Morning Loverlies,

Yes, it's that time again! Snippet Saturday! Which is hosted by the absolutely and totally kick sass Lauren Dane. (Thanks Lauren! You rock. Seriously, she does!) Today's theme is the "The Female Protagonist".

Just like Male Protags, Female Protags also come in a variety of flavors. From the sweet and tangy to bitter and sour and every flavor in between. I love all of my heroines. I love that where they come from and the way they grew up can determine who they are and how they will interact with the hero.

Today's Snippet is from The Beast In Me, which was originally published by Cobblestone Press in 2007 as Danielo's Undoing. It's got a snazzy new cover and has been revised slightly from its original content but it's still the same story we both loved!

The Beast In Me will be available for download from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords in the beginning of April, in the mean while please enjoy this snippet and introduction to our heroine, Katie. And don't forget to visit all the other Saturday Snippets authors. Have an awesome weekend and enjoy!

[image error] After a chaotic childhood, Katherine Bailey isn't one to take risks. Stability and security are all she wants and needs…until she meets Daniel.

Werewolf Daniel Acevedo had it all, until a chance meeting with a vampire turned his world upside down. Now another chance meeting with Katie may do the same, if he's brave enough to let it.

A woman who thought stability was her salvation and a man alienated from the two worlds that spawned him. Lust is one thing but are they willing to risk everything for a possible chance at love?

EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER ONE

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It didn't help that Brad was a pushover as well. Not once during our relationship had he taken charge. If I wanted Chinese, we had Chinese. If I wanted to see the latest chick flick, we saw it. And while stability was the one major thing that attracted me to him, secretly a big part of me wanted him to take over, to show some initiative.

My chaotic childhood left me craving the dependability that I saw in Brad and the life he led. His parents had lived in the same house for the past thirty years, ate the same roast beef dinner every Sunday after attending five o'clock mass, and I loved being part of that.

It was comforting to know I'd never wake up to find him gone as I had my father. I knew he'd always pay his part of the rent on our shared apartment, and there'd never come a time when I'd have to sleep on the beach in a sleeping bag as I had so many times as a kid.

That's what I had loved about Brad. Not him but what he represented. I'll never know how I found the courage to walk away when he asked me to marry him. But I had, not only for myself but for him as well. I knew I'd never truly love him so I had said no, moved out of the only steady home I'd ever had, and struck out on my own.

For a long time after, I was convinced I'd made a mistake. It took me a long time to realize that just because I left didn't mean I was like my mother. That leaving the only steady place I'd ever lived, and a steady relationship, didn't mean it would set the pattern for the rest of my life. I wouldn't bounce from relationship to relationship and place to place. And I hadn't.

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