Hey everyone! We are lucky enough to have my Feature Friday author Veronica Blade, back with us again for Hunky Alpha Wednesday! She just released her second book in her Shapes of Autumn series! Book One: My Wolf’s Bane became available in December 2013.
It’s Hero Zack de Luca, witnesses a questionable scene, he unfairly pins the Autumn as stuck-up. He acts like he hates her, yet he keeps bailing her out of trouble. Not only is Zack both insufferable and irresistible, he seems to sniff her anytime he gets close.
Sounds like my kind of Alpha! I asked Zack a few questions and here’s what he said:
What is your favorite drink? Coke. It goes better with cheeseburgers.
Favorite Food? Meat of all kinds.
Best Date? Senior prom with Autumn. We slow-danced all night and we didn’t worry about werewolves or think about our future.
Worst Date? When my cousin and his girlfriend conned me into double dating with Autumn — before I got to know her. I couldn’t take my eyes off her, which bugged the hell out of me.
What do you notice first in a woman? With Autumn, it was her scent. There was something different about her, but I couldn’t figure out what it was.
What is your biggest pet peeve with women? When they insist on doing everything themselves, but I know they need help.
Use three words to describe yourself. Protective, astute, cautious.
If you could meet anyone who would it be? My father, but he’s dead. My second choice would be the leader of SWAAST (Shape-shifter Werewolf Alliance Against Tyranny)
What is one secret that you don’t want people to know about you? If I knew I could keep Autumn safe, I’d beg her to run away with me where no one would find us.
And since you are all DYING to know more. Here’s an Excerpt for you:
The smell of unwashed wolf closed in on me, fur tickling my skin and fetid breath in my face. I trembled, hot tears burning my eyes. The wolf snarled and I scrambled back as he leapt toward me.
“Autumn. Autumn, wake up.” Zack pulled me off the pillow by my shoulders.
I lifted my head and rubbed my eyes, trying to wipe away the mental fuzz. But I was aware enough to notice my comforter wasn’t anywhere near us, certainly not separating me from him. I must have kicked it off during my nightmare.
“Are you okay?” Zack was sitting directly in front of me, his thighs straddling mine, heat from his bare skin radiating through me.
I nodded.
He exhaled in relief and leaned back to sit on his heels. “Heard you scream and I ran up here. Been calling your name over and over, but you wouldn’t wake up. Scared me for a minute there.”
I’d been having that same dream where I was being chased. “I was running from wolves.”
He brushed a finger down my cheek. “It was just a dream.”
“More like a nightmare,” I whispered, my gaze locking onto his. He wore nothing but a pair of boxers. As my ragged breath slowed, I realized the only other thing between us was my threadbare tank top and skimpy panties.
“Autumn.” His breathing quickened and he growled so low it sounded like a purr. Then he tilted my face to meet his and drew closer until I felt his breath on my skin. “You’re too beautiful.”
Book two in the Shapes of Autumn series, Wolves at the Door, released February 1st, 2014.
Their forbidden love could cost them their lives…
Autumn’s just learned she’s a shape-shifter — something her parents should’ve told her long ago. Unless they adopted her and didn’t know she wasn’t human. Either way, learning the truth has the same outcome: her parents lied. Zack is the only one she can count on, but he’s a werewolf and the king’s decree forbids contact between the species, let alone love. Zack’s planning to leave after graduation, but letting him go isn’t an option. He’s becoming more a part of her every day, a part she would fight for, give up everything for — even kill for. If she’s not killed first.
If Zack’s experience with his own kind has taught him anything, it’s that werewolves can’t be trusted. He’d rather die free than live in a pack under the rule of the werewolf king. So, instead of preparing for college like any other senior, he’s planning to go on the run after graduation. Escaping won’t be easy with the werewolves guarding him. But until that day comes, Zack knows he’s endangering Autumn every moment he’s around her. If it’s this difficult staying away from her now, how hard will it be to leave her behind in just a few weeks?
See the book trailer: http://youtu.be/GEXgVD1NblU
You can find Veronica and Autumn and Zach here:
http://www.amazon.com/Veronica-Blade/e/B005NFLJP2/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1