Pirate Lover’s Curse
Sleepy Hollow Hunter, #3
by Sheri Queen
Date of Publication: December 22nd 2022
Publisher: Wilda Press
Cover Artist: SQ Flemming
Genre: Urban Fantasy Romance
ASIN:B0BQX5Y4S5
Number of pages:274 print pages
Word Count: 76,321
Tagline: Half wolf. Half were-cat. One-hundred-percent kick-ass Bounty Hunter.
BLURB
Lykoi shifter Janda Gray never expected to be cut off from her fated mate.
But when a centuries-old pirate curse stands in the way, Janda finds herself in a race to unearth a treasure that will break the curse and set Alex free.
As the past and present collide, she realizes the bounty hunter skills she's honed over the years aren't enough to defeat her nemesis—the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
Janda struggles with the burden of being the last descendent of the witch who cast the curse—and the only one capable of fixing past wrongs and saving those she loves.
Can she embrace her witch heritage and wield her power before it's too late?
Or, will she lose her mate to the Underworld forever and leave the supernatural community to the mercy of the Headless Horseman?
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This is a fated-mate shifter story suitable for 18+. The Sleepy Hollow Hunter series is perfect for urban fantasy fans who enjoy immersive stories of adventure and slow-burn romance. It features witches, ghosts, vampires, demons, and several enticing shifters, and a love story that transcends time. A hybrid shifter discovers her found family and hidden magic.
Excerpt:
“Why does anything pertaining to you have to come with extra baggage?” Uncle Damon said. His dominant pack power surged, affecting the others nearby and making them restless.
The air crackled with his energy. I held my ground. His words stung, but he’d never hear me say it. I’d had lots of practice over the years keeping my hurt from showing, but at this moment, I lashed out with a barb of my own.
“I’m just lucky that way. Kind of like you.” I tapped the desk with my fingertips, knowing he hated it and narrowed my eyes at him.
He sure as hell had his own baggage when it came to relationships and pack bonds, especially when it came to anything with my mother.
“If the two of you are done poking at one another, I’d like to move on to the pertinent issue of the cursed map,” Sebastian said. He stood a good foot away from his desk and peered down at the map as if it might explode.
Everyone had a hands-off approach to the map after I’d blurted out that it was cursed.
“It won’t curse you just by touching it,” I said. “At least, not from what Gwenn or I could tell. It has a hidden layer that will attack you if you try to force it out in the open.”
“That’s just great,” Mutther said. “I suppose you found out firsthand?”
“Not me. Gwenn did. I was the innocent bystander.”
“Right. How innocent?” Nick said. He moved to Mutther’s side and viewed the map from farther away. Neither of them was taking any chances.
Not that I blamed them. They had suffered from being too near me in the past. Mutther was still rebuilding his bar.
Author Info
Sheri Queen writes immersive stories of adventure and romance.
Her urban fantasy and paranormal women's fiction stories feature snarky bad-ass women, strong female friendships, found family, and sexy romance.
Sheri received her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She grew up in the Hudson Valley region of New York—an area she loves to depict in her stories. She enjoys traveling to new places where she is constantly discovering inspirations for her writing. She especially loves visiting old graveyards.
Thanks for having me here to share my writing journey.
How would you describe you style of writing to someone that has never read your work? I strive for immersive stories filled with adventure and romance. I like to see how my characters deal with action and emotional confrontations. The relationships are part of my characters’ growth, but I love seeing them backed into a corner and having to fight their way out.
Do you feel that writing is an ingrained process or just something that flows naturally for you? There is a natural flow that I attribute to growing up with my nose in a book. I spent many nights reading in bed by the light of a small flashlight.
What mindset or routine do you feel the need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a project or just free writing)? I have to take a ton of notes, then do a basic plot. I work best at that stage if I can be alone in a quiet room. I may later work with music in the background.
Do you take your character prep to heart? I spend a lot of time researching the setting for my characters. For the Sleepy Hollow Hunter series I made multiple trips to the Old Dutch Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Do you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Each character has their own story within the story, which I work hard to share with readers.
Do you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation? Occasionally, I might people watch, but mainly the character develops during the writing process.
Do you have a character that you have been working on that you can't wait to put to paper? I have several characters pushing to get onto the page. Alex, Janda’s fated mate in the Sleepy Hollow Hunter series, has his own book cover. He’s waiting for me to finish another project so I can write a story in his point of view.
Can you share your next creative project(s)? If yes, can you give a few details? I’m working on a story titled Wolf’s Bane for an anthology that is up for preorder right now and will release June 15. The anthology will be filled with amazing shifter stories. https://books2read.com/wolf-s-bane
What are some of your writing/publishing goals for this year? I have Wolf’s Bane to complete and then a paranormal investigations spin-off of my Sleepy Hollow Hunter series. The first book in that series is Librarian For Hire and will be up for preorder in the spring.
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