Welcome to Naughty Boys in the Backseat!

Today we are welcoming Shelley Monro to the blog! She is touring her book, Lone Wolf, with Goddess Fish Promotions. The author will be giving away a $20.00 Amazon gift card to one commentor from the tour. This, of course, means click HERE to follow the tour and comment on the other blogs. The more you comment, the better your chance of winning.  Here’s what Shelley had to say about her book, Lone Wolf.

Thanks so much for inviting me to visit Naughty Boys in the Backseat. I’m very excited about Lone Wolf, my new release from Samhain Publishing. Although I’ve written lots of paranormal romance stories, to date I’ve focused on feline shapeshifters. I thought it was time to write a werewolf one. A fine idea in theory, but I needed some flesh to hang on the bones of my naked werewolf story. I thought for months, percolating various plots and ultimately discarding them.

Fast forward a little. My husband and I live in New Zealand, but we’re keen travelers. We made a trip to the US, stopping off at lots of National Parks. Yellowstone National Park was one of the places we visited. I wanted to see two things during our vacation—bears and wolves. We ended up seeing a grizzly bear that was feeding on its kill. Very exciting! The wolves, however, were elusive. I learned later that wolves are difficult to spot during the summer months. Visitors are more likely to see them during the winter since they stand out against the snow. We did hear them howl during the early morning hours. The wolf song was both hair-raising and magical—a sound I won’t forget in a hurry.

This “encounter” with the wolves made me even more determined to write a werewolf story. During the entire time at Yellowstone, I puzzled over my non-existent plot. A strange question popped into my mind—one that would only probably only enter a writers’ brain.

What would happen to a werewolf’s nail polish when they shifted?

While I pondered this question and the answer, a plot jumped to mind. All the separate elements I’d been mentally wrestling with—Yellowstone, wolves, werewolves, and the final addition of nail polish—jumbled together and formed into the plot for Lone Wolf. Yes! I knew exactly how to write my werewolf story.

Lone Wolf is a gay romance, set in an alternative world where humans are clueless and werewolves hold the balance of power. Much of the book takes place at Yellowstone National Park.

And the answer to the nail polish question—Corey Wilson, one of my characters, wears black makeup and nail polish. It turns out shifting isn’t so good for long lasting nail polish. A business opportunity for some enterprising werewolf, perhaps!

And because I like to know these things: Werewolf or Feline Shapeshifter? Are you in Camp Werewolf or Camp Feline and why?

Shelley Munro – Bio

Shelley Munro is tall and curvaceous with blue eyes and a smile that turns masculine heads everywhere she goes. She’s a university tutor and an explorer/treasure hunter during her vacations. Skilled with weapons and combat, she is currently in talks with a producer about a television series based on her world adventures.

Shelley is also a writer blessed with a vivid imagination and lives with her very own hero in New Zealand. She writes mainly erotic romance in the contemporary, paranormal and historical genres for publishers Carina Press, Ellora’s Cave, Liquid Silver Books and Samhain Publishing. You can learn more about Shelley and her books at her blog and you might even find her lurking at Facebook or Twitter

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