Karenna Colcroft – författare

In 1920, a werewolf attack changed Malachi Powers's life forever. Now, a decade later, Malachi lives near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, as a lone wolf, avoiding humans and other werewolves alike.Two young men, Roger and Jonathan, arrive on the beach below Malachi's cottage with a boat full of illegal hooch. Captivated by his unexpected visitors, Malachi hopes they will return to stay with him. When he learns that the rumrunners have taken Jonathan hostage until Roger repays a debt, Malachi can't allow the two to remain in danger.Rescuing Jonathan will mean revealing his secret to the two humans, and offering them a home will mean endangering his heart. Malachi's life is about to change again. Possibly forever.This book includes a scene in which the main character spies, without consent, on two people having sex. It also contains references to past sexual assault and underage male prostitution, and an intimate scene with the three major characters. This book is set in the Real Werewolves Don't Eat Meat universe, albeit a hundred years prior to the events of those books, and is not a direct part of that series.

Everything was empty.Not literally. My apartment was still filled with the remnants of my life with Austin. That was the problem.The things were there. Austin wasn't, and he never would be again.Twenty years of love ended in an instant the night a drunk driver hit Del Nethercott's partner Austin. In his grief, Del has pushed away most of his friends and is barely existing. Austin would want him to go on living, but how can he without the love of his life?Over the next few months, Del finds his way into his new reality with the help of Austin's drag sister Remy, a sweater-wearing cat named Charlie… and Lochlan, a man hiding a supernatural secret.As Del works through his grief, he and Lochlan grow closer, until Del realizes he feels more than friendship for the other man. Only months after losing Austin, Del isn't ready to love again. But maybe he's ready to hope.This book has a main character who has lost his life partner and depicts his grieving process. It includes discussions of child abuse and child death, suicide, and homophobia and transphobia. But it also includes an adorable cat who wears sweaters.

When werewolf Yves Diamond happens on a multi-vehicle crash on a Manitoba highway, he ignores the danger and rescues Will Mandel from a burning car. The moment he sets eyes and hands on Will, Yves knows the man belongs in his life. If Will survives his injuries.Waking days later in a hospital, Will is confused by the presence of a man the nurses believe is his relative. But something in him recognizes that Yves is meant to be in his life. As Will's recovery continues and Yves visits him frequently, the connection between the two grows into something neither can ignore–and neither dares to admit.Werewolf law prohibits telling humans that werewolves exist–and once Yves's Alpha learns about the visits with Will, he forbids Yves any further contact with the human. Having Will has changed Yves's life for the better, but their bond might be severed before it can fully form.This story includes description of a vehicle accident scene; fears of losing mobility that border on ableism; and references to PTSD. The story is set in the Real Werewolves Don't Eat Meat universe but is not part of that series.