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Snow
and the Seventh Wolf
Twisted
Tales: Come Into the Woods, Book Two
Jessica
Aspen
Genre: Spicy Twisted Fairy Tale
Romance
Publisher: Passion in Print
Number of pages: 115
Word Count: 33,406
Book
Description:
Exiled for attempting to kill his
sister’s lover, the last thing Seth needs is to be saddled with a human. But
Seth can’t turn his back when he discovers Snow fleeing from her avaricious
step-parents murder plot. Isolated in a cabin in the woods, Snow attempts
seduction and Seth discovers even werewolves are vulnerable to passion’s
temptation. Seth’s angry struggles against his desire drive him away, but his
over-protective alpha nature won’t let him abandon a female in distress.
With Snow in danger again, can
Seth overcome his prejudices in time to save Snow from her step-parents’ evil
plan?
Review:
A treacherous step mother who has a new plan to rid, Snow
Electra Jazzman, of her life sets Snow on quite a different journey all
together. Running in the woods trying to
survive an unexpected attack, Snow finds herself at a cabin that is inhabited
by Seth who is resistant to the pull of attraction they both feel. Seth is at the cabin trying to find himself,
orders of his interfering family and none of those plans include a human whose
touch has him raging hard to fight the beast within.
Wicked fun, quite a different take on the Snow White
story. I thought this was thoroughly
entertaining and made me eager to read more from this new to me author.
Little
Red Riding Wolf
Twisted
Tales: Come Into the Woods, Book One
Jessica
Aspen
Genre: Spicy Paranormal
Publisher: Passion in Print Press
ISBN: #978-1-60820-615-5
Number of pages:111
Word Count: 34,000+
Cover Artist: Deana C. Jamroz
Book
Description:
Tired with being the runt of the
litter, feisty Red jumps on the opportunity to take on the sexy new forest
ranger, but when Evan uncovers evidence of wolves, things get out of control.
Can Red keep her were-wolf identity secret and still save Evan from her
brother’s thirst for blood?
Fraternizing with humans is
taboo, but when feisty werewolf Red runs into hunky new forest ranger Evan
Brewster, she jumps on the opportunity to let loose her desires. Evan is stoked
when he meets the petite red haired hottie, and combined with his new discovery
of wolves in Colorado, thinks his career and life are made. Then Red pushes him
away, her hostile brother threatens his life, and things begin to spiral out of
control. Caught between her sexy lover and her pack can Red trust Evan with her
secrets, or must she sacrifice her human lover and her heart?
Little
Red Riding Wolf was a finalist in the 2011 Passionate Ink Stroke of Midnight
contest
Excerpt
Snow slipped and slid through the deepening drifts trying to
catch the disappearing black wolf. For a moment he paused, a ghost wolf
silhouetted on a rise. Her heart pounded. Was he waiting for her?
She forced her frozen feet to speed up, tucking her chin and
racing toward the hill, but her slick soles betrayed her and she tumbled into a
drift. When she looked up, he was gone.
“Wait!” she shouted. The gathering storm swallowed her words
whole.
She lay on the ground while the wind drove tiny stinging
flakes into her eyes and skin.
She deserved to die here in the snow. By stupidly following
what she’d thought was a sign from her dead father she was lost, worse than
before. At least earlier, she’d been on a trail. Now she was deep in the
wilderness of the Grand Tetons, caught in a blizzard with the early night of
winter on its way, her feet and hands slowly growing numb. The wolf hadn’t been
her savior, sent from a dead caring father. Instead, he’d betrayed her.
Another howl carried over the rush of the blizzard.
The wolf was still out there.
She staggered to her feet, searching fruitlessly though the
curtain of snow for a black shadow. Another howl had her head whipping to the
side. Through the gloom of the gathering clouds and snow, instead of the wolf,
she saw a light flickering in the trees.
She plowed into the underbrush, pushing through branches
that seemed to claw and bite. Following the howls to the flickering light she
spotted a tiny cabin, small glowing windows beckoning. She made it to the door
and pounded with her last bit of strength.
No one came. Snow sagged against the hard wood. This was as
far as she could go.
The door opened with sudden force, and she fell in, landing
hard in a man’s open arms. Snow blinked up at the stern dark face of every LA’s
director’s twenty-something dream pirate.
Golden eyes, black tousled hair and a build that every actor
would kill for.
“Won’t you come in?” he asked, his voice deep and rough and
surprised.
Every light in the small living room and open entryway was
on, and more lights were on upstairs. She said the first words that tumbled out
of her mouth, “Your lights are on, don’t you know we’re trying to save energy?”
An almost rusty sound rumbled deep in his chest, vibrating
her body and surprising a smile out of her.
His teeth flashed. “I’m sorry. I’ll turn them off right
away.”
He set her on her feet. “Would you like to come in and get
warm?”
She took a good look at him, white button down shirt flared
wide and unbuttoned showcasing a broad muscled chest.
Touchable black hair curled damply at his neck. His deep
gold eyes gleamed secrets, and she suddenly realized she must have caught him
naked in the shower.
Her cold cheeks burned.
He looked like a god and she became suddenly aware of her
cold sodden clothes, her lank hair dripping snow onto his floor.
“I’m sorry, I’m making a mess. I must look awful.”
“Don’t be sorry.” He stared at her, his enigmatic eyes
capturing hers, suspending time as he reached out a hand and stroked a clump of
snow off of her hair “You’re gorgeous,” he almost whispered.
His hand trailed down her hair to flick snow on the stone
pavers at her feet. Liquid heat pooled low in her pelvis.
“I…” she stuttered.
The wolf had done the same thing, stared at her with golden eyes,
trapping her in its spell. She shook herself free and stepped back, unsettled
and shaky with a strange desire.
Interview:
Review:
Red wants to go to college and be a normal, even if she is a
shifting wolf. Her family is fighting
her tooth and nail blaming her incident with a human boy at eighteen as not
able to be in control, they would rather have her mated and settled down. Biding her time she meets Evan Brewster who
ignites every desirable bone in her body, the problem is he is human. Passion is high, but allowing Evan into Red’s
world could destroy everything her family has built or end with Evan's death on her hands.
I liked this one, I thought it had a different twist in
shifter stories that you don’t see often where the female is the shifter and
the male is human. Another fantastic
interpretation of a classic fairy tale, Jessica Aspen has a way of crafting a modern
day tale that keeps the reader entranced.
Interview:
If I could be a
shifter I would be?
Hi, and thanks for having me
as a guest on your blog. Hmm, this is a tough one. I think I would pick a
shifter like Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels. In the True Blood
series shifters can be any animal at all. That would give me the ability to
pick and choose as I felt like it. You didn't really expect me to make a
decision and pick just one, did you? :)
Was there a
particular person that you used for inspiration for Snow and the Seventh Wolf?
This is a great question.
Authors get asked all the time if they write about people they know and the
truth is I don't. My characters are people all on their own. Seth grew out of
his sister's story in the previous book, so he's his own inspiration. As for
Snow, she created herself as I wrote. Maybe someday I'll actually write about a
person I know, I hear it can be very cathartic to kill off childhood bullies.
What is the
perfect setting while writing?
I like to work at home with
no one else around. I have a terrible time writing that first draft, I have to
make myself sit down and get those words out every day. Once the rough draft is
done I can edit with people around, but I prefer to do it all by myself if
possible. I tried working in our upstairs office, but I felt cut off, so now I
have a folding table with my laptop in our family room. It sounds spartan, but
I can get up and get coffee, let the dog in and out, and I have a large picture
window to look through- so I'm happy. Unless the family is actually around,
then I get crabby!
Favorite
comfort food?
Chocolate of any kind. Right
now I'm big into 70% dark chocolate. It is so rich and satisfying I'm happy
with just a bite or two. But if I really want to wallow, then it's cake.
Chocolate of course, and the darker and richer the better.
Jessica Aspen writes paranormal
romance near the foothills of the Colorado Rockies. Her books are full of
elves, were-wolves and sexy men who walk on the dark side of the knife. She
loves dark chocolate, walking the dog, hiking and is obsessed with new
electronic writing devices. Jessica is also obsessed with writing, and learning
about writing. She is a member of RWA, CRW, FF&P and PRO. You can find
Jessica most days during the week athttp://jessicaaspen.com
Hi, and thanks for featuring and reviewing Snow and the Seventh Wolf on your blog today. You made me blush!
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