Author Name: Parker Williams
Book Name: Scent of the Heart
Book Name: Scent of the Heart
Series: Shifting Needs
Book: Two
Series should be read in order
Publisher: Parker Williams
Cover
Artist: Laura Harner
Blurb:
Casey Scott grew up being told he’d never amount to
anything, and despite the unwavering
love and support from his best friend, Jake, the idea sticks
in the back of Casey’s mind. When he
discovers he has a unique destiny in an enclave where
shifters and humans live together, he
seizes the chance, wanting for once in his life to be
someone special.
Tsvetok Yerokhin lost his parents to the evil ruler of the
enclave when he was a boy. The
responsibilities of raising his two younger brothers nearly
overwhelmed him and self-doubt
took over. When the new Alpha and his Protector arrive in
time to save his life, Sev is grateful,
but he’s even more shocked when he scents his mate with
them.
Casey isn’t prepared for the feelings that sweep over him
when he meets Sev, but he refuses to
act on them because he’s straight. Still, there is something
so alluring about Sev that Casey can’t
help being drawn to him.
As the two explore the edges of their new discovery, an evil
returns, determined to control the
enclave or destroy it. The Alpha and Protector are powerless
to stop it, but Casey holds the key
to victory. If he can discover what it is, he has a chance
to save them all. To be the hero.
Unfortunately, the hero has to be willing to make the
ultimate sacrifice, and for Casey that
means losing his heart.
Pages or Words: Approximately 69,000
words
Categories: Contemporary, M/M Romance,
Romance, Paranormal, Bisexual, Fiction, Gay Fiction, New Adult
Excerpt:
Casey had slept in
the early evening, exhausted from his activities of the day. First the twins
came, and their birth wasn’t easy. One of them, the boy, refused to come out.
Normally shifter births were in and out in less than an hour. This one had kept
him elbow deep for four. When the child was finally born, he had a full head of
fluffy gray hair, indicative of his mother’s rabbit side. When they’d asked his
advice on what to name their new son, Casey had said Thumper. His parents had
fallen in love with the name, and Casey learned that people who had never seen
a movie had no idea what humor was.
Then there was the
incident with the stupid skunk in the forest. He hoped to hell Jake never found
out, because after all the crap Casey had given him, he knew for a fact there
would be hell to pay.
His intent had been
to sleep a few hours, then try another dreamwalk. They always left him drained
when he didn’t have a tether to this world. Casey shook his head. Six months
ago he never would have talked about different worlds, men that could become
animals, or ghosts outside of his weekly Dungeons and Dragons game. Now it
seemed he was actually living a campaign. He was a shaman, a wizard of sorts.
Jake was a paladin, righteous and good. Zak was…well, Zak probably would have
been royalty. With his demeanor and attitude, he would have made a great king.
He’d been dozing
fitfully; his dreams filled with visions of future events, where a fork in the
road left him with too many decisions. One was life, the other was death, but
both were fraught with peril. The knocking at his door had jolted him awake,
and he was actually glad for it.
Sev looked absolutely
miserable as he stood at the door. This would be only the second time the man
had come to see Casey. Most everyone else in the enclave had stopped by, even
for a friendly visit, numerous times. Yet Sev always hung back. This time,
Casey needed to understand what was going on.
When they came in
contact, skin on skin, Casey had no idea what happened. A surge ran up the
length of his arm, seemingly connecting him to Sev. He could tell the man
across from him needed his help. Sev was different from all the others in the
enclave who’d come and talked to him in the last six months. He didn’t need
advice; what he needed was someone to understand.
Sev sat at the table,
looking for all the world as if he were lost. He sipped the calming tea that
Casey had brewed, his eyes downcast as he told Casey his story—the death of his
parents, the problems he now had with his brothers, and his uncertainty that he
was doing the right thing. Never before had Casey wanted to pull someone into
his arms and promise them that everything would be all right. He’d heard so
many stories after Elizar’s defeat—beatings, rape, murder, and still he was
able to maintain a detachment. Not with Sev.
“How can I help?”
Sev sighed. “I don’t
know that you can. I just wanted to talk to someone.”
Casey could see the
shine of tears when Sev finally lifted his head, and his chest tightened as he
stood and wrapped his arms around the man. He didn’t have words, and he
couldn’t think of any other way to comfort him. Not one of the salves, potions,
ointments, teas, or other remedies on his shelves had the power to offer the
healing that a hug brought.
“Thank you, my mate.”
The words were so soft Casey was certain he had misheard
them.
About the
author:
Parker
Williams believes that true love exists, but it always comes with a price. No
happily ever after can ever be had without work, sweat, and tears that come
with melding lives together.
Living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Parker held his job for nearly 28
years before he decided to retire and try new things. He enjoys his new life as
a stay-at-home author and also working on Pride-Promotions,
an LGBT author promotion service.
Where to find the author:
Connect with
Parker on: Twitter: @ParkerWAuthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parker.williams.75641
Or
you can visit his website: http://www.ParkerWilliamsAuthor.com
Getting To Know You - Author Q & A with Parker Williams
Getting To Know You - Author Q & A with Parker Williams
1 – What is your secret indulgence?
Parker Williams - We
have a shake shop near the house that has something called a Vegan Raspberry
Nebula shake. When KC Wells and Becky Condit were in Milwaukee, Paul and I
bought them each one, and they loved it.
2
– What’s in your nightstand you don’t want anyone to see?
PW - Absolutely
nothing! Paul has them filled with junk because he’s a packrat. I think the
most embarrassing thing in the nightstands MIGHT be a cassette tape of Frankie
Goes to Hollywood.
3– What’s your favorite meal?
PW -- Paul
makes an awesome vegan pot pie. Now that I’m thinking about it, I may have to
blackmail him into making me one.
4
– What’s the worst thing you’ve ever put in your mouth?
PW -- Um….
Well, there was this guy, you see, and he gave me ‘calamari’. I had no idea
what it was, and I hope to hell I never have to have one of those rubbery
things in my mouth again.
5
– How old were you when you wrote your first story and do you remember what it
was about?
PW -- I
was fourteen. It was the story of Grant and Rusty, two teenage boys thrown
together under less than auspicious circumstances (Rusty’s mom kicked him out,
and Grant’s Aunt Helen took him in.) There’s also a murderer in there. I may
have had a tad of a sadistic streak for my characters.
6 – Ability you wished you possessed?
PW -- To
be in multiple places at once. I have a very hard time saying no, and it gets
me in trouble sometimes.
7 – Skill you wish you had?
PW -- I
wish I could draw. I look at some of the things my friends on Facebook do, and
then at my silly little stick man, and sigh heavily.
8
– What do you wear when you’re writing?
PW -- Usually
sweats and a t-shirt, as well as a pair of slippers. Because now that I work at
home, I don’t have to impress anyone, and my dogs sure as heck don’t care what
I’ve got on.
9
– What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
PW -- Deep-fried
cheese curds. We had them at a restaurant in a small town in the middle of
Wisconsin (Amish territory). Paul likes cheese curds, but we’d never heard of
them deep-fried, so we ordered some. They were AMAZING! So good in fact, we
drove two hours to get some more a few days later.
10 – How do you relax at the end of a stressful day?
PW -- Usually
sitting on the couch watching television and eating dinner, but afterward, I
get back to working on Pride stuff until bed.
11 – Do you have any tattoos? If so, what are they?
PW -- Oh,
I wish. I have this strange aversion to pain. When I see pictures of guys who
have their genitals tattooed, I’m excessively jealous of their manliness.
12 - What has been the biggest surprise to your life after being published?
PW -- Hell,
BEING published was a surprise. After being published? Going to GRL in Atlanta
and actually having people know who I was. Amanda Atchley came up to me and was
all excited about meeting me, and I was completely flustered, because…well, I’m
me, and a nervous wreck around people. But she was more than sweet.
13 - What it is like being in their head with all those characters?
PW -- It’s
never lonely. They like to chat all times of the day, and long into the night.
Whispering their evil and vile plans to me, encouraging me to hurt and maim
characters. Then I get yelled at by my friends who say I’m too bloodthirsty.
Obviously they never met some of the people I’m writing Pulp Friction 2015
with. <Glances over toward Laura Harner, Havan Fellows, and Lee Brazil.>
14 – Do you have characters who argue over whose turn it is next?
PW -- :hangs
head: Yes. Even characters who weren’t supposed to get another story are
knocking on the inside of my skull, asking me if I remember them. DUH! How
could I forget? You won’t let me sleep.
15 – What kind of shifter would you be?
PW -- Bear! Definitely. Silvia Violet wrote one of her
Wild R Farms about a bear shifter named Will. I’m not sure why she chose that
name for a bear shifter…. Okay, fine, I begged and pleaded. When it comes to my
shifters, I have no dignity.
16 – Twinks or Bears?
PW -- Both are nice to look at, but my preference will
always be Bears. Big ol’ growly bears who can pull you into a hug and let you
know that you ARE being hugged.
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