Welcome readers! Gather round the campfire as Terry Spear is joining us today to illuminate on her Wolf series. Werewolves as you know are not just for scary stories... they're for loving too!

Keira: How did you come up with the idea for the Wolf series?

Terry: Years ago, I had read Jack London's White Fang and Call of the Wild and while I was thinking about creating a werewolf series, I remembered the way he had emphasized that not only did man need to survive, but that wolves did, and this was shown also from the wolves' own point of view. I fell in love with wolves back then. So when I thought of doing werewolves, I wanted to create a world where they were like real wolves when in that form, but with the sensibilities of humans, in that they would still have to be careful in considering the human aspect. And as humans, they still had their wolf enhanced abilities.

Keira: What makes your werewolves different from other renditions? (i.e. What are the rules to shapeshifting, pack structure, history, biology, etc.)

Terry: What makes mine different from some is the fact they're just like real wolves in the wild. And when they're in their human form, it's not like they've taken off a wolf coat and leave their wolf world behind. The two parts of them make the whole. As with real wolves, there are red and gray, so I had a lot of fun with showing the werewolves coming from different werewolf species. I enjoyed taking the old standard of the werewolf horror tales and using them to show what is the same and what is different, also.

Keira: I noticed a name popping up in the book a lot and I have to ask... Who is Julia Wildthorn?

Terry: Julia is a red werewolf who writes werewolf romance novels, but to be true to the secretive nature of their kind, she writes a version that is not real. I had a lot of fun with one of her books in the fourth book of my series that is based in the Canadian Arctic where readers will get to read about Arctic werewolves.

Keira: What was the hardest part of writing Destiny of the Wolf?

Terry: It was too short and I had to write it longer. And when I got going, I had so much fun with it, I couldn't stop and then I had to cut it down.

Keira: That's too funny. You're a modern day Goldilocks but with wolves instead of bears. How do you define love?

Terry: The give and take of a relationship where two people care about each other's needs and are willing to sacrifice their own for their mate.

Keira: What makes a great (written) bedroom scene?

Terry: Unique setting, or something that makes the same old setting memorable, showing the characters' emotions, not just the physical side of the scene.

Keira: After werewolves and vampires what next?

Terry: More werewolves and vampires? I love to write them, and hunky Highlanders too. Though I have a fun demon story for YAs and a couple of ghost stories also.

Keira: I love me some hunky Highlanders! Could you provide a picture of your workspace? It would be fun to see where you sit down and get creative!

Terry: I don't have a picture of my workspace, but I've included one of me at my Heart of Texas (HOT) RWA chapter meetings, where you can see I'm busily brainstorming with the others in my chapter. And yes, it was cold in the meeting room so I kept my coat on the whole time. Brainstorming doesn't work up enough heat.

Keira: Is there anything else you'd like to share with us?

Terry: Heart of the Wolf came out first, was named one of Publishers Weeklys Best Books of the Year and NOR Reader Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance. Destiny of the Wolf has just been released, and To Temp the Wolf will follow in September. Legend of the White Wolf (name may be changed) will be released after that. I'm working on the next two in the series now. They're all stand alone titles and each has its own special story within the lupus garou world. If you're looking for a fun tale about wolves and humans combined, I hope you'll check out my werewolf tales!

If anyone wants to join me, I'm at the following places and could always use a few more friends!

www.terryspear.com
http://twitter.com/TerrySpear
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=698072929
http://www.myspace.com/terryspear

Keira: Thank you so much for dropping by today Terry! Good luck with your book and many happy sales!

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First Kiss Contest for unpublished authors hosted by RWA New England Chapter is an annual event. Based on the article, I particularly want to go and read 'The More I See' because of this:

Her [Mondello] favorite of her own first puckers appears in "The More I See," a novel about a blind hero who must use his hands to find first base.

"I ended up doing this thing where he touches her face to get a feel of what she looks like," Mondello says. "Several of my readers said it had them fanning. It was all that buildup."

I think that's why I'm so drawn to blind heroes and heroines because the other senses like touch get completely revved up before exploding in a series of multicolored sparks. It's very sensuous and explores love and passion in a way not usually thought about in most other romances.

Karen Woodward was the winner of this year's contest chosen by Patience Smith, an editor for Harlequin. The passage comes from her as of yet unpublished historical, Dagger's Destiny. Here's the kiss (minus the buildup sadly).

A look of surprise crossed her face as he tilted her head to the side. Stepping close, he leaned down and brought warm parted lips to her full, soft ones. One arm reached behind her back, encircling her body in a crushing embrace as the other cradled and caressed the side of her face.

What's the best first kiss you've ever read? Share your real life first kiss experience too!

I can't say for books, because I find so many authors write such seductive first kisses, but I will share my favorite movie kiss.

When Edward kisses Bella for the first time on screen, is singularly the best silver screen kiss I've ever seen. The catcalls were well deserved. The tension that built right before their lips touched was enough to melt a glacier it was so steamy.

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