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The writing duo of Moira Rogers is kicking off a brand new contest in celebration of the release of their new books, Sanctuary Unbound and Safe Harbor. What is so kick ass about this contest? Its taking place across all of your favorite blogs and YOU could win a brand new Kindle. Check the bottom of this post for more details.

This will probably not come as a surprise to anyone, but I am declaring myself, Team Werewolf Bootlegger. Why you ask? As if I need to explain. Bree and Donna, of Moira Rogers, happen to write the best damn werewolves I have ever read. They never fail to disappoint me in all the growling dominant ways that matter. But for your sake, I thought I would do a quick list of why werewolves are better than vampires.

Werewolves are always better than vampires because….

• They are alive. Yes, blood pumps throughout their body and i mean ALL of their body, if you know what I mean.
• When they growl, they mean it. Its so natural and authentic goosebumps will pop up along your arms and your body will tingle in all the right places.
• It is part of a werewolf’s nature to protect you and the family, you will always feel safe.
• Want to go out shopping at 2 in the afternoon? Have no fear, your werewolf will be there hold your purse while you pop into the dressing room to try something on. No pesky sun allergy to deal with. (As a side note, this also means afternoon sexy time is possible…bow chicca bow wow)
• Werewolves eat real food, not blood. Why is this important? First, drinking blood is gross. Second, It means they can make you breakfast… I am thinking waffles. Bonus points if you get the werewolf to make you waffles but you never get around to eating them because he is too damn sexy to not jump upon and have your evil ways with, on the kitchen floor. Yes Derek…. this one is dedicated to you.
• If you ever get cold, your shifter can simply change to wolf and cuddle up with you for hours of warmth and fuzziness.
• Werewolves have super strength, I am going to assume super stamina has to go along with this….Stamina is important ladies
• If your particular werewolf is a bootlegger….. you get free booze. +10

Now for a few of my favorite Moira Rogers werewolf quotes…. as if you need further proof:

Connor

The voice in his head protested. He ignored it and reached into her pocket, plucking out her key. He held it in front of her as he bent close to her ear. “Do you want to go upstairs with one of them, or with someone who knows what the geeky slogan on your T-shirt means?”

She leaned into his caressing fingers with a soft noise of pleasure. “A hunky brilliant techie werewolf with a dirty mind…” I’m in love. “That’s pretty much the hottest thing ever.”

Zack

When Zack didn’t thrust all the way into her, she growled and whipped her head around, not bothering to stop the giddy flood of power that spilled from her along with her challenging words. “I can take anything you can give me, so fuck me already.”
He tugged her head back with a low growl and slapped her ass with his other hand. “If you ask nicely.”

Derek

One hand dropped to her ankle, and his large fingers encircled it easily. “Tell me to stop.”

She couldn’t. She wouldn’t. “No.”

Derek dragged her ankles apart and dropped to his knees between her legs. He tickled his fingers up her calves as he jerked his gaze to hers again. “Put your hands over your head.”

Sheer primal instinct drove her to obey.

What team are you on?

This post is a part of Moira Rogers’ Creature Feature Kindle Throwdown Contest. By leaving a (meaningful) comment, you will be entered to win a Kindle from Amazon.com, or an alternate grand prize of $275 to spend at an online book retailer. For a full list of rules and more ways to win, visit the contest page.

Kassa came up with the fabulous idea to give back to our favorite authors by writing fan letters to them and posting to our blog. I have found and loved so many new authors this year and there are so many authors I have loved over the years… choosing one was difficult. You can check out yesterday’s fan letter at I Love Books.

So, I sat down to write a heart felt letter to an author…. yet I couldn’t get the words out. Let’s face it, I am not a heart felt sappy letter type of girl. Instead, you are getting my hopefully funny, but just as cool letter to my favorite new to me author of the last year.

Dear Moira Rogers,

Or should I say Bree and Donna? Or maybe @moirarogersbree and @donnajherren considering I am your permanent twitter stalker. Anyway, I wanted to use this day to thank you for so many things, but most importantly hot sexy growly men. Just kidding, you have done more for me than just tease me incessantly with thoughts of a hot sexy, tattooed, geeky, boxer wearing, Andrew. How do I love the super ninja writing duo of Moira Rogers? Let me count the ways….

First, you popped my small publisher cherry. Hard to believe but before your books, I had never purchased from Fictionwise or MyBooksandMore. I was a big five, popular author, Amazon book buyer. It was with both great trepidation and a little hope that I clicked “buy” on Crux after seeing book bloggers raving about it. With that one click, my book buying world opened and expanded. Your writing and your stories are intelligently written and expertly plotted. You gave me confidence in smaller publishers and taught me that sometimes you have to just take a chance on a name you don’t recognize.

The second reason why I love you more than Nutella on pita bread? You take two genres that I love, throw them in a blender and out pops something magical. Well I am sure it doesn’t just pop out for you guys… probably more work than that. When I pick up a Moira Rogers book I don’t have to choose between great story, plot, and characters or great romance and sex scenes. You prove that its possible to seamlessly merge urban fantasy with paranormal romance without sacrificing quality, and you do it with style. I will go so far as to say you are Romantic Urban Fantasy Ninjas and because of it you have your own genre category here at KindleVixen. If only I had Keith Melton’s paint skillz right now….oh wait….

Lastly Bree and Donna (and yes I realize this letter is bordering on crazy stalker length and you may block me for your own safety), you two write heroes as if you live inside my head. The men in your books are strong, dominant, alphas with attitude. They growl, swear, brood, and are totally dirty in all the right ways. Yet, they are never “standard man candy” and you write them in such a way I never feel like less of a strong, empowered woman for enjoying them. You aren’t afraid to flip off annoying romance rules and stereotypes, giving your characters a sense of realism and relatability.

For all of these reasons and more (I mean really… I could go on), I want to say thank you Moira Rogers. Thank you for being my gateway drug into a world of truly great authors, for not making me choose between urban fantasy and romance, and for giving me hot men to lust after. You have forever influenced my reading habits and are never too busy to let me harass you with useless drivel on twitter. Between your writing, well thought out (and useful!) website, and friendly twitter presence you are an example to authors everywhere.

Sincerely Yours (and Andrew’s),
Tiffany

P.S. Don’t be alarmed if books start showing up at your house asking for your signatures on them…. they are just for my personal shrine. Feel free to pop beta copies of book 3 and 4 in the return box.

P.P.S. You know my email address if you would like to shed some more light on Andrew’s tattoos, geekiness, or body parts (if ya know what i mean).

You can get a complete list of the blogs participating here. Check out tomorrows Fan Letter over at Moonlight to Twilight.

A great big welcome to Bree and Donna, who make up the awesomely talented writing team of Moira Rogers. I am going to try to behave and tone down some of my natural perviness for you girls, thanks for being willing to answer my fan girl questions! For those who are unaware, the second book in the Southern Arcana series, Crossroads is now on sale everywhere e-books are sold! To celebrate, they wanted to give away an ebook copy of Crux to one lucky person, winner is posted at the bottom!

He’s the last man she should ever want. She’s the last woman he can ever have.

Coming from a family with psychic gifts, Derek Gabriel was aware of but separate from the dangers of the supernatural world, until a rogue wolf shifter stripped away his humanity. The change he barely survived didn’t drive him insane, but the cultural bias against him as an inferior transformed wolf might. And it doesn’t help that he’s fallen for the daughter of the most powerful wolf in the country.

Almost from the moment she was born, Nicole Peyton started planning her escape from the strict confines of elite shapeshifter society, an old-fashioned world where women are valued only for their bloodlines and bank accounts. In New Orleans she has a bar she loves, friends in decidedly low places, and a smoldering sensual tension with an incredibly attractive and deliciously unsuitable man.

Their forbidden longing erupts into unbridled need—until Nick’s sister burns into town with a strike team hard on her heels. Saving her means Nick has to play by the Conclave’s rules…and give up the man she is growing to love.

Unless Derek does something completely crazy—issue a challenge that could shake the foundations of their world.

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Title: Crossroads (Southern Arcana, Book 2)
Author: Moira Rogers
Release: February 9th, 2010
Buy Kindle version: here
Goodreads Entry: here
Rating: 5 Stars

I feel like I should knock on wood or something. I have had a string of really great books and keep waiting for one to let me down! Crossroads continued my lucky trend of great books and exceeded my expectations. I am hereby declaring Moira Rogers my favorite discovery of 2009.

Nicole Peyton is a werewolf. She also happens to be heir to the very rich and powerful Alpha of the United States pack of werewolves. We first meet Nicole in book 1 of the series, Crux. What makes Nicole so endearing is that she doesn’t want the wealth and power that she has every right to. Instead she leaves the world of werewolf politics and runs a bar in New Orleans. She is trying desperately to live a life of normalcy, constantly turning away from her father’s goals of making her into a powerful female Alpha.

Derek Gabriel is a sexy beast. Derek was turned a werewolf, instead of being born one. As he tries to adjust to his new life he pushes Nicole away, even tho its obvious to all around them there is a connection between them. Thankfully the wolf comes to his senses not too far into the book and tries to claim what his inner wolf is telling him is HIS. Unluckily, on the verge of Nicole and Derek finding out what the future holds for them, Nicole’s twin sister shows up with danger following her.

I went into this story fully expecting Derek and Nick to fight their attraction for half the book, it seemed obvious considering how stubborn they seemed to be! I mean they had already ignored it for 2 years, what was a little more time?!? I was overjoyed to find out I was wrong. The chemistry between the two was sweltering and just too much to ignore. The next thing I knew we had werewolves having sex on the kitchen floor amongst a flurry of waffle batter. This book contains an intimate scene in the forest after a run, which has to be the hottest scene I have read in a very long time…. I had to read it twice. Then I noticed I had a big grin on my face and was blushing furiously. Derek and Nick are just so needy, so intense, so passionate – it is perfection.

One hand dropped to her ankle, and his large fingers encircled it easily. “Tell me to stop.”

She couldn’t. She wouldn’t. “No.”

Derek dragged her ankles apart and dropped to his knees between her legs. He tickled his fingers up her calves as he jerked his gaze to hers again. “Put your hands over your head.”

Sheer primal instinct drove her to obey.

Where Jackson’s southern charm in book 1, Crux, made my heart go pitter patter, Derek’s protective and passionate alpha manhood makes my toes curl.

I should probably point out there is much more to this book than just hot forest sex, lest I get sidetracked and find myself rereading all my bookmarked scenes, again. Crossroads has a complicated and engrossing plot that takes us deeper into werewolf politics. We learn so much more about the life Nicole and her sister have been subjected to along with the bond between them. Crossroads drags you into the characters lives and forces you to experience their passion, their happiness, but also their sadness and pain.

As if all of the above isn’t good enough for a 5 star review, Moira Rogers manages to add a little bit more to the story. Jackson and Mackenzie from Crux are still in the mix and have small parts in the book. We get glimpses of the brooding and sarcastic Alec, at least once in nothing but a pair of jeans (hopefully low slung ones). We are also given a new development in regards to Kat and Andrew, side characters from book 1. They step a bit closer to the front of the stage in Crossroads and I hear that Andrew will be getting his own book after Alec’s. Based on the events in this book, I am going to go ahead and lay claim to Andrew right now. He is mine and you can’t have him.

If you have not read Crux, I encourage you to do so immediately so that you can pick up Crossroads on the day it releases, February 9th. Trust me, you will not be sorry. I am going to leave you all with a small glimpse of my newest book boyfriend, Andrew.

Once Mackenzie had opened the door, she glanced at Nick. “Should I have Jackson bring Kat? Or is he going to pee on her leg or something crazy?”

“I’m not going to pee on anyone.” Andrew growled, and Mackenzie stepped aside and let him pass.

She rolled her eyes and followed, already dialing the phone.

FTC Disclaimer: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.