Guest Blogger: Terry Spear

I'm thrilled to introduce you to Under the Tiki Hut's first guest blogger of the summer. Terry Spear jumped in with little notice and planning time, so I hope you will give her tons of support and comments ... comments for a chance to win a copy of her newest release.

Terry will be checking in a few times during the day, so let's give her lots to respond to. And lots of choices for that sexy jaguar of hers :)

Heart of the Highland Wolf, the 7th book in the werewolf series and the 1st in the Highland wolf series is now out!

Modern day werewolf laird Ian MacNeill reluctantly allows a film production company to use his castle, but he knows his secretive clan has a big problem when a beautiful red werewolf female who insists she's working on the film keeps showing up in the wrong places... and a matter of pleasure...

Julia Wildthorn is not who she says she is-she's sneaking into Argent Castle to steal an ancient relic for her grandfather and to do research for her next werewolf romance novel. When she catches a glimpse of Ian, she realizes he's the perfect hero...

Award-winning author of urban fantasy and medieval historical romantic suspense, Terry Spear's HEART OF THE WOLF was named in Publishers Weekly's BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR, NOR Reader Choice for BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE.

She currently has written ten books of the werewolf series based on real wolves, six out now with 7 more to come, a jaguar series coming soon, several vampire romances, two Highland medieval romances with a third in the series coming soon, several teen paranormal stories and a western time-travel ghostly romance coming in September.

Now onto my next writing location and adventure:

After I found a lounge chair at the Tiki Hut, fizzy pink rum drink with a hot pink umbrella in hand, I set it down on a bamboo table. Then laptop on my lap, legs crossed at the ankles, warm breeze sweeping across my bare legs, thatched roof protecting me from the bright sunny rays, hmm I reclined on the floral lounge chair, and thought I was going to get some real peace and quiet. Aquamarine waves crashed along the white sugar sand beaches, seagulls singing high above in the bright blue sky, and a tin band played off in some distance lounge up the beach. All were soothing and conducive to writing Heart of the Jaguar, first in the jaguar shifter series, when a shadow infiltrated my peripheral vision.

I turn to look to see what large beastly form has invaded my space when the most incredible golden tanned hunk smiles back at me. His hair is dark and sweeping his shoulders, his eyes a dark mahogany, fathomless as an unlit cave, but it's his smile that promises unbidden passion. He's wearing a leopard print bikini and it takes me a moment to see that it really is a leopard print and not a jaguar--they have spots in the middle of the rosettes. Yep, a leopard bikini that forces me to take yet another lingering look.

"May I?" he seductively purrs, motioning to MY lounger.

Okay, now normally I would tell him that this one was taken. But something about the way he looks at me as if he's teetering on the edge of sharing some really deep secrets with me, and ahem, much more, intrigues me. And I remind myself I'm an author who is writing about jaguar shifters, so what if, just on the off-chance this guy could be one, he could give me some...well, pointers about what it's like to be a jaguar. Yeah, that's what I tell myself.

But then I tell myself that I need to keep writing. Although in my book, research is of the utmost importance. So I move over and let the research begin.

:) Well, what would you do if you were the one sitting on that lounger with the fancy little drink, the laptop, and one sexy looking jaguar god peering down at you?

Tell me your thoughts and you'll have a chance to win a copy of the brand new release of Heart of the Highland Wolf, to US or Canada addresses only.

Thanks so much for Carol having me at her Tiki Hut so I could find the ultimate inspiration for my newest work in progress!

Terry Spear

Heart of the Wolf--Publishers Weekly "Best Books of the Year!"
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com