Welcome to “At First Sight Saturday.” Today’s guest is author, Fiona McGier, who gives us a ‘first sight’ scene from her book Worth the Wait and introduces us to hero, Nathan and the nameless woman who will become his herioine. Be sure to leave a comment to let Fiona know your thoughts about the scene’

Excerpt Set-up: This is the couple on the cover of the book. Nathan “met” his mate last night. His wolf had security let the unknown wolf onto the pack grounds because he knew her to be their mate. They mated as wolves and spent the night together.  He shifted to human before they fell asleep, but she didn’t.  So when he wakes up, he has no idea what his life-time mate looks like in her human form.

Nathan woke up with a start, immediately aware that the chilly morning air was way too cold for two naked humans with no blanket to share. In fact, he’d been dreaming of being trapped in a refrigerator, and not only was he shaking, but so was the female his arms were draped around. Memories flooded his brain, and he looked curiously at the sleeping woman, whose back was plastered against the front of him, as they spooned while they slept.

What should I call her? I have no idea what her name is! He cleared his throat, audibly.

“Um, honey? Sweetheart? We need to move into the mansion. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s really cold out here. Our body heat melted the snow, but we’re both wet and shaking.”

He sat up and she rolled onto her back, to give him his first look at her face.
God! She’s gorgeous!

Her skin was almost the same dark tan as the color of his fur when he was a wolf. Her hair was a mass of long, black curls. Her lips were full, and her lashes were long and thick. They began to flutter, as she struggled to open her eyes. Her eyes blinked open, then closed again, as the morning sun shone directly into them.

Nathan was sitting next to her, but moved slightly, so that his body was blocking the sun that had blinded her.

She opened her eyes again, and he was lost in the depths of their dark brown color, as she regarded him intensely for a quick moment. She sat up quickly. “What the hell? What are we doing out here in the cold?”

Her voice was low and sexy, despite her irritation, and the chattering of her teeth. Nathan fought the urge to lean over and kiss her, and instead responded to her question. “We fell asleep out here. I wanted us to change and go into my apartment last night, but you were so tired after our long night together, that you fell asleep out here. I didn’t want to disturb you, so I just wrapped myself around you, to generate as much body heat as we could.” He gave her a sheepish grin. “To tell the truth, I didn’t even feel the cold after I shifted. And you didn’t shift, but fell asleep right away. So I guess that’s why you didn’t feel the cold until now.”

“And why, exactly, are we naked out here in the woods, lying in the snow? I mean, what the hell kind of party was it, anyway?”

“Party?” he asked.

“Yeah. I assume I met you at some party in–what did you call it? A mansion? So where’s everyone else? Didn’t anyone think to check on us, after we decided to frolic au naturale in the snow?”

He smiled, shaking his head. “I was running alone when I saw you, on the other side of the fence. Don’t you remember?”

She shook her head. “Nope.”

His eyebrows rose. “You don’t?”

“No, and I’m freezing my ass off out here. Let’s get somewhere warm, preferably where my clothes are, and then we can chat. Maybe over some hot coffee, hopefully.”

He got up and reached out his hands to help her. She took the hands in both of hers, to stand up, and Nathan felt as if her touch included an electrical shock to his skin. He looked into her eyes, which were now dark and stormy, reflecting her mood, and he wanted to lose himself in their depths. She was quite a bit shorter than him, with her head coming barely up to his shoulders. Her nipples were dark pebbles on the round globes of her shapely breasts. They were standing close enough that his hardening cock bouncing off of her thigh could not be missed.

“Down, boy! I’m not into morning-after sex. Especially not when I’m in danger of losing all feeling in my fingers and toes. Let’s get into that mansion of yours and we can talk about whatever comes up.” She gave his cock a sideways smirk.

Blurb: The Northwest Maine Academy is run by and for wolf-shifters. This saga continues the two romances from the first book, adding two new ones. Diego, the new pack leader, and Saoirse are expecting their first child. Her bestie Freddie, thrilled when John moves in with him, fears it won’t last. Grant’s wolf said the black she-wolf he saw at the academy is their mate–but she carries baggage that impedes their romance. Nathan yearns for a love that will last, but when his wolf mates with a female shifter’s wolf, she has no memory of it the next morning. For all of these lovers, will it be worth the wait?

Available now: https://books2read.com/u/3GdXBL

About Fiona: I sub in high schools during the school year.  Otherwise I’m writing and blogging about my books–and reading.  Not only do I write erotic romance, I love to read it too. I often read while camping with my long-time HEA. Our four adult kids sometimes join us. Shinrin-yoku is forest bathing in Japanese, and as long as there’s no snow on the ground, that’s where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing–as often as possible.I also enjoy sewing–mostly masks these days– crocheting afghans to keep my loved ones warm, and baking–cookies, muffins, and especially pies. I’m known for my never-fail pie crust, so I put the recipe on my website under the pies tab, along with some of my family’s favorites, that I featured in one of my books that had a heroine who baked lots of pies.

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