Warmest of Welcome to J.C. McKenzie! Author of SHIFT HAPPENS and THE SHUCKER'S BOOKTIQUE
Welcome, WELCOME to J.C. McKenzie today! I'm a HUGH Carus Fan and hope you all will check out BOTH her books, too. Let's start with a get-to-know-you. Take it away J.C....
1. How would your mother describe
you in one word?
Stubborn
2. What is your favorite flower?
Daisies
3. What is the most insane question
you’ve ever been asked?
From
someone on Facebook: “Will you teach me your sexy ways?”
4. What word in the English language
do you wish you had invented?
Serendipity
5. Where would you like to live?
Back on
the West Coast of Canada
6. What is the first quote that
comes to your mind?
“Octopus,
octopus, tell me, I begs. Is those things arms or is they legs?” (Ogden Nash)
7. What animal best describes the
kind of boy you’d be interested in?
Wolf
8. What do you miss about your
childhood?
Freedom
from responsibilities and endless possibilities
9. If you could change your name,
what would you change it to?
I wouldn’t
change it. I’ve got a pretty good one.
10. What is the main fault in your
character?
Trust
issues
12. Describe how you kiss in one
word.
French
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LON RIDES THE WAVES, LIVES BY
THE TIDES, AND NOTHING CAN HOLD HIM DOWN, BUT WILLA MAY BE THE ANCHOR HE NEEDS.
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Cover:
Book Specs:
Title: The Shucker’s Booktique
Series Name: Lobster Cove
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Editor: Lara Parker
Cover Artist: Debbie Taylor of DCA Graphics
Theme(s): Shapeshifters, supernatural
SubGenre(s): Paranormal/Urban Fantasy
Rating: Spicy (PG13)
Keywords: Shifter, Paranormal, Fae, Urban Fantasy
Page Count: 115
Word Count: 27346
Digital Price: 2.99
Digital ISBN 978-1-62830-659-0
COPYRIGHT © 2014 by J. C. McKenzie
Blurb:
After her fiancé dumps her and her beloved Aunt Jenny
goes missing, Willa Eklund travels to Lobster Cove with a broken heart to
search for Jenny while running her bookstore. When a mysterious man visits the
Shucker's Booktique on a stormy night drenched in rain and covered in mud,
Willa's heart melts under his stormy gaze. She wants Lon and the answers he may
have, but he also has a secret. Can Willa trust him?
Lon Devlin is a Tempest, a water sprite who can only
take a human form during stormy nights. He rides the waves, lives by the tides,
and nothing can hold him down, not even a beautiful woman. When he visits his
mortal friend, he discovers she's missing and her intriguing niece has taken
her place. He wants Willa, but he also wants answers. What happened to Jenny?
Excerpt:
Thump!
Thump! Thump!
No! She
gasped. It couldn’t be. The banging on the front door of the booktique had to
be a figment of her imagination. She couldn’t will Lon into existence. Why
would he come back? Especially if he was involved. Unless…cold ice prickled up
her spine…unless he needed to eliminate her to take care of loose ends.
No.
Crazy thoughts, Willa. He could’ve taken care of her the night
before. No, her heart hammered against her chest for a different reason. But it
didn’t matter. The knocking on the door wouldn’t, couldn’t be him.
Thump!
Thump! Thump!
Could it? She clutched her hot mug in both hands and
turned toward the doorway leading to the bookstore. From the kitchen in the
back room, she had a clear view through the store to the front door, but not who
stood on the other side.
“Willa!” Lon growled. “Wake up and let me in!”
Willa gasped and almost dropped her cup. The tea
sloshed around and some spilled over her hands. It burned, but she didn’t move.
She couldn’t breathe. Somehow the air got trapped inside her throat. Why was he
here? What did he want?
Oh God,
let it be me!
Sorry, J.C. - I can't resist giving a plug for CARUS!
SHE NEEDS TO CLEAR HER NAME. HE
NEEDS TO CHAPERONE. CAN THEY KEEP IT PROFESSIONAL?
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Blurb:
Andrea McNelly's job as a government agent is not
asking questions, but then a routine assignment turns into a botched
assassination of a Master Vampire's human servant. Answers become a priority.
Her search to discover the truth is riddled with obstacles, the largest being
an oversized Werewolf who resembles a Norse god. Andy can't afford the distraction
he offers, because if she fails, she faces eternal enslavement.
Wick's job is to monitor Andy, but he prefers more
intimate activities, none of them G-Rated. His choices, however, are often not
his own. His ability to help Andy is limited by his bond to the Master Vampire.
Facing many trials and challenges along her path to
redemption, Andy learns the value of her freedom might be set too high.
Excerpt:
A large black wolf trotted into the
clearing to confront me. He had a white-tipped snout, white boots and mitts and
would have looked cute had he not been the most intimidating Werewolf I’d ever
seen. Standing tall and solid, power rolled off of his body. His eyes bore into
mine. I sniffed the air. The strong Werewolf scent of rosemary swirled around
me, strong and seductive, laced with sugar. A weird fuzzy sensation spread out
from my chest. Whoa.
Alpha.
My other form growled low, demanding
release, straining against my skin. The energy of the wolves built—layers upon
layers of excitement and impatience. The air pulsated with anticipation. They
could sense the imminent kill.
Let me out! My other form repeated,
throwing her power against my built up walls, howling in defiance.
When the energy of the Werewolves
surged, I finally released her. My wolf form flowed out fast, wiping out the
feline in little more than a heartbeat. Smaller, weaker and the size of a
natural wolf, a Shifter in this form was no match for a Werewolf, especially a
dominant one. I had time to meet the eyes of the Alpha for only an instant
before the pack leapt forward. My limbs shook. It went against every instinct
ingrained within me, but I rolled onto my back—submissive.
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About the Author:
Born and raised on the Haida Gwaii, off the West Coast
of Canada, J.C. McKenzie grew up in a pristine wilderness that inspired her to
dream. She writes Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance.
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