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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Dariel Raye on Raven's Shelter

Got Wolf? 2 - Taming of the Wolf - “Raven’s Shelter” by Dariel Raye

Raven, a sentinel wolf shifter, is captured and locked in his wolf form until Karen, a veterinarian, tries to tame him and unleashes a 6'5" baby blue-eyed surprise.

Dr. Karen Marshall is a veterinarian with a calling – save as many stray animals as possible. The only child of wealthy, yet distant parents, she’s convinced that love is not for her. Until…


Raven’s search for his twin sister leads him to Karen. Born into a rare species of wolf shifters whose main purpose is protecting others, he has always been forced to fend for himself, but Karen’s loving, protective nature draws him – and not a moment too soon. Together, they must learn to trust each other enough to overcome a new, deadly enemy.


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Here’s an excerpt…

Water. He needed water. Raven moved toward the kitchen, assuming that was where Karen kept water for her pets.


There they were, a row of water and food bowls along a kitchen wall. Raven stepped up to the largest bowl and was met with the growling Doberman-mix again.


Raven made eye contact with the dog. Don’t mess with me, dog, I’m not in the mood.


Once again, the Doberman-mix moved away. Smart dog.


Just as Raven was about to drink, a hand swooped down and slid the bowl from under him, replacing it with another bowl full of water. He growled at the sudden movement.


She completely ignored his warning, placing another bowl of water in front of him. “This one’s yours. What would you like me to call you?”


Raven started to drink his water. Oh, here we go. Another stupid-ass name. Buddy, Blacky, hell what’s it gonna be this time?


He glanced up and noticed Karen’s pensive expression. She was serious about this name thing, and when he took a moment from berating himself for the mess he’d gotten himself into, he could see that she was actually kind of cute. Definitely not an appropriate mate, the human thing and all, but yeah, definitely worth a bit of his time. She had warm brown eyes, short black hair, and skin the color of baked pecans. Raven loved baked, salted pecans with a sprinkle of sugar.


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10 comments:

  1. Hi Dariel and Emma! Raven's Shelter sounds like such a tempting read! Good luck with the anthology. Loved the excerpt.

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  2. Thanks for being my guest today, Dariel.

    Nice to see you, Kaye!

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  3. Great excerpt. What a place to stop....

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  4. Hi Dariel,
    Nice excerpt. Raven's Shelter sounds like a very interesting read. Best of luck with it.
    Cheers
    Margaret

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  5. Thanks for visiting Beth and Margaret!

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  6. Dariel, I just saw you at Lynne's blog, LOL. I'm looking forward to sitting down on a dark evening with this anthology ;).

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  7. Thanks for stopping by Mary and Helen!

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  8. Hi Dariel,
    I really enjoyed your excerpt. Best of luck with Raven's Shelter.

    Jana

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  9. Interesting article, added his blog to Favorites

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