QUEER
WOLF
PARANORMAL/
URBAN
FANTASY A Queer
Moon is Rising...
“Their world lies between the shadows and the
moonlight, between man and animal…and in the
city under neon moons and through
iron-treed
streets, the queer wolves run.”
Bound within QUEER WOLF
is an exciting collection
of contemporary, urban and sensual werewolf
tales;
a gathering of queer wolves presented by
exciting,
new and established authors.
Edited by:
James EM Rasmussen
Stories
by: RJ Bradshaw; Naomi Clark; Charlie
Cochrane; Laramie Dean; Moondancer Drake; Ginn Hale; Erica Hildebrand; Michael
Itig; Lucas
Johnson; Andi Lee; Charles Long;
Stephen Osborne; Robert Saldarini; Quinn Smythwood; Jerome
Stueart; Anel Viz; Cari Z
QUEER
WOLF
In WOLF STRAP,
“Returning home for the funeral of her cousin, Ayla thinks the worse
she’ll have
to deal with is her prejudiced parents until she
finds herself hunting down a monster.” In MOON
SING, “A young urban werewolf must choose
between his life in the city or a young man who has
secrets of his own.” In WOLF LOVER, “Nigel
has a werewolf fetish. When some rough trade
doesn’t quite go to plan, he finds himself
wondering who is the hunted and who is the hunter?” In SHY
HUNTER, “Since being assaulted, David must struggle to
control the beast within. But the
killer stalking David’s lover may leave him no
choice but to embrace his dangerous nature.” In THE
STRAY, “John thought it just coincidence that
his housemate and the big grey dog that came by for
handouts never crossed paths. How long would it
take him to catch on?” In NEW
BEGINNINGS,
“Michael wasn’t looking for change, but change
found him in the form of Tori, a young werewolf
with a difficult past. To make a new beginning,
they’ll have to survive first.” In WHERE
THE SLED
DOGS RUN, “Fourth grade teacher Drew Halliard
thought he knew everything about the late
Horwood Mather and his sled dogs, but what if the
sled dogs want to know more about Drew?” In PAVLOV’S
DOG, “Sometimes wolves go bad…it is this knowledge that
kept Josh in self imposed
isolation until Caleb came to the Pavlov’s Dog and
Josh realized that sometimes they don’t.” In WOLVES
OF THE WEST, “Sometimes your life is defined by the things
you have to keep
hidden…” In FAMILY MATTERS ,
“What was supposed to be a quiet evening at home for alpha
wolf Tala Nqumayo and her mate Mirabella
turns into a desperate fight for the survival of the city
they’ve sworn to protect.” In WRONG TURN, “When
Kevin Thomas ends up somewhere he
should never be he meets Shawn Jameson,
someone he should never have met and enters a world of
danger and mystery.” In LEADER OF THE PACK,
“A new lover ignites a flood of emotions within
Adolfo as he reflects on beginnings and
discovers a startling and unexpected ending.” In WAR OF
THE WOLVES,
“It took a werewolf to save Hunter’s life and a mortal to show him his
destiny…but
in the war to come he must fight for all
he holds dear.” In FLIP
CITY, “With nightmares invading his
city, Ryan’s only refuge is the silence
of the park–but when a strange wolf bites him, he discovers
that not all nightmares are bad…” In NIGHT SWIMMING, “Far
more than skin is revealed at the
city’s river when two men from different
walks of life are brought together.” In IN THE SEEONEE HILLS, “When
young Claire infiltrates a rival pack and draws the attention of
Geneva, the pack’s
charismatic heir, she soon discovers that she is
not the only werewolf with a hidden agenda.” And
in A
WOLF’S MOON, “An interloper stalks the queer wolves of the
city but it is the alpha’s lover,
his mate, Sebastian who appears deepest under the
spell of scent and seduction.”
THERE IS A QUEER MOON
RISING...
REVIEWS
“The
debut anthology from James EM Rasmussen's QueeredFiction is an
entertaining
and varied collection, boasting such talents as
Charlie
Cochrane and Ginn Hale. Lovers
of the lycan will find much to slaver
over here: from the werewolf wanabee to the
lovers-through-time, to waifs and strays. From the
carnal to the violent to the passionate,
this anthology will wag your tail, I guarantee it.” Erastes
author of Standish
“Overall,
I enjoyed reading this anthology. There were a good range of stories
from
authors who mostly did interesting things with
what many people
are calling a tired
genre. It was refreshing to see f/f stories
amongst
the m/m, and even more refreshing
was the consistently high quality of
the writing from all the authors - even if some worked
better than
others. I may have had some quibbles with plotting, but the writing
itself was
excellent. I'm going to give this anthology a
grade of 'Very
Good' as I will definitely be
reading many of these stories again when
I'm in the mood for something with a bit of
bite.” Well
Read
“Overall,
and being totally honest, what surprised me the most about this
anthology was the
diversity of the GLBT stories about werewolves
because, let's face it, how many plots about lycans
can there be?? I
was wrong because no two stories were the same, the authors' voices
were all very
different, and the work, as a whole and
individually, of
good quality. Queer Wolf is, I think, a credit
to this first-time publisher.”
(4
out of 5 stars) Jessewave
“Mystery, romance and action are
just some of the genres
covered in this werewolf filled anthology.
Stories of prejudice,
confusion and passion are just some of the feelings the authors have
captured
to make this set of stories unique. Totally
paranormal, fully
urban and all queer this is a collection
of tales that will appeal to
a lot of readers, gay or not.” Amberkatze
“As a
collection, Queer Wolf works nicely together.
There's a
nice mix of all things werewolf/lgbt in
here: manlove, woman-on-woman,
hereditary werewolves, werewolf bites, the occasional vampire or
demon,
cross-dressers, sweet romance, erotic sex scenes, and all manner of
taboo-breaking,
supernatural or otherwise. A number of stories had
an
entire pack of LGBT wolves, a safe haven for
werewolves of a
"different" sexuality, which is an interesting idea. The broad variety
ensures pretty
much everyone will find at least a couple stories
they'll enjoy, and werewolf fanatics should consider
the collection a
must-read.” (3.5
pints of blood) Genre
Reviews
“Even with my
predilection for weres, I was a little worried at the sheer scale of
the anthology ~ how
many different takes on werewolves can there be?
The answer is, plenty ~ all the stories here are
different, distinct, and high quality.
In any anthology there will be stories that appeal
more or less to each specific reader, but the
balance was in my favor with this collection, and
even the stories I didn't personally enjoy weren't
poorly written.
[...] Queer
Wolf is a strong collection, and a very enjoyable read. I
look forward to other anthologies in
this Queer Legends series.” (4.5 out
of 5 stars) Rainbow
Reviews
“Queer Wolf does a terrific job of gathering suspenseful, romantic, and smart stories. On one hand I was quite excited to have 17 stories in one book, but I was also worried I would be reading the same thing 17 times. I am very happy to say, that is not the case. Although every story didn't work for me, I must say all were unique and kept my interest. I highly recommend this collection.” Smexy Books
“I probably wouldn't have read Queer Wolf if I hadn't been asked to review it [...]. That would have been a shame, because this very well-done short story collection about queer werewolves was one of the better paranormal anthologies I've read. ” (4.5 out
of 5 fangs) Fang-tastic Books
“...this is an excellent, well rounded collection with enough horror to satisfy the paranormal buff and enough steamy sex for the erotic reader. For those of us who like both, well, you can’t help but sink your teeth in.” (4.5 out
of 5 Cherries) Whipped Cream
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