Tuesday, December 28, 2021

YEAR IN REVIEW

 

As 2021 comes to an end, I want to thank all my readers and friends for your continued support and kindness.

 

I had 4 new releases in 2021:

 

January 18—Bjorn Cursed (Forgotten Brotherhood Book 4)

February 16—Kyler’s Justice (Assassins of Gravas Book 3)

March 30—Zaxe’s Rule (Assassins of Gravas Book 4)

November 8—Wolf in the Woods (Salvation Pack: The Next Generation Book 1)

 


 


I also had 5 books released on Audio Book:

 

Fury Unleashed (Forgotten Brotherhood Book 1)

Arctic Bite (Forgotten Brotherhood Book 2)

Burning Ash (Forgotten Brotherhood Book 3)

Drakon’s Plunder (Blood of the Drakon Book 3)

Naughty Heroes: In and Out of Uniform

 

 

This past year has had it’s ups and downs, but it ended on an upswing with a November release. I also have four books under contract—2 Forgotten Brotherhood books and 2 Salvation Pack: The Next Generation books—and another submitted. 2022 is looking good.

 

I wish you and your family a Happy Holidays and hope that 2022 brings you good health and happiness!

Friday, December 24, 2021

'Twas the Night Before Christmas...

Happy December 24th!

A Visit from St. Nicholas
by Clement Clarke Moore (1822)

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;


The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.


The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,


With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

"Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

HAPPY SOLSTICE

Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. From here on, the days get longer. Take some time today to stop and simply be. There is so much rushing around during the holiday season that we sometimes don't stop and breathe.




Happy Solstice! Blessed Yule! Welcome Winter!

Thursday, November 18, 2021

New Contracts

 Great news for all the Forgotten Brotherhood readers. Just signed a 2-book deal with Entangled Publishing. There are 2 more Brotherhood books coming. No dates yet. I'll let you know as soon as I do.




Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Lest We Forget...



In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

~John McCrae


Thank you to all who have served. 

Monday, November 08, 2021

WOLF IN THE WOODS

 WOLF IN THE WOODS, book 1 of the Salvation Pack: The Next Generation series it out today!


I'm so excited about this new 5-book series. Each book stands alone, so if you haven't read the original series you can still read and enjoy the book. If you've read the original series you'll see many familiar faces.


Wolf in the Woods

Salvation Pack: The Next Generation, Book 1

 

Not wanting to be forced to mate to an eligible male in her pack who won’t take no for an answer, Addie Fuller is on the run.

Billy Gallagher might be human, but he understands werewolf culture all too well after being raised in the Salvation Pack.

When their paths cross, he helps her, even knowing it will likely mean his death. He’s no match for a full-blooded male wolf. A short, brutal fight, leaves him near death and Addie fighting to save his life.

He recovers, but he’s not the same man he was. The one thing he does know for sure—he and Addie are meant to be together. All he has to do is convince her of that and deal with the threat looming over them.


TEASER:


Spellbound, he watched her morph from tall, gorgeous, brave woman to multihued, sleek, powerful wolf. Her body contorted—bones reshaping, forehead flattening, and jaw elongating.


It was pure magic.


She growled, prepared to fight, but it was an uneven battle, lost before it even began. Two full-blooded werewolf males against a female werewolf and a human? Yeah, the odds weren’t in their favor. 


BUY LINKS:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09K6TDQ3H/

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1111548

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wolf-in-the-woods-n-j-walters/1140407948

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wolf-in-the-woods-2

Evernight Publishing: https://www.evernightpublishing.com/wolf-in-the-woods-by-n-j-walters/


Monday, November 01, 2021

Cover Reveal--WOLF IN THE WOODS


 

This is the first book in the Salvation Pack: The Next Generation series. I'm so excited about this series. Watch for WOLF IN THE WOODS on November 8th!


Wolf in the Woods

Salvation Pack: The Next Generation, Book 1

 

Not wanting to be forced to mate to an eligible male in her pack who won’t take no for an answer, Addie Fuller is on the run.

Billy Gallagher might be human, but he understands werewolf culture all too well after being raised in the Salvation Pack.

When their paths cross, he helps her, even knowing it will likely mean his death. He’s no match for a full-blooded male wolf. A short, brutal fight, leaves him near death and Addie fighting to save his life.

He recovers, but he’s not the same man he was. The one thing he does know for sure—he and Addie are meant to be together. All he has to do is convince her of that and deal with the threat looming over them.

 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09K6TDQ3H/

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1111548

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wolf-in-the-woods-n-j-walters/1140407948

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wolf-in-the-woods-2


Sunday, October 31, 2021

Happy Halloween and Happy Samhain!

HAPPY SAMHAIN and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!




WISHING YOU ALL A SAFE AND SPOOKTACULAR DAY!

Halloween Countdown...Just One More

My sexy Halloween novella UNMASKING KELLY is in the Naughty Temptations: Collection Two. 

It also contains stories from Berengaria Brown, Katherine Kingston, and Nicole Austin


UNMASKING KELLY by N.J. Walters

It’s Halloween and a masquerade party is in full swing at Brannigan’s Pub. Waitress, Kelly Allen, has been in love with her boss—Liam Brannigan—almost from the first. Tonight, hiding behind her costume and mask, she can keep her identity a secret as she attempts to seduce him into one long, hot night of pleasure.


(Originally published as an Ellora's Cave Quickie)


Other stories in the collection: 
CHOCOLATE-COATED REUNION by Berengaria Brown
WALPURGIS NIGHT by Katherine Kingston
FIST ME by Berengaria Brown
CINDERELLA SCANDAL by Nicole Austin
SET ME ON FIRE by Berengaria Brown
UNMASKING KELLY by N.J. Walters
TONY’S TIARA by Berengaria Brown
THE LAKE BY MOONLIGHT by Katherine Kingston
TERRACOTTA WARRIORS by Berengaria Brown
DIRTY PRINCESS by Nicole Austin
PAIGE’S PASSION by Berengaria Brown
LADY’S MINSTREL by N.J. Walters
PERFECTLY PRESENTED by Berengaria Brown
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION by Nicole Austin
FIFTY SHADES OF VALENTINE’S DAY by Katherine Kingston
SAPPHO’S SISTERS by Berengaria Brown
ROYAL BRAT by Nicole Austin


Publisher’s Note: This is a collection of previously published stories.




Halloween Countdown Day 31--Wolf of her Own

Happy Halloween!

It's been a month of werewolves, vampires, shapeshifters, and more. I hope you've enjoyed the countdown as much as I have.

Have a safe and fun holiday.

Here's the final book--at least for now--of the Salvation Pack.

Wolf of her Own
Salvation Pack, Book 9

Mikhail Matheson may be an outsider in Salvation, but he stays with the pack to be close to his sister. It has nothing to with the fact that Elise—the most fascinating woman he’s ever laid eyes on—is part of the pack. Mikhail has wanted Elise for years, but being with her could cost him his life. Soon he’ll have to decide if he’s going to leave the pack or risk it all to pursue a place at her side.
                                       
After escaping her abusive mate, Elise LaForge has made a home in Salvation with her sons. She never expected to have her emotions stirred up by the always serious and seriously handsome Mikhail. But can she finally put her past behind her and dare to move on?
                                             
When danger creeps into the pack, both she and Mikhail have to be willing to sacrifice everything to have a chance at love.

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Saturday, October 30, 2021

Halloween Countdown Day 30--Wolf in her Soul

Wolf in her Soul is very unique in that it had two separate "new" release dates. It was the last book of mine released by Samhain Publishing before they closed their doors and was only available for a week. So when Entangled Publishing signed me, they decided to edit it again and launch it anew. The two versions of the books are mostly the same, but there have been some cuts in the newer version to make it a bit tighter.


Wolf in her Soul     
Salvation Pack, Book 8

Detective Reece Gallagher has spent the last decade working as a cop in Chicago so he can search for her—the red-haired woman who haunts his dreams. He’s just about ready to give up and go home to Salvation, North Carolina, when he finally finds her. But she’s the assault victim on a case he’s working on, and there’s a full-blooded werewolf who wants her dead. He needs to keep her safe and convince her she’s his mate.

Hannah Burdette has a secret she’s never told anyone. But there is someone who knows who—or rather, what—she is. There’s a stalker after her who plans to rid the world of her “impure” blood. When the cop she meets turns out to be a werewolf and claims she doesn’t have to be alone anymore, she’s wary. But where better to hide from a bloodthirsty hunter than in the middle of North Carolina with the security of a pack surrounding her?

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Friday, October 29, 2021

Halloween Countdown Day 29--Wolf in his Heart


Wolf in his Heart
Salvation Pack, Book 7

Half-breed werewolf Sage Gallagher can’t shift, but he’s a member of the Salvation Pack and a wolf where it counts. When he finds who he thinks is a lost hiker while camping in the Great Smoky Mountains, he’s surprised to find she’s a full-blooded wolf who ignites in him the instinct to take her home to where he and his pack can protect her, no matter how skeptical and untrusting she is of his offer.

After Rina rejects her parents’ choice for a mate, she’s exiled from her pack. That’s a dangerous position for any wolf to be in. Now she has a human hunter on her trail. Rina doesn’t trust easily, especially not half-breeds—who she was raised to fear and revile. But there’s something about Sage that calls to her. Soon Rina’s in more danger than ever—danger of losing her heart.

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

I'm over at Delilah Devlin's Blog today




I'm "Holding out for a Hero" over at Delilah Devlin's blog today. 
Be sure to drop by.

Halloween Countdown Day 28--Wolf on a Mission

Wolf on the Hunt was supposed to be the final Salvation Pack book, but I wasn't ready to let this pack go just yet.


Wolf on a Mission
Salvation Pack, Book 6

Elias Gallagher is the guardian of his teenage nephews, and he knows the world’s not a safe place for a werewolf without pack—especially if they’re half-breeds, like the twin boys. He’s heard there’s an accepting pack in North Carolina, so that’s where he’s headed when he runs into the one person he’d given up hope of ever finding—his mate. Even more surprising than finding his mate, is realizing she’s human.

Sue Walsh is solely focused on taking care of her five-year-old son. With her ex fighting her for custody and local hunters making her life complicated, she doesn’t have time for an attraction to a ruggedly handsome stranger, especially one with a secret that is going to rock her world.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Thank you for 17 years!

 17 years and 110 book releases ago, my first book was published by Ellora's Cave on October 27, 2004. What a strange and wonderful ride it's been since the release of Annabelle Lee (currently available as Uncovering Annabelle.)

 

Since then, I've had books published with Samhain Publishing, Carina Press, Beyond the Page Publishing, The Naughty Literati, Entangled Publishing, and Evernight Publishing,  not to mention the indie anthologies I've been a part of.

 


(Some original covers and some reprint covers. Not all books are currently available.)

 

Thank you to all the publishers, editors, fellow writers, and readers for making it possible for me to make my living as a writer. It's been a gift to me.

 

I'm hoping this continues for many years to come.

Halloween Countdown Day 27--Wolf on the Hunt


Wolf on the Hunt
Salvation Pack, Book 5

Gray Everson is sure she’s found the perfect quiet place to work on her paintings, until hunters start shooting up the forest around the cabin she rented and she finds a wounded wolf. But the animal she hides from the hunters is no regular wolf—he’s something Gray never imagined could be real.

Louis LaForge’s focus has always been on protecting his pack, but the instant attraction he feels to the artist who saves him changes everything. There’s something about Gray he can’t figure out—until he gets close enough to touch her. He knows pushing Gray too far, too fast is risky, but there are still hunters around, and his former pack is coming for him. There’s only one way to protect everyone he loves.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Halloween Countdown Day 26--Wolf from the Past

Gator Rollins has a way about him. He made me fall in love with him with a wink and a smile. He loves to cook and seems very laid back, but beneath that veneer is a very deadly werewolf.


Wolf from the Past
Salvation Pack, Book 4

For years, everyone believed Sylvie LaForge Dubois was dead, and she worked hard to keep it that way. Now that her abusive, dangerous mate is dead, she’s come back to face everyone. But it’s harder than she thought it would be, especially when Gator Rollins watches her every move, making her uneasy and excited all at once. She never imagined she’d want another man, but her attraction to Gator is too strong to fight.

Before Gator had the chance to tell Sylvie how he felt about her, she was mated to someone else and then killed. Now she’s back, and there’s nothing he won’t do to protect her and get that second chance he never thought he’d have.

But Sylvie is in more danger than ever when her old pack learns she’s still alive And if they get to her, there’s no coming back from the dead twice.

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Monday, October 25, 2021

Halloween Countdown Day 25--Wolf on the Run

Cole Blanchard is the strong, silent type who has no need to prove to anyone just how tough and dangerous he is. He has a very strong code of right and wrong and will do anything to protect his pack and those he cares about. He is one very special werewolf.


Wolf on the Run
Salvation Pack, Book 3

Cherise and her mother had to run from their pack when everyone realized Cherise couldn’t shift. Now her mother’s gone, murdered by the hunters after them, and Cherise is all alone and out of options. When the people she’s running from catch up to her in Salvation, North Carolina, she’s saved by the biggest, baddest werewolf she’s ever seen.

Disposing of the intruders on his pack’s land is easy for Cole, but convincing the skittish woman the trespassers were after that she’s safe is another story. He recognizes her as his mate right off, and he’ll protect her no matter what, even if it means risking everything to face her former pack.

Cherise never thought she’d find a wolf she could trust, but she’s never met a Salvation wolf before now, and her mate is not about to let anything come between them.

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Sunday, October 24, 2021

Halloween Countdown Day 24--Wolf in her Bed


Wolf in her Bed
Salvation Pack, Book 2

Anny Conrad is a thirty-year-old single librarian, She knows she’s a bit of a cliché—she even has the two cats to prove it—so when Mr. Tall, Dark, and Dangerous asks her for a dance, she throws caution to the wind and indulges in what she’s sure will be one night of spectacular passion with a man as rugged and untamed as a hero in one of the books she loves she read.

Armand LaForge and his small pack are fighting for their lives against the vicious Louisiana pack they broke away from. If timing is everything, this is the worst possible time to meet his mate—especially a human mate. But now that he’s found her, he can’t let her go, even though dragging her into his world means she’s a target now, too.

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Saturday, October 23, 2021

Halloween Countdown Day 23--Wolf at the Door

My Salvation Pack series is one of my most popular. It all started with the premise, "What if a group of 5 strong werewolves broke away from their pack?" Then I had to ask myself why they would do such a thing and how such a group dynamic would work since a wolf pack is all about dominance.

Writing this series has been an incredible joy. I love them all so much.


Wolf at the Door

Salvation Pack, Book 1

Gwendolyn Jones is working on an article about werewolves, not that she believes they exist. But there are people out there who do, like the nervous man who slips her a flash drive with information he claims will prove to the world shifters are out there. Gwen starts questioning just what to believe when two very real werewolves come knocking on her cabin door later that night.
                         
Someone has a flash drive with pictures that could endanger his pack, and alpha Jacque LaForge will do whatever it takes to destroy it. But the something deep inside him ignites when he knocks on the door of that “someone”. He didn’t think he’d find a mate, or that when he did, she’d be human. But now that he has found Gwen, he knows he has a fight on his hands to protect her from his former vengeful pack who are out to hurt him by any means necessary.
                                                       
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Friday, October 22, 2021

I'm over at the Sweet 'n Sexy Divas Blog



I'm over at the SWEET 'N SEXY DIVAS BLOG sharing my Top Five Halloween movies. Be sure to stop by.



Halloween Countdown Day 22--Craig's Heart

I always assumed Damek's Redemption would be the final book in the Legacy series. Then one day, Craig Lawton tapped me on the shoulder one day and said, "What about me?" Turns out, there was one final story left to tell.


Craig’s Heart
Legacy, Book 7

This vampire’s heart is far from silent

Craig Lawton’s best friend is an ancient vampire and his two siblings are half werewolf, so he’s used to being the only human in the room. When he tries to help a new vampire in the throes of her transformation, he goes from “normal” to “paranormal”.

Left in an alley to become a monster like the one that attacked her, Evie Pelowski is confused, alone, and unable to control the strange bloodlust surging through her veins. When a Good Samaritan tries to help her, she’s does the unforgivable and turns him into a monster too.

They have a bond ignited by blood, but trust is hard won, even though Craig’s still determined to help her. But the vampire who turned Evie is out there, and both she and Craig have a new reality and future to face.
 

Buy Links:

Entangled Publishing: https://entangledpublishing.com/craig-s-heart.html
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/craigs-heart-nj-walters/1117054051
iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/craigs-heart/id1257619296
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/craig-s-heart-1