What is the best thing about being a werewolf?
The ability to shape-shift is the best thing. As a wolf I can live in the wild, but there are times when having opposable thumbs is advantageous, like when I’m riding my motorcycle. Being part of a pack is good thing. Humans can live in a densely populated city and feel isolated and alone, but a wolf pack is family. You always belong.
When you’re in wolf form, do you think and feel the same as when you’re in human form?
Yes, but when in wolf form there is a feral side that I cannot deny. I love hunting game and running in the moonlight.
How do you feel about humans?
I love humans. My mother is half-human. I’m part of the human family, but I prefer to live with my pack.
Where are you from?
I live in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California. The high country is home. I love the pristine lakes and the towering trees. I prefer the sounds of nature to the din of the city. I can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Do you have a love interest?
I do. Her name is Kissa. She’s a Catamount, a big cat shifter and not the usual choice for a wolf. I wanted her the moment I breathed her scent. She thinks that a big cat and a wolf are a bad mix. She’s wrong. (Smiles) She might take a bit of convincing, but I’m up to the task.
Who is your greatest enemy and why?
Kissa is on the run. She has two nasty Catamounts on her tail and they mean her harm. Her enemies are now my enemies. I protect those I love.
Name one person you trust.
I trust my brothers, Thorne and Canus. Thorne is my big brother and Canus is my twin. We’re close. I can count on them to help me, and Kissa. My brothers always have my back.
Blurb
Kissa Troy mistakenly believes she’s safe in her identity as Beth Smith. No one knows she’s a mountain cat shifter and hiding from the Catamounts, a dangerous shifter cult. One day, a sexy alpha wolf walks into her life. Shaking off a determined wolf isn’t easy. When she’s tracked down by the Catamounts, Kissa turns to the wolf for protection.
Wolves and mountain cats are natural enemies, but all it takes is one breath and Clay Thunder is hooked. The sex is hot. The attraction is undeniable. She may be a cat with trouble on her tail, but she’s the one.
Still. A wolf and a mountain cat?
Excerpt
The moment Clay stepped into gloomy bar the scent of female cat perfumed the air, but this feline was no run of the mill tabby. Instead of his hackles rising, something lower, deeper stirred. Arousal wasn’t his usual reaction to her kind. Big cats and wolves were natural enemies.
“I love bars without windows,” Dan said. “Country music on the jukebox and air conditioners running at full blast. A working man’s heaven.”
Clay barely noticed the cool air or the song playing on the jukebox. His attention was on the cat. The sunglasses were gone and a pair of slanted tawny eyes locked with his. Her mountain cat scent wasn’t strong enough for her to be full blooded. Like him, human blood flowed in her veins. Perhaps that was why her beauty was striking, rather than conventional. Her nose was thin, her cheekbones high and her mouth a bit too wide. Clay loved her looks.
“Welcome to Murphy’s.”
He pulled off his hat and dropped onto a stool. He and Dan were the only customers.
She moved along the bar until she stood directly opposite Clay. Her nose twitched. She knew what he was, but instead of keeping a bit of distance between them she leaned closer. “What’s your pleasure?”
Her voice was low and slightly breathy. Her feline scent surrounded Clay, pushing away the smell of beer and stale smoke. His heart rate jumped and his brain went numb. His blood and his senses went south. He wanted her.
Her eyes narrowed with knowing and her lips parted in unconscious anticipation.
Sometimes lightning just struck. Out of the blue and without warning.
He didn’t know her name or anything about her, except the physical attraction between them was as strong for her as it was for him.
In a heartbeat, Clay changed his plans. He wasn’t leaving the city until he made this kitty purr.
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AUTHOR BIO
B.J. McCall lives in sunny California. She is published in contemporary, sci-fi and paranormal genres. Werewolves are favorite characters to create and Thunder Wolves is an ongoing series. Her website is www.bjmccall.com
Wonderful interview. These two sound like a unusual pairing.