The Paranormal Romance HOWLOWEEN Blog Hop!

It's time for The Paranormal HOWLOWEEN Blog Hop
I'm joining more than 60 authors in this event and most of us have prizes on our blogs.  We also have a grand prize!  ~ enter here.

My prize is a pair of my handcrafted Native American-inspired beaded earrings. See picture below.  The winner will be chosen randomly from comments. Be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you after the event ends. For this spooky time of year, I'm offering a bit from my legend-inspired paranormal romance ~
The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo  

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What does an immortal Native American shaman do when the grave he’s sworn to watch over for all eternity disappears under urban development?  

The True Beginning

Ten years ago, a reporter for a small-town newspaper heard word of strange dawn and dusk sightings of a wolf-like creature roaming the Wisconsin countryside. Her investigation revealed the local police officials had initially taken these calls lightly, but this had changed when calls began coming from upstanding citizens.

Authorities had determined what these eyewitnesses had actually seen was a lone wolf broken off from a pack running in the wilds of northern Wisconsin. Young male wolves seeking to start a new pack are known to strike off on their own. Leaving the vast stretches of wooded landscape, they might travel one hundred miles in a day. It seemed likely. However, the witnesses were adamant that what they’d seen had been no ordinary wolf. This wolf walked like a man.

Intrigued, the reporter collected the stories. To her surprise, other witnesses came forward telling of sightings that they’d never reported. In fact, some eyewitness accounts had occurred more than seventy years prior, the details only whispered to relatives who were sworn to secrecy lest friends and neighbors think heavy drinking was involved. These stories she also collected, for she knew hushed secrecy was not a direction fame-seekers usually take.

More curious now, the reporter deepened her investigation and uncovered another bizarre detail: the sightings were mentioned in ancient oral traditions of the Native Americans in the region. In those tales, dog men or witchy wolves looked after burial mounds in much the same way jackal-headed Anubis guarded the tombs of ancient Egypt. And even more bizarre, early French explorers knew of them too. They called these wolf-men the loup-garou. 

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HOWLOWEEN Blog Hop Participants

1.	Jane Wakely	24.	Allison Merritt	47.	Natalie-Nicole Bates
2.	Dawn Marie Hamilton	25.	Margo Bond Collins	48.	M.L. Guida
3.	J.D. Faver	26.	Andrea R. Cooper	49.	Ellie Potts
4.	Tara Manderino	27.	J.J. DiBenedetto	50.	Rosanna Leo
5.	Rose Anderson	28.	Karen McCullough	51.	Tabitha Conall
6.	J.R. White	29.	Lindsey R. Loucks	52.	Serena Zane - Passion to Die for...
7.	Tricia Schneider	30.	Lisette Rue	53.	Sotia Lazu
8.	Diane Saxon	31.	Robyn Leigh Cress	54.	Lyndi Lamont
9.	Tara Quan	32.	Kathy	55.	Helen Rena
10.	Danita Minnis	33.	Lisa Medley	56.	Aubrie Dionne
11.	Angelica Dawson	34.	Lashell Collins	57.	Shauna Aura Knight
12.	JoAnne Myers	35.	Lisa Voisin	58.	Celia Breslin
13.	Zoe Dawson	36.	Stephanie Keyes	59.	Ju Ephraime
14.	Jackson D'Lynne	37.	Eargasms Audiobook Reviews	60.	Iyana Jenna
15.	Daryl Devore	38.	KaSonndra Leigh	61.	ExciteSteam
16.	Cynthia Kimball	39.	Joanne Jaytanie	62.	Dianne Duvall, Paranormal Romance Author
17.	Peyton Brittany Clarke	40.	Alexis Duran	63.	Lorraine Pearl
18.	Catherine Chant	41.	Draven St. James	64.	Ariel Storm
19.	Victoria Pinder	42.	Guy D. Ogan	65.	Georgeann Swiger
20.	Eva Lefoy	43.	Linda Mooney's Other Worlds of Romance	66.	Ambrielle Kirk
21.	Cassandra Giovanni	44.	Molle McGregor	67.	Kathy Bryson
22.	Jessica Aspen	45.	Ashley Ladd
23.	Jessica Jordan	46.	Sam Cheever

 

HUMP DAY HOOK!

It's Wednesday -- time for the HUMP DAY HOOK, a weekly blog meme where authors post a tempting portion of their writing.
Follow this link for a complete listing of this week's participants: Hump Day Authors. And you can find links to these posts on twitter using the hashtag #HDH.

 
With Halloween just days away, I'm offering another bit from my legend-inspired romance ~ The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo (book1 Ashkewheteasu)  It was exactly this time of year when I first learned about the Beast of Bray Road. The story captured my imagination, so I wrote it into a romance. 

First my hook, then details follow:

Death was not something an immortal considered, but he had no reason to live. Distracted by thoughts of suicide, Ash stepped into the road.

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The dark two-mile stretch of road was notorious for deer activity. Needing to stay alert, Olivia yawned and clicked on the high beams  to expand her range of vision. She rolled down the window and took the cold blast of evening air full in the face before turning on the radio. Finding the inane talk radio chatter unappealing, her gaze momentarily strayed from the road to the dial. She looked up in time to see a large husky walk right in front of her car. The horrible thump that followed confirmed her worst fear. 

Pulling off to the shoulder, she ran to the bleeding, unconscious dog. Another car pulled up behind her. The driver hurried over. “Oh the poor thing! I saw it happen. He walked right in front of you.”

Between them they managed to wrap the dog in Olivia’s jacket and get him into her car. Speeding back to the clinic, Olivia grabbed blindly for her cell phone. Feeling the touchpad like Braille, she speed-dialed her boss, John Redleaf. “John, it’s me. I know you and Cora have an evening planned, but I really need some help. Can you give me just an hour of your time?”

“Of course Liv, what’s wrong?”

“I ran over a dog.”

“How bad?”

“I’m not sure. First glance says compound fractured leg for sure, bad road rash, possible internal injuries, there’s pink foam coming out of the mouth and nose.”

“Sounds like a punctured lung. Anything else?”

“I can’t tell. It’s too dark to see.”

“I’m leaving now.”

“I’ll meet you there. Thanks, John. Tell Cora I wouldn’t ask if I thought I could handle this myself. This is a nasty compound fracture. If the dog’s going to keep his leg, he’s going to need surgery.”

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Three hours later, washing up at the sink, knew they’d done all they could for the dog. Olivia’s quick action saved the leg and hopefully the animal’s life as well.

Intent on getting a better look at the amulet they’d found tied around the dog’s neck, John ran the carved bird stone under the water. No larger than a small plum, its smooth surface had been worked by hand until the form of a bird was achieved. The fact the animal wore it suggested they’d been treating someone’s pet, but if he hadn’t cut the bloody cord himself, he’d swear they’d just performed surgery on a wolf or a wolf–dog cross. “I’m not so sure that’s a dog Livie … with that snout, it’s more likely a wolf mix.”

“I believe you’re right. I’m thinking malamute–wolf or husky–wolf cross, myself. Look at those dark markings on the head.”

John nodded. The animal was darker than the average wolf, but definitely wolfish. “Malamute’s a good guess.” He held the small figurine out to her. “But whatever he is, this isn’t an everyday dog tag. He’s obviously somebody’s pet, though I can’t imagine the purpose of a pet wearing a bird stone.”

Taking it, Olivia blotted it dry with a paper towel. Simplistic in its rendering, the stylized bird was similar to Native American artifacts she’d seen in museums. Gift shop souvenir, she thought.

John examined the unconscious dog lying on the table. This was a full-grown adult, obviously well cared for, and he had no tartar on his teeth. No sign of the usual wear to the enamel that came with age either. In fact, his gums, coat, and eyes were all clear of disease and healthy — perfect, actually. John found that curious. A niggling thought entered his mind. Picking the bloodied cord from the trash, he unwound a bit and exposed fresh pale fibers suggesting the cordage had been recently crafted. A memory took him. This was dried stinging nettle, the same material his grandmother used on the reservation. The dog’s owner could be Potawatomi or perhaps Anishinabe, like himself. He turned back to the animal with renewed interest. “I think we’re looking at a rez dog.”

“This far south?” The nearest reservation was Lac du Flambeau, nearly six hours away by car.

“It might explain the bird stone versus dog tag. Very few tagged dogs on the rez.”

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Behind the scenes: At this point in the story, Ashkewheteasu has been watching over his wife's burial mound for millennia. Today he discovers the bulldozers have scraped it all away. The shape-shifted shaman decides to take his life.

Here's the story
The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo (book1 Ashkewheteasu)  
Based upon Native American oral tradition and a modern urban legend
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"I really loved this book. The characters are well rounded and full of personality. I love the way this author plays with the shapeshifter mythos. The scenes are well written and gives a sense of historical background. "
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