On May 24, 2022, the latest novel in my Canadian Werewolf series launches.
LOVER'S MOON was co-authored with my friend Julie Strauss and is the first full length romance novel I have written. (
Well, to be honest, I could NOT have written it without Julie's help. I did try, for the longest time, to write it. But I wasn't able to get that done without Julie's help in both the conception of the story itself, as well as her handling of Gail's perspective)
This book, which can be read as a stand-alone, tells the back-story of how Michael and Gail first met and fell in love back in 2011.
Because we enjoyed the collaboration so much, Julie and I decided to create a podcast version of the novel, with us reading alternating perspectives. (Yes, there will be a professionally narrated audiobook produced - it's in the works right now. But we thought a serialized weekly version would be an interesting way to celebrate the book's launch).
Here's the first episode. A trailer, or teaser, if you will.
He’s an alpha wolf and a beta boyfriend.
She’s dated every monster in New York City.
It’s time for their Meat-Cute.
Michael
Andrews, a Canadian living in New York, is learning to live with the
side effects of lycanthropy. Other than waking up naked and bloody in
Central Park once a month, he’s managing just fine. If only he could
finish the book he’s supposed to be writing. If only he could find
someone he trusted enough to tell the truth to.
Gail
Sommers may not have her love life in order, but at least she’s smart
about things that really matter. She runs the coolest occult shop in the
city, and is a pre-eminent scholar of the occult. She’s made a vow of
celibacy so that she can spend this year focusing on her work and her
self-care. She’s even been hired to help out a very famous and very sexy
horror author.
As a new era in the Canadian Werewolf
saga begins, Lover’s Moon flashes back to the romantic and comedic
story of how Michael and Gail met and fell in love back in the summer of
2011. Told through both Michael and Gail's unique perspectives, it also
explores Gail's past, introduces new characters, and reveals some of
the deeper secrets of both of their lives.
A special Canadian Werewolf tale co-authored by Mark Leslie and Julie Strauss.
