BLURB:
It's taken twelve years to earn the official title of Shepherd but
she's now mostly trained, fairly effective, and the first female in over two
centuries to hold the position as protector of animals. All animals...
The Territorial Council isn't thrilled with her new title of
Shepherd, but they don't have any more control over the appointment than they
have over her. All they can really do is wait for her to screw something up -
which Alex is determined not to do.
Everything changes when a chance encounter with a genetically
modified Shifter leaves Alex shaken and initiates a quest to locate its
maker.Despite years of training, Alex finds herself woefully unprepared to
tackle the new threat.
To make matters worse, she must work with a mysterious man who's
been trying to kill her since the day they met...
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EXCERPT:
I
cursed as the car in front of me slowed, forcing me to shift down. Flipping the
wheel to the right, I passed the slower-moving vehicle, the engine whining in
protest until I could shift back into fifth gear. Maneuvering back into the
fast lane, I pressed the gas and raced past the line of cars.
Safely
in the carpool lane, I pressed the LCD on the steering wheel to access my
phone, and told it to dial Richard as I roared past the freeway signs. A glance
at the next exit told me I still had a ways to go. No use merging quite yet.
“You
didn’t tell me he was a chimera,” I accused when Richard answered.
“A
chimera?” he laughed. “What are you talking about?”
“Chimera,”
I said, slowing down for yet another car. “You know…mythological creature
turned into science project for bored geneticists. Do you have any idea how
rare that is, Richard? Rare enough that I’ve only ever heard of it. And you
sent me in there completely unprepared!”
He
grunted. “I wouldn’t have guessed that he was a chimera.”
“You
wouldn’t have guessed…” I shook my head. “I warned you, Richard. I told you we
needed more information before going in there. I warned you that you didn’t
know a goddamned thing about the situation. Now I have to deal with a chimera.”
He
let my cursing go this time, which signaled to me that he knew he was in the
wrong. Which also meant I was wasting my time on a lecture.
“How
did it go?” he asked, ignoring my impending hysteria.
“How
did it go…” I repeated. “How do you think it went? The poor thing hadn’t
shifted in months. I glanced in the rearview mirror and noted a black Acura
behind me that was keeping up with my hazardous driving a little too well. “I
had no idea what to do. He’s sick, Richard. Another week of refusing to shift
and he would have been too weak to try.”
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
While
Stacy Mantle is most well-known as the Pack Leader of the popular website,
PetsWeekly.com, however she is rapidly gaining a fan base in the genre of
fantasy with the publication of Shepherd’s Moon, the first book in her Alex
Wilde “Shepherd” series.
Stacy
has a B.A. in English, a post-baccalaureate in Secondary Education, and an MBA
with an emphasis on Marketing. She is
active in animal rescue and is a nationally-known pet industry authority. She currently resides in the deserts of the
Southwest with several cats, a few dogs, and a very understanding husband. You
can learn more about her at http://www.StacyMantle.com
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I am really enjoying following your tour. Another great excerpt. I keep wanting to know more.
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Hi There :) So tell me, were there any snags that you hit in the novel that you had to backtrack or do major re-writes?
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