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David was holed up alone, grieving for his wife and unborn child, letting the pack he rebuilt over the last twenty years as Alpha be run by his loyal Second, Rob, and his Third, Sherman. Finally, Sherman got tired of his apathy and Challenged him. David could've taken Sherman down, no sweat. Rob could've wiped the dirt with Sherman. What held them back was a memory of one night when they were seventeen, and twenty years of wanting. If they were free, away from the homophobia of the pack, away from responsibilities, what might they finally have together? So David suppressed all his Alpha instincts and walked away. Rob, as always, went with him. Now they're in David's truck, heading west through the Wyoming mountains. They're just David and Rob, no longer a pack but two men trying to figure out if they can be anything more to each other. Until they stop in a small town for a meal, and someone steals David's truck, someone who smells like a wolf. Trouble's afoot, lone wolves can use some help, and David's discovering once an Alpha, always an Alpha. But if they help these wolves, if they stick around, is any relationship they might've had doomed to be shoved back into the closet? Set in 2010, a year before Unacceptable Risk in the bad old days of the packs, this is a Hidden Wolves universe standalone 44,000 word novella with new characters. Content warnings for grief, past abuse, past captivity, and violence. Contains the added bonus 5K short story Toby, Doyle, and the Cats.
Author
I get asked about my name a lot. It's not something exotic, though. “Kaje” is pronounced just like “cage” – it’s an old nickname, and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I was born in Montreal but have lived for 30 years in Minnesota, where the two seasons are Snow-removal and Road-repair, where the mosquito is the state bird, and where winter can be breathtakingly beautiful. Minnesota’s a kind, quiet (if sometimes chilly) place and it’s home. I’ve been writing far longer than I care to admit (*whispers – fifty years*), mostly for my own entertainment, usually M/M romance (with added mystery, fantasy, historical, SciFi…) I also have a few Young Adult stories (some released under the pen name Kira Harp.) My husband finally convinced me that after all the years of writing for fun, I really should submit something, somewhere. My first professionally published book, Life Lessons, came out from MLR Press in May 2011. I have a weakness for closeted cops with honest hearts, and teachers who speak their minds, and I had fun writing four novels and three freebie short stories in that series. I was delighted and encouraged by the reception Mac and Tony received. I now have a good-sized backlist in ebooks and print, both free and professionally published. A complete list with links can be found on my website "Books" page at https://kajeharper.com/. You can find me and my book reviews on my author page here on Goodreads - I hang out on Goodreads a lot because I moderate the Goodreads YA LGBT Books group. I also post free short YA stories on that group, more than 50 of them so far. You can also find me on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/KajeHarper
