which would you like to it to be and why? To check out the others participating in this blog hop, click www.iyanajenna.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/share-your-muse-blog-hop.html ![]() Blurb: When shy eighteen-year-old Sasha Brento moves to America for her final year of high school, her innocence is blown out of the water when she learns shifters are real. Not only are they real, but a lion shifter named Savron wants to claim her as his mate. The determined shifter is ten years her senior, and Sasha knows nothing about the mating bond. Her life quickly becomes filled with drama as she begins to question everything she's ever known. Can Sasha and Savron overcome their fears and make their relationship work? Excerpt: Chapter One Sasha was dragged through Britney’s front door. She’d been friends with Britney since the first day she’d started school in America, and this was the first time she’d been to her house. Sasha usually hung out with her drama friends. But Britney was hard to resist, your typical cheerleader, bubbly and popular. When Sasha started school in September, she hadn’t known what to expect. Sure, she’d seen movies and shows, but she didn’t really trust what she saw. Sasha had seen firsthand that the movies were right. Her first day had been a shock. Sasha had been worried because it was her last year of school, and that she wouldn’t fit in as everyone would already have their own little cliques. She and her mum had also debated if she should go to a public or private school. In the end they had chosen private hoping that with a uniform she might not feel so out of place. Sasha hadn’t expected the acceptance and popularity she’d gotten. She’d had lots of friends in Australia, but nothing like the instant popularity she’d received here. Britney had been one of the first to girls to introduce herself, and then the others had followed. Sasha had never had so many people to talk to or fight to sit with her. She’d thought it would wear off, but after months passed and she was still center of attention, she stopped her worrying and just stayed to true to herself. She had three friends she’d met through drama, whom she’d almost instantly become best friends with: Zeck, Jess, and Travis. But Britney was determined to become a closer friend to her. This was the first time Sasha had been to Britney’s house. Britney had invited her many times, but Sasha had wanted to settle in and get to know everyone, to get a feel for who really liked her and she liked back. “Don’t worry about the noise. My brothers are home for the weekend. Tyler is a senior in college, and Carl is a freshman. Savron and Brandon work with my Dad managing the nightclubs. Tyler will be graduating this summer, and he’ll join them.” Britney pulled Sasha toward the stairs at the end of the hall. Nodding, unsure of what to say, she followed Britney up the stairs to her room, passing quickly by a lounge room filled with men yelling at the TV and wrestling one another. From her quick peek all four of Britney’s brothers were huge muscular men, with thick mops of blond hair and cover model looks. Britney was stunning, but her brothers were drool-worthy. Maybe moving to America for her last year in school wasn’t so bad. Sasha followed Britney into her room only to pause at the threshold. There were bright pink walls, while photos of popular bands, pompoms, and photos of her friends were scattered around the room. A queen size four-poster princess bed sat in the middle of the room against the back wall. Sasha walked in to see a walk-in wardrobe that lead into a white and cream bathroom. Wow, spoiled much? Sasha thought. “Do your brothers all live with you?” “Tyler and Carl do, but Savron and Brandon have their own place. I don’t know why, when they’re here ninety percent of the time.” Britney cocked her head to the side. “Although the pride does stick together.” “Pardon? What do you mean by pride?” “Argh … it’s what I call my family. I’m Britney Pride.” She smiled and walked to her closet taking off her uniform. “I hear in Australia you wear a uniform to school even if you don’t go to a private school?” Sasha grinned and looked at the uniform she wore. It was blue and grey with a white cotton shirt and a jacket that matched the skirt. Sasha had a shapely body, and no matter what she did it stayed that way. She’d modified the skirt she’d been given to fit her better, made it a lot shorter, and once she’d added some black tights, cute Mary Jane shoes, and left her long black hair out, she was ready for herschool. She’d fit right in, and soon Britney had introduced herself and so had the rest of the school. “Yes. My uniform at home isn’t much different from this one. It’s a red and orange pleated skirt with a white top.” “Cool, so not much of a change. Sit on the bed. Get comfy.” Britney walked to the bathroom and yelled, “I still can’t get over you moving in the last year of your schooling.” Sasha sat on the bed moving the pillows around and dumped her backpack next to her. “Trust me, I wanted to stay. I was ready to live with my father. The thing that stopped me, though, was I knew my mother would never go without me. This is the first real relationship she’s had since my dad left over ten years ago. I’m also not planning on doing anything huge when I finish school. I want to be a childcare worker, and maybe go for my teaching grades in dancing so I can teach Latin and ballroom, and those things can be put on hold for a while. Australia has an awesome TAFE and university system, for all ages.” “That’s good that you cared enough for your mother to come,” Britney said as she came out in blue tracksuit pants and a white singlet. “If I really don’t like it here I turn eighteen in a week and a half.” A squeal resonated around the room. “Oh my God! P-A-R-T-Y Time.” As Britney finished squealing, four guys come barging into the room, only to almost slam into one another as they stopped when they saw no danger to their sister. Sasha knew she shouldn’t laugh, but the fierce look on the four brothers as they burst in ready to defend their sister was classic. She giggled as they turned glares on her, which only made her laugh harder. Britney stared at her open-mouthed, then at her brothers. Sasha studied her brothers and noticed they were a lot bigger than she remembered seeing downstairs. The one she thought was the oldest studied her, and his eyes penetrated her to her core. Sasha would swear they flashed bright yellow. She blinked and stopped laughing, and unease seeped into her. “Um, I … I think I’ll go. I, ah, have a class to get ready to go to tonight.” Sasha slowly got of the bed never taking her eyes from the predator’s gaze in front of her. She grabbed her backpack andcarefully moved around the men and backed out of the room. “Mum will be wondering where I am anyway. Well, I’ll … see you at school tomorrow.” Once out of sight from the eerie yellow eyes she ran down the stairs and straight out the door. http://www.amazon.com/Sashas-Lion-City-Shifters-ebook/dp/B00EXF3K2I/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1378106460&sr=1-1&keywords=Sasha%27s+Lion http://www.evernightpublishing.com/sashas-lion-by-hazel-gower/?fb_action_ids=10201465481975391&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map={%2210201465481975391%22%3A656989334311336}&action_type_map={%2210201465481975391%22%3A%22og.recommends%22}&action_ref_map=[] https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-sash039slion-1278311-344.html http://www.bookstrand.com/sashas-lion-mf http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sashas-Lion-City-Shifters-ebook/dp/B00EXF3K2I/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1378111949&sr=1-1&keywords=Sasha%27s+Lion Welcome to the I Heart Books Giveaway! Join the fun...Share the love! 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(US & International) *2 Jenika Snow eBooks from back-list (readers choice) *1 Sapphire Kande eBook (Molly's Sexual Curse) *1 Hazel Gower eBook (Always and Forever) *1 Carlene Love Flores eBook (The Boss) *1 Doris O'Connor back-list eBook (readers choice) *2 Iyana Jenna short story collection (Release Me/Just A Little Unwell) *1 James Cox back-list eBook (readers choice) *1 Kastile Eavenshade eBook (The Heat of His Kiss/The Winter Virgin) Those pesky rules... The grand prize is only available to US residents. Giveaway will run from September 1-September 15, 2013. a Rafflecopter giveaway The participating authors! Jenika Snow: http://www.jenikasnow.com Tara Rose: http://www.tararoseromanceauthor.com Jennifer Salaiz: http://www.jennymayauthor.com Cr Mos: http://www.crmoss.com James Cox: http://www.authorjamescox.weebly.com Carlene Love Flores: http://www.carlenelove.com Hazel Gower: http://www.hazelgower.com Jessica Jayne: http://jessicajayneauthor.com/ Kastil Eavenshade: http://www.kastil.wordpress.com Sam Crescent: http://www.samcrescent.wordpress.com Iyana Jenna: http://iyanajenna.blogspot.com Diane Leyne: http://dianeleynebooks.com Jan Graham: http://www.jangraham.com.au Karen Mercury: http://www.karenmercuryauthor.com SJ Maylee: http://www.sjmaylee.com Zoey Marcell: http://www.zoeymarcelbooks.blogspot.com Honor James: http://www.honor-james.net Michelle Graham: http://www.michellegrahambooks.com Taylor Berke: http://www.taylorberke.com Doris O’Connor: http://www.thetardisscribblers.blogspot.co.uk Sapphire Kande: http://www.sapphirekande.blogspot.com Stacey Espino: http://www.staceyespino.com Jess Buffett: http://jessbuffett.wordpress.com Tina Pollick: http://tinapollick.com ![]() Blurb:After suffering from an eating disorder as a teenager, Tatum Weatherton slowly starts to grow comfortable in her curvier body as an adult. With her self-confidence shot, Tatum never had a meaningful relationship, but that all changes when she starts working for Leo Castill.Leo enjoys women, and he has plenty of willing ones that work for him at the gentlemen's club he owns, The Lion and the Lamb. Everything changes when one luscious female, his mate, enters his club looking for a job. Every possessive instinct roars within him to take her, mark her, and claim her as his own. When another lion shifter takes an interest in Tatum, Leo's lion demands to be let free and destroy the threat to his mate. But when Tatum is taken, Leo will stop at nothing to get her back, even when that means having the blood of his enemy on his hands. Be Warned: anal sex Excerpt: He slammed her body against the wall, his breathing hot and heavy as it brushed along the back of her neck. Head turned to the side, Tatum kept her eyes shut as she felt his hands slide down from her shoulders to grip her waist. He pulled her ass back toward him, his erection digging into the small of her back. The sensation of his fingers tunneling into her hair sent chills dancing along her flesh. A hard tug of her hair being pulled had her head craning back. His other hand snaked around to curl his fingers around her bared throat. What in the hell was happening? Her goal had been to get him away from Slade and talk to him, but in a quick twist of events that arousal she had been trying to deny came crashing to the front. All thoughts of Slade fled her. “Say who makes you feel good, Tatum.” The rough timbre of his growl went straight to her pussy. Her clit throbbed, and her cunt gushed for her need to have him between her thighs. There had been so much sexual tension between them that she was on the verge of climaxing just watching him walk into a room. Despite the fact this was all she wanted, she liked the idea of teasing him. “Not a chance.” The sting of him tightening his hand in her hair had a gasp of pleasure/pain leaving her. “Baby, by the end of the night I’m going to have you screaming my name.” He used his leverage on her hair to turn her head to the side even more. His tongue ran up the side of her neck, and a shiver raced through her. The roughness of it had an incredible sensation coursing through her, one that had her grinding her ass against him and groaning. “Yeah, baby, by the end of the fucking night.” He spun her around so fast dizziness claimed her. She had to blink away the fog that threatened to consume her. This was too wild and untamed for her. Tatum had never had a man make her feel like this, make her want to befucked. His mouth claimed hers, his tongue stroking her bottom lip. She opened for him and sucked his tongue in, loving that his spicy male flavor filled her taste buds. Hands on his shoulders, she curled her fingers into his flesh and pulled him closer. His growl of need went through her, and she reciprocated it with one of her own. His hands were suddenly on her ass, gripping the mounds with a force that rivaled her lust. He lifted, and she wrapped her legs around his waist, their kiss never breaking. In the next moment he came forward. The cool wood of his desk meet her ass. She gripped the edge of his tee and started pulling at it like a mad woman. Whatever came over her was like a tornado of emotions, and she didn’t see it stopping anytime soon. Ripping his mouth from hers, he tore his shirt away and went for the buckle of his belt. She was already unbuttoning her blouse and pushing it off her shoulders. Her hands went to the clasp in the back of her bra, but a slow shake of his head had her stopping. The belt slid through the loops of his jeans and clattered to the floor. He undid the button of his pants but didn’t push them down. Instead, he moved close to her until her knees brushed his legs. “Feet flat on the desk, baby.” His grin widened when she did what he said. His hands landed on her knees, and he pushed them apart. Her muscles stretched and protested, but the burn felt oh-so-good. The skirt she wore was already bunched around her waist, so when he slid his hands down her inner thighs, he touched her bare flesh. Leaning forward, his lips were a hairbreadth away from hers. The tips of his fingers brushed the edge of her panties, and she used all her strength not to close her eyes, tilt her head back, and bare her throat to him. All she wanted was the roughness of his tongue sliding along her skin again, igniting her like a firework on the Fourth of July. “I love your curves. The way you fill my hands makes my cock so hard I ache to be inside of you.” His eyes roamed over her body, but she didn’t feel self-conscious about how she looked. The way he spoke about her had her pussy gushing with her desire for him. He started sliding his hands over her, squeezing her body until she felt liquid beneath him. “I bet your pussy taste as good as it smells.” The air around them heated and thickened, and she found herself wanting to have him just as aroused as she was. “Why don’t you find out?” Never had she spoken so wantonly before, but with Leo she found she acted out of character quite frequently. A nip at her bottom lip was the only response he gave her before he dropped to his knees between her splayed thighs. He kept her legs open as he kissed her ankle then ran his tongue up her calf, over the side of her knee, and started working his way back down her inner thigh. The feel of his hot, humid breath and of his tongue leaving a trail of liquid fire all over her, had her legs shaking. She felt marked by him, like he staked his claim for all to see. Something inside of her grew warm and soft at the thought, but she knew it had to be misplaced. Leo Castill wanted one thing from women, and normally she would have scoffed and told him to fuck-off, but she was way past that. Buy links: Evernight-http://www.evernightpublishing.com/the-lion-and-the-lamb-by-jenika-snow/ Amazon-http://www.amazon.com/The-Lion-Lamb-ebook/dp/B00EDZQOBC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375957613&sr=8-1&keywords=The+lion+and+the+lamb+jenika+snow Who is Jenika Snow? Who is Jenika Snow? She is the pseudonym of a mother, wife and nurse. She lives in the too hot northeast with her husband, their two daughters. Thankfully her husband shares her unusual sense of humor and naughty nature so finding material for her stories isn't a problem. Jenika writes erotic paranormal, contemporary, BDSM and sci-fi romances. Her publishing houses are Siren-Bookstrand, Total-E-Bound, Passion in Print,and Evernight publishing. Jenika started writing at a very young age. Her first story consisted of a young girl who traveled to an exotic island and found a magical doll. That story as long since disappeared, but other have taken its place. Jenika loves to hear from readers, and encourages them to contact her and give their feedback. Where to find Jenika Snow: WEBSITE-http://www.jenikasnow.comBLOG-http://www.jenikas.blogspot.comFACEBOOK-http://www.facebook.com/jenika.sowFACEBOOK AUTHOR PAGE- http://www.facebook.com/JenikaSnow ![]() Hi everyone. I have Khloe Wren on today to tell you about her new book, Becky's Journey, Book 2 Dragons of Feury. I have read the first one in this series and this one and loved both. I know you will also. Hello, I'm Khloe Wren I live in South Australia with my incredibly patient husband and two daughters. When I'm not sitting at my laptop writing, I'm spending time with family or friends, kicking butt at karate or feeding my addictions of reading, eating chocolate and drinking Coke. Enough about me, I'm here to tell you about Becky's Journey, Book 2 Dragons of Feury. I love a heroine who fights back. The kind of strong woman who takes charge of her own misfortune and attempts to break free – before her man or men can come charging to the rescue. Becky is that woman. With her men drugged and unable to help her she fights tooth and nail to get away from her captors. She isn’t successful, but that’s not the important part. The important part is that she tried. She didn’t meekly go into the night submissively following her kidnappers. Nope, she broke bones and bruised flesh. To get this scene right my dear husband played a role. I’m pretty sure there are occasions when he regrets he’s married to an author, and other times he thoroughly enjoys it. I’m not really certain which category this falls under! But he and his younger sister were the perfect heights to test where Becky’s feet would land in this scene. They were both watching TV when I asked hubby: “If you had your sister over your shoulder in a fireman carry and she raised her legs at the knee before swinging down to kick you with her feet, where on your leg would her feet hit you?” They both gave me a funny look before I explained it’s for a book…after great discussion and a small demonstration they proved it would catch his lower thigh. Some days, research can be such fun!! Xo Khloe Wren Blurb: The Land of Feury has a problem. A virus killed off all their females years ago and a solution is yet to be found. When a group of five unconscious females are found, hope for survival amongst the Dragon Shifters runs high. Becky and her four best friends are escaping from their stressful everyday lives to go camping in the bush. Fate intervenes and while they are hiking they get whipped away through a portal to The Land of Feury. Brothers, Drake and Savren, discover one of the females is their Desired. They excitedly set about wooing the strong willed, independent Becky. Their plans do not go smoothly, Becky is kidnapped by rebels and taken from them. Will they be able to rescue their Desired in time? Will they be able to convince the ever independent Becky that having bonded mates is a good thing? Becky's Journey, Book 2 Dragons of Feury (Paranormal erotic romance, BDSM elements, Menage: MFM) Buy link: http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=678 http://www.amazon.com/Khloe-Wren/e/B00CYHZNRW/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1 (This is a link to my author page on Amazon, Becky’s Journey isn’t live yet on Amazon) Excerpt: "Don't you fucking dare touch me, you bastard." She stood back into a fighter's stance ready to take them on. She sent a prayer of thanks for all the years her older brothers had made her spar with them while they perfected their various martial arts phases. The man laughed as he approached her. Once he was close enough, she threw out a fast, sharp heel punch, copping him right over his cheekbone. He growled low and loud, as he raised his hand to cover his injured cheek. She froze under his icy grey gaze. He was furious and Becky wasn't sure what he was going to do next. Before she could get another shot in, she was grabbed from behind by the orange and green dragon, which held her firmly while the man bound her wrists and ankles. She went to verbally lash out at him but he quickly gagged her so she spat fire at him with her eyes. The dragon released his grip on her and the man came toward her, getting ready to sling her over his shoulder. Even though she was now bound, gagged and about to be slung over this mongrel's shoulder, she was not going to stop fighting. As he put his shoulder into her stomach, she brought her bound hands down hard, hitting his back solidly. He growled as he stood up with her. As soon as her feet left the ground, she bent her legs up at the knee and brought her feet down hard and fast, landing hard against his thigh. He dropped to one knee with an humph as his injured leg gave out. She fell to the ground landing on her back, so she reared her legs up and kicked him in the ribs as hard as she could. He fell to his side with a noise somewhere between a groan and a growl. She rolled to her hands and knees and started to crawl toward the door. She didn't make it far before the large dragon that had tackled and drugged Savren earlier blocked her path. He puffed out some smoke into her face and she tried to cough around the gag as her eyes watered. While she was curled up trying to cough, she was roughly slung over the man's shoulder and swiftly carried out of the chambers. On her way out the door her vision cleared enough that she saw Drake sprawled on the floor in the hallway, his eyes filled with fury and anguish as she reached out for him with her bound hands. ![]() Hi everyone. A lot of people are asking about the 3rd book in the bears series, Sammy's book. I'm working on it now and hope to have it released by late this year. Here is a peek at a draft. Please remember it's a work in progress. Brock leaned down and whispered in her ear, “Quick, let me hold you and talk to you. Please, protect me. My mother is on her way with one of the Brown girls. I’ve told her I don’t need setting up, that I have you, but she doesn’t believe me.” Sammy felt a sting of jealousy course through her at the fact Brock’s mother didn’t believe she was his mate and was trying to set him up with someone else. Brock nipped her neck sending delicate shivers down her backk, then he soothed it with a kiss. “Don’t worry angel, I’m all yours. No need to get jealous.” Stupid shifter senses, her feelings weren’t even private. Brock dodged her elbow, then pulled her tighter against his chest as the woman she’d met briefly at the bridal shop the other day as she had her last fitting came over to them with a tall, stunning, brunette. “Brock, darling, come and meet the lovely Stella.” Brock’s mother Adele totally ignored her. “I told you Mother I already have a mate.” Sammy watched as Adele raised her eyebrow in the most regal way. “I do not see this mate you have been talking about and if you’d mated her she should be here. She hasn’t come and introduced herself, and you don’t smell mated. So frankly I think you’re just being stubborn and making excuses to get out of things. I think your mate is make-believe.” Sammy told herself to stay quiet. To stay invisible and not say anything, but she was sick of shrinking into the background. Before Greg, she would never have put up with someone treating her like this woman was now. She wasn’t make-believe, she was Brock’s mate whether she claimed him or not. Taking a deep breath she told herself that Adele couldn’t do anything to her with Brock so close and behind them a room full of shifters and humans. “Hi Mrs. Bear, I’m Sammy. We met at the bridal shop the other day. I’m one of Sandy’s bridesmaids.” The penetrating stare Adele had been giving Brock moved down to her. “I remember you hiding in the corner. Is my son bothering you? Has he put you up to pretending you're his mate so he can get out of events and things I’ve organized? You can say no and I’ll make sure he doesn’t bother you again.” Sammy stared dumbfounded at the woman. This was the woman Susie loved? Sandy had told her to watch herself with her. That this woman was amazing the way she worked. On the one hand Adele had given her an out, on the other Sammy knew she’d just been snubbed. Adele didn’t think she was Brock’s mate. Sammy felt Slater come up beside her and he reached for her hand. “Adele. I see you’ve met our pretty little mate.” Slater held the hand she wasn’t holding out. “Stella, it’s nice to see you again.” Sammy watched as Adele turned red and her back went ridged and she plastered a fake smile on her face. “Slater, it’s nice of you to lend my son your mate to play this game, and I’m glad you’ve meet Stella before, you can tell Brock, what a wonderful woman she is.” “No. Brock, is mine. Slater, and Brock, are both mine.” Sammy didn’t know what came over her, all she knew was Slater and Brock were hers. She wasn’t letting anyone have them bar her. “I beg your pardon. You have to be wrong young lady. If you were their mate you would be claimed by now. My son and Slater have known you for months.” Adele took a step towards her and Sammy almost jumped out of her skin as she heard two deep growls, one behind her and one next to her. “Stay where you are mother. I will not even let you touch my mate. And if you do I won’t be as lenient as Jake and Zack.” Sammy could hear the deadly steel in Brock's voice. Adele’s head shot up from staring daggers at her to look stunned at her son. “I have only ever wanted the best for my children. I don’t think this tiny fat human is the right choice. One human daughter-in-law I can handle, two I’m stretching, but three is too much to pollute our good genes. I think you need to think real hard on your future.” And with that Adele turned and strolled away. Wow. What a bitch. Maybe being with Slater and Brock was a bad idea. God, who would want that for a mother-in-law? “Angel, I’m so sorry for her. If it helps I was mostly raised by nannies.” |
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