Paranormal Romance Blog

The hero in author Kate Donovan’s new novella from Silhouette Nocturne Bites, The Untamed Beast, seems to have it all — strength, speed and amazing sexual attraction. But is it a blessing or a curse? Kate’s blogging at Harlequin’s Paranormal Romance blog to tell you more…

by Kate Donovan, author of The Untamed Beast

When Megan — the heroine of my new Nocturne Bites — sees her college crush Rick again for the first time in years, she thinks it’s the luckiest night of her life. He strides into the bar looking hotter than ever – more powerful, more virile, exuding animal magnetism. He was always attractive, but this is something else. Then he fixates on her like she’s the only female in the room — a far cry from the old days when he barely noticed her.

Megan, Megan, Megan… for a smart girl, she never bothers to ask herself how these changes — turning Rick into a sex god who only has eyes for her — are possible.

And Rick is almost as bad! Over the last few weeks, his body has gone from fit to rippling; his reflexes are off the charts; and women are falling all over him. By his own admission, he at first thought it was just good luck plus good genes — but really? In just weeks?

Come on, characters! Don’t you know that impossibly good luck like this always comes with a price tag? Apparently not, because Rick doesn’t start to see the truth until his brown eyes turn coal black, his friends stop associating with him, and his even temper turns into barely-suppressed rage.

I guess it’s a good thing Rick and Megan are such positive thinkers because The Untamed Beast puts them both through hell — almost literally! If they were pessimists, I’m not sure they’d survive it.

Meanwhile, what about you? How much good luck would it take before you started to worry a little? Suppose you found a winning lottery ticket worth millions? Most of us would embrace it with gusto, right?

What if, on top the lottery ticket, you inherited a charming old castle from a distant relative you’d never heard of? Worried yet? Cat comes back after a three-year absence…. Years of dieting suddenly kick in…. Jensen Ackles asks you to friend him on your social network site….

Would questions start nagging at you? Or, like Megan and Rick, would it have to be something bad before the old adage started ringing in your ears:  If something seems too good to be true….

Rick Diaz came to the hotel bar with two goals: to escape the tortured reality of his new existence and to find a woman. Over the last nine weeks both his body and personality have changed–he is stronger, more aggressive, and has an animal magnetism no woman could resist. But he’s also afraid that once his transformation is complete, he can never have a real relationship again–giving him one more night to enjoy the pleasure of a woman’s touch.

Megan O’Neill turns out to be that woman. Rick used to star in her finest fantasies while they attended college together, though nothing could compare to the fierce passion she experiences during her night with Rick. But when Rick leaves the next morning without saying goodbye, Megan thinks she’ll never set eyes on him again…

Until Rick returns to tell her that he is a Guardian, destined to save the world from evil–and that Megan is the only woman who can help him…