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    A Werewolf New Year's
    A Werewolf New Year's
    A Werewolf New Year's
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    A Werewolf New Year's

    By C.M. Stunich

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    A young adult paranormal romance from bestselling author C.M. Stunich...

    Sylvia Noe is a werewolf.

    And now, so is her boyfriend, Josiah. Of course, accidentally infecting her high school sweetheart with lycanthropy was never part of the plan, but it's nice to have somebody other than her parents to shift with (embarrassing, much?).

    Too bad Josiah's mother is actually from a long line of werewolf hunters—a line that doesn't end with her. Josiah's sister has just turned eighteen and is ready for her first kill. A few fireworks and some champagne isn't going to stop her from crashing Sylvia's New Year's Eve party in her search for werewolves.

    Oh, and then there's that tiny little fact that Sylvia's mother just happened to mention about werewolves mating for life. What's that about?

    ***A WEREWOLF NEW YEAR'S is a 27,000 word novella from International Bestselling Author C.M. Stunich. This is the sequel to the FREE novella, A WEREWOLF CHRISTMAS, that can be downloaded directly from Amazon.com. No cliff-hangers, lots of young adult romance, holiday craziness ... and plenty of werewolves. Plus, it has a happy ending and can be read in conjunction with a FREE copy of A WEREWOLF CHRISTMAS for a complete story or continued with A WEREWOLF VALENTINE'S.

    ALSO BY C.M. STUNICH (and her pen name, Violet Blaze)
    -Real Ugly (rockstar romantic suspense)
    -A Werewolf Christmas (YA werewolf romance)

    "A WEREWOLF NEW YEAR'S" EXCERPT

    Josiah and I gazed into each other's eyes as the countdown began.
    Ten ... Nine ... Eight ...
    “After this, after the run, I mean,” I started and he grinned at me, pressing his mouth to my ear.
    “Yes,” he said and I flushed red as we met eyes again and joined in.
    Seven ... Six ... Five ...
    Just as it had on Christmas, everything felt right with the world. Perfect. Easy. As it was meant to be.
    Four ... Three ... Two ...
    But you didn't really think it was going to be *that* easy, now did you?
    One ...
    Just as the clock chimed midnight and my family started to cheer with the New York crowd on the TV, Josiah and I threw our arms around each other and kissed like it was our last night on earth ... and it almost was. Because seconds after our lips locked, a silver arrow flew into the wall next to my head.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC.M. Stunich
    Release dateJan 27, 2017
    ISBN9781938623103
    A Werewolf New Year's
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    C.M. Stunich

    C.M. Stunich is a self-admitted bibliophile with a love for exotic teas and a whole host of characters who live full time inside the strange, swirling vortex of her thoughts. Some folks might call this crazy, but Caitlin Morgan doesn't mind - especially considering she has to write biographies in the third person. Oh, and half the host of characters in her head are searing hot bad boys with dirty mouths and skillful hands (among other things). If being crazy means hanging out with them everyday, C.M. has decided to have herself committed. She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over forty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there. Oh, and Caitlin loves to chat (incessantly), so feel free to e-mail her, send her a Facebook message, or put up smoke signals. She's already looking forward to it. ? ☠? KEEP UP WITH ALL THE FUN ... AND EARN SOME FREE BOOKS! ?☠? JOIN THE C.M. STUNICH NEWSLETTER – Get three free books just for signing up ❥ http://eepurl.com/DEsEf TWEET ME ON TWITTER, BABE – Come sing the social media song with me ❥ https://twitter.com/CMStunich LOVE YA SOME SNAPCHAT? – Want to receive your news hot, current, and quick? Get exclusive Snaps from live book signings and see what I'm working on before anyone else does ❥ add me by searching for cmstunich or C.M. Stunich LISTEN TO MY BOOK PLAYLISTS – Share your fave music with me and I'll give you my playlists (I'm super active on here!) ❥ https://open.spotify.com/user/CMStunich FRIEND ME ON FACEBOOK – Okay, I'm actually at the 5,000 friend limit, but if you click the "follow" button on my profile page (vs this one), you'll see way more of my killer posts ❥ https://facebook.com/cmstunich LIKE ME ON FACEBOOK – The more, the merrier! Please hop on over and give me a little love ❥ https://facebook.com/cmstunichauthor & https://facebook.com/violetblazeauthor CHECK OUT THE NEW SITE – TBA (under construction) but it looks kick-a$$ so far, right? You'll be able to order signed books here very soon ❥ http://www.cmstunich.com READ VIOLET BLAZE – Read the books from my hot as hellfire pen name, Violet Blaze ❥ http://www.violetblazebooks.com SUBSCRIBE TO MY RSS FEED – Press that little orange button in the corner and copy that RSS feed so you can get all the latest updates ❥ http://www.cmstunich.com/blog AMAZON, BABY – If you click the follow button here, you'll get an email each time I put out a new book. Pretty sweet, huh? ❥ http://amazon.com/author/cmstunich & http://amazon.com/author/violetblaze PINTEREST – Lots of hot half-naked men. Oh, and half-naked men. Plus, tattooed guys holding babies (who are half-naked) ❥ http://pinterest.com/cmstunich INSTAGRAM – Cute cat pictures. And half-naked guys. Yep, that again. ❥ http://instagram.com/cmstunich GRAB A SMOKIN' HOT READ – Check out my books, grab one or two or five. Fall in love over and over again. Satisfaction guaranteed, baby. ;) AMAZON ❥ http://amazon.com/author/cmstunich B&N ❥ http://tinyurl.com/cmbarnes iTUNES ❥ http://tinyurl.com/cmitunesbooks GOOGLE PLAY ❥ http://tinyurl.com/cmgoogle KOBO ❥ http://tinyurl.com/cmkobobooks VIOLET BLAZE ❥ http://amazon.com/author/violetblaze P.S. I heart the f*ck out of you! Thanks for reading! I love your faces.

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      A Werewolf New Year's - C.M. Stunich

      New Year's Party Guest List: an entire pack of werewolves … and one werewolf hunter.

      A Werewolf New Year's

      Smashwords Edition

      A Werewolf New Year's © C.M. Stunich 2016

      Hell Inc © C.M. Stunich 2012

      She Lies Twisted © C.M. Stunich 2012

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

      For information address Sarian Royal Indie Publishing, 89365 Old Mohawk Rd, Springfield, OR 97478.

      www.sarianroyal.com

      ISBN-10: 193862310x (eBook)

      ISBN-13: 978-1-938623-10-3 (eBook)

      Cover art and design © Amanda Carroll and Sarian Royal

      Optimus Princeps Font © Manfred Klein

      The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, businesses, or locales is coincidental and is not intended by the author.

      to family,

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      Dear Reader,

      Thank you for taking time out of your day to read A Werewolf New Year's! This fun paranormal romp into the world of YA romance was a treat to write, and I know you'll love it, too. ;) If you need more Sylvia and Josiah, their story continues in A Werewolf Valentine's (and begins in A Werewolf Christmas, so start there if you haven't read it yet! It's FREE!). Werewolves just seem to make every holiday more fun-especially when your boyfriend's mom is a werewolf hunter secretly trying to crash your New Year's Eve party with silver weapons. Um, rude much? Anyway, when you're done reading, if you have a spare moment, could you leave a review? And then come and visit me on my website at www.cmstunich.com. You can also find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

      Happy New Year!

      Love,

      C.M. Stunich

      I woke up to a werewolf lying in my bed next to me.

      When I first cracked my sleepy eyes and saw Josiah, I almost screamed. But then last night came rushing back to me, and I found my lips breaking into this goofy stupid smile. My heart felt all melty and fuzzy and gooey as I snuggled closer to him—totally gross, I know.

      Good morning, my little werewolf girl, he said as he rolled over to face me, our noses almost touching, my lashes kissing his forehead like butterflies as he leaned in to press a gentle kiss to my closed mouth. No way was I willing to trek into a full-on make out session without brushing my teeth first. Now why wasn't that a werewolf power? I would totally kill for perfect-minty-breath-all-the-time magic. How useful would that be?

      Good morning, I said, memories of snow beneath my paws flickering across my brain. The night was so … magical, full of silver moonlight and new experiences. Speaking of … My face blanched as I remembered my mother peeping into my room last night. Sure, she was understanding and cool in the glittery darkness of falling snowflakes and the supernatural thrill of growing ears and a tail, but I had a feeling I was going to get it today—especially from my dad.

      My dad. Oh God! Not to mention the fact that Grandma Virginia was still here. If she saw Josiah, we were both in serious trouble.

      Is your mom going to be okay with you staying out all night? I asked, and then watched as Josiah went through his own mini panic attack. His brown eyes got huge and he sat up suddenly, tossing the covers aside as I shivered and tucked my knees up close as I watched him scramble over to his jeans for his phone. He was still wearing his black boxers, but otherwise, he was naked.

      I flushed red from head to toe as I sat up and yanked the sheets close. All I had on was a tank top and … a pair of panties with champagne bottles all over them. Weird, yes, but they came in the holiday underwear pack with the candy cane ones. Honestly though, these were not the strangest set of cotton undies in the bunch. The St. Patrick's Day pair had a giant grinning leprechaun face right over the crotch.

      Josiah pulled his phone out, his hair mussy and sticking up every which way. It would've been cute if he didn't look so terrified.

      My phone's dead, he told me as he turned and pleaded with his eyes for a charger. I pointed across the room next to my desk where the white cord dangled from a plug. Josiah dove for it, shoved the end into his phone and took a huge breath, glancing over his shoulder at me.

      He gave me a soft smile that had my heart constricting painfully in my chest.

      I had a good time last night, he said and my cheeks flared crimson. "And I'm not just talking about that," he rushed to explain as I groaned and dropped my face into a pillow. It even smelled like him—this spicy warm scent that made me feel like I was home. It was mulled cider mixed with pine, and it was incredible. I figured my werewolf senses must at least partially transfer over to my human side because I swore I could also smell Grandma Virginia's Beyoncé perfume wafting from down the hall.

      That particular smell … not so pleasant.

      My hearing, too, seemed enhanced. If I listened closely, I could just make out the pitter-patter of little feet …

      My door burst open in a rush and one of the little demons appeared, staring at Josiah's bare chest with a slack jaw.

      Get out! I screamed, tossing a Santa Claus pillow in Chase's direction as he stood there in wide, blue-eyed horror. The pillow flopped uselessly onto the floor between my bed and the door.

      "Why is Josiah in his underwear?" Chase asked, wrinkling his face up as Josiah scrambled around on the floor for his shirt, tossing my bra aside in his frenzy. The padded piece of white lace flew through the air and landed directly at my little brother's feet.

      Hey, isn't that the thing Grandma got you for Christmas? he asked as he bent down to pick it up.

      I leapt out of bed in my bubbly champagne undies and lunged for the bra, snatching it from Chase's hand and turning my little brother around by the arm.

      "Gross! Why are you in your underwear? I shoved him a few steps into the hall and slammed the door in his face as he turned around and shouted for my dad. Dad! Sylvia and Josiah are hanging out in their underwear!"

      Crap.

      In the back of my mind, I'd been hoping that maybe, just maybe, I might be able to sneak Josiah out of the house before either my dad or grandmother caught sight of him. And then, of course, I was praying that my mom would decide to be totally cool and hip and modern and not tell my dad that Josiah and I had … well, you know.

      "Wolves—at least the were kind—mate for life."

      Her words sounded suddenly loud inside my head as I bit my lower lip and grabbed my pants from yesterday off of the floor, kicking the pair of discarded candy cane underwear beneath my bed. Even though it was totally embarrassing and not at all sexy to dress frantically into yesterday's rumpled clothes in front of one's date, Josiah and I both did it.

      By the time the inevitable moment came when my door flew open and my dad stood there looming large and shoving his glasses up his nose, we were both fully clothed. Thank god for small miracles, right?

      My heart was pounding in my chest as I looked up at him.

      And then the bra that I'd tucked under my shirt but had forgotten to put on tumbled out and hit the floor at my feet in a lacy pile. Crap.

      Bruce, my mother started to say as she shoved him aside with her shoulder and came to stand in front of me. You remember how this all works … she began as I looked into my father's blue eyes, saw the sweat beading on the side of his face, felt terror incarnate sweep over and consume me.

      His mouth opened in a violent roar and then … he pushed his glasses up his nose with a single finger and said—in one of those embarrassing know-it-all understanding adult voices—Did you you use a condom?

      Dad! I wailed as I slapped my hands over my face and wished I could run and hide in the bathroom. But there was no way in hell I was abandoning Josiah to this. It was almost worse than having them both yell at me.

      Um, Josiah began, and then paused as his phone rang. That's probably my mom, he said by way of explanation and my parents both nodded.

      Why don't you answer that, Mom said as she looked over at me with the famous Noe family glare and reached down to take my hand. Uh-oh. It was time for one of those moments, the gentle mother-daughter talks about love and life and changing bodies that

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