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Creating Home #1
A Winter Tale with Marshmallows
No winter night is complete without marshmallows.
Pregnant and on the run, Mona Renalds is a werewolf with trouble nipping at her heals. She wants a new life for herself and the twins she’s carrying. Embracing the future can’t happen until she finds an alpha male strong enough to take on her former pack leader.
Chris Meyters is alpha of Haven Pack. Mild mannered and progressive, he tries to reverse the archaic methods of his pack’s previous leaders. When Mona comes into his diner requesting sanctuary, his primitive instinct to claim her nearly consumes him, but he fights himself to give her the choices she was denied in her former pack.
Surrounded by the Pennsylvania winter of snow, sledding parties and creamy cups of hot chocolate, Chris and Mona are prepared to do whatever it takes in order to maintain the domestic bliss they’ve found with each other.
Pregnant and on the run, Mona Renalds is a werewolf with trouble nipping at her heals. She wants a new life for herself and the twins she’s carrying. Embracing the future can’t happen until she finds an alpha male strong enough to take on her former pack leader.
Chris Meyters is alpha of Haven Pack. Mild mannered and progressive, he tries to reverse the archaic methods of his pack’s previous leaders. When Mona comes into his diner requesting sanctuary, his primitive instinct to claim her nearly consumes him, but he fights himself to give her the choices she was denied in her former pack.
Surrounded by the Pennsylvania winter of snow, sledding parties and creamy cups of hot chocolate, Chris and Mona are prepared to do whatever it takes in order to maintain the domestic bliss they’ve found with each other.
64 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 6, 2010
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About the author
Stephanie Beck
41 books150 followers Stephanie Beck is a full time mom, part time writer and ameture speller.
She's been writing since she was fifteen. Her first novel, "Love on the Mats" was a graphic, heartwarming tale of a wrestler and a cutie coed which was lovingly edited by the c-squad basketball team on the long bus rides throughout the season. They were all sure it would be published and it still has a home in a folder...somewhere.
Stephanie Beck loves romance and all things romantic, heart warming and usually funny, though a more serious piece will find its way in occasionally.
In her spare time she knits and sews, walks the dog, plays with her two wonderful daughters and tries to get her husband to act out the naughty things she researches...oh the sacrifices she makes for her craft.
She's been writing since she was fifteen. Her first novel, "Love on the Mats" was a graphic, heartwarming tale of a wrestler and a cutie coed which was lovingly edited by the c-squad basketball team on the long bus rides throughout the season. They were all sure it would be published and it still has a home in a folder...somewhere.
Stephanie Beck loves romance and all things romantic, heart warming and usually funny, though a more serious piece will find its way in occasionally.
In her spare time she knits and sews, walks the dog, plays with her two wonderful daughters and tries to get her husband to act out the naughty things she researches...oh the sacrifices she makes for her craft.
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December 6, 2010
Short and very very sweet.
October 31, 2010
Monica’s Review
A Winter Tale with Marshmallows by Stephanie Beck is a sweet short story that will have you warmed up as if you were drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows. The two characters in this story Mona, the pregnant female that has ran away from her pack, has fallen in love with Chris, the alpha of his pack, Haven. The scene of the story is so cozy, taking place in the winter time around Christmas time with snow and all. The perfect time to welcome new additions to what you would hope is to your new family.
To be able to leave your our family when you are so close to giving birth to your children is a difficult time and to find a family or a new mate knowing that not only are they taking you in but also the child or children that you have it difficult for anyone. To be able to find someone like that is a blessing that you need to cherish for the rest of your life. Not only are they willing to take you in but willing to defend you from your former pack if they were to come find you. Would you be able to find that kind of love in a new alpha and make sure that not only your cubs are safe but now your new family? Only time will tell if the new pack will be able to protect you. I recommend for you to read with book with a cup of hot chocolate and snuggle in a blanket and enjoy.
3 ½ Tea Cups!
A Winter Tale with Marshmallows by Stephanie Beck is a sweet short story that will have you warmed up as if you were drinking hot chocolate with marshmallows. The two characters in this story Mona, the pregnant female that has ran away from her pack, has fallen in love with Chris, the alpha of his pack, Haven. The scene of the story is so cozy, taking place in the winter time around Christmas time with snow and all. The perfect time to welcome new additions to what you would hope is to your new family.
To be able to leave your our family when you are so close to giving birth to your children is a difficult time and to find a family or a new mate knowing that not only are they taking you in but also the child or children that you have it difficult for anyone. To be able to find someone like that is a blessing that you need to cherish for the rest of your life. Not only are they willing to take you in but willing to defend you from your former pack if they were to come find you. Would you be able to find that kind of love in a new alpha and make sure that not only your cubs are safe but now your new family? Only time will tell if the new pack will be able to protect you. I recommend for you to read with book with a cup of hot chocolate and snuggle in a blanket and enjoy.
3 ½ Tea Cups!
May 5, 2012
2.5 stars
Unfortunately, the book was just meh. It had the basic elements of a shifter story but lacked depth. I didn't feel that the characters connected with each other on an emotional level. They acknowledged each other as mates and were attracted to one another but there was never a profession of love between them.
Unfortunately, the book was just meh. It had the basic elements of a shifter story but lacked depth. I didn't feel that the characters connected with each other on an emotional level. They acknowledged each other as mates and were attracted to one another but there was never a profession of love between them.
November 2, 2010
Love this story! A wonderful way to get into the winter spirit. Touches of Christmas but also so much more with the paranormal aspect. Reading it actually makes me hungry for a big cup of coco with a pepermint stick and a chocolate chip cookie :)
January 10, 2012
A short sweet read
April 11, 2017
This was a really good short read. It had great potential for a longer story, and wish it had been.
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