THE WITCHY WOLF AND THE WENDIGO by Rose Anderson
What does an immortal Native American shaman do when the grave he’s sworn to watch over for all eternity disappears under urban development? His purpose of guarding his wife’s burial mound is gone, Ashkewheteasu seeks to end his immortal existence. In his despair, Ash assumes the form of a wolf and steps in front of a moving car and into the life of Dr. Olivia “Livie” Rosalini. The veterinarian saves the animal’s life, and in the process saves the man within. Livie has no idea the wolfish dog she’s taken into her home and grows to love is a magical being seeking to win her heart as a man.
While Ash is learning a new world filled with new love, friendship, and happiness, an old menace makes plans to steal it all away; just as he had 3000 years before.
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Good morning Rose and super congrats on your new release! Wow - this sounds really good. I just noticed it's FREE for Amazon Prime members today! Can't beat that aye?
ReplyDeleteTell us all about your new book and where the idea for it came from.
Hope you enjoy your cyber launch today and I hope THE WITCHY WOLF AND THE WENDIGO is a bestseller for you!
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Hi DeNita, thanks for having me! Several years ago my husband and I stumbled upon an author selling her books in a barn converted into an art studio. I wasn’t published at the time and years of unsuccessful attempts with NY publishers had shaken my confidence. I was still writing and saw opportunity to talk to someone with publishing experience. Of course I had to buy the book even though it wasn't one I'd ever consider reading. It was about a Wisconsin werewolf and surprisingly, it wasn't fiction! So to pass the country miles I read passages while my husband drove. We found the story pretty farfetched but entertaining enough. Eyewitnesses claimed to have seen a wolf walking like a man – and recently too! What's more, the areas mentioned were minutes from our home. I did some research when we got home. Needless to say I was enchanted.
DeleteWhere did you come up with the idea of an immortal shaman? It sounds like a wonderful book.
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I have to say it was Anubis that gave me the idea. One of the stories going around about this local legend was it was seen about 70 years ago kneeling on top of a burial mound. Wisconsin is filled with these ancient Native American earthworks. The witness thought it was guarding the mound. My research turned up legends of grave guardians, and they are almost always some kind of wolfish animal - dog, jackal, wolf. Anubis the jackal-headed Lord of the Dead was immortal himself. The rest was a short hop. :)
DeleteCongrats on your new release, Rose. You seem to write in several genres. Which are your favorite to read?
ReplyDeleteThanks Roxy. If I read fiction at all, it's generally historical. I was a living history presenter for years and lived "rough" throughout the seasons. I love the escapism history offers. :) Though in my mind there always are a few very important tweaks when I imagine myself in those times -- equal rights, sanitation, safe food, advanced medicine, just to name a few.
DeleteCongratulations, Rose!! Your books are textbook well-written and well-researched, as well as entertaining to read. And I'm not going to leave out hot love scenes. Kudos!
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Thanks Jane, given your own scorchers, that's a wonderful compliment. Much appreciated. :)
DeleteCongrats! How do you come up with character names?
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Mostly I try to use names that hint at more. I'm sneaky that way. My stories are filled with symbolism and metaphor. For example, my work in progress is one of those good vs evil/ light vs dark stories. It has one of the best bad guys I've ever dreamed up with a blacker than black heart. His name is Adrian Doyle. Both names refer to black or dark. In my last novel, Loving Leonardo, my two main characters suggested they'd like to return again to solve mysteries. I saw them as a Victorian Nick and Nora Charles the famous mystery solvers brought to life by Dashiell Hammet. I give you Nicolas Halstead and his wife Elenora aka Ellie. I actually put a lot of thought into names. You'd be surprised at just how picky fictional characters can be!
ReplyDeleteLoved watching the book trailer. Sounds like a great book, Rose. Glad I stopped by. This looks like one I'll have to read.
ReplyDeleteThanks :) I think you'll enjoy it. The small details are very real and the cultural information as accurate as I could make it. I really try to write stories I'd read and reread for years. I've read my favorites until their pages have fallen out. It's my wish that my paperbacks fall apart from repeat reading.
DeleteHi, Rose. Two questions. During all of your vast historical research over the years, is there a single thing/fact/story/person that has stuck with you, and have you used it, or do you intend to use it in a story?
ReplyDeleteAlso isn't there a law or anything to protect the NA earthworks just as we protect earthworks that were created during the Revolutionary and Civil wars?
My father was in construction and I remember him coming home and telling how they had uncovered an old, long forgotten cemetery, and all work had to be stopped for months. It was huge as the government, historians, the local universities, etc. became involved in it. Each set of remains had to be carefully removed and were reburied in another cemetery after all attempts of identity had been exhausted. It became a huge battle over "final" resting place v. progress.
BTW, I didn't leave my email addy as Rose already has it. But I do hope more people do, as this is an awesome book by a super terrific author. Her heroes will make you want to climb into their arms and never leave, and will warm your mind, heart, and body long after you've finished reading.
DeleteYes, I'm a Rose Anderson fan and for good reason. Read one of her books and you will be, too.
That's a great bunch of questions. I've worked for years in historic preservation and people who know me well will see that influence in each and every book I write. My first novel Hermes Online, the unusual little scorcher that I intentionally wrote to be edgy to get me noticed by a publisher came about because I'd fought so hard for a landmark and the state came in and destroyed it. I came home and wrote the first line in the novel the day the fight was lost.
DeleteI can't say a single fact, story, person, etc has seized me, but I will say I collect stories. Like so many baby boomers, I grew up listening to adults sitting over their cups of coffee deep in conversations. From the Cuban Missile Crisis to stories from my immigrant grandmother about her life growing up in Poland, I collected them all.
Regarding protection of these sites, the double-edged sword of being an American is we protect the rights of the property owner, at the times to the exclusion of all else. Wisconsin had something like 10,000+ mounds once. There' s just a handful left today. In my area, I've read an 1870 diary entries by a boy and he write about the day he got a "wupping" when he stayed to watch so-and-so's mound being opened and came late to chores. In my last year in historic preservation before i retired to write full time, I was given a large brown paper sack to send to the state museum. In it, a partial skeleton from a potted mound. This lack of regard for the sacred or symbolic it's not unique to ancient burials either. It's a common thing these days for a pioneer cemetery to be removed so a new parking lot can go in.
Thank you for the wonderful compliment E. I write my guys like I've raised my son. With the idea that some woman will thank me one day ;)
DeleteGreat story, Rose and I love the trailer. Great good luck with all of your projects.
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Thanks! I won't go into the trouble I had making it. The Movie Maker program tested me. Eventually I opte forthe simpler version to save my sanity. I'll borrow a line from the iconic The Quite Man -- write his name down and strike a line through it. That's you Bill Gates. lol You've tested me beyond endurance.
DeleteHi, Rose, I loved what E. Ayers said about your characters. You do want to climb into the hero's arms! Your characters are so colorful and interesting...people you would want to invite to sit around your dining room table and enjoy an evening of conversation. And then, of course, retire to the bedroom. Yes, I am a big fan of yours. Thank you so much for your Loving Leonardo! I cannot wait to read this next book.
ReplyDeleteHey thanks Randi! I love that description. It would make a nice scene in a book. ;) Loving Leonardo The Quest will be out sometime in January. And Ash's story, well, I'm aiming for a February release. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWhat a thoroughly fascinating idea, Rose. I'm so intrigued. Very best of luck with this release.
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Thanks Lynette. Even without the fiction, the reality of the story is quite interesting. A lot went into building these earthworks (burial mounds). As a person who's tended gardens, I can only imagine the effort of digging with a deer scapula instead of a steel shovel. Some of the mounds in Illinois are mini mountains. That's a LOT of digging and hauling dirt by the basketful.
DeleteSounds like a great book and I love the trailer.
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