When I first wrote BOUND BY MOONLIGHT, the fourth book in my “By Moonlight” shapeshifter series back in 2010-11, NY publishers were hot for extra content to help promote their projects through early online book groups (at least S&S was, bless their hearts!). Most of my author friends grumbled about this additional PR duty, but I loved it. PR was one of my college minors and even early on, I could see the value of hooking reader attention as paranormal romance was taking off on the shelves. But what to do that would be different? Then one of the early online sites I belonged to suggested that participants rewrite a fable based upon the characters in their latest release. And Snow White and the Huntsman was the perfect fit for my seductively dangerous shapeshifter bodyguard and the NOPD detective determined to put the cuffs on him (and not in a fun way – at least not yet!) Here’s a peek . . .

Bound by Moonlight (By Moonlight - Book 4)

Length: 370 Pages

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POLICE DETECTIVE CHARLOTTE CAISSIE AND HER SHAPE-SHIFTING PARAMOUR MAX SAVOIE THOUGHT THE PAST WAS BEHIND THEM. BUT IN NANCY GIDEON’S IRRESISTIBLE NEW ROMANCE, THEY DISCOVER IT MAY NEVER LET THEM GO. . . .

THEY SWORE THEY’D BE TOGETHER FOREVER.

Detective Charlotte Caissie is suddenly sharing drawer space and making local news with her shape-shifter lover, Max Savoie. He’s determined to be accepted by her peers—so how can she ask him to return to his criminal roots to help her solve a complex case?

BUT THOSE THEY TRUST THE MOST . . .

Working undercover with her partner to find the serial killer who’s kidnapped a colleague’s daughter, Cee Cee is caught between her job and her fiercely possessive lover. And when she calls on Max’s preternatural talents to aid his hated enemy, she crosses a line that strains their relationship to its limit.

. . . WILL DO ANYTHING TO TEAR THEM APART.

With his secret spreading, Max is forced to protect his family and his clan. The only certainty is his love for his human mate . . . unless the loyalties that define them divide them forever.

The Excerpt

“Just how far do we have to go to meet with this informant?”
He didn’t turn. “We’re not meeting anyone.”
More cautious now, Charlotte pressed, “You said you had important information for me.”
“I believe what I said was I wanted you to come with me for an enlightening ride.”
More silence as he imagined her processing that in her coolly clever cop brain until she reached the proper conclusion. She stopped walking. Despite the ripe smell of the swamps, her scent enveloped him, a sultry tease of Voodoo Love that never failed to cast its spell. Contrarily, her words were as sharp as a knife’s edge.
“Did Jimmy ask you to take me for this ride?”
. . . and a bit more . . .
Even though she hid it well, alarm shivered through her voice. His reputation for seeing Legere’s dirty deeds done wasn’t exaggerated. He’d killed at his mentor’s command more than once, and always without hesitation. It’s what he was, what he did. But the thought of Charlotte on the other end of that order unsettled him, giving him pause when he should have been planning.
There was no place for uncertainty in Max’s linear world. Jimmy spoke, he obeyed. That’s how it would always be. He’d only deviated from that narrow path once before, when he’d broken all the rules to save a bold young girl from a terrible situation she didn’t deserve. That girl, who had no memory of her savior, was as fearless then as the woman she’d become was now.
“Jimmy believes you’re too dangerous,” he told her, moving his hands away from his body in a non-threatening manner, “that you can’t be reasoned with or ignored.”
A grim laugh. “He’d be right about that. So tell me, Max. Was this ride supposed to be round trip or just one way?”
Then he turned toward her, not surprised to find her in a defensive stance, her police issue in hand and aimed at his midsection. He smiled at her bravado. “I haven’t decided yet.”

When I just came across this three-page fantasy sidebar, I thought “Eureka!” I’d hit paydirt. One of my goals was to find fun extra content to put in each reissued book of the series as an “extra” for my readers, and this little twist on a tale (or tail!) was just the thing to add in.

Wishing you all a Happy Super Bowl Sunday/Valentine’s Day Tuesday. I’ve been eyeballing those pretty decorated cupcakes on the counter all morning . . . Now, I’m heading outside to enjoy this unseasonably warm and sunny weather here in the Mitten to resist the temptation. Maybe I’ll even dig out the cat leashes . . .

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