Book Title: Mongrel
Author: Lee Colgin
Publisher: Colgin Enterprise
Cover Artist: Natasha Snow
Release Date: November 18, 2021
Genre: MM Paranormal Romance
Length: 76 000 words
It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger.
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A misfit wolf
A guilt-ridden vampire
A chilling mystery
Blurb
Mongrel, a creature more wolf than man, leads a lonely life on the fringes of pack society—until the night a handsome vampire shows up with a mysterious request.
Bowie—a vampire cursed to a life of endless nights—maintains close ties with his human family. When young girls in their village go missing, he must act quickly. But to find them, he’ll need to convince the local werewolf pack to loan him their best tracker—a wolf known as the Mongrel.
Though he hates the slur, Andras is used to being called Mongrel. When Bowie refuses to refer to him by anything but his given name, Andras can’t help a flicker of unexpected trust toward the stranger. He volunteers to help Bowie, risking banishment.
Can two tender-hearted men overcome their traumatic pasts and work together to rescue the girls before it’s too late? Or will the world’s most prolific killer snuff the flames of their passion along with the lives of her captives?
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This steamy love story spans the country of Hungary as Andras and Bowie journey through cities and wilderness on their quest to right a killer’s wicked wrongs. Mongrel features a sweetly possessive werewolf, a cinnamon roll of a vampire, and the worst serial killer in history. A surprisingly fluffy MM Paranormal/Historical Romance considering the subject matter.
HEA guaranteed with loads of laughs along the way and no cliffhanger ending!
“Yes.” The word comes out like a weight falling from my shoulders. A confession. A burden from my very soul.
“What a remarkable woman your mother must be to go on living when she could easily have given up. And you, my dear”—he squeezes my wrist—“you are unique among millions.”
No one has ever interpreted the story this way before. Stunned, I flip my hand in order to take his, but immediately I worry mine is too hot or too sweaty or too gross to touch. If he thinks so, I can’t tell because he only gives another tender squeeze, then interlaces our fingers.
“You’re magnificent, Andras,” Bowie says with a confidence I wish I had. “The real crime in this tragic tale is that Ava seems to be the only one smart enough to know it.”
My heart thumps so forcefully I wonder if it’s trying to escape my chest. My whole life, I’ve been hated, an outsider, a freak, and in one night, Bowie has made me feel like I could be special. I’m used to people being mean to me; what I’m not prepared for is someone being nice.
My eyes water with unshed tears. I’m glad for the thick curtains and the enveloping darkness of the bedchamber. I don’t want him to see I’m crying, though I have a feeling his night vision rivals my own.
“Come, let me hold you,” says Bowie.
My body accepts the invitation before my mind can pose an objection. He shifts to his back, and I roll to my side to settle against him, my hot skin against the coolness of his. His arm circles my waist. Mine lies heavy on his chest, the other tucked beneath me. I curl into him as if we are lovers, and he accepts the embrace with that natural ease he has in all that he does.
“Sleep now,” Bowie whispers against my hair. “You are safe here.”
This is an entirely new experience for me. I’ve had lovers, mostly human, but I’ve never had anything like this. Never truth. Never acceptance. I feel whole in a way I hadn’t known was possible. Pressing my nose to his skin to better scent the sweet attar rose oil, I take a deep breath and relax my muscles. Already sleep nudges heavily at my senses.
Bowie’s hand caresses my back from the fur along my spine to the skin at my flanks. I think I let out a sigh; I’m not sure because I’m floating.
I close my eyes, wondering if this is what peace feels like and hoping I can keep it forever.
Lee Colgin has loved vampires since she read Dracula on a hot, sunny beach at 13 years old. She lives in North Carolina with lots of dogs and her husband. No, he’s not a vampire, but she loves him anyway. Lee likes to workout so she can eat the maximum amount of cookies with her pizza. Ask her how much she can bench press.
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