Author Kerry Adrienne spills the T (Taming the Lion - Shifter Wars #3) + giveaway

Here’s the Truth:

While writing the Shifter Wars series, I drew on knowledge about national parks from growing up in Asheville, NC, which is surrounded by parks and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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I miss the mountains (I don’t live in Asheville anymore) and writing about a national park (Deep Creek, a made-up one), I’ve been able to revisit some of the locations I enjoyed as a child. The waterfalls, trails, mountain meadow tops, and dense trees of Deep Creek are all inspired from the area around Asheville. If you’ve been to the area, you know just how beautiful it is. In twenty minutes, you can be far away from the town and deep in the back woods if you want. Or you can travel the well-known Blue Ridge Parkway and see the mountains from another vantage point.

Looking Glass Falls, Clingman’s Dome, Pisgah National Forest—all went into Deep Creek.

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And bears! I remember the first time I saw a bear in the mountains. The bears of NC are small and dark and don’t look like the big scary bears in Alaska or other places. Still, they were the starting point for characters like Griff, Derek, and Powell. I always looked for mountain lions, especially at dusk, but I only remember seeing one. Even as a child, it looked small to me. I’ve taken the animals from my childhood and made them bigger and alpha.

Caves! While NC doesn’t offer the same amount of caves (that we know of) as Kentucky or West Virginia, we do have caves. Linville Caverns made a big impression on me. Tiny bats hang from the rock and sightless fish swim in the creek that runs through the inside of the mountain. The cave was used as a hideout in the Civil War and probably used well before then. Daniel Boone might have even been inside.

The most exciting thing about the cave—well, the part that made the biggest impression—was when we were deep in the mountain and the guide turned off the light. Such darkness! So dark you could feel it and hear it and even taste it. It was uncanny. If you ever get the chance to go spelunking, do try it! It’s really an amazing experience to go inside a mountain. The cave system in Deep Creek is larger with larger rooms and even a lake. I enjoy writing caves and have used them to some extent in several books.

Thanks for having me! I enjoyed telling some truths about the real Deep Creek.

Pack bonds are tested in the Shifter Wars as the lion heir must choose between his legacy and his mate.

Taming the Lion (Shifter Wars Book 3)
by Kerry Adrienne
August 14, 2017 
Genre: Paranormal Romance
352 pages
Publisher: Carina Press
For Marco, heir to the lions' throne, seizing control of the Cave of Whispers from the bear clan is more than just a quest—it's fulfilling the legacy of his breed. But the latest crusade has left Marco gravely wounded in enemy territory and in the hands of Alicia, healer for the bears. An irresistibly sensuous adversary, Alicia presents a serious problem. She carries the scent of a mate.

Drawn to this dominant master of his den, Alicia knows her allegiance has been compromised. His brooding sexuality is testing her defenses, but falling in love with Marco means falling in league with a rival shifter. And turning her back on the bears in a time of war is a lethal move.

Two breeds united by destiny could inspire a peaceful new future for their opposing clans—or ignite the fiercest battle yet and destroy all of Deep Creek forever.

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USA Today bestselling author Kerry Adrienne is repped by Marisa Corvisiero at Corvisiero Literary Agency. Kerry writes in many sub-genres of romance including paranormal, science fiction, erotic, m/m, time travel, and many more.

She loves history, science, music, and art and is the mom to three daughters, many cats, and various other small animals. She loves live music and traveling most anywhere. In addition to being an author, she’s a college instructor, artist, costumer, editor, and bad guitar player.

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Alpha Male Diner: lion-shifter and werewolf by Sadie Hart

Kanon Reyes (lion-shifter)

recipe by: Sadie Hart

Hounded, Shifter Town Enforcement #1

Ingredients:

Six feet of solid muscle and raw strength
Dark amber eyes
Unshakeable loyalty to those he cares about

Add:A heap of testosterone
A dash of humor
A wicked sexy smile

Mix in a sexy partner that loves to share as much as Kanon does, a madman framing them for murder, and a gorgeous red head set on keeping them all out of hot water.

Simmer over high heat and wait for the sparks to fly.

Taste Test:

Kanon turned, dropping one arm from Tegan’s back, and he reached for her. “Aibileen’s on duty ‘til three. You can dance a few rounds before then.”

His grin turned wicked then. All pure, sweet, sensual sin, and Lennox seriously considered running. Dodging right back out to her car and leaving them both stranded here.

Yeah. Some big, bad Enforcement Hound she was.

Kanon’s hand found her waist, curving gently over her hip, and Lennox lifted an eyebrow. Daring, without moving. She was not going to run. She was a ridgeback and one of the top Enforcement Hounds in the country. Lennox Donnelly didn’t run.

Tegan’s hand slipped around her other hip.

Lennox swallowed. Besides, backing up now would definitely be showing fear.

They eased closer, and her back locked up as a shiver skated down her spine. They were both built like tanks. Muscled, gorgeous tanks.

Kanon bumped her shoulder with his. “You should dance with us.”

“Yeah,” Tegan whispered.

She sucked in a hard breath, “I don’t think that’d be smart.”

“Why?” Tegan nudged her hip with his, his arm sliding around her waist. “Kanon’s off the hook, innocent. We’re here with a good chunk of the night yet. Why waste it?”

“Wanna bet if we were Hounds she’d already be on the dance floor?” Kanon’s eyes locked with hers, accusing, even as the words came off light. But he was right. If she’d been off duty and one of the Hounds had asked her to dance, well, why the hell not?

“Discriminating,” Tegan murmured, his lips curved into a soft smile as he laid a kiss against the edge of her jaw. She jumped at the touch, but there was nowhere to go.

“No. You’re just in my space.” Her voice shook a little as she said it.

“Then back up.” Another tantalizing hint of a kiss.

“Unless you like us in your space.” Kanon’s gaze dropped to her lips just as Tegan kissed the curve of her neck.

Bay Hollister (werewolf)

recipe by Sadie Hart

Cold Mercy, Northern Wolves #1.

Ingredients:

1 well-built woodworker
A beastly nature hiding just under the surface
A longing to do what's right
A long, cold winter

Stir in ice blue eyes that haunt his dreams, a love for animals, a desire to protect what's his, and the determination to never back down when someone is relying on him.

Freeze with a cold blast of winter magic and an evil Fae queen.

Set before a blazing fire and serve at the first signs of thaw.

Taste Test: 

A branch snapped behind her and the returning flash of fear left her bone cold. She could hear the harsh whuff of animal breathing behind her, the undercurrent of a nasty growl. Smuggler whined and thrashed against the leash in her hand, hard enough that she stumbled and he yanked free. Eden didn’t even hesitate. She lunged for her sled, her hand automatically reaching for the canister of bear spray she always packed.

A mammoth paw caught her stomach and knocked her sideways, sending her spinning across the snow. Fabric shredded easily under the violent slash of claws. Eden staggered, the canister still gripped in her hand as she struggled to keep her feet solidly underneath her. Pain lanced up her side where the animal had struck her.

Had to be a bear. She lifted her hand, fully intending to take aim, and came face-to-face with the biggest wolf she’d ever seen. Her heart lodged in her throat, and she froze, suddenly unable to breathe. He was pure white, like fresh fallen snow in an untouched meadow. There wasn’t a spot of color on him. Even his eyes looked like nothing more than gaping black holes. Soulless. Evil eyes, some niggling, frenzied part of her brain insisted. Demon eyes.

Hysteria climbed up her throat, threatening to break out in giggles, and Eden lifted the canister. The wolf lunged, faster than any bear. Hell, faster than any wolf, dog, or animal she’d ever seen. One second he’d been standing by her sled, the next, the wolf had her pinned against the ground, flat on her back, with his long white muzzle inches above her face. Pearly lips pulled back to reveal equally white teeth.

I’m going to die.

Lion-shifters Kanon Reyes and Tegan Sharpe aren’t sure what Kanon’s done to earn himself a frame-up for murder, but they’re determined to keep him from a silver bullet and a shallow grave. To do that, though, they’ll have to rely on the sexy Hound sent to arrest him.

As a Hound for Shifter Town Enforcement, Lennox Donnelly is one of the best. But when one of her arrest warrants turns out to be for an innocent man, she’s determined to get to the truth. What she finds are dead witnesses and an untraceable magick–with a killer far more powerful than her. Now, to survive, Lennox will have to learn to rely on more than just herself if she’s to make it back to the men she’s come to love.

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 Book 3, Big Cats Don’t Purr will be available September/October 2013!

Bay Hollister dreams he’s a monster. A bloodthirsty wolf, to be exact, but when the animal in his nightmares attacks a woman, the last thing he expects is for her to be real.

Eden Marks has a broken dog sled and a torn jacket–but she’s still not sure what attacked her the other morning. After all, wolves the size of bears don’t exist. But when she meets Bay, they both discover a side of Mercy Pass they never knew existed: Huge, white werewolves, frost-touched trolls, and the queen
of the winter Fae, whose dark magic is waking and slowly growing stronger.

And when the queen calls her wolves to her each night, Bay struggles not to succumb. But as he fights to make the beast inside of him his own, it’s Eden who calls to the man in him and makes him feel human. However, against a foe that will show no mercy, will their newly-forged love be enough? Or will the last shreds of Bay’s humanity fade away until he becomes just another beast of the night…

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Northern Wolves #2, Frozen Mercy, will be available late winter.

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During the day, Sadie Hart works as a secretary in a library. At night, she writes steamy, paranormal romances revolving around the things that go bump in the night–both the spooky and the naughty kind. She lives in Michigan with two large dogs, both rescues. She writes the Shifter Town Enforcement series, combining her love of all things animals, the paranormal, and an action packed plot, but she doesn’t plan to stop there.

Big Cats Don't Purr releases Sept 2013