We’re so pleased to have author Anna Martin dropping in today on the tour for her latest release, Lone Wolf, from Dreamspinner Press. Anna’s chatting about her characters today and is also offering an excerpt and a giveaway, so be sure to check out all the details below.

Welcome, Anna!

Hi everyone! Thank you so much to The Novel Approach for allowing me to come and talk about my new novel Lone Wolf.

Today I thought I’d talk a bit about the main character, Jackson. He’s the ‘lone wolf’ of the title; a werewolf who has isolated himself in a small town outside Spokane, Washington. Jackson is an unusual werewolf within the story for being such a solitary kind of guy. He’s not sociable, he doesn’t live with his family, and he has a business – the Lone Wolf Brewery – which means he doesn’t interact with other people all that often. He’s thrown his whole life behind making the brewery a success, taking care of every aspect of the business himself.

I really love Jackson. He’s such a grumpy bastard! There’s a soft side to him, though, a kind of vulnerability. He gets thrown into a situation with Leo that he never expected and has to deal with the fact that his soul mate is another man when he’s always considered himself to be straight.

I’ve brought a little excerpt from the story for you. This is where Jackson has a conversation with his sister, Valerie, and tells her that he’s met Leo. He’s really struggling to define his attraction to Leo here, and what that might mean for how he’s going to define his sexuality in the future.

The Excerpt

“I met my mate.” Like ripping off a Band-Aid, right?

“Motherfucker.”

“He’s a man.”

Valerie turned to him, eyes wide. “Are you serious?”

“A human man.”

She silently passed him the tub of ice cream.

“Jesus Christ,” Jackson mumbled, and dug his spoon into the goopy mess.

“I’m going to need details, Jackson,” Valerie said seriously. She muted Bridget Jones—and holy shit, that should have been some big neon sign telling Jackson not to be an asshole—and shifted round to face him.

Jackson found a little piece of fudge and excavated it from its ice cream enclosure.

“I met him a few days ago. We just went out for coffee this morning.”

“Tell me everything.”

“His name is Leo. He’s just graduated college. He’s…. I’m…. I don’t know how to do this, Valerie,” Jackson said, passing her back the ice cream, then reaching for his beer instead. It was social lubrication of the most necessary kind.

“Is this where you come out to me? Because I’m totally okay with that and will be so supportive and everything.”

“I’m not gay.” He felt guilty saying it aloud. Like he was somehow dishonoring Leo, which was stupid. They only just met. It wasn’t like Jackson owed him anything.

“But….”

“I don’t get it either. Leo is, I’m pretty sure of that. I haven’t slept since I met him, trying to figure it out. I’ve turned it over and over in my head, Valerie, and it’s just not there. At this point I almost wish I was gay. It would make things so much easier.”

“Maybe it’s a platonic soul mate thing. It doesn’t have to be about sex. There are no rules.”

“Valerie.” He ran his hand over his face, then gulped the rest of his beer. “Platonic mates is such bullshit.”

About the Book

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Dreamspinner

Length: 230 Pages

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Cover Design: Garrett Leigh @ Black Jazz Design

Blurb: Jackson Lewis isn’t a typical werewolf. He isolates himself in a small town outside Spokane and dedicates himself to making his business—Lone Wolf Brewery—a success. If it leaves him little time for romance, he’s okay with that. His soul mate could be out there somewhere, but he isn’t actively looking.

So he’s in for quite the shock when he literally bumps into his soul mate—Leo Gallagher, an adorable, nerdy, vibrant music therapist who’s Jackson’s polar opposite.

But he’s human. And a man.

Jackson is straight—or at least he’s always assumed so. Though he can’t deny his attraction to Leo, it’s a lot for both of them to deal with.

While Jackson and Leo figure out what their future might hold, they face prejudice from both the human and werewolf communities—including a group of fanatics willing to kill to show humans and werewolves don’t belong together.

About the Author

Anna Martin is from a picturesque seaside village in the southwest of England and now lives in the Bristol, a city that embraces her love for the arts. After spending most of her childhood making up stories, she studied English literature at university before attempting to turn her hand as a professional writer.

Apart from being physically dependent on her laptop, Anna is enthusiastic about writing and producing local grassroots theater (especially at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she can be found every summer), going to visit friends in other countries, and reading anything that’s put under her nose.

Anna claims her entire career is due to the love, support, prereading, and creative ass kicking provided by her best friend Jennifer. Jennifer refuses to accept responsibility for anything Anna has written.

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