Gabby Stone
Emily’s Patient: A Young Adult Werewolf Romance
(Northern Starlight Young Adult Press July 17, 2016)
It’s dark time for the young werewolf Jared and the girl he loves. Through deception, the Death Stalkers have convinced Emily that Jared has had an affair with his old girlfriend Ruby, and now, they’re both alone in Paris. For Emily, the quest has all but been forgotten in her pain and her anger, and to add to the confusion, she finds herself at the hospital room with the normal human who tried to protect her from a werewolf. Finlay has no idea what really happened, but Emily doesn’t mind. He’s so kind and so beautiful, and maybe it’s time she stopped trying to win Jared. After all, didn’t he just betray her?
EMILY’S PATIENT is the seventh chapter of the exciting new series EMILY AND THE WOLF from Northern Starlight Young Adult Press and continues the story of Emily and Jared that began in the collection of stories JARED’S QUEST and in EMILY’S TORMENT. It’s volume two of book two, EMILY’S BATTLES. Can an average teen girl help a young werewolf gain control of the demon within him? And if he can’t keep his animal under control, how can either of them be safe? And why are there so many strange things happening that make Emily think plenty of people would rather he never got a handle on his condition? Northern Starlight Young Adult Press presents the finest in young adult fiction.
Here is a preview:
Jared walked into the villa. He winced. He knew Ruby was there, he could smell her.
“Well, what a great job you did on me this morning,” he said. He tried to make himself sound angry and strong, but he wasn’t sure how successful he was being. “I will not tolerate this kind of behaviour from you, Ruby, or from anyone else. I want you all to stay the hell out of my life.”
He was now feeling quite weak. The adrenalin had fused through him earlier, enabling him to fight. Now, he was still feeling the after effects of the drugs Ruby had slipped him. His headache was banging around in his head like a marching band playing at full volume right into his ear. Ruby came out of the bedroom, and she threw him some jogging bottoms and a sweatshirt.
“I’m sorry about earlier,” she said. “I miss you Jared. We used to have so much fun and I know you loved me.” He couldn’t tell if she was being sincere or not. He hated that he couldn’t tell.
“After what happened, Ruby I—” He stopped talking abruptly. He didn’t have to explain things to her. Ruby had lost that right. Still, why did he feel like he owed her an explanation? He didn’t owe her anything. So why was it so hard to just let it go?
Jared did not want to continue, did not want to cover old ground. He wanted to keep those memories at bay. Ruby knelt before him, and he was astounded to see she had tears in her eyes. Her perfume wafted into his nose, memories of what used to be. A single tear travelled down her cheek.
“I love you Jared. I still love you,” she whispered.