A warm welcome to author Grace Duncan joining us today to talk about new release “Forgiveness”, book 4 in the Forbes Mates series.
Grace talks about her new release and brought a giveaway to participate in!
Welcome Grace 🙂
At the open of Forgiveness, Eric shifts to human from wolf for the first time in nine years.
That’s a long ass time to not have opposable thumbs.
It’s not just about opposable thumbs, though. In my shifting world, I have a few very specific laws. One is the conservation of mass. My wolves are the same size over all whether they’re in wolf form or human form. Another is that their senses—and the sensitivity of such—transfers over to human from wolf. So the ability to smell? Yup. As human, they have the ability to smell way better than normal humans do.
Same goes for sound. Even vision is more sensitive than it would be as a normal human.
Poor Eric. He got hit with all of it at once.
My wolves aren’t meant to stay in one form that long.
In fact, he even had trouble standing on two legs, at first.
Apparently the actual act of standing wasn’t required of him. Because a moment later, Tanner yanked him up and hugged him harder than he’d ever been hugged before.
“Oh my gods, you’re back. Please tell me you’re back. I’ve missed you so fucking much.” Tanner nearly mumbled this last part, but of course Eric heard it.
He managed to get his arms around Tanner and return the hug for a moment. Then he pulled back—though kept his hands on Tanner’s arms to steady himself—and looked his best friend in the eyes.
Even taste gave him problems, the first time he had anything as a non-wolf.
Eric frowned as he took a sip of the coffee. The bitter brew hit him hard. “Whoa.” He looked down into the cup, then up at Tanner. “Is this brewed strong, or is that my messed-up taste buds?”
Eric’s issues with his humanity—or, rather, lack thereof for a while—is part of what gets in the way when he meets Ben. Not only is he still fighting the pain from Kim leaving, he now has to face the fact that he can’t even zip his own jeans.
Ben dropped his gaze, but then he realized Eric was wearing jeans. “Uh, if you are still having trouble with zippers, how did you close your jeans?” The question was out before he’d meant to ask it, and he slapped a hand over his mouth.
Eric just smirked at this, though, and pulled up his T-shirt, showing a belt holding the pants up, with the button open and zipper down.
And Ben got a clear view of part of Eric’s dick. His own responded, thickening quickly, and he blurted, “We definitely need to get you some clothes.”
Eric blinked at him, then looked down and yanked at his T-shirt to cover his open zipper. “Uh….”
“I did not mind the view one bit, cariño.” Ben looked up at Eric. “Though I can’t say I’d want others to have the same view.”
I have to admit, I wouldn’t want to have to relearn how to be a human, though. Chad goes through this initially when he is turned human. The wolves learn as children how to filter their senses so they aren’t overwhelmed. By the time they’re adults, they’ve already got those filters in place and it isn’t so easy to remember how to get them back. Thankfully, the “former human” had a few tips.
The drive itself didn’t seem to cause Eric too many problems, but they were inside the car, with muted sound, tinted windows, and nothing stronger in scent than an old air freshener.
When they got out of the car, though, Eric immediately covered his nose. “Oh my gods, how does anyone deal with this?”
Ben, who’d long since learned how to filter smells, had to force himself to unfilter them to understand what Eric was having trouble with. He was immediately hit with an overabundance of exhaust, restaurant odors, and even garbage. No wonder Eric was having such a hard time.
I really did feel bad about putting Eric through all that. I mean, he had a more than a few “smack upside the head” moments, so he kinda deserved it. But even so. There’s only so much exhaust anyone should have to smell…
Thanks for joining me today and sympathizing (at least a little) with Eric’s troubles.
Blurb
Nine years ago Eric Joyce went wolf when his chosen mate broke the bond, and he hasn’t walked on two legs since. Convinced he lost his friends when he ran out on them, he cut himself off from the pack. But a surprising visitor prods him back down the mountain, and he finds himself welcomed warmly.
Ben Arellano grew up in Texas with a human Catholic mother who didn’t understand a thing about wolves—and didn’t try to learn. He spent his whole life being told his wolf was a demon that needed to be exorcised, surrounded by a wolf pack made up of good ole boys who had no tolerance for his Mexican ancestry or his bisexuality. When he’s given the opportunity to relocate to an accepting pack in Pittsburgh, he jumps at the chance.
When Eric and Ben meet for the first time, neither is ready for it. Where Ben expects rejection, Eric is convinced yet another mate will leave, break the bond, and put him through the same hell all over again. Can they get past their reservations and have a happily mated life?
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Author Bio:
Grace Duncan grew up with a wild imagination. She told stories from an early age – many of which got her into trouble. Eventually, she learned to channel that imagination into less troublesome areas, including fanfiction, which is what has led her to writing male/male erotica.
A gypsy in her own right, Grace has lived all over the United States. She has currently set up camp in East Texas with her husband and children – both the human and furry kind.
As one of those rare creatures who loves research, Grace can get lost for hours on the internet, reading up on any number of strange and different topics. She can also be found writing fanfiction, reading fantasy, crime, suspense, romance and other erotica or even dabbling in art.
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