New Release – Snared
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jl_merrowI'm delighted to say my novella, Snared is now available from Dreamspinner!
Here's the blurb:
When Martin Lowrie rescues a wildcat from a snare, he thinks a few scratches and a tetanus jab are the worst consequences he'll have to face. But then he meets the enigmatic and strangely compelling Calum. He spends the night with the handsome, unsettling Irishman and discovers Calum's secret: he's the wildcat Martin rescued, in human form.
But Calum's not the only werecat in the village, and the others aren't so keen to risk Martin revealing their secret, no matter how much Calum wants to protect Martin from harm.
The Scottish Wildcat
A Scottish wildcat (felis silvestris grampia) looks, as Terry Pratchett once put it, a lot like an ordinary domestic tabby that's been hit over the head with a brick and got annoyed about it.
It's got good reason to be disgruntled. There are now estimated to be less than 400 of them left in the wild, and their numbers are diminishing all the time—some observers suggest they may even be extinct within the next decade.
Although wildcats may look similar to, and be able to interbreed with, domestic cats, they are entirely separate—wildcats were not only here before domesticated animals, they pre-date humans by some distance too! Now Britain's only remaining large wild predator, they are said to be truly untameable, even if reared in captivity.
Various myths and legends have grown up around this deceptively beautiful creature. Among them are the Cait Sith, a large black cat said to be the reincarnation of a witch, that appears at times of ill omen.
For many years, wildcats were popularly supposed to prey on humans – folklore had it that they hung from trees by their tales to drop down on unsuspecting travellers!
However, in truth a wildcat will only attack when it feels threatened. If it does, though, watch out: they're well documented for biting clean through protective gloves.
For more information on this fascinating and truly wild animal, visit the website of the Scottish Wildcat Association or http://www.highlandtiger.com/index.asp
Here's the blurb:
When Martin Lowrie rescues a wildcat from a snare, he thinks a few scratches and a tetanus jab are the worst consequences he'll have to face. But then he meets the enigmatic and strangely compelling Calum. He spends the night with the handsome, unsettling Irishman and discovers Calum's secret: he's the wildcat Martin rescued, in human form.
But Calum's not the only werecat in the village, and the others aren't so keen to risk Martin revealing their secret, no matter how much Calum wants to protect Martin from harm.
The Scottish Wildcat
A Scottish wildcat (felis silvestris grampia) looks, as Terry Pratchett once put it, a lot like an ordinary domestic tabby that's been hit over the head with a brick and got annoyed about it.
It's got good reason to be disgruntled. There are now estimated to be less than 400 of them left in the wild, and their numbers are diminishing all the time—some observers suggest they may even be extinct within the next decade.
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Although wildcats may look similar to, and be able to interbreed with, domestic cats, they are entirely separate—wildcats were not only here before domesticated animals, they pre-date humans by some distance too! Now Britain's only remaining large wild predator, they are said to be truly untameable, even if reared in captivity.
Various myths and legends have grown up around this deceptively beautiful creature. Among them are the Cait Sith, a large black cat said to be the reincarnation of a witch, that appears at times of ill omen.
For many years, wildcats were popularly supposed to prey on humans – folklore had it that they hung from trees by their tales to drop down on unsuspecting travellers!
However, in truth a wildcat will only attack when it feels threatened. If it does, though, watch out: they're well documented for biting clean through protective gloves.
For more information on this fascinating and truly wild animal, visit the website of the Scottish Wildcat Association or http://www.highlandtiger.com/index.asp
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Date: 2010-05-12 09:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-12 09:29 am (UTC)I don't know why they took the picture down, but I can easily imagine people found it too distressing. :(