#MFRWHooks The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo

It's Wednesday and time for the Marketing for Romance Writers Books Hooks mini hop! (see linky list below) Participants post 6-8 sentences from their novel. Today I'm offering a bit from The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo ~  (book 1 in the series - Ashkewheteasu) 

Setting the Stage~
For 3000 years Ashkewheteasu held constant vigil at his wife's burial mound. Today he discovers the burial desecrated. What he's seeing is an archaeological inventory racing the clock to catalog the burial before the bulldozers come. There's an industrial park slated to be built there. Seeing his wife's bones comes as a shock.

My 8~

“Aiyanna my love, my heart. I have watched over you through time but I can watch no longer. Please forgive me, I have failed you….” His throat choked close. Swallowing hard, he whispered to the earth that half-covered his wife, “Again.”
Kneeling beside the dirt-encrusted bones, he pulled the cover away to expose them fully. The small bones of the baby he knew laid with its mother had dissolved in the acids of the soil. Gently digging through the loam between the exposed rib bones, his fingers found the bird stone, its cord long since returned to the earth. Holding it now, he remembered...

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Today I'm offering another small sampling from book 2 in The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo series. It's a story inspired by ancient lore and modern urban legend.
 
First my 8, then details after ~

Eluwilussit woke to find himself curled into a ball, his hands protectively covering his genitals. The fire was almost out. He had no idea how long he’d traveled for peyote tended to steal time. Retracing his visions as best he could, he remembered that he’d beat the wall of the White World with his fists, remembered too that he’d slashed himself to get the attention of its inhabitants. 

Sitting up, he was met with a stench that indicated he’d fouled himself under Mescalito’s influence. Checking himself over in the light of the small blaze, he found his skin smooth, clean and otherwise unmarred. Perhaps the stink was only a memory lingering in his mind like the rest. The Red World and its inhabitants were foul.
Behind the scenes: Under the influence of psychotropic mescalin, Eli attempted to enter the White Spirit world but found himself in the hellish dessicated landscape of the Red Realm (hell). Witnessing the shape-shifting abilities of Ash and their teacher Nawkaw through the veil that divides the spirit word, Eli becomes enraged and tries to draw their attention. Instead, the forsaken ones come and discover he has one foot in the world of the living and one foot in theirs. Fascinated, they demand he play their game. He pays their price and receives a gift. Let's just say Eli has brought back more than a stench.

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Today I'm offering another bit from my legend-inspired romance ~ The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo (book2 Eluwilussit)  

Eli sees himself in the mirror

First my 3, then details follow:

Tears of frustrated rage fell. How dare they do this to him! His anger transformed his body as he stood before the mirror and saw himself for the first time.

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Behind the scenes: At this point in the story, Eli tried to enter the White Spirit world but found himself in the Red Realm instead. This is where the forsaken dwell on the other side of the veil that divides the spirit realms -- in other words, Hell. Through the veil he witnesses the shape-shifting abilities of Ash and their teacher Nawkaw. Outraged, he wants this gift for himself. 

The forsaken ones had never met a shaman with the ability to enter the spirit worlds, and never one with murders attached to his soul. They tell him they too can bestow such a gift, but it comes with a price. Naturally, Eli says yes.

Here's the story
The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo
(book1 Ashkewheteasu)  
Based upon Native American oral tradition and a modern urban legend
 

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I'm participating in the Weekend Writing Warriors mini hop again. The deal is to post 8 sentences from a writing project, published or unpublished. Because a shape-shifter story just seems fitting this time of year, I'm offering another creepy bit from book 1 in the The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo saga.
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Time and creativity being what they are, I'll be taking a break from the Weekend Writing Warriors until after the holidays. I have gifts to make and not enough hours in the day for the rest. Until January, happy holidays and my best to you and yours!

First my 8, then details follow:

Eluwilussit woke to find himself curled into a ball, his hands protectively covering his genitals. The fire was almost out. He had no idea how long he’d traveled for peyote tended to steal time. Retracing his visions as best he could, he remembered that he’d beat the wall of the White World with his fists, remembered too that he’d slashed himself to get the attention of its inhabitants. 

Sitting up, he was met with a stench that indicated he’d fouled himself under Mescalito’s influence. Checking himself over in the light of the small blaze, he found his skin smooth, clean and otherwise unmarred. Perhaps the stink was only a memory lingering in his mind like the rest. The Red World and its inhabitants were foul. 

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Behind the scenes: Under the influence of psychotropic mescalin, Eli attempts to enter the White Spirit world but found himself on the other side of the veil that divides the spirit realms -- in the hellish dessicated landscape of the Red Realm. Witnessing the shape-shifting abilities of Ash and their teacher Nawkaw through the veil that divides the spirit word, Eli becomes enraged and tries to draw their attention. Instead, the forsaken ones come.  He pays their price and receives a gift. Let's just say Eli has brought back more than a stench.

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I'm participating in the Weekend Writing Warriors mini hop again. The deal is to post 8 sentences from a writing project, published or unpublished. Because a shape-shifter story just seems fitting this time of year, I'm offering a creepy bit from book 2 in the The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo saga.

Eli sees himself in the mirror

First my 8, then details follow:

His anger transformed his body as he stood before the mirror, and he saw himself for the first time. Emaciated, his arms and legs were thin and riddled with sores, and where his feet had been, he now had cloven toes tipped with curled claws.  His head was tipped in small peeling antlers and his face was a muzzle more deer-like than not. But the yellowed fangs belonged to a wolf or perhaps a bear. He grabbed his head with his clawed hands and stared into his reflection. This was no wondrous transformation like Nawkaw becoming eagle. Eli was no proud wolf like Ashkewheteasu. He was a monster -- a Wendigo.

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Behind the scenes: At this point in the story, Eli tried to enter the White Spirit world but found himself in the Red Realm instead. This is where the forsaken dwell on the other side of the veil that divides the spirit realms -- in other words, Hell. Through the veil he witnesses the shape-shifting abilities of Ash and their teacher Nawkaw. Outraged, he wants this gift for himself. 

The forsaken ones had never met a shaman with the ability to enter the spirit worlds, and never one with murders attached to his soul. They tell him they too can bestow such a gift, but it comes with a price. Naturally, Eli says yes.

Here's the story
The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo
(book1 Ashkewheteasu)  
Based upon Native American oral tradition and a modern urban legend
 

Discover More Here

(Book 2 Eluwilussit)

"I like that the story takes you to places that you do not expect. I highly recommend reading this well crafted story."
~ A Reader

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It's Wednesday and time for the Horny Hump Day. http://www.hornyhumpday.com/
The deal is to post just 3 sentences to capture the imagination. With Halloween just days away, I'm offering another 3 from my legend-inspired romance ~ The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo (book1 Ashkewheteasu)  It was exactly this time of year when I first learned about the Beast of Bray Road. The story captured my imagination, so I wrote it into a romance.

Setting the stage: Finding Ayanna's burial mound destroyed, Ash allows himself to dream once more before he ends his immortal existence. He dreams of his wife Ayanna.

Here are my 3 sentences:

Gently pinning her beneath him, he spoke softly at her ear, “Do not worry, your love keeps me strong.”

Cupping his face with both hands, she kissed him then whispered, “Ah, you love me then?” 

He smiled at her lips, “I will love you forever.”

The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo (book1 Ashkewheteasu)  
Based upon Native American oral tradition and a modern urban legend
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