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Heart of the Wolf--Thriller!

“The thrilling start to a wonderful werwolf series!”

Fresh Fiction Review

Heart of the Wolf
Terry Spear

Reviewed by Kim Roller
Posted April 23, 2018

HEART OF THE WOLF is the first book of the series of the Heart of the Wolf
same name and I look forward to reading the rest. I was also pleasantly surprised to get a bonus novella about Bella’s twin sister Serena after finishing this newly reissued title. There was also a sneak peek of the different series based on the white wolves that Terry Spear is writing about also. I look forward to reading all of her Werewolf series in the future. They are definite must-reads on my list of series to complete. http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=65658

Learn more about Heart of the Wolf

SUMMARY

Danger, intrigue, and forbidden love in a wolf shifter world so compelling, you’ll swear it’s real life…
Bella, a female red werewolf, was adopted by a pack of gray wolves as a pup. Now grown up, the alpha of the pack tries to make her his mate against her will—Bella knows she has no choice but to run away.
She makes her way as a lone wolf until childhood friend, Devlyn, comes to bring her home. On their journey back, they get tangled in up in unimaginable danger and must apprehend a werewolf murderer while keeping their identity secret from humans. The chemistry between them sizzles like never before…but they both know if they mate, Devlyn will have to fight the pack’s wicked alpha…and it’s a fight to the death.
As a companion to Bella and Devlyn’s story, this edition includes an exclusive, brand new novella that brings the story of the lupus garou family full circle.

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Off to write! Have a wonderful day!!

Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
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Cover Reveal!

https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-White-Christmas-Terry-Spear/dp/1492645176

Romance writer Candice Mayfair's life changes forever when a werewolf pup bites her and turns her into an Arctic wolf shifter. As everyone knows, a newly turned wolf shifter has all kinds of issues―and for Candice it's even worse―not being able to control her shifting is messing with her deadlines. Now it's nearly Christmas and Owen Nottingham is searching for the woman one of his pint-sized pack members accidentally turned. He's on a mission to convince the she-wolf to join his pack...and be his mate.

Coming in October! 

Terry Spear
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
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Wolf Awareness Week: St Fracis Wolf Sanctuary, Texas

Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary (800x460)
Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary, Texas
Wolf Dog--escape extraordiinaire
Wolf Dog–escape artist extraordinaire
wolf dog (631x800)
She was the sweetest wolf dog, but her family couldn’t keep her at home because she was such an escape artist. She leaped from her den over a high fence at the wolf sanctuary, but they resolved the problem and she’s fine now.
Arctic Wolf from Oregon (800x600)
Arctic Wolves from a sanctuary closed down in Oregon
Arctic Wolves from a sanctuary closed down in Oregon due to owner dying and wife unable to manage because of own health issues–the companions were able to stay together when they were moved to the Texas sanctuary
The poor wolves had to get used to the heat of Texas, but it’s very treed there at least, and they take good care of them.
Wolf Dog Grieving (798x800)Wolf dog grieving–this male lost his mate and for three weeks, he had been grieving. When we were at the fence, he came up and checked us out, the first time, he’d initiated any response like that, and then he howled, setting off all the other wolves.
Arctic Wolf on a Walk
Arctic Wolf on a Walk–they pair up all the wolves and wolf dogs because they are pack animals, except fo this beta wolf. They had tried several different pairings and she wouldn’t accept them.
She adored the handler who walked her though.
Arctic Wolf Scent Rolling
Arctic Wolf Scent Rolling
Here she is scent rolling. They only had a few they could take out and walk on leash. She loved to walk, found some freedom, and could smell all the new smells, and scent rolled to take them back with her before she returned to her pen.
More Wolf Dogs
More Wolf Dogs
Most of these wolf dogs were raised with families and end up in a wolf sanctuary like this because they aren’t dogs! They are partly wild wolves, and they can’t be raised like the family dog.
The First True Dogs – Leptocyon, the first true canine, Eucyon, his descendant,  and the Dire Wolf, that competed with the saber-tooth tiger for prey–after 40 million years of evolution, the first modern dog was born. Estimates of 15,000-30,000 years ago, the first gray wolf was domesticated.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/otherprehistoriclife/a/Prehistoric-Dogs-The-Story-Of-Dog-Evolution.htm

But try to fit a wolf into most people’s lifestyle, doesn’t work! They can love a family, be protective, but still have the need to run.

A family raised a wolf dog, mostly wolf, but like many wolf-dogs or wolves, they couldn’t manage him any longer. The caretaker at the sanctuary, not this one,  was trying to settle the wolf down before the now older boy was allowed to see his “family” pet. The wolf was so excited, but the caretaker was confining him, and the wolf believing he couldn’t see his pack mate from former times, bit the caretaker. A wolf’s bite is dangerous! And the caretaker had to be rushed to the hospital for care.

The wolf was reacting like a wolf, not a home-raised pet. He loved the boy and wanted to reconnect with him. The wolf is fine, the boy did return another day to see his “pet” wolf, and the caretaker still runs the sanctuary and understands the wolves well enough to know the dynamics being played out, but his main concern had been for the safety of the boy and the wolf.

The moral of the story is leave the wolves in the wild. Find a home-raised dog and love it unconditionally. And love the wolves in the wild where they’re meant to be.

Okay, I’m off to write on the jaguar story!!! And the same thing goes here. Don’t take home jaguar cubs to raise as your own. They have an even more powerful bite, and those claws are just as dangerous, not to mention a powerful swipe of their paw can paralyze or kill. :)

Just saying…
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
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New Release: Phantom Fae!


Phantom Fae
Human turned phantom fae Brett has to survive mage trials when he has only just learned he’s a mage. And dragon fae shifter Ena is warned that the dragon fae kingdom is in turmoil, something that she vows to help put to rights.

When Brett is forced to fight alongside the phantom fae, which means take a stand against Ena and her kind, he’s not doing it. She will always have his loyalty, though when she learns he’s one of her enemy fae, and a mage on top of that, she might not feel the same about him.

Still, Prince Grotto is their common enemy, and if it means fighting him, maybe they can work together. Yet, Brett wants more than that with Ena. Will she ever see him as more than just a human fae seer she took as payment for rescuing the kingdom’s princess?

Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SKCY59C
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/512923
Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/phantom-fae
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/phantom-fae-terry-spear/1121100973
All Romance Ebooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-phantomfae-1732037-143.html
Google Play: Coming

Normally, I like to have a story that is ended, no cliff hanger because it frustrates readers when they don’t know when the next book is coming, and I never know when I can finish a book when I have so many other deadlines that absolutely have to be met: ie for a publisher.
With Hawk Fae, book 5, it had to be left like it was or it would have been two books in one. And truly, I loved the way it was ended, with resolution, but with something more devious going on coming up.

With Phantom Fae, book 6, resolution. I have two covers for two more fae stories, no idea where I want to go with them at the moment, or titles for them. But when I have some time, I’ll share.
Because I worked on finalizing this up all day yesterday, I didn’t have time to work on SEAL, so I’m behind, but I’ll hopefully catch up on word count today. I will be working on the Phantom Fae print version soon, but needed to get my word count for SEAL because it’s so much harder to manage when it gets really behind. Hopefully, I’ll be at the halfway point today, if I get caught up.

It’s been raining a lot, which is unusual in the winter, but we so needed the rain again. I slipped on the wet pavement when I went to take the dogs out at 4:45, so need to find a different pair of shoes that hopefully are less slippery, or figure out something else. I have a conference to go to in a little bit and I don’t want to be running around in airports on crutches.

Oh, and I had asked my editor if they’d be interested in a historical wolf story series some time ago because I love writing historical, but she said no. My wolves also have long lives, so often I slip some of the historical aspect into them. So I thought it would be neat to have two series, the historical ones and the contemporary ones. But when she said no, that was fine with me. A rejection means an opportunity to excel. With today’s publishing options, I can just smile and say, “Okay,” and go on my merry way and write the books of my heart anyway.

A couple of years ago I listened to a NY Times bestselling author who was writing a historical series, and she had this idea for a really cool Irish historical romance series. She was so excited to write it and her agent said if she tried to push it, he’d dump her. Now, she was a highly successful author and he was making a ton of money off her, but he was afraid if he didn’t squash this far out notion, she wouldn’t make any money and he wouldn’t. So she dumped him and got a new agent, sold the series, and made bestseller status on those books. We have to write what our heart tells us and hopefully our readers will love them every bit as much.

I wonder if the agent is regretting his decision. Even if the sales hadn’t taken off, the author had to do this. It’s what we do. Create. From the heart. And if that creativity is squashed, we end up hitting a brick wall of writing block.

Editors and agents will sometimes steer us in directions that aren’t right for us because they think that’s what the market wants. But we’re still creating the stories and we have to be able to write what we can to an extent because otherwise the story just won’t come.

So here is the cover, still need to come up with a series name and title, but I think for series name: Highland Wolf Clan. Not sure on title. It will be historical, wolf, Highlands.
And I thought this was such a fantastic cover, I had to buy it for the first book. :)
wolf Highalnder cover
That’s it! I’m listening to the rain, and it’s pouring out, typing this up, working on making the changes to SEAL that I worked on when I went to bed last night and then I’m off to write.
Have a super great Thursday. Puppies are sleeping on my lap and all is well.
:)
Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
Connect with Terry Spear: Website: http://www.terryspear.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/421434.Terry_Spear Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerrySpearParanormalRomantics Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerrySpear Wilde & Woolly Bears http://www.celticbears.com

Have You Ever Been to a Renaissance Fair? & Wolf Awareness Week Continues!

Going to a Renaissance Fair in Texas can be challenging–clothes wise.  You’re trying to dress up in period clothes and its HOT!

Anyway, my son-in-law is dressing up for the first time, and I’m excited. I’m wearing cooler. :)  I just throw some stuff together. We don’t go to them enough to pay a lot of money on costumes and I had a few things from some other events I wore, so should work. It’s the fantasy theme, so that should be fun.
Denali, Bolz, and Luna at fence where workers were doing something
Denali, Bolz, and Luna at fence where workers were doing something
Curious and interested in what was going on. Food maybe? They were fed once a week like they would be fed in the wild.
Wolf behind purple leaves
Wolf behind purple leaves
And it’s fun time with bears!
Sherbert bear on fur
Sherbert bear on fur
Feather Bear Large
Feather Bear Large
Feather Bear Small
Feather Bear Small
And pictures from the Renaissance Fair we went to a few years back. :)
KnightfightingRenn Faire 002 (480x640) Jenn2 (480x640)Renn Faire 003 (480x640)
Okay, off to work. Got Jaguar Pride final proof to review back and more beta reader critiques for A Silver Wolf Christmas, and more bear orders, and what am I doing playing around with pictures again???

I did turn in SEAL Wolf Hunting!

Have a great Friday! Happy TGIF!

Terry
“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
www.terryspear.com
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A Highland Wolf Christmas Release, Bundle, and Trip to The International Wolf Center, Ely, MN

Highland Wolf Christmas-300

A Highland Wolf Christmas (Book 15)
(OCT 7, 2014)
 
It’s going to take a lot of mistletoe…
Guthrie MacNeill, financial advisor for his clan and werewolf pack, is at his wit’s end when the pack leader’s mate hires a gorgeous party planner to bring holiday cheer to the castle. Guthrie’s wildly attracted to Calla, except he can’t reconcile the fact that his job is to save the clan’s money, and hers seems to be to spend it.

To warm this Highlander’s heart
Calla Stewart has never had a more difficult client. The laird and lady of the castle are delightful, but the handsome Highlander holding the purse strings is quite impossible. Since she specializes in holiday magic, Calla hopes she can make the scrooge-like wolf lighten up. Then Guthrie takes on the role of Highland warrior to protect her from an unexpected threat, and the holidays take a turn for the passionate.

Praise for A Highland Werewolf Wedding:
“Sultry, sexy and satisfying.” -Long and Short Reviews
“Will leave readers longing for a Highlander of their own.” -Romance Junkies

I've been on a whirlwind trip in Minnesota, courtesy of Donna Fournier!

We've been all over, including The International Wolf Center in Ely, MN, and Split Rock Lighthouse, Gooseberry Falls, a book signing at HarMar Barnes and Noble, Rosewood, MN, and still more books left that are autographed! A ride on a boat on the St Croix, a wolf shelter visit, and a trip to the Mall of America. 

So had a blast, and here are some of my fun pictures.


Boltz, Luna and Aiden (640x518)
Denali (alpha male's brother) and Luna (female alpha) playing, The International Wolf Center, Ely, MN 
Denali (alpha male’s brother) and Luna (female alpha) at The International Wolf Center


Hairy Woodpecker on birch
Hairy Woodpecker on birch at Gooseberry Falls
Signing at HarMar Barnes and Noble, Rosewood, MN
Signing at HarMar Barnes and Noble, Rosewood, MN
Aubrey, my personal assistant, and Donna, our photographer and also personal assistant!
Aubrey, my personal assistant, and Donna, our photographer and also personal assistant!
Book signing at HarMar Barnes and Noble, Rosewood, MN
2 Loons at a Marina on Lake Superior
2 Loons at a Marina on Lake Superior
Tansy, purple flower blur in the background, at  Marina
Tansy, purple flower blur in the background, at Marina
Marina and fall colors
Marina and fall colors
Picnic area and fall colors reflected
Picnic area and fall colors reflected
Boat Reflection in the water
Boat Reflection in the water
chipmunk at the marina chewing on grass
chipmunk at the marina chewing on grass
Chipmunk at marina with an itch
Chipmunk at marina with an itch
fall colors and Donna's car
Fall Colors!

Monarch Butterfly and not sure what the purple flowers were, but the monarchs loved them.
Monarch butterfly on flowers in White Bear
 Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior
 Snow on return trip!
 View of cabin with the small waterfalls below into Lake Superior.

Also, the  box set is now available for the first 4 books in the set! 


 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NT4ISQM $3.82 (individual books are $7.99 each!)

 Had a blast! :) Did you get your Highland Wolf for Christmas already???

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Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year a little early!




Between a whole lot of teddy bear orders, 5 are ready to ship to Australia, and another 2 as soon as I receive payment, they are a lot of fun, and a lot of work, I'm working on book deadlines.
 Best Friends Purple Sweater Bear

But to me, they're like writing. Each has her/his own personality! She looks like she needs a hug.

In the past, I've looked at the future as kind of like a blank slate. But this year and last, I've scheduled WAY too many things. So I'm going to a Chicago writers conference (1st time), Authors After Dark, Romantic Times (1st time ever, and I'm going to be helping to host a pirate wench party!), RWA Nationals, and two trips for research, Scotland, and Minnesota to a wolf park and whatever else my fan and friend can get me involved in up there. So really looking forward to it. And have to see family.

But I have deadlines too! And somehow I've got to accomplish those also. So my New Year's goal is to not schedule so much for 2015. LOL :)

My fans sent me some cool gifts too! My wolves, to keep me on track.

 

Supernatural to remind me to take some time out for me.



And a doll to tell all my frustrations to, especially when it comes to edits!



I am ready for it! Only it means lots of deadlines, trips, and fun! :)

What about you?

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male!"
www.terryspear.com