Hey y’all! It’s day #4 of the Countdown
to Trouble. For each day I’m going to post about it. It may just be a pic that
helped me along while writing it, or it may be more. You’ll have to keep
checking, lol.
Today let’s look at Heller, one of the betas of the West
Falls Clowder. His book is next in the series and is called Behind the Eight Ball.
Heller Wirth - (cat shifter): tall
(6’4)
Weight: Sleekly sculpted and streamlined--I75
Description: Face is angular with sharp
cheekbones and a slightly pointed chin. Long, dark wavy hair that falls to
shoulders, slightly slanted dark blue eyes. Has stubble along his jaw line with a mustache and goatee. Excellent hearing and sight.
Age: 150 yrs
old but looks around 30ish.
Job: beta; has a lawn service/web site
designer for clowder businesses. Mostly on-call for Alpha since his job has
less restrictions.
His scent: Coconut
Drives black
Chevy
Was close to Dolf, until Dolf mated Kirk.
Heller is one of the four betas. He was against
bringing a human into the clowder. Heller dated only paranormal. He tries to
avoid humans as much as he can. He’s the surly/rude type, but is really quite
high strung and easily upset. He's
not a bad guy, but he snaps, and feels bad, then tries to fix it… then gets mad
when people don't get over his idiocy as quickly as he does. That goes to show
he's very mercurial and emotional. He's defensive, too, which means he's been
hurt/fears being hurt, which leads him to being such an ass.
His cat: black with shades of brown through
the coat. Longhaired. While in shifted
form, his eyes are that bright blue.
Lawson Dupre - (human/Heller's mate): about 6 foot
Description:
Light brown hair cut short on the sides and left long and curly on top with a
part of one side. Eyes are gray. Thinner top lip, fuller bottom, long &
thin nose. Kind of a round face. Has stubble too. Body is stocky, with wide shoulders.
Weight: 210
His age: 35
His
job: owns The Perfect Touch Auto Spa and Detailing Shop (Vehicle washed by hand using state of the art
chemicals for luxury vehicles with gentle wool wash mitts, then dried with
microfiber cloths. Then the machine polishing begins. Depending on the vehicle
and its specific needs, this could be a five step process (or more). The entire
interior is completely deep cleaned using professional extractor machines and
enzyme chemicals, removing all bacteria and dirt, bringing your vehicle back to
showroom condition.)
Hours: Monday–Thursday &
Sunday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. • Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Scent:
ocean-sharp, clean & salty
Lawson’s best
friends:
Janelle and Marshell Foles- met Lawson
10 yrs ago. They are Vetala’s.
Vetala are
a type of paranormal, with snake-like characteristics, who hunt in pairs. They
don't usually hunt solo. They also appear to be loyal and protective of their
kind, obviously having a strong pack mentality that extends to those they
consider family. They appear human until they attack, at which point
they reveal sharp teeth and blue, snake-like eyes.
Fangs -
They possess extremely strong, sharp fangs that *can* rip open a human throat. A
Vetala's bite marks on their human victims resemble the marks of a vampire
attack.
§ Paralyzing
Venom - Vetala paralyze their victims with a venomous bite. It can
knock the victim out cold if they double the dose. The bite can cause a ringing
in the ear along with weakened strength. After feeding, they wipe the victims
mind so they don’t remember.
§ Feeding -
Like vampires, they feed on human blood. They also eat other food.
§ Super
strength - Vetala appear to have enhanced strength that allows them to
overpower even well built humans.
§ Super
senses - Vetala appear to possess enhanced hearing, as one was
able to detect someone sneaking behind his back.
Silver knife -
They can be killed by being stabbed in the heart with a silver knife (Knife
must be twisted once to complete and effectively kill). When they die their
bodies crumble apart.
Blurb: A snowstorm in the
South—on New Year’s Eve—is a perfect recipe for a catastrophe. After two
soul-crushing bad breaks, Kirk’s waiting for disaster number three to strike
when, naturally, two stray cats arrive on his doorstep during the storm and
decide to make themselves at home. Tenderhearted Kirk lets them stay even
though there’s something decidedly odd about his overly friendly felines.
Out of the punishing weather and full of tuna, Dolf and Tal are happy to
be snug in Kirk’s house. But then their human goes outside for firewood and
suffers a nasty fall that leaves him unconscious. Now the two cats have no
choice but to reveal themselves.
Kirk wakes up to find the two kitties are actually Dolf and Tal. They’re
cat shifters—and his destined mates. Being part of a feline threesome is enough
for Kirk to grapple with, but soon he learns they come from a clowder that
doesn’t believe humans and shifters should mix. Kirk knew those two cats would
be trouble. Little does he know the real trouble lies ahead.
And don't forget the Trouble Tour starts December 15th
