Preview: Wolf and Wand

So here’s a sneak preview from my next new story, Wolf & Wand!

It’s a real departure for me — on a number of levels. First of all, it’s a no-kidding BDSM story, which I hope some of you will enjoy! Second of all, it’s a paranormal shifter story, featuring a werewolf and a witch. And third, it’s a period piece set in pre-Revolution France, back in the 18th century.

I’d love to know what you think!

Moonset — Wolf & Wand Preview

Sneak peek: By the Numbers prologue (paranormal/fantasy)

So I started adapting something I wrote a while back; it’s kinda-paranormal, kinda urban fantasy erotic romance. It’s about 40,000 words long, and it’s a story about loss and coming back to life. And sex. Lots of sex.

The prologue doesn’t contain much sex at all, but I’ve been hammering at it for a while, and I’d really love your input. I’d love to know if you enjoy this bit, if it pulls you in at all, or if you have any questions about anything. So this bit’s just 3200 words or so. Let me know what you think!

By the Numbers

Prologue: Null Set

Jen had thought that the long drive up to the Hallorans’ would take away some of the ache, would leave her feeling less alone.

It hadn’t.

The wonderfully peculiar house, which usually made Jen smile with its turrets and circular windows, showed scars from the past week’s fighting. At least it was standing, unlike her own home. But neither Artemis nor her father was there. Mrs. Halloran, of course, had been gone for a while, and the quiet up here on the hilltop, which Jen usually found so peaceful and reassuring, felt merely empty.

Somehow, the emptiness here felt almost worse than the devastation down in the valley. From this point, Jen could see the black smudge at the top of the valley that marked where the Mountain was still burning after almost a week.

Where they had won. Where she had killed a man. Where two of her brothers had died. But where they had won. The townsfolk. If it could be called winning.