I have M.A. Church visiting on this special day with her upcoming release Shadows in the Night. Let's give her a warm welcome and then off you all go to enjoy this holiday (if you're in the USA) and if not, enjoy the day likewise!
The foes that are unseen are often
stronger than those that are seen.
~EDWARD COUNSEL, Maxims
Hey everyone! I’m M.A. Church and I’m
here to talk about my latest book called Shadows
in the Night from Dreamspinner, which will be released July 12th.
It’s a paranormal/shifter novel that focuses on two men raised in different
times—Jason, a Native American shifter, and Chip, a modern man with modern
ideas.
Time has also brought with it an enemy
that harbors a deep-seated hatred for Jason; an enemy who will use whatever
means necessary to bring Jason to his knees… including Jason’s own mate.
Shadows in the Night
~A
Leap of Faith Novel
~Blurb:
When Chip Riley's beloved granny passes
away, she leaves him all her money, her land, and a house that needs some
tender love and care. She never mentioned the legacy comes with a Native
American shifter who intends to claim Chip as his mate.
Jason Sky has lived since buffalo roamed
the land. When his totem spirit, a black cougar, saves a little girl, he
doesn’t realize that generations later, her grandson will become his mate,
leaving him to take on a modern man with modern ideas. But that’s the least of
his problems.
Garon, another shifter with a long-held
hatred for Jason, plots to kidnap Chip and lure Jason to his death. Soon Chip
finds himself in an untenable position between a rock and a hard place. A leap
of faith may be the only way to save himself and the man he’s learned to love.
Pages: 200
Cover Artist: L.C. Chase
~Excerpt:
THE black
cougar pulled the blanket to mid-hip. Chip’s chest was still bare, but hey, he
had to get his kicks somehow.
Ugh,
raw steak. Stereotypical response. See what looks like a wild animal and offer
it raw, bloody meat. I prefer mine medium-well, Chip.
He
made another loop around the living area. As far as he could tell, things had
calmed down outside and the other shifter was gone. The appearance of a new
cougar worried him. He knew who all the shifters were in town, and this one, he
didn’t recognize. There was something about its scent too—he smelled off.
Wrong. He had made eye contact when they fought and there was nothing, no
humanity in the other cougar’s eyes. All of his kind retained their morals
while in spirit form. Whoever this was had targeted Chip, and that was a
mistake. Messing with a shifter’s mate not only could result in death, but
usually did. His kind tended to be… possessive.
He
glanced back at Chip. His human was snoring. All the excitement must have worn
him out.
And
what the hell is up with the “boy” nickname all of a sudden? Do I look like a
boy? We’ll see who the “boy” is when I get your ass in bed and you’re under me
screaming my name. Frankly, I don’t think I can afford to wait much longer,
with the appearance of that other shifter. Of course, you need to know whose
name to yell. First thing tomorrow, I plan to remedy that, thanks to the Other.
Just wish it didn’t have to be done like this.
He’d
taken to calling the new shifter Other simply because he didn’t know who he
was. Hours passed, and the night sky lightened as daybreak approached. He
decided it was safe for him to leave. There had been no sign of the new shifter
for hours.
Should I
wake him? Ah well, where’s the fun in that? Time to make a point, I think. One
that he can’t ignore. Might as well, because come tomorrow, he’s going to have
to deal with the fact things aren’t what they seem around here.
Author
bio:
M.A. Church
lives in the southern United States and spent many years in the elementary education
sector. She is married to her high school sweetheart and they have two children.
Her hobbies are gardening, walking, attending flea markets, watching
professional football, racing, and spending time with her family on the lake.
But her most
beloved hobby is reading. From an early age, she can remember hunting for books
at the library. Later nonhuman and science fiction genres captured her
attention and drew her into the worlds the authors had created. But always at
the back of her mind was the thought that one day, when the kids were older and
she had more time, she would write a book.
By sheer chance
she stumbled across a gay male romance story on the web and was hooked. A new
world opened up and she fell in love. Thus the journey started. When not
writing or researching, she enjoys reading the latest erotic and mainstream romance
novels.
My links:
Twitter
@nomoretears00
Thanks for having me!
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Always a pleasure, MA!
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