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Cuddling with Chupacabra
Clara Worcestershire is back in her small town in Gandersville, New Mexico after a disaster of a divorce. The only thing she got out of it was an old ranch in disrepair, so like any jilted lover, she's lit her ex-husband's things on fire in the front yard. Now she's on a mission to make up for lost time, primed and ready to get back to sneaking off with local bull riders. That is, until the Sheriff shows up and adds fuel to her fire.
Jakob Regadera shows up to the Worcestershire Ranch and everything about his past collides with the present. Last time he saw Clara was her Bachelorette party... stripped naked in the back of his pickup and under him. What she doesn't know is he's a Chupacabra shifter who's struggling to wrangle in his hunger. It's a tossup which will win his hunger for her - or her blood. Things start to heat up, and Jakob wants her for his. One way or another.
Jakob Regadera shows up to the Worcestershire Ranch and everything about his past collides with the present. Last time he saw Clara was her Bachelorette party... stripped naked in the back of his pickup and under him. What she doesn't know is he's a Chupacabra shifter who's struggling to wrangle in his hunger. It's a tossup which will win his hunger for her - or her blood. Things start to heat up, and Jakob wants her for his. One way or another.
110 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 26, 2020
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About the author
Paul Leonard
74 books8 followersPaul J. Leonard Hinder, better known by his pseudonym of Paul Leonard and also originally published as PJL Hinder, is an author best known for his work on various spin-off fiction based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Leonard has acknowledged a debt to his friend and fellow Doctor Who author Jim Mortimore in his writing career, having turned to Mortimore for help and advice at the start of it. This advice led to his first novel, Venusian Lullaby being published as part of Virgin Publishing's Missing Adventures range in 1994. Virgin published three more of his novels before losing their licence to publish Doctor Who fiction: Dancing the Code (1995); Speed of Flight (1996) and (as part of their New Adventures range) Toy Soldiers (1995). Following the loss of their licence, Virgin also published the novel Dry Pilgrimage (co-written with Nick Walters) in 1998 as part of their Bernice Summerfield range of novels.
Leonard also wrote for the fourth volume of Virgin's Decalog short story collections. Following this, he was asked to co-edit the fifth volume of the collection with mentor Jim Mortimore.
Leonard's experience in writing for Doctor Who led to him being asked to write one of the first novels in BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures series, the novel Genocide. This led to four further novels for the range, of which The Turing Test received particular acclaim for its evocative use of real-life historical characters and first person narrative.
Leonard has also written short stories for the BBC Short Trips and Big Finish Short Trips collections.
Leonard has acknowledged a debt to his friend and fellow Doctor Who author Jim Mortimore in his writing career, having turned to Mortimore for help and advice at the start of it. This advice led to his first novel, Venusian Lullaby being published as part of Virgin Publishing's Missing Adventures range in 1994. Virgin published three more of his novels before losing their licence to publish Doctor Who fiction: Dancing the Code (1995); Speed of Flight (1996) and (as part of their New Adventures range) Toy Soldiers (1995). Following the loss of their licence, Virgin also published the novel Dry Pilgrimage (co-written with Nick Walters) in 1998 as part of their Bernice Summerfield range of novels.
Leonard also wrote for the fourth volume of Virgin's Decalog short story collections. Following this, he was asked to co-edit the fifth volume of the collection with mentor Jim Mortimore.
Leonard's experience in writing for Doctor Who led to him being asked to write one of the first novels in BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures series, the novel Genocide. This led to four further novels for the range, of which The Turing Test received particular acclaim for its evocative use of real-life historical characters and first person narrative.
Leonard has also written short stories for the BBC Short Trips and Big Finish Short Trips collections.
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did-not-finish
January 30, 2022DNF @ 6%
This book is terminally short, so the six percent I read was a brief glimpse. However, it was enough to make it clear to me that I dislike the narrative style and the main character. Nothing short of Clara Worcestershire being eaten in the non-euphemistic manner by the titular chupacabra could redeem this book in my eyes, and I'm not actually willing to read far enough to discover if that happens.
I have no interest in a protagonist who's so pathetically selfish and comically horny that she drives into oncoming traffic while trying to sext some guy. Pair that with uninteresting narrative style - the typical blah blah here's her bra size as if that even matters because the author doesn't comprehend that there are different widths among the cup sizes which make a much bigger difference visually tripe - and this is a complete nope from me.
This book is terminally short, so the six percent I read was a brief glimpse. However, it was enough to make it clear to me that I dislike the narrative style and the main character. Nothing short of Clara Worcestershire being eaten in the non-euphemistic manner by the titular chupacabra could redeem this book in my eyes, and I'm not actually willing to read far enough to discover if that happens.
I have no interest in a protagonist who's so pathetically selfish and comically horny that she drives into oncoming traffic while trying to sext some guy. Pair that with uninteresting narrative style - the typical blah blah here's her bra size as if that even matters because the author doesn't comprehend that there are different widths among the cup sizes which make a much bigger difference visually tripe - and this is a complete nope from me.
November 27, 2022
This book had me laughing the whole time! It did what it set out to do
January 7, 2022
This was a great page turner book! These are easy reads and very entertaining! I loved all her series and would recommend these books!
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