Date Announcement for Predator's Fire, Gemini Island Shifters 5

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 Hi everyone.
Just a quick post to let you know I have received a publication date for Predator's Fire, Gemini Island Shifters 5, from Liquid Silver Books. Look for this hot romance on Sept. 8, 2014.

This book will set the stage for a monumental battle for Gemini Island, and you may wish to catch up on the previous books in order to follow along. I always try to write my books to stand alone, but now that we reach the culmination of the series, you'll want to have all the details and characters straight.

I can't wait to bring it to you and hope you enjoy it.
With love,
Rosanna

What inspired the setting for Gemini Island Shifters?

As the release date for Predator's Fire, Gemini Island Shifters 5, looms in the distance, I thought it might be nice to share the inspiration for the setting of this series. After all, Gemini Island has almost become a character in itself for me, and I know several readers have told me it reminds them of places they once visited. I love this. To me, setting is always an important facet of storytelling. I want to feel as if I can visualize the place, almost smell the campfires and touch the evergreen trees. I hope this is a feeling I give to my readers as well.

As it happens, much of what you see on Gemini Island was inspired by a conservation area near my home, Crawford Lake. This beautiful park is near the town of Burlington, Ontario, and boasts parkland, a lake, an Iroquois village and numerous trails. Every time I visit the park, I see something that would make an interesting feature on the fictional Gemini Island.

I would love to share some of my photos of Crawford Lake and hope they bring you back to my shifter-friendly island.

Of course, the focal point is the magnificent lake. Much like Gemini Island, Crawford Lake's body of water is surrounded by mature trees and woodland. The only difference is the lake in the books opens into a bigger waterway. There is a dock where one of Lex Dawson's boats await, ready to ferry the visitor back to the mainland.

In the books, I've mentioned the wooden boardwalk surrounding the lake and leading into the woods. Ryland and Lia and their friends have walked these boards numerous times. In book 5, Predator's Fire, Killian Moon and Nina Suzuki will have a scene on this boardwalk.

There are numerous trails on Gemini Island, as well as Crawford Lake, and it isn't unusual to catch glimpses of shimmering water through the trees. 

In book 5, I share more about Killian's brothers, twin jaguars Percy and Byron Moon. Their function on the island is very important, as they are landscapers for the Ursa Lodge. However, both men are also artists. While Percy works in oils, Byron loves nothing more than transforming old logs into wood sculptures of animals, much like the ones below. His sculptures dot the landscape on the fictional island.

I hope you've enjoyed this trip to Crawford Lake, the inspiration for my setting in the Gemini Island Shifters series. If you are ever in southern Ontario, I urge you to visit this extraordinary park. http://www.conservationhalton.ca/crawford-lake

Predator's Fire, Gemini Island Shifters 5, is on its way!

Hi everyone.
As I write this post, I am reading the email from Liquid Silver Books, informing me they wish to publish the next book in my Gemini Island Shifters series. Yay! This means Predator's Fire will soon be a reality and coming to an e-shelf near you.

I don't have a date or cover yet, but will share as soon as I do. I wouldn't keep my peeps in the dark, would I? So please hang tight and I promise to share as soon as possible.
In the mean time, here is the unedited blurb I wrote as part of my submission for the romance, just to whet your whistle:

When Nina Suzuki discovers the body of her best friend Janine, her world turns upside down. Things go from bad to worse when Janine’s corpse seems to transform into that of a large, brown wolf. For the first time, Nina is faced to confront all the clues indicating her BFF was not what she seemed. A letter from the dead woman opens Nina’s eyes to a strange, new world. The same letter warns of a sinister group called the Alpha Brethren, and urges her to find Killian Moon of the Ursa Fishing Lodge and Resort on Gemini Island. 

Killian Moon is a jaguar shifter and teen mentor at the Ursa Lodge in Northern Ontario. He may be a comfort and inspiration to confused teen shifters, but he also has a fiery past. His past comes back to haunt him when human Nina arrives at the resort, demanding to speak with him. Demanding answers. Can he trust her with knowledge that will not only change her life, but possibly endanger those around him? 

As Killian begrudgingly tutors Nina on all things shifter, their mutual curiosity flares into passionate need. Once they touch, once they succumb to desire, there is no going back. Killian realizes Nina is his mate and they both begin to comprehend the terror threatening those on their shifter-friendly island. He is forced to confront the tragedy in his family and determines to protect Nina at all costs. 

But can they protect everyone they love from a cult of dangerous shifters, intent on horror and destruction?

And don't forget, if you haven't already picked up the other books in the series, you'll want to read them before this one. As we move on in the series, it is growing more important to stay abreast of all the little details and characters. 

You can find all my books at www.lsbooks.com, as well as Amazon, Kobo, B&N, ARE and other e-outlets.

Thank you for your support!

Rosanna