Mariah Peyton had spent years in college and med school. More years in the military on a medical ship in the Gulf. She didn't know what she was looking for, but a bright and shiny blonde elf in Christmas red crying in the back seat of a car at the gas pump, wasn't it.
She always found it amazing. Lower the zipper on the leather jacket, lean in a bit, show some cleavage and the fool immediately forgot about the woman crying in his backseat. She was very grateful for her concealed weapons permit.
I like writing. I don't have a magic place where the stories or people arrive, other then when I'm asleep, they appear, like movies. Some are simple romances; some involve a messed up family life; some involve outside influences and business and still others might trail along the paranormal or BDSM path.
You just never know.
I'm sorry the covers don't appear here and I'm trying to figure out how to make them show with the titles.
Otherwise, they are on Allromanceebooks.com; smashwords, amazon.com & Nook - they were on bookstrand, but we won't vent on that topic at the moment.
On Allromanceebooks, you can read the 1st chapter of each.
For the people who enjoy my writing and read the stories:
Circle of Friends is the mildest of my stories. There is less harsh swearing or harsh use of words with regards to sex. There is sex - but it's not as graphic.
WindSwept Narrows: Does have more harsh swear words and more graphic language, both during sex and just in life. It's a more honest depiction of reality, I think.
The 'regular' shifter stories - graphic and fun.
The Menage stories - please...they are graphic. Period.
Independence: Again...it's BDSM based and quite graphic.
A quick enjoyable read. I liked how strong Mariah is. I liked Eli also so I'm not sure why I didn't like the story more. I'm definitely going to try others in the series as the supporting characters were very interesting.
I highly recommend Karen as an author. I have read some of her other books more than once. She writes wonderful characters.