A Small Town named Halle - Present Day

Emma Carter has had a crush on Max Cannon since they were kids; however, Max never appeared to notice. Ten years after leaving town, Max, now known as Dr. Max Cannon, is back, and this time around, he’s definitely taking notice of Emma. But Emma’s not the shy little girl he left behind, and Max will have to use all of his admittedly persuasive wiles to persuade her to accept him. Luckily for Max, Emma’s a sucker for kitties, especially big blonde kitties with killer abs and sex appeal to spare.

Welcome to the small town of Halle, where humans and werecats alike lay claim to the land and the people they love. Max is the Alpha of the Puma Pride, and he’s certain Emma is his Curana (mate of the Alpha). What he’s finding difficult to accept is his own stupidity in not recognizing Emma as his mate before he left town so long ago. All of those years they could have been laughing, loving, and tussling when they disagreed. Emma is strong in body and mind; she may not think men lust after petite women with childbearing hips, but obviously she doesn’t know what all men prefer, and it takes Max’s reentrance into her life to reveal to the world just what she’s really made of.

Emma’s friend and business partner, Becky Yaeger, has also drawn the eye of a Halle Puma, Simon Holt (Max’s Beta). Look for their story, SWEET DREAMS, to arrive in August 2008. Adrian Giordano is Max’s business partner, and he takes on the unwelcome task of helping to keep Livia Patterson (Max’s ex) away from him. She’s a lady (and I use term “lady” lightly here) who doesn’t understand the meaning of the word “no.” Fortunately for Adrian, he has a story coming as well, CAT OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, in November 2008, so he may just get a happily-ever-after in recompense for braving Livia’s bad attitude. Belinda Campbell is Livia’s friend; she also appears to be cut from the same cloth, but time will tell.

With great characters (you’ve got to love a heroine who understands that a hot guy who wants to make you like him and then ravish you, is not something to cry about, it’s more like a give thanks to the Big Guy up above moment) and some truly inspiring scenes (a hickey never seemed so sexy) as well as some great laughs (I never knew a grapefruit spoon could be used as a weapon, or that the threat of it would be so funny) THE WALLFLOWER must be on your shopping list this month!

Lori Ann