Book cover and blurb
Title:
Wolf Legend
Author:
Florence Witkop
Genre:
Urban Fantasy
Book Blurb:
Jane, who dislikes wolves because they kill livestock, takes Buck
Portman, wolf researcher and wildlife professor at the nearby college to an
island for a week to seek out the huge wolves legend says have been seen in the
area. She's skeptical until a huge wolf runs through their camp... and mentally
connects with Jane. Both woman and wolf are startled by their mental connection.
The wolf invites Jane to follow so they can sort out what's between them. Jane
takes off after the wolf in the dark, followed by the confused professor. She
follows the wolf through a cave and into another world, one populated by
larger-than-life, dangerous animals, including the wolves of the legend. Her
mental connection to the alpha she-wolf is all that saves their lives in that
dangerous place. Days later, when they return to their world, at the request of
the alpha wolf they take her wolf pup with a broken leg so it can be healed.
Problem is that wild wolves are not allowed as pets in our world so the
professor must technically care for the wolf with Jane's help. But he has
reservations. The huge dire wolf pup is in the wrong world. As it grows, will
it remain a pet or become a dangerous predator? As the attraction between Jane
and the professor grows, so do the problems inherent in having a huge
prehistoric wolf in today's world.
Book Excerpt:
I
set the cup on the ground beside me to save the one last cold swallow for later
when I turned in for the night. Buck,
watching, hooked his own empty cup over his belt and prepared to do the same.
As
my cup touched the ground, the largest wolf I'd ever seen ran through our
campsite. Two hundred pounds at least,
possibly three hundred, with black velvet, silver-tipped fur and yellow eyes
that shone in the night.
It
was beautiful. Awesome. And it tore through the camp as if we weren't
there, scattering plates and silverware every which way and making short work
of the tent just because it happened to be in its path. "Oh my God!" My mouth dropped open because the wolf
couldn't exist. Not here, not anywhere
on earth. But it did.
The
wolf heard. Stopped. Turned towards me. Scared the crap out of me because it was
larger than me, double the size of any wolf I'd ever heard of and a
predator. Tipped its head to one side
and looked straight at me. Stared.
Our
looks met. Connected. My fear disappeared because it wasn't looking
for food. It was on its way home and in
a hurry to get there. The pups missed
their mom, the rest of the pack was good, they took care of the pups, but they
couldn't take the place of a real mother.
It should hurry home.
I
blinked. Tried to wrap my mind around
what was happening and failed completely.
I couldn't know what it was thinking.
I couldn't be reading its mind.
Of course not, it was impossible to know what another human being was
thinking, let alone a wolf. Wolves were
a whole other species.
Except
that I did.
Author Bio:
Florence’s stories begin as
simple tales of contemporary life, often in small towns or the wilderness she
knows so well. Where they go from there is what makes them special. There is
always a strong sense of place. Sometimes they cross genres and contain paranormal,
sci/fi, or fantasy elements. There is usually a romance and there are always
characters her readers like and would enjoy having as friends.
Most of all, there is a story
because what Florence does best is tell stories. Well plotted stories that carry
the characters towards a logical conclusion that always includes a happy
ending. Stories that shine light on the human condition while they
celebrate the world we live in. Stories that her readers relate to and
remember long after the reading is over.
She writes about people who are
as normal as apple pie (most of them, anyway) who unexpectedly find themselves
in the middle of situations ranging from the heartwarming through the difficult
and all the way to the horrendous. But Florence’s characters choose to act
instead of running away. In the process, they survive, thrive, overcome
whatever obstacles large or small are thrown in front of them, and while they
are at it, they find time to fall in love.
Florence was born in the city and
has lived in the suburbs, small towns, the country and the wilderness area of
northern Minnesota, where she still lives with her husband and a cowardly cat
named Smoke.
At various times in her writing
career she’s been a confession writer, a copywriter, a ghost writer and an
editor. She writes short stories, novellas and novels. Her work has been
categorized as romance, science-fiction, fantasy, mainstream and eco-fiction,
to name a few genres that it fits so beautifully into.
Links:
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009R6WMT0
Smashwords link: http://www.smashwords/com/books/view/287109
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