Last week, I posted about all the work I’d done remaking the covers for the Ebb & Flow series books, including the freebie short story Heart and Home (which you can sign up to receive on my free story page), and I posted the covers.
And then, based on further feedback, I decided those covers didn’t work after all, and I made newer ones. And deleted the previous ones from my media on this site, which means they no longer show on last week’s blog post… This is what happens when I forget how technology works.
Meanwhile, I have now finished (I hope!) all five covers for that series. That includes Ebb and Flow, which was released in October; Future and Past, which is coming out Thursday(!); Storm and Shelter, which is available for preorder and will be released in October of this year; Hooch and Howls, which was released in March 2024; and Heart and Home. I spent over half the week on those, including new paperback covers for Ebb, Future, and Hooch. And then I rewrote the blurbs for Ebb and Future, which are also below. So… what do y’all think?
Ebb and Flow (Ebb & Flow 1):
Only weeks after witnessing the massacre of nearly half his pack, Quinn Boucher is finding his footing as a guard to the U.S. Anax, ruler of all werewolves in the country. But flashbacks to the killings, and to the extreme abuse he suffered before joining the pack, plague Quinn. And a vital piece of his life is missing: his mate Malachi. From the moment they met in Nova Scotia, Quinn knew he and the older man were destined for each other. But Malachi is unwilling to accept Quinn as his, and his rejection cuts Quinn deeply.
At 130 years old, Malachi Powers has spent decades grieving the two human men who shared their lives with him and each other. The last thing he wants is a mate, especially one over a century younger than him. But Malachi can’t deny the attraction he feels to Quinn, a pull that isn’t merely fate. When Quinn returns to Nova Scotia at the request of the Canadian Anax, Malachi, against his human side’s better judgment, gives in to desire and claims Quinn as his mate and, at Quinn’s request, his to command.
As the walls between Malachi and Quinn crumble and their connection deepens, they’re caught in the crossfire of a conspiracy against the Canadian Anax. As a guard, Quinn has pledged to protect the Anax. As Quinn’s mate and the one to whom Quinn chooses to belong, Malachi has sworn to protect Quinn at any cost. With threats coming at them from all sides, will their chance at forever end before it truly begins?
This book includes discussions of past sexual assault and depictions of grief and mourning. There is a large age gap between the main characters (over 100 years…werewolves live a long time!) It also includes consensual commanding of a character and an adult character being called “boy.” This book is set in the Real Werewolves Don’t Eat Meat universe but is not a direct part of that series.
Future and Past (Ebb & Flow 2):
At 130 years old, lone Nova Scotian werewolf Malachi Powers never intended to find a mate, until fate sent him Quinn Boucher, a much younger man. Now, after only a few months, Malachi can’t imagine his life without Quinn. But when Quinn returns to Nova Scotia, Malachi learns that the man who belongs to him has been keeping a secret–something Malachi cannot allow.
At 22, Quinn Boucher has been through more trauma than most people survive in a lifetime. Although he is healing, lately his nightmares have worsened. After he lashes out during a flashback, his employer sends him to Nova Scotia to rest with Malachi at the home of Anax Silas Creighton, ruler of the Canadian werewolves. Face to face with his mate, the man he calls Sire, Quinn can no longer hide the truth.
As Quinn battles his demons with Malachi by his side, a new threat faces them. Silas’s newest guard, Andy, has malevolent intentions against Silas–and the rest of the werewolves of Canada. Only Quinn, with his clairvoyant abilities, can see what Andy truly is and the magic the other man wields, and only Quinn is left to fight when Andy takes control of Malachi, Silas, and the other guards. But to save his mate and the others, Quinn must first defeat the worst of his buried memories–memories now fueled by Andy’s power.
This book includes intense descriptions of flashbacks to abuse and sexual assault, harsh language including one use of the F-slur against a gay man, depictions of PTSD, and on-page unaliving of an evil werewolf. The main characters’ relationship includes a VERY large age gap (over a century; werewolves live a long time!) and one character consensually commanding the other.