Shades of the Wolf

Shades of the Wolf
Karen Whiddon

Passion beyond worlds…Ever since she lost her husband, shapeshifter Anabel Lee has been haunted – by every ghost except the one she longs to see. But when Tyler Rogers appears, Anabel knows he is different. Because even though he’s a ghost, Tyler is more real than anyone she’s met in years.Tyler needs Anabel’s help. His sister has been abducted by a powerful warlock and he can sense her light fading fast. To save her, Anabel and Tyler must join their powers… but they didn’t expect to discover a passion strong enough to bridge this world and the next.

Could she lead him to the one thing he’d missed when he was alive?

Ever since her husband died in Afghanistan, shape-shifter Anabel Lee has been haunted—by every ghost except the one she longs to see. But when Tyler Rogers appears, Anabel senses something different about him. It’s not just his piercing blue eyes or sexy voice. Even though he’s a ghost, Tyler is more real than anyone she’s met in years.

Tyler needs Anabel’s help. His sister has been abducted by a powerful warlock, and he can sense her light fading fast. Confined to the spirit realm, he needs to join his powers with Anabel’s to bring his sister back from the darkness. As they work together against time and magic, will they discover a passion strong enough to bridge this world and the next?

“You look … glowing,” Tyler said, realising he sucked at compliments.

“Thank you. I guess.” Her smile made her aura illuminate even brighter, making a glowing halo around her head.

For whatever reason, he felt the need to elaborate. “I don't just mean your aura, though yours is spectacular. But your human form is beautiful.”

Anabel's smile widened, making her whiskey eyes sparkle. “Wow. Thanks. You kind of made my day.”

He found himself smiling back. Maybe he wasn't so bad at this complimenting thing after all.

He let his gaze drink her up, his entire body burning. Funny how he still felt as if he had a body, even though he didn't. Even when she turned away, completely unaware of his desire, he tracked her with his gaze.

Focus, he reminded himself. He'd come back for a reason, to save Dena, not ache for a woman he could never have.

KAREN WHIDDON started weaving fanciful tales for her younger brothers at eleven. Amid the Catskill Mountains, then the Rocky Mountains, she fueled her imagination with the natural beauty surrounding her. Karen lives in north Texas and shares her life with her hero of a husband and three doting dogs. You can e-mail Karen at KWhiddon1@aol.com (mailto:KWhiddon1@aol.com) or write to her at PO Box 820807, Fort Worth, TX 76182, USA. Fans can also check out her website, karenwhiddon.com (http://karenwhiddon.com).

Shades of the Wolf

Karen Whiddon

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Dear Reader (#ucad3045d-72ed-5ebd-8644-0e8e3c406a33),

Sometimes life can spin you around and mix you up. Often everything you thought you knew was true turns out to be a lie. For Anabel Lee, who appeared in The Wolf Siren, this is especially true. Her loneliness and sorrow inspired her to make a few bad decisions.

Even as she regrets the wrong choices she made, she wonders if she’s truly going crazy. I mean, who else can see and hear ghosts? She sends each one away, until the shade of a handsome man appears asking for her help and refuses to go.

Tyler Rogers had been stationed in Afghanistan with Anabel’s deceased husband when he lost his life, too. Yet the instant he learns his baby sister, Dena, has been taken captive by a psychopath, he reaches out to whoever can hear him. Anabel Lee.

As they work together in a race against time, Anabel draws on untapped talents and strengths. And as for Tyler, he finds the one thing he’d been missing when he was alive. Love.

I adore stories with seemingly insurmountable odds. I hope you enjoy this romance!

Karen Whiddon

Once again, to my husband. I can never thank him enough for loving me and supporting me.

He is a special man and I love him very much.

Contents

Cover (#u8f2192c8-bbbc-5e65-b27d-3acb1031fb84)

Back Cover Text (#uc7b68711-8d2c-5e10-9516-f03f680fc357)

Introduction (#uc1aa9b83-defd-59cf-85d3-bd5733c56f4b)

About the Author (#u43698984-7ff5-5eb6-bb5a-2091a8cc284c)

Title Page (#uab41d678-1a77-5e94-bae0-5e16ca696900)

Dear Reader

Dedication (#ud87797b8-644f-5701-b088-7fce3a492c45)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17