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Dark Stranger
Kate Douglas returns with the newest book in her paranormal shapeshifting Spirit Wild series.
Berserkers. Chanku, but not. Born as animals, but unlike their more civilized brethren, they have no access to the Tibetan grasses that give Chanku their shapeshifting abilities. They are refugees of the same alien world, aware of their humanity yet living and dying as animals on earth.
Untold numbers of shapeshifters in zoos...in the wild...in cages as victims of predator trafficking rings operating worldwide. Unable to know their true selves, unable to fully mate with the ones they love.
The pack knows they exist. Knows that they are the only ones with the power to save their feral brethren, but the clock is ticking. Chanku are almost immortal, but Berserkers live and die on their animal’s timetable...how many will the pack rescue before it’s too late? Will they ever save enough of their brethren—different yet so much alike under their skin?
The hunt is on.
Kate Douglas is the author of the popular erotic paranormal Wolf Tales series, the Feral Passions series, the erotic S/F Dream Catchers series to be re-released in the coming months, as well as Spirit Wild, the sequel series to Wolf Tales. Dark Stranger is the 7th Spirit Wild book.
Berserkers. Chanku, but not. Born as animals, but unlike their more civilized brethren, they have no access to the Tibetan grasses that give Chanku their shapeshifting abilities. They are refugees of the same alien world, aware of their humanity yet living and dying as animals on earth.
Untold numbers of shapeshifters in zoos...in the wild...in cages as victims of predator trafficking rings operating worldwide. Unable to know their true selves, unable to fully mate with the ones they love.
The pack knows they exist. Knows that they are the only ones with the power to save their feral brethren, but the clock is ticking. Chanku are almost immortal, but Berserkers live and die on their animal’s timetable...how many will the pack rescue before it’s too late? Will they ever save enough of their brethren—different yet so much alike under their skin?
The hunt is on.
Kate Douglas is the author of the popular erotic paranormal Wolf Tales series, the Feral Passions series, the erotic S/F Dream Catchers series to be re-released in the coming months, as well as Spirit Wild, the sequel series to Wolf Tales. Dark Stranger is the 7th Spirit Wild book.
275 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 22, 2022
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About the author
Kate Douglas
162 books837 followersSome people just seem to know they are meant to write, but it can still take a while to figure out exactly what their career will entail. Kate Douglas started out writing radio copy for a country western radio station in 1972, wrote and illustrated an educational cartoon strip for the American Mosquito Control Association for a number of years, was a newspaper reporter for a small town weekly where she covered everything from high school sports to drug busts, and then, in the mid-1980s, decided to write her first romance.
Many submissions and rejections followed.
In 1998, she sold to a small ebook publisher before anyone knew what an ebook was, but it wasn't until 2005, a full twenty years after finishing that first romance, that she signed with a New York publisher.
In January 2006, Kensington Publishing launched their Aphrodisia imprint of erotic romance with Kate's Wolf Tales, a sexy paranormal series about a lost race of shapeshifters. She went on to write 21 novels and novellas in that series, then wrote three other series for Kensington before moving to St. Martin's Press.
She has two series with SMP--The Intimate Relations series complete with three novels and one novella of romantic suspense set in California's wine country, and an erotic paranormal series, Feral Passions, set in California's Trinity Alps.
She is also continuing her Spirit Wild series, the sequel to Wolf Tales, independently.
Kate and her husband of over forty-five years have two adult children and six grandchildren. They live in the small town of Healdsburg, California, in the heart of the beautiful Sonoma County wine country.
www.katedouglas.com and www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance for full chapter excerpts of all of Kate's books.
You can find Kate on Facebook at www.facebook.com/katedouglas.authorpage or on Twitter @wolftales
Many submissions and rejections followed.
In 1998, she sold to a small ebook publisher before anyone knew what an ebook was, but it wasn't until 2005, a full twenty years after finishing that first romance, that she signed with a New York publisher.
In January 2006, Kensington Publishing launched their Aphrodisia imprint of erotic romance with Kate's Wolf Tales, a sexy paranormal series about a lost race of shapeshifters. She went on to write 21 novels and novellas in that series, then wrote three other series for Kensington before moving to St. Martin's Press.
She has two series with SMP--The Intimate Relations series complete with three novels and one novella of romantic suspense set in California's wine country, and an erotic paranormal series, Feral Passions, set in California's Trinity Alps.
She is also continuing her Spirit Wild series, the sequel to Wolf Tales, independently.
Kate and her husband of over forty-five years have two adult children and six grandchildren. They live in the small town of Healdsburg, California, in the heart of the beautiful Sonoma County wine country.
www.katedouglas.com and www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance for full chapter excerpts of all of Kate's books.
You can find Kate on Facebook at www.facebook.com/katedouglas.authorpage or on Twitter @wolftales
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January 26, 2023
Great read
Wonderful addition to the Spirit Wild series. We had to wait a long time for this story, but it was worth the wait. I love how the pack is growing with so many berserkers found and rescued. It was great catching up with all the characters. Kate Douglas writes fantastic characters and situations. I'm so glad she is back in the groove. I would recommend this story to any adult reader that enjoys sexy shifter romances.
Wonderful addition to the Spirit Wild series. We had to wait a long time for this story, but it was worth the wait. I love how the pack is growing with so many berserkers found and rescued. It was great catching up with all the characters. Kate Douglas writes fantastic characters and situations. I'm so glad she is back in the groove. I would recommend this story to any adult reader that enjoys sexy shifter romances.
March 30, 2022
I read this book in one sitting. The world of the Chanku is scorching hot and thrilling. Berserkers in distress. Lives limited to the span on their animals rather than near immortality. This story is full of connections between pack. Heartwarming at times yet in others quirky and real. I loved it and all the other Chanku novels. I highly recommend them all.
March 15, 2022
This book wraps up a lot with a very neat bow, well almost. You get back with many of the previously introduced pack mates and meet many new ones. wish that the real world was as accepting of all peoples. As always they are very involved in rescuing new found Chanku members.
December 31, 2023
It was very good story!
I loved all the magical stories that Kate Douglas wrote about the magical World of the shapeshifers! This last one has tied everything up perfectly. The characters were all amazing!
The story line was perfect but I wish it was longer!
I loved all the magical stories that Kate Douglas wrote about the magical World of the shapeshifers! This last one has tied everything up perfectly. The characters were all amazing!
The story line was perfect but I wish it was longer!
February 24, 2022
Amazing book as usual!
I love this series and recommend it to everyone who loves a great storyline and won’t get offended by the erotic parts. Kate Douglas is an amazing author!
I love this series and recommend it to everyone who loves a great storyline and won’t get offended by the erotic parts. Kate Douglas is an amazing author!
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