Wolf-shifter
Lori Grenville was rescued from near-slavery and a brutal pack leader by the
Free Wolves. To pay back the favor, she's dedicated her life to helping others
in the same situation, leading shifters to safety and a new start, risking her
life in the process. She's faced down alphas and has no qualms in undermining
pack structure.
Now she's
challenged with the task of restoring an alpha to his rightful place. If she
gets it right, she can stop a war from ripping apart two packs and spreading
across an entire state. If she fails, she'll be among the first to die.
There's still
the option of walking away and letting the Jaeger and Destin packs destroy each
other. That means she'll fail in her original mission of rescuing the daughter
of the Jaeger alpha before the girl is forced into marriage for political gain.
Lori hasn't
failed in a mission yet. This one may be the exception.
Although Wolves'
Gambit is the third book in the Free Wolves series, each book can be read as a
standalone.
Today
we’re talking to Lori Grenville from “Wolves' Gambit (The Free Wolves Book 3),”
a Paranormal Romance by P.J. MacLayne. Let’s get started. I’m sure our readers
are eager to learn more about you.
What is your
relationship status?
Single. I don't have time to be in a relationship.
Besides, it's too dangerous. If I get close to someone, I might blow my cover.
That could be dangerous to my health.
Name three of
your favorite things.
A good-fitting set of contacts that don't make my
eyes burn, a long run in wolf form deep in a forest, hanging out with other
Free Wolves in one of the safe houses where I can relax a bit.
Name three
things that tick you off.
Power-hungry alphas, women who get a kick out of
putting down other women, a badly-mixed drink. I've done more than one stint as
a bartender, and it's sheer laziness to mess up most drinks. Or ignorance, and
there are enough on-line resources that tell how to make a drink that ignorance
is no excuse. And we women need to stick up for each other. We'll all get
farther if we cooperate instead of compete against each other.
What is your
best memory to date?
Shortly after I was rescued from my childhood pack,
I spent time in a cabin in the woods. I can't tell you exactly where. It was
the first time I didn't have to worry about someone looking over my shoulder
all the time, telling me what I was doing wrong. I got to spend time relaxing
and learning new things. For the first time, I felt like I was worth something.
What are you
most afraid of?
That all the work me and the other Free Wolves have
done to help shifter females have a voice will somehow get undone. We've come
far enough that I can't imagine it happening, but the fear is still there.
We've all seen how politics can change in a heartbeat, and pack politics are
worse than human politics.
What would you
like it to say on your tombstone?
I don't expect I'll have a tombstone. I'd rather be
cremated. Or I might end up in a ditch somewhere rotting away. And since I have
a variety of identities, chances are my real name wouldn't be on a tombstone
anyway. Besides, there isn't anyone who would want to come visit my grave.
Now on to
something lighter, what is your favorite drink?
Having worked as a bartender, I've got quite a repertoire of drinks, but
my favorites are still the basics. Rum and coke or a screwdriver. Made with
top-shelf booze, of course.
What is your
favorite food?
Rare steak. That's pretty much a given for a wolf
shifter. But I'm also fond of Italian. I good lasagna When I make a batch of
spaghetti, I always try to have enough for leftovers.
Do you see
morality as black-and-white, or with shades of gray?
Shades of gray. As part of my mission, I sometimes
have to lie and/or manipulate people. I'm rather good at it. But I'm doing it
to help people, so I don't feel bad about it.
Do you care
about what others assume about you?
I have to. It's those assumptions that help me
rescue shifters in peril. As long as everyone assumes I'm too small and weak to
be a threat, I can get away with a lot. I've developed some pretty good acting
skills along the way.
If someone from
your past showed up, who would you most want it to be, and why?
My mother. She was forced to leave me when I was a
young teen, and I've spent years looking for her without any luck.
If someone from
your past showed up, who would you most NOT want it to be, and why?
There's about a dozen or more pack alphas I don't
want to ever run into again. Maybe they figured out I was the one who got their
pack member out and hidden, maybe they didn't. I can't take that chance. If I
did happen to run into one of them, hopefully I'd be in one of my alternate
disguises and they wouldn't recognize me.
If you could
make any one thing happen, what would it be?
Reform pack structure and drag it into the modern
era. Too many packs still don't give women any voice in management, and too
many alphas still think their way is the only way. I'm working to change that,
but it's a long process and won't be finished in my lifetime.
What is your
most prized possession?
I own a mottled gray catsuit I use for nighttime
surveillance. It was custom made and includes a place to hide my set of
pick-locks. It's the one thing I always tale with me when I go on a mission,
but it's getting old and thin in a few spots. I seriously need to consider
getting it replaced one of these days.
What kinds of things
do you always carry with you?
A custom set of pick-locks. Of course, those are
usually somewhere less obvious than my standard pockets. I like to add small,
hidden pockets to my clothes when I can.
If you had a
free day with no responsibilities and your only mission was to enjoy yourself,
what would you do?
Read. I love reading. Unfortunately, I can't take
my books with me as I move from place to place. So I'm always on the lookout
for a cheap used book store. My favorite genre is romance, and believe it or
not, I enjoy urban fantasy/paranormal romance. I get such a kick out of those
authors who haven't the foggiest idea what it's like to be a shifter and make
it all up.
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