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The first reviews for Loup-Garou For You are coming in and so far I’m really pleased with what reviewers are saying. Especially since many of them do not read erotica, paranormal, historicals or time-travel. I feel really lucky to be reaching readers in another crowd and so grateful these reviewers gave me a try!

Books Books and More Books said:

Fabulous book for all fans of paranormal erotic stories, shifter fans, and wolf fans.  This was not sex with a little plot, this was a lovely story with erotic flavors.  I’m not a huge fan of erotica that is all about the sex and very little about the story, and so this book was just my cup of tea.  The story was what the book was about, the erotica was just an extra spice of nice.

Imagine waking up the day before your 27th birthday and being told by your family lawyer that he’s going to chain you up and ship you off to a ruined castle in the hills of France for two years because you are a danger to yourself and others because you didn’t get married like he suggested during the prior year.  I don’t know about you, but I’d be calling the men in the white coats to haul him off...even if he could make chains jump out of a box and shackle me.  I have friends and family that can do magic.

But of course true love, soulmates, that was what was really needed.  And surprisingly that happened without his help.

I give this book 4 out of 5 clouds and a chili pepper rating of 8 for fairly graphic descriptions of F/F and M/M consensual sex.

Franjessca Book Lovin’ Mama’s

Loup-Garou for You is my first book I have read from Katalina Leon and it definitely will not be my last. I was intrigued the moment I saw Loup-Garou for You`s book cover and read the synopsis, but also because it is a book that is set in a historical era with PNR and erotic romance elements. I love reading a book with so many romance elements to it. Katalina Leon did an amazing job putting together a different werewolf tale set in a historical era. How the main character Aubert is about to turn 27 years old and he has no idea what he is about to become. His friend knows what he is about to become and it trying to warn him of it and save him from himself, but Aubert is not taking it all in.

It takes the beautiful, mysterious woman named Corrine to make him realize what he is to become and what his fate is, thanks to what has happened in the past.

Aubert is going to deal with not only with his transition, but trying to survive in a world he has no idea about.

This book contains not only the PNR and historical feel to it...but some very erotic moments to. Very steamy scenes, which include bondage, anal play, and scenes that have F/F and M/M. ***Towards the end is when it really gets very STEAMY. Oh boy...does it get steamy…

(Full review on Amazon)

Crazy Four Books said:

Being that this is a historical PNR, it is not my usual fare. However, like the title and cover suggest, this book is about werewolves! :-) You know how much I LOVE werewolves. I need to caution that this book is ONLY appropriate for ADULTS. Also there is some F/F and M/M action.

The main character is Aubert. He has been experiencing some rather bizarre happenings where his emotions, control, and body are concerned. There is an explanation but he does not know that.

He starts to smell a strange woman who is in his house and he has an overwhelming urge to pounce on her.

Even though he wants her more than his next breath, she alludes him at first. lol!

She finally comes to see him and seduces him a little. ;-) 

This book has a lot of cat and mouse between the two main characters. There is some mystery, lots of erotic steam, some romance, action, and a slightly loco wolf who has delusional notions of grandeur. 

 I found it to be quite enjoyable and if you like erotic PNR, you may want to try this one!

I did my first radio interview for Behind The Scenes IndieReview Radio with producer/hostess Michelle Cornwall-Jordan. It was fun and Michelle did a great job putting me ate ease.

Please join Indiereview Behind the Scenes Internet Radio on Saturday October 12th as myself and co-host Jamie White chats with Romantic Fiction Author Katalina Leon, who writes for Ellora’s Cave Publishing! Show time is 11am CST! ‘ IndieRe…view Behind The Scenes, your source for the HOTTEST in INDIEtainment News and Features!’

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Have a wonderful week! Erotic author David Russell will be my guest this Friday with a Giveaway, so please check back.

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XXOO Kat

Loup-Garou For You Excerpt

I love autumn and this is the perfect time of year to enjoy a hot wolf-shifter story and guess what?  I have one for you! This excerpt is from "Loup-Garou For You" chapter two (Yes I know that rhymes)

(In this excerpt, Aubert is corned by a long-time family associate Mister Aldridge and given some bad news.)

…Aubert’s heart hammered in his throat as he forced himself to stop and turn. He was confronted by the cold gray gaze of Mister Aldridge, the family’s solicitor-trustee. Mister Aldridge was the sort of man who could incite vexation with a glance. The last thing Aubert needed today was more provocation. Corrine had fled the ballroom and he was no longer free to pursue her. He hated Mister Aldridge for it and fought a rising snarl. “Our obligatory annual meeting is tomorrow, Mister Aldridge. You’re a day early. Why?”

“Tomorrow might be too late, lad.” Mister Aldridge stared down the bridge of his hatchet-sharp nose. He stood in the doorway of the drawing room, slender and straight, attired in an elegant charcoal riding coat paired with a somewhat wild head of platinum hair. “I’m here a day early to enforce the conditions of the Marston family will and head off possible disasters before they occur.”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Aubert padded toward the drawing room. He drew his broad shoulders back and stood at his full height, which was taller than anyone else on the plantation by a considerable margin. “I’m not a lad, Mister Aldridge, so stop treating me like one. I’m the master of this plantation and it’s never been more profitable. I’m not afraid to work hard and make my own decisions. I’m a grown man. I’m twenty-seven. I shouldn’t have to endure these annual meetings with you or the added insult of being called a lad.”

Mister Aldridge frowned. “Correction—you’re twenty-six. You won’t be twenty- seven until midnight and your stubborn refusal to take my advice is what makes you a lad.”

Aubert passed close and gave Mister Aldridge’s shoulder a deliberate nudge as he entered the drawing room and headed toward a sideboard set with breakfast. He picked up a teapot and poured a cup of strong black tea.

“It’s cooled.” Mister Aldridge frowned with disapproval. “But drink some anyway. It might clear your head.”

Aubert sipped the tepid tea. “I’ll admit I don’t look forward to our yearly meetings. May I be so bold as to ask when they will end?”

Mister Aldridge smiled. “Do as I say, Aubert, and this meeting can be our last.” He walked to the far side of the massive mahogany desk and placed a chunky, age- weathered wooden box in the center.

Aubert eyed the box with dread. He hated Mister Aldridge’s unending annual surprises.

Mister Aldridge drew a deep breath. “As you know, when I was a young man I was apprenticed to your grandfather, the senior Aubert Marston. He possessed a commanding spirit I respected. I learned a lot from him. I was honored to be in his service and swore to carry out my duties with the highest integrity.”

Mister Aldridge turned toward the far wall and pointed at an imposing oil portrait of a handsome young man with a dimpled chin. “Your father Graham and I were raised as if we were brothers. The night you were born, in this house, I was present and promised Graham I would always look after you until you were ready to look after yourself. What you don’t understand is that our families—yours and mine—share a common ancestor and a bond thicker than blood. You treat these annual meetings since your dear parents’ unfortunate deaths as a great inconvenience, but I see them as a soul- honored necessity. I also have it in writing from your late father that they must take place.

“I am here to enforce your late father’s wishes and act in Graham’s stead. If you don’t like it that’s too bad. I do this out of loyalty to Graham. You see, there are no more male Marstons in the world—you are the last in your branch of the family—and I will not allow the noble Marston line to flicker out in disgrace.”

Aubert balked. “I’ve done nothing disgraceful.”

Mister Aldridge huffed under his breath. “Not yet.”

“What is that supposed to mean?” An odd chill raced through him. The fleeting thought occurred that Mister Aldridge had heard rumors of, or even sensed, his inner turmoil and strange metamorphoses. He didn’t want anyone to know about his personal troubles, and cringed.

“Aubert, why didn’t you follow my advice from last year’s meeting?” Mister Aldridge’s bony fingertip tapped the tabletop. “You had an entire year to act. I handpicked several eligible, wealthy young women from the ancient Marston bloodline and you didn’t bother to contact any of them.”

“What the hell, Aldridge? An arranged marriage from the old country? In case you didn’t notice, we don’t live in a feudal society.”

“Really?” Mister Aldridge’s gaze swept across the elegant plantation drawing room, built on the labor of slaves. “You don’t see the irony, do you?” He reached toward the weathered wooden box. “Do you have any idea how much this pains me, to arrive today and confront you this way? Today should be a day of celebration, not incarceration.”

“Incarceration?” Aubert paced the room. “Are you mad? I spent this past year working like a dog. Do you have any idea what this plantation has endured in the last twelve months? Cotton blight, weevils, floods, hail, cane rats and swamp fever that kept half my men from the fields. I rolled up my sleeves, dealt with it all and made a profit on top of it. Exactly what am I being accused of?”

“You’ve worked hard—that’s not the problem—but you ignored my most important request.”

Aubert threw his hands into the air. “That I marry before my twenty-seventh birthday? Were you serious about that? I thought that was just more of your outlandish tomfoolery. I’ve been busy, Mister Aldridge, and I didn’t meet the right girl. Besides, it’s none of your goddamn business whether I marry or not.”

“In fact it is my business, and since you’ve made a deliberate choice not to act on your own behalf, for the good of the Marston family legacy and the innocent people of this plantation you’ve forced me to take action.” Mister Aldridge opened the weathered box, revealing a rusted set of medieval-looking iron manacles and chains. “It’s no use fighting—the chains carry a heavy enchantment that you will not be able to resist. During transport, Le Brut Entraver is meant to protect you from yourself and prevent harm to others.”…

Loup-Garou For You is available now from Ellora's Cave for only $5.95

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Prizes, Contests, Excerpts and Loup-Garou For You!

I want to start my favorite month of the year with some paranormal fun and a few great contests. I'll have more about that at the bottom of this blog and I'll be adding contests and giveaways as we get closer to Halloween.

First here's the blurb for Loup-Garou For You, in case you've not read it:

Bayou Country, 1834. Aubert Marston awakens on the eve of his twenty-seventh birthday to discover he’s undergone some disturbing physical changes. His body is bigger, stronger and hairier than it’s ever been, and burns with the lust of a beast. To make matters worse, a hundred guests are about to arrive for the plantation’s annual ball.

A mysterious young woman named Corrine appears in his home, temping Aubert to unleash the inner lycan, and family secrets from a medieval past surface. Corrine lures Aubert to a bayou camp of Cajun Loup-Garous—werewolves, But Aubert’s wealth and good looks are no advantage here. He must surrender to his feral nature and fight tooth and claw against another male pack member to claim Corrine as his own.

Inside Scoop:  This story contains mild bondage, southern hospitality, consensual sexual torment, f/f, m/m, anal play, cage fighting and unfettered animal lust. Enjoy!

A Romantica® historical paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

(In this excerpt Aubert is told more of the family legend and threatened with the prospect of making an ocean voyage restrained in enchanted iron manacles. He’s just beginning to realize he’s in big trouble.)

…Mister Aldridge blanched. “You don’t understand. By sundown you will begin to change into a creature that has the cunning mind of a man and the impulses and desires of a beast. You will become Loup-Garou—a werewolf—and you will not be able to control yourself during the first stages of the transformation. The Le Brut Entraver is the only means I have of protecting you from harming yourself or others. My family has guarded the box for centuries.” He became shrill with hysteria. “It’s irreplaceable!”

“A Loup-Garou?” Aubert shuddered, half afraid Mister Aldridge’s strange ranting carried a note of truth. “You think I’m going to turn into a hairy wolfman? I don’t find your pranks entertaining. You just don’t know when to quit, do you, Mister Aldridge? I’d enjoy a good laugh at your expense, except for the fact you’re the trustee of my estate, and to be frank I’m concerned about your sanity.”

“Aubert, you’re the one we need to worry about.” Mister Aldridge held out his hand. “It’s not too late. Come with me now. I can smuggle you aboard the ship in an iron cage. I will say you are mad. I’ll watch over you on our journey to Castle Roland in the French Pyrenees. I’ll never leave your side. Once you are safely delivered to the wilderness, I promise to free you and stand vigil while you adjust to your new existence.”

“Castle Roland?” Aubert balked. “Please don’t exaggerate. We both know the ancestral estate is a medieval pile of rubble.” He pointed toward the painted ruins in the background of his father’s portrait. “Look at that. No roof. Crumbling windows. Missing walls. I wouldn’t use Castle Roland as a goat shed. It would be cruel to the goats.”

“Hush.” Mister Aldridge’s already severe expression became icy. “Don’t be disrespectful. Castle Roland’s importance is not about the state of the building, which is over a thousand years old—it’s the sacredness of the spot. Castle Roland is le pointe de début of our family. It is the site of the miracle, and where our story started.”

A shiver passed over Aubert’s skin, making the hairs on his arms stand straight. “Are you telling me that old tale is true? That’s outlandish, Mister Aldridge. You must think me a colossal fool. The story has everything doesn’t it? Enchanted swords, Knights Templar, vengeful Saracens and a beautiful half-blood witch—”

“Corinthia was an exceptionally gifted sorceress, not a witch,” Mister Aldridge corrected Aubert curtly.

“Is there a difference?”

“A big difference, and yes, the story is true.”

“Good day, Mister Aldridge. The joke’s wearing thin. These stories were fun to hear when I was a boy. I’ll admit I loved the game back then, but I’ve outgrown it. I appreciate that you tried to entertain me and give me some sense of family history after I lost my folks, but the storytelling just doesn’t work anymore.”

Aubert turned and walked toward the door. “I don’t have time for old-world fairy tales. I have a hundred guests coming to the house this evening and other personal issues to deal with. If you have legitimate business to discuss with me, we can do so at tomorrow’s official meeting. Other than that, I’m unavailable for the remainder of the day.”

“Aubert!” Mister Aldridge spoke with commanding authority.

Aubert came to a halt and turned, feeling guilty that he had aimed such harsh words at one of the few constants in his life.

“If the story is a ridiculous fairy tale, then tell me why you’ve undergone such extreme changes in past days.” Mister Aldridge stepped closer. “I’m right, aren’t I? You can’t hide the transformation from someone who knows what to look for. I can see it in your eyes. You’re becoming Loup-Garou. The beast has already wakened. The silver streak in your hair—when did it appear? My guess is recently.”

Aubert froze, both horrified and relieved that someone was ready to discuss a difficult topic he’d been forced to bear alone. He closed the drawing room door and whispered, “For years you told me wild stories about the Crusades, magic swords, knights of the court and of course Castle Roland but I’m certain you never once mentioned the Loup-Garou until this morning—why?”

“Because it was an unknown. In the past, some desperate young men in our bloodline have taken their own lives to avoid it. I couldn’t risk telling you everything until I was certain. I did not want to burden you with this news if it was not meant to be. The change can skip a generation and has even died out completely in some branches of the family. If the transformation takes place it always happens on the man’s twenty-seventh birthday—the same age at which our distant ancestor Marston d’Roland underwent his transformation. There are a few practical measures we can take to ensure you survive the change and adjust.”

“Like iron manacles and marriage?”

“Yes. Had you married sooner and had a wife’s loving support during this time, it would have been far easier for you to endure the shift to Loup-Garou.”

“And the unfortunate bride shackled to a crazed beast—what about her? It doesn’t seem fair to the poor gal.”

“That’s why I pointed you toward young ladies of our European bloodline who were not only willing but eager to make a match with a Marston. It’s a pity no match was made, because a son conceived on the night of transformation would indeed be a strong and noble being. One such outstanding example was your father Graham.”

Mister Aldridge gazed at Aubert with sadness brimming in his eyes. “Being Loup- Garou isn’t a punishment or curse. It was originally conjured in love and there are gifts to be had from the experience, but I can’t allow you to run amok and do regrettable things while you’re learning to control your feral impulses. Without a mate to buffer the ill effects there is little hope of an easy transition. We must deal with the inevitable as best we can. Go upstairs and pack a few practical items. Bring only what you’ll need to survive in the mountains and abandon the rest. If we leave now we can arrive in New Orleans before nightfall and book passage on a ship bound for France.”

Loup-Garou for You is available now!

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Fairy In The Flesh is getting great reviews! Here is a sample:

Sabina at Sabina's Adventures in Reading gave "Fairy In The Flesh" 5 Stars and said this: 

"

I have to tell you, this was an amazing read. The beforehand doomed relationship between André and Maya was intense to read, devastating sometimes, because they both fell so swiftly and hard for each other. The steamy scenes are well done, makes your toes curl, and the intensity is wonderful. My heart was breaking for Maya and André, because how would they ever get their Happily Ever After? Would a few days together suffice for both of them? The closer I got to the end, the more devastated I was, and the faster I read..."

Dragon Renee gave it 4 Stars and said, 

"This is my second time reading Katalina Leon's work and I LOVE how smooth, magical, imaginative and fun she writes. She allows the reader to visualize what's being depicted on the pages and for me that's very important. My only complaint is I wish it was longer. I LOVED the story and the characters and was not ready to say goodbye... I look forward to much more of her work in the very near future :)

Ellora’s Cave Publishing:

http://www.ellorascave.com/fairy-in-the-flesh.html

Thank you see you next week!