2008 CAPA Nominee for Erotic Paranormal Romance - Wolf Unbound by Lauren Dane

Thanks so much to the Romance Studio for the wonderful reviews they've given me over the years and of course for the CAPA nominations, which mean so much to me!

Cascadia Wolves: Wolf Unbound is one of two books from this series nominated for a CAPA this year and joins the first book in the series, Enforcer, also nominated for a CAPA in 2006! I've loved writing this series and so this nomination is extra special to me.

Here's the blurb: Blurb: Werewolf Enforcer Tegan Warden has been alone since the death of her mate four years ago. Until she meets Ben Stoner at a local club and she feels something she thought died inside her. Things move very quickly and she finds herself mated to a human man who’s not altogether sure he wants a forever kind of love with a woman he’s just met.

Ben realizes in short order Tegan is not only worth forever love, but a woman who’ll stand at his side without tolerating anything other than a full partnership.

In the bedroom it’s another story, as Ben has finally found a sexual submissive with a spark, and Tegan a man worthy of her submission. Together they work toward building a permanent relationship even as the specter of danger from the Pellini Group grows in the world of wolves.

All around them, the rising violence threatens the Packs and the only thing they know for certain is one another.

Here's a brief, PG13 rated excerpt of the book!

“Are you ready?” Hefting the bag in one hand, Ben held his other out for her to take.

Nodding, she reached out and held on.

He dropped the bag into the trunk of his car and they walked three blocks to Café Diva. They took a seat near the front windows and he went and got their drinks. He put a plate of six layer chocolate death between them. Two forks.

“You like chocolate?”

“Ever met a woman or a werewolf who didn’t?” She laughed.

“I didn’t really know any werewolves until two years ago.”

“And?” She watched him as he sipped, wiping away the foam in his mustache with a quick swipe of his tongue. A delicious shiver worked up her spine.

He shrugged. “It wasn’t the most auspicious of occasions but now I work with you all on a regular basis.”

“What do you do?”

“I’m a cop.”

Her fork fell to the plate with a clatter. “Oh shit.”

“What? Hey, if I can set aside my prejudices about werewolves, you can get past my being a cop can’t you?” He leaned toward her. “Especially because I saw the way you looked at the rope.”

She had to close her eyes a moment at the thought of the rope.

“It’s not that.” Waving that away, she picked up her fork and took a fortifying bite of chocolate cake. “You’re Ben Stoner, aren’t you?”

“Yeah, how did you know my last name?”

“I’m Tegan Warden.”

“Shit, you’re Lex and Cade’s sister? Cousin?”

“Sister. And why is that bad?”

He chuckled. “Hey, you’re the one who was all shocked. And well, Lex is a big ass dude, I’m having very, very untoward thoughts about his sister. I better stock up on silver bullets.”