About Unleashing Angel
by Mel Spenser
155 pages / 52000 words
ISBN: 978-1-60370-980-4
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Brian is a land surveyor sent on a job to a remote area of southeast
Arizona for a month-long work assignment. There he meets Angel, a
college student, home for the summer and helping his family with their
campground style motel where Brian stays. Brian realizes that he’s
jumped into relationships a little too quickly in the past, but finds it
very hard to resist Angel, who's just his type. Even though he knows he
should take it slow, Brian can't seem to stay away.
Angel has a secret though. He’s a werewolf. Not only that, the werewolf
gene is triggered by having sex for the first time. Angel is ‘unleashed’
when he and Brian have sex. Can Brian come to terms with being in love
with the most powerful werewolf rural Arizona has seen in decades? And
will Angel be able to fit into Brian’s urban lifestyle? Or will a series
of misunderstandings, hurt feelings and bruised egos keep them apart?
Review
Jane Davitt, author of Wild Raspberries and Wintergreen, writes: In
'Unleashing Angel' the reader is quickly swept up in the story of two men
both looking for something that's eluded them; love, and a partner they can
trust. As the story unfolds, both men get tantalizingly close to their goal
but secrets and revelations need to be shared before they can achieve it.
The attraction the two feel for each other is captured well and the sex
scenes are intense and hot. The combination of Angel's vulnerability and
strength is appealing and Brian feels very real in his reactions to
the obstacles in his life.
The author has created a fascinating spin on the traditional werewolf story
and the story has a host of interesting secondary characters -- and a few
surprises! I enjoyed following Brian and Angel on their journey to a happy
ending.
Sample
Angel turned the Jeep off the main highway onto an
unmarked dirt road. Even if the moon hadn't been full, illuminating the
night, he still would have been able to find his way. He'd driven this road
many times over the last few years.
A clearing opened up before him. It wasn't a parking lot, yet there was an
assortment of six pickups and cars.
Angel pulled up next to the one on the end. He cut the engine and sat very
still for a moment. The top of his Jeep Wrangler was off and he listened
intently. Waiting.
Then he heard it. The howl came from his left, perhaps a half mile away.
Within moments, another howl mirrored it off to his right. Satisfied, Angel
settled down in the driver's seat to wait. He'd been through this routine
many times.
For almost an hour he sat and listened to the night sounds. He had almost
dozed off when he heard the unmistakable sound of running. He sat upright.
The first wolf came into sight at the edge of the clearing. As it came
forward, two more smaller ones appeared. Angel got out of the Jeep and stood
next to it, watching them. The largest one with a black head and lighter
body was in the lead. It stopped and raised its muzzle, sniffing the air.
Three more wolves, these lighter in color and smaller, about the size of
German shepherds, bounded into the clearing. They stopped when they became
aware that Angel was standing there. For a moment, the wolves and Angel were
still. All was quiet until, in the distance, more howling could be heard.
As Angel watched, the lead wolf transformed. Fur disappeared. Paws morphed
to hands and feet. The head changed until a recognizable face appeared where
the wolf face had been. The process was very quick, perhaps seconds.
The face grinned at him.
"Angel!"
"Hola, Hector," Angel said.
"Hola! When did you get back?"
"Around dinner time."
Hector walked over to one of the trucks and picked up a pair of jeans that
was lying on the open tailgate. Angel looked away as Hector got dressed. The
other wolves, two males and three females, had transformed and were heading
to their cars for their clothes.
"Did you guys have a good run?"
"Oh, man! It was great!" Hector said. As he pulled on a T-shirt, he added,
"You're still not ready to come with us yet, are you?"
"No."
"You just need to get the job done. That's what all of us did. It's no big
deal." He gestured toward the girls who were now dressed. "Any of them would
be okay with helping you out. I don't know why you've waited so long,
anyway."
"I'm just not ready yet."
"Well, you need to do it soon. You don't know what you're missing. We need
to get you laid, man. And soon."
Not likely, Angel thought.