{"id":1086,"date":"2016-04-28T08:59:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T12:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2016-03-29T20:49:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T00:49:08","slug":"werewolf-week-cardeno-c-s-werewolf-read-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2016\/04\/28\/werewolf-week-cardeno-c-s-werewolf-read-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Werewolf Week: Cardeno C.&#8217;s Werewolf Read Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Cardeno C.&#8217;s Werewolf Read Recommendations:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01BOWHBWC\/ref=series_rw_dp_sw\">L. Langley&#8217;s With or Without Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01ABTBA26\/ref=series_rw_dp_sw\">The Cloverleaf Pack by Lisa Oliver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00XM288MA\/ref=series_rw_dp_sw\">Good Bones by Kim Fielding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Relentless-Southwestern-Shifters-Book-2-ebook\/dp\/B004C05CI4\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1459117610&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=relentless+bailey+bradford\">Southwestern Shifters series by Bailey Bradford<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0159P8J44\/ref=series_rw_dp_sw\">The Holland Brothers by Toni Griffin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About Cardeno C:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cardeno C. &#8211; CC to friends &#8211; is a hopeless romantic who wants to add a lot of happiness and a few &#8220;awwws&#8221; into a reader&#8217;s day. Writing is a nice break from real life as a corporate type and volunteer work with gay rights organizations. Cardeno&#8217;s stories range from sweet to intense, contemporary to paranormal, long to short, but they always include strong relationships and walks into the happily-ever-after sunset. Cardeno&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/collection\/Mates\">Mates<\/a> and Pack collections focus on wolf shifters with designed mates and strong happily ever afters.<\/p>\n<p><em>Heartwarming Stories. Strong Relationships. Forever Love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardenoC\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CardenoC\">Facebook Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/CardenoC\/\">Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/cardenoc\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/cardenoC\/\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caferisque.blogspot.com\/\">Blog (shared)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1088\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2016\/04\/28\/werewolf-week-cardeno-c-s-werewolf-read-recommendations\/red-river-cc-customdesign-jayaheer2015-200x300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-River-CC-Customdesign-JayAheer2015-200x300.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red-River-CC-Customdesign-JayAheer2015-200&amp;#215;300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-River-CC-Customdesign-JayAheer2015-200x300.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1088\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Red-River-CC-Customdesign-JayAheer2015-200x300-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"Red-River-CC-Customdesign-JayAheer2015-200x300\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Cardeno C.\u2019s Wolf Shifter Books<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/collection\/Mates\">Mates (standalone novels)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/book\/wakemeupinside\">Wake Me Up Inside<\/a>: A powerful Alpha wolf shifter and a strong-willed human overcome traditions ingrained over generations and uncover long-buried secrets to fulfill their destiny as true mates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/book\/inyoureyes\">In Your Eyes<\/a>: Two very different men with a tumultuous history must overcome challenges from all sides and see past their society&#8217;s rules to realize they are destined for one another.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/book\/untilforevercomes\">Until Forever Comes<\/a>: A sensitive wolf shifter and a vicious vampire challenge history, greed, and the very fabric of their beings in order to stay together until forever comes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/collection\/Pack\">Pack (standalone novellas)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/book\/bluemountain\">Blue Mountain<\/a>: An Omega who must learn to trust. An Alpha who must learn patience. Fate unites them. Love keeps them toget<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/book\/red-river\">Red River<\/a>: Two Alpha shifters join together to lead their pack and build a family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/book\/allofme\">All of Me (standalone short novella):<\/a> To bond with his destined mate, an Alpha wolf must look past what he sees and trust what he feels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Excerpt From <\/u><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardenoc.com\/en\/book\/red-river\"><strong>Red River by Cardeno C.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re literally asleep on your feet. My dad wasn\u2019t exaggerating when he said you were exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wesley opened his eyes to see Jobe standing directly in front of him, a glass of water in one hand and a steaming mug of something that smelled of oranges, cranberries, cinnamon, and cloves in the other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTea,\u201d Jobe said by way of explanation when Wesley looked at the mug. \u201cIt\u2019s herbal. I thought\u2014\u201d He swallowed, his Adam\u2019s apple bobbing. \u201cI brought the water too, but this will help you relax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Implied in that statement was an accusation that Wesley appeared on edge, which meant he wasn\u2019t handling his emotions well. Not an acceptable quality in an Alpha. But arguing about it would support that position and trying to justify it would make him look defensive. Besides, there was something in Jobe\u2019s empathetic eyes, his warm tone, even his relaxed posture, that told Wesley he wasn\u2019t being challenged or judged. This man seemed genuine in his desire to soothe him and it struck Wesley that Jobe would be the perfect person for a busy, pressure-filled Alpha to confide in at the end of each day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you.\u201d Wesley took the water and swallowed it down in four big gulps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you want more?\u201d Jobe reached for the empty glass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d Though he wasn\u2019t normally a tea drinker, the aroma wafting from the mug wrapped around Wesley, providing the relaxation Jobe had promised. \u201cBut that tea smells good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the spices are local.\u201d Jobe handed him the hot mug and took the glass. \u201cDo you want to sit?\u201d He tipped his head toward an overstuffed sofa upholstered in a mishmash of quilted patterns. \u201cThat couch is really comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If he had to pretend to mate with someone, Wesley probably would have chosen a person with Jobe\u2019s disposition. Not that he\u2019d had a choice. But regardless, the tea smelled wonderful and he saw the wisdom in getting to know the man who would be by his side for the foreseeable future, so he nodded and stepped over to the couch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely colorful.\u201d He sank into the soft cushions and, without his permission, a happy moan escaped his grateful body.<\/p>\n<p>Brown eyes twinkling, Jobe joined him on the couch. \u201cWhat were you saying?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a sigh, Wesley leaned into the corner between the sofa back and the plush arm and stretched his tired legs out. \u201cIt\u2019s very comfortable,\u201d he admitted as he raised the mug to his mouth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelores Jenkins, one of our pack members, is a skilled seamstress and her mate is a carpenter.\u201d Jobe tucked his leg underneath his butt and mirrored Wesley\u2019s position at the other end of the couch. \u201cThey made it for me when I chose this cabin as my home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was a flash of familiarity as Wesley watched Jobe situate himself on the sofa, but it disappeared so quickly Wesley couldn\u2019t pinpoint the source. Shaking off the odd feeling, he breathed in the spicy aroma wafting from the mug and then sipped the hot liquid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is good.\u201d He took another sip of his drink. \u201cReally good. Where did you say you got it?\u201d Because Wesley could see himself becoming a tea drinker if this particular flavor mix was readily available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made it with herbs and fruit from our land.\u201d The sides of Jobe\u2019s eyes crinkled as he smiled, looking pleased. \u201cI keep a large garden at both sides of the house and our fruit trees are generous. I\u2019ll give you a tour tomorrow. You\u2019ll see how beautiful your new home is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking at Jobe\u2019s glowing face, Wesley was struck with the thought that nothing could look more beautiful than him. The boulder of anger and resentment he had carried from Purple Sky began to chip.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-via=\"compbeastsblog\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardeno C.&#8217;s Werewolf Read Recommendations: L. 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