Ok, so no, this isn’t a guest post, as people are
busy, especially this lovely lady as she’s organising 2 other things at the
moment so I’m just going to spread some praise myself. (and so you all know,
this is going to happen a lot, Christmas time is horrid for these sorts of
thing, which is why I haven’t asked for them to write me something up, they
only did if they already had a post in waiting)
Beany is giving away the first book in her Paws and
Magic series, which is about a group of dog shifters who ended up getting
kidnapped by wizards.
Aiden’s Shepard, which is book, one, starts with two
bad guys losing one of the dogs who happens to be the MC of this particular book.
Aiden whose grandma died is all set to leave home the next morning when he
hears the search and finds the dog, and thus starting our journey.
It’s a simple, straightforward book, and I liked
that, as it sits well with the romance end because that’s what it was, a
romance, about two men and trying to find their way to happiness when everything
else in their lives is a mess and it’s not looking like it’ll come out any time
soon.
And on that note I’ll give you an excerpt from said
book, though I’d like to put in, if you can, you should read book 2 right off
this one as that’s how it’s written.
Excerpt
He stood near the table,
breathing heavily, stopping himself from opening any of the curtains to peek
outside to see if the van was still there. Aiden had no idea what he was
thinking with this stunt, but something was telling him to protect the dog. He
just had to figure out how to clean the canine up without getting attacked,
bitten or turning the light on and revealing to anyone who might be outside
that he was awake and moving around.
Aiden took a deep breath to
try and calm down, then gathered his courage. He took a few steps toward the
entrance of the kitchen to see if he could make out anything through the glass
panels on the front door, trying to stay hidden from view. He couldn’t see anything
at first, but as he kept looking he suddenly spotted the shadow of a man
through the glass. He couldn’t turn around and put his back against the wall
fast enough, breathing hard once again.
Fuck! I hope whoever that is
didn’t see me!
“What the hell are you doing?” A male voice
came from outside his door. The man tried to remain quiet, but he was just loud
enough for Aiden to hear him.
“I’m looking for that mutt, what do you think
I’m doing? Picking daisies?” replied a second male voice in the same hushed
tone.
“What makes you think he made it all the way
here? It’s not like there’s a blood trail leading to the front door!” the first
man said, sounding angry.
“This is the closest house so I’m going to
check,” the second man said, then tried to turn the handle of the door.
Aiden felt his breath catch
in his throat. He knew he’d locked the door, but if they forced their way in
and looked around, what would he do?
“Knock it off, you moron. That mutt was barely
breathing when we put him in the van, and you think he not only got up and made
his way to this house, but that he somehow got inside it, too? How stupid are
you?” the first man said.
“I’m telling you, man. There’s something about
the mutt that doesn’t sit right with me.”
“You’re just pissed because he managed to bite
you. Now come on, let’s get out of here before someone notices us or the van.
We’ll come back later in the morning and have a look around. If the mutt
managed to find someone to feel sorry for him, they’ll probably take him to see
a vet, then we’ll get our hands back on the beast.”
“Yeah, I guess. Alright,
let’s go.”
Aiden listened to their
steps as they walked off his porch and presumably made their way to their van.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he realized they’d left.
There goes my plan to get the dog to a
vet close by. Hopefully there’s nothing seriously wrong and he’ll be able to
hold off until I can get us to the cabin in the morning.