Title and cover: MOON ILLUSION
Series (name + # in
series):
The Better to Kiss You With 3
Publisher: Interlude
Press
Release Date (Print
& Ebook): March 22, 2018
Length (Print &
Ebook): 210 pages / 61,000 words
Subgenre: Contemporary
Romance: Paranormal, LGBT/Urban Fantasy
Author’s content
warnings:
Moon Illusion by Michelle Osgood
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Chapter 5: Graphic violence and an animal death during
a dream sequence
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Chapters 7-8: Gore
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Chapter 16: Animal death
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Chapters 18-20: Graphic violence during a dream
sequence
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Chapters 33-44: Domestic abuse, graphic violence,
stalking
Additional Themes
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Insomnia, paranoia, alcohol and marijuana use
Buy links:
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Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Moon-Illusion-Michelle-Osgood/9781945053566 /?a_aid=InterludePress
Book blurb:
Nathan
Roberts was just your average polyamorous librarian living in Vancouver until
his best friend, Deanna started dating a werewolf. While hosting the small pack
in his apartment while they hid from the underground network of Huntsmen,
Nathan enjoyed a casual fling with Cole, the pack leader’s brother. But now, he
may just be falling for him.
When his
neighbor is murdered, Nathan is convinced the death is linked to the
supernatural, but Cole and their friends deny any paranormal connection. This
leads to a fracture of trust in their relationship, and Cole’s pack is left to
deal with an unknown killer on the loose. As Nathan pursues answers on his own,
he must come to terms with the truth, and his feelings for Cole.
Enter
to win Moon Illusion by Michelle Osgood:
Teaser Excerpt:
Nathan scowled behind his prescription sunglasses. He supposed he was
grateful that Deanna had waited until after they’d left her apartment and her
partner behind to pester him. Not that he didn’t adore Jamie, because he
did—especially when she’d made them eggs Benedict for brunch that morning and
swapped out the ham for avocado on Nathan’s—but some stuff was best friends
only.
When Nathan didn’t answer immediately, Deanna sighed. She slipped her
hand into Nathan’s as they headed toward the dog beach. Nathan squeezed her
fingers and hefted her beach bag more securely over his shoulder.
When they left the sidewalk and hit the grass, Arthur quivered, straining
against his red leash and matching collar. Deanna laughed and unclipped the
leash. The second he was free, Arthur was off like a shot, across the grass and
down the stairs to the beach. Nathan and Deanna followed at a more sedate pace.
“Ryn said she’ll meet us down there.” Deanna adjusted the wide brim of
her straw hat. In a breezy sundress the color of daffodils, strappy white
sandals, and large round sunglasses with matching white frames, she looked the
picture of a lazy summer Saturday—in Hollywood.
Nathan looked much less put together in a pair of old shorts and a plain
black T-shirt. Already he regretted the choice of color as the early afternoon
sun beat down. He and Deanna had applied a generous amount of sunscreen before
leaving her place, and Deanna had tucked the bottle in the bag Nathan carried
so they could reapply it.
“Cool.” Nathan jogged down the cement stairs. He held out his hand to Dee
once he reached the bottom; the final step was a weirdly uneven height above
the sand. As he helped her down, he scanned the beach. Ordinarily Arthur was
easy to spot, racing across the sand by the water, but this time Nathan
couldn’t see him.
The beach was crowded, of course. Since this was one of the few dog-
friendly beaches in Vancouver and Kitsilano was such a dog-friendly
neighborhood, it looked as though everyone and their furred best friend had had
the same idea as Deanna.
Nathan lifted a hand to shade his eyes as he and Dee walked down the
sand. Ryn should have been easy to spot as well. An ex-lover from Kiara’s past,
Ryn had been thrust into their lives on a wet night in February, when the drag
show they’d been performing at, with Jamie, Deanna, and Kiara in the crowd, had
been infiltrated by the Huntsmen. Nathan had seen Ryn perform as Terence
Stallion, and his shock at having his friends show up at his apartment in the
middle of the night, accompanied by his favorite drag king who was—surprise!—
also a werewolf, had been quickly quashed by the announcement that the
werewolves were being hunted and they needed somewhere safe to hide.
Somewhere safe was Nathan’s apartment, for days.
In that time, Nathan had had the chance to get to know Ryn: their
pronouns she or they, a lone wolf with no pack to speak of, a genderqueer
Korean-Canadian hair stylist with an attitude and stubbornness to match
Kiara’s. Nathan found a lot to like about Ryn. When it was revealed that the
Huntsmen were after Ryn because of their lone-wolf status, Ryn had agreed to
join Kiara’s pack in a dramatic showdown with the Huntsmen that had taken place
at Nathan’s workplace.
So now the werewolf pack that was somehow a part of Nathan’s life
included Cole, Kiara, Jamie, Deanna, and Ryn. Nathan supposed Kiara would let
him join, if he’d asked, but something held him back. It wasn’t distrust,
exactly, but maybe discomfort.
Before Nathan could analyze that thought further, Dee tugged on his arm.
“Found him,” she said and nodded toward the far end of the beach. Shaded and
rockier, it was less crowded.
Arthur stood at the edge of the water, barking happily at another dog
behind him. As the second dog emerged from the shadows, Nathan gave a start. No
domesticated dog, the wolf that loped easily toward the golden retriever had a
pale gray coat, nearly white, and was easily three times the size of Arthur.
Ryn.
About Michelle Osgood:
Michelle Osgood writes queer, feminist romance from her tiny apartment in Vancouver, BC. She loves stories in all media, especially those created by Shonda Rhimes, and dreams of one day owning a wine cellar to rival Olivia Pope’s. She is active in Vancouver’s poly and LGBTQ communities, never turns down a debate about pop culture, and is trying to learn how to cook. Her novels The Better to Kiss You With (2016) and Huntsmen (2017) were published by Interlude Press.
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