This one is a story in the Howl anthology from Loose Id. It was the Halloween anthology for 2005.
It’s the first story in the Leashed universe, an alternative modern day where witches and shapeshifters are real but they aren’t known to the public at large.
This series wasn’t so much inspired by my images, but there are some images I did of the boys to help me visualize them. Seen here.
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Available in ebook at Barnes & Noble
BLURB:
An evil witch gives Meg two weeks to join his coven. Or else. The deadline? Samhain.
What’s a good witch to do?
Magic, of course. She casts an age-old summoning spell to attract a shapeshifter to leash for her protection. It works, but it’s a two for one deal: Rudy, a werewolf, and Michael, a werejaguar.
The excerpt at the buy link above is a good one to get an idea of the story, so I’ve included a steamier excerpt here.
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We were all silent with our thoughts. Michael sat up, gaze pointed toward my bookshelf but I doubted my paperback collection was his focus. Rudy sank back in my chair, brimming with expectation. I stayed very still and watched Michael. He was quite obviously the leader of the two and he knew way more about the situation than I could have hoped. I felt pretty confident that, with him on my side, I could stave off Roland.
Of course, with him at my side, I’d love to do a bunch of other things. Afternoon sunlight streamed through the sheers on the window behind the couch, touching off mahogany highlights in his hair. It my have been fancy, but I’m pretty sure that I could see the ghost of the rosettes that would decorate his hide when he changed to a jaguar. continue reading
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