Phantom Wolf in Nicaragua

I'm in Nicaragua this week for the day job, and decided to bring my June release, Phantom Wolf along for the ride. The book is in stores on June 4 and since Shay, the hero, has been sitting in my box of author copies, I figured he would like to get out and stretch his legs and visit a country he's seen in his duties as a US Navy SEAL. :-)  Part of Phantom is set in Honduras, another country I frequently visit. 

I'm photographing the book in places I visit in Nicaragua, from hiking up mountains to visit poor homes to orphanages. This photo was taken just south of Somoto, in a rural area with poor homes.

Right now I'm in Ocotal, which is a town that is about 15 minutes away from the border of Honduras. It's very dry and dusty here, and the rainy season has gotten off to a late start. 

This trip to Nicaragua has taken us all over the country. We started out in Managua, drove south to Grenada, then north to Matagalpa and now we are in Ocotal. 

Earlier this week we visited a girls orphanage in Grenada where many of the children have suffered trauma; either abuse, neglect or abandonment. Some of the stories are absolutely heart-wrenching. 

Celebrity Justin Long was visiting while we were there. Seems like a nice guy, and the girls loved the attention.

If you are interested in seeing the places where Shay ends up in Nica, please stop by and like my fan page on Facebook. Have a great week! 

Meet Sam "Shay" Shaymore, Navy SEAL

He first makes an appearance in The Covert Wolf... excerpt below is from a scene where Matt, hero of Covert Wolf, has to make sure Sam "Shay" is not a Fae using glamour. 

Shay's story, Phantom Wolf, is out June 4 from Harlequin Nocturne. Enjoy!

Excerpt from The Covert Wolf.
copyright 2012 by Bonnie Vanak

When he opened the door, Sam stood in the hallway, a wide smile on his face. “Dakota.”

            Fisting his hand in Sam’s collar, Matt dragged him into the room,

 kicking the door shut with a boot. He slammed him against the wall, his

eyes wild, breathing ragged, as he shoved the gun beneath Sam’s jaw.

            “L.T.! What gives? Chill out!”

            “Talk. Tell me the code.”

            Sienna bit a knuckle, her heart racing.

            To his credit, the young SEAL didn’t flinch beneath the heavy pressure of Matt’s hard hand. “To country. To comrades. To protect. To defend. To conceal. To silence. To the death.”

            Silence hung thick in the air. Matt remained tense, but lowered the gun. “What’s my name? What am I to you?”

            “You’re Lieutenant Dakota, although right now I’m tempted to call you a complete and total asshole. Did you forget your meds?”

            Matt turned to Sienna. “Keep your eyes on him. If his body even flickers, tell me and I’ll put a bullet in his brain.”

            “Hey.” Sam’s eyes widened.

            “Shut up. If you’re Shay, tell me who gave you that scar on your left shoulder.”

            “You did. Saved my ass during the voodoo priestess op inGrenada.”

            “Why?”

            “She was sucking out my life force, and the bullet broke her hold. Damn it, L.T., what is this about? Want to get off me now? People will think we’re in love.”

             “Time, Sienna.”

            She glanced at her watch. “Ten minutes.”

            Matt lowered the SEAL to the floor and holstered his gun. His big shoulders remained tense as he blew out a heavy breath. “Sorry. Had to make sure. Even our team code…I had no way of knowing if it had been leaked, too. The Darksider Fae teaming with the pyro demons can’t hold a glamour long. And there’s no way they knew about your being shot.”

            His big shoulders remained tense. “No one knows details about your

little gem, except you and me.”

            “What the hell’s going on?” Sam’s gaze whipped between them both. “You look worse than yesterday’s leftovers. And why are you already here? ETA was 1500 hours.”

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Birthday bash contest winners!

Birthday Bash winners! Since I'll be in Nicaragua tomorrow for the day job, I picked the winners early. Congratulations to Skye, Samanta, Brooke and Lorraine!! Thank you for entering my contest, either on FB, here on my blog or emailing me with comments. Please email me @ bonnievanak@aol.com so I can send your prize! 

Meet Sam "Shay" Shaymore, Navy SEAL

He first makes an appearance in The Covert Wolf... excerpt below is from a scene where Matt, hero of Covert Wolf, has to make sure Sam "Shay" is not a Fae using glamour. 

Shay's story, Phantom Wolf, is out June 4 from Harlequin Nocturne. Enjoy!

Excerpt from The Covert Wolf.
copyright 2012 by Bonnie Vanak

When he opened the door, Sam stood in the hallway, a wide smile on his face. “Dakota.”

            Fisting his hand in Sam’s collar, Matt dragged him into the room,

 kicking the door shut with a boot. He slammed him against the wall, his

eyes wild, breathing ragged, as he shoved the gun beneath Sam’s jaw.

            “L.T.! What gives? Chill out!”

            “Talk. Tell me the code.”

            Sienna bit a knuckle, her heart racing.

            To his credit, the young SEAL didn’t flinch beneath the heavy pressure of Matt’s hard hand. “To country. To comrades. To protect. To defend. To conceal. To silence. To the death.”

            Silence hung thick in the air. Matt remained tense, but lowered the gun. “What’s my name? What am I to you?”

            “You’re Lieutenant Dakota, although right now I’m tempted to call you a complete and total asshole. Did you forget your meds?”

            Matt turned to Sienna. “Keep your eyes on him. If his body even flickers, tell me and I’ll put a bullet in his brain.”

            “Hey.” Sam’s eyes widened.

            “Shut up. If you’re Shay, tell me who gave you that scar on your left shoulder.”

            “You did. Saved my ass during the voodoo priestess op in Grenada.”

            “Why?”

            “She was sucking out my life force, and the bullet broke her hold. Damn it, L.T., what is this about? Want to get off me now? People will think we’re in love.”

             “Time, Sienna.”

            She glanced at her watch. “Ten minutes.”

            Matt lowered the SEAL to the floor and holstered his gun. His big shoulders remained tense as he blew out a heavy breath. “Sorry. Had to make sure. Even our team code…I had no way of knowing if it had been leaked, too. The Darksider Fae teaming with the pyro demons can’t hold a glamour long. And there’s no way they knew about your being shot.”

            His big shoulders remained tense. “No one knows details about your

little gem, except you and me.”

            “What the hell’s going on?” Sam’s gaze whipped between them both. “You look worse than yesterday’s leftovers. And why are you already here? ETA was 1500 hours.”

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Cover for The Mating Hunt

Here's the cover for The Mating Hunt, book 2 in the Werewolves of Montana erotic romance series.

I'm making good progress on writing this book, which will be much longer than The Mating Chase.

Right now, there are five books planned. They are in order:

The Mating Chase (Dale and Beth)
The Mating Hunt  (Kyle and Arianna)
The Mating Ritual (this will be another short, Darius' story)
The Mating Challenge (Aiden's story)
and
The Mating Season

I am hoping to have The Mating Hunt released in June. Unfortunately, I fell behind the anticipated schedule because of travel and an increased work load at the day job. But I made the decision to write the best book possible, and not rush The Mating Hunt. Instead, I'm reshaping it into a much better, tighter story with more emotion, action and adventure, and of course, lots of romantic love! 

Here are the links to The Mating Chase, the first story in the series. Happy reading, everyone!

Link to Amazon

Link to All Romance ebooks (epub format)

Link to Barnes and Noble (Nook)

Link to Smashwords

Book giveaway!

April is my birthday month, and I'm celebrating with TWO book giveaways!

First, I received my author copies of Phantom Wolf, my June Nocturne. I'll give away one copy to TWO lucky readers.

Some fires still burn when star-crossed lovers reunite…

When a dangerous mission leads him deep into the jungles of Honduras, Navy SEAL Sam Shaymore is confronted with his fiery past in the form of Kelly Denning. Once their romance had been forbidden because of class differences. Then a tragedy drove them apart. But the minute he looks into her eyes, Sam knows he's never forgotten the sultry kisses and luscious curves of the beautiful Enchanter Mage. Nor can he turn his back on helping her.

Sam's unit has been charged with arresting Kelly. But if he can believe her, Kelly needs his help now to save some kidnapped Mage children and to stop a conspiracy with far-reaching implications. Threatened with being kicked off his SEAL unit if he does not follow his orders, Sam must risk everything…even his heart!

Second, I will give away a free download of my new digital-only historical, The Patriot's Conquest, to TWO lucky readers.

Is the red-headed beauty who appears through the smoke in the blacksmith’s shop forged from a dream, or Jeffrey Clayton’s worst nightmare? An avid patriot aiding the colonies in the cause of freedom, Jeffrey knows Amanda Reeves is spying on him. He has vowed to never fall in love again after his fiancée betrayed him to the British. But the bewitching, fiery Amanda threatens to weaken his resolve. If he doesn’t tread carefully, Jeffrey could face worse than losing his heart — he could hang for sedition.

Amanda Reeves craves acceptance among the gentry, but a debt of her father’s threatens to send her family into the almshouse. If she finds evidence of Clayton’s treason against the Crown, the governor will forgive the debt and introduce her into society. But the handsome, dashing Jeffrey is a dangerous rogue, for he incites the very passion that caused her to flee her beloved England in disgrace. The prim and proper Amanda finds herself helpless to resist his advances, even as she fights the desire he arouses.

Amid the rumblings of revolution stirring sleepy Williamsburg, Amanda and Jeffrey surrender to the burning attraction flaring between them. But as sensual passion sparks into an inferno, an enemy lies in wait to trap Jeffrey, and will stop at nothing but his death . . . Is the red-headed beauty who appears through the smoke in the blacksmith’s shop forged from a dream, or Jeffrey Clayton’s worst nightmare? An avid patriot aiding the colonies in the cause of freedom, Jeffrey knows Amanda Reeves is spying on him. He has vowed to never fall in love again after his fiancée betrayed him to the British. But the bewitching, fiery Amanda threatens to weaken his resolve. If he doesn’t tread carefully, Jeffrey could face worse than losing his heart — he could hang for sedition.

Amanda Reeves craves acceptance among the gentry, but a debt of her father’s threatens to send her family into the almshouse. If she finds evidence of Clayton’s treason against the Crown, the governor will forgive the debt and introduce her into society. But the handsome, dashing Jeffrey is a dangerous rogue, for he incites the very passion that caused her to flee her beloved England in disgrace. The prim and proper Amanda finds herself helpless to resist his advances, even as she fights the desire he arouses.

Amid the rumblings of revolution stirring sleepy Williamsburg, Amanda and Jeffrey surrender to the burning attraction flaring between them. But as sensual passion sparks into an inferno, an enemy lies in wait to trap Jeffrey, and will stop at nothing but his death . . .

There are three ways to enter.



1.  Leave a comment on this blog about why you love reading romance.

2. Or leave a comment on my Facebook page.

3.  Or simply email your comment to me at bonnievanak@aol.com



Contest ends May 13.  Winners will be announced on my blog. Good luck!

New release! The Patriot's Conquest

My original, new historical, THE PATRIOT'S CONQUEST, is now available! This is the book of my heart that I wrote years ago, after the horrific events of Sept. 11. I usually use writing as an escape from trauma, and the terror attacks of that day affected me deeply. So I traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia and decided to throw myself into my country's history, and write a book about the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

The result was a book called The Lady & the Patriot. The hero was a handsome, dashing patriot pitted against a lovely British woman spying on him. 

I loved this book, but the time period was all wrong for many publishers. So I set it aside, and last year, dusted it off, heavily edited it, then gave it to a freelance editor.

The result is a new book called THE PATRIOT'S CONQUEST. 

Is the red-headed beauty who appears through the smoke in a blacksmith’s shop forged from a dream, or Jeffrey Clayton’s worst nightmare? An avid patriot aiding the colonies in the cause of freedom, Jeffrey knows Amanda Reeves is spying on him. He has vowed to never fall in love again after his fiancée betrayed him to the British. But the bewitching, fiery Amanda threatens to weaken his resolve. If he doesn’t tread carefully, Jeffrey could face worse than losing his heart — he could hang for sedition.

Amanda Reeves craves acceptance among the gentry, but a debt of her father’s threatens to send her family into the almshouse. If she finds evidence of Clayton’s treason against the Crown, the governor will forgive the debt and introduce her into society. But the handsome, dashing Jeffrey is a dangerous rogue, for he incites the very passion that caused her to flee her beloved England in disgrace. The prim and proper Amanda finds herself helpless to resist his advances, even as she fights the desire he arouses.

Amid the rumblings of revolution stirring sleepy Williamsburg, Amanda and Jeffrey surrender to the burning attraction flaring between them. But as sensual passion sparks into an inferno, an enemy lies in wait to trap Jeffrey, and will stop at nothing but his death . . .

Amazon link to purchase

All Romance link to purchase

Nook link to purchase

Smashwords link to purchase

New story! The Mating Chase

Hi everyone. I'm back from traveling to Guatemala for the day job and wanted to let you know about a new short story I just released called The Mating Chase. The novella is now available for only 99 cents! 

Welcome to the sensual world of the Lupine, where the burning drive to mate claims all...

Home from college, where men teased her for being overweight, Beth doesn't fit into pack life at the Mitchell ranch. Because she’s forgotten how to shift into a wolf, the pack alpha has ordered her to choose a mate or leave. The only male Beth desires is Dale, a fiercely protective Lupine who loathes the human lifestyle she embraces. She hungers for the handsome shifter’s touch, but fears their differences are too vast to overcome.

Dale has waited for four long years for Beth’s return. Her scent ignites his desire and her voluptuous body fires his blood. He is determined to awaken her to the sensual world of the Lupine. Although she acts more “Skin” than wolf, he can’t deny his overwhelming drive to claim her.

As the heat of passion threatens to consume them both, a new peril arises. Someone is killing a local rancher’s livestock and blaming it on wolves, endangering the pack’s ability to shapeshift. It will take all Beth’s courage and Dale’s skill to find the enemy threatening to destroy their world...


The Mating Chase is a novella that introduces a new series of ebooks called Werewolves of Montana, about werewolves in Montana determined to find mates. 

The next book is The Mating Hunt and has an anticipated release date of late May, 2013. Each story is an erotic romance, a little hotter than what I normally write. 

Although these are independently published books, each one will have been edited, proofread, and formatted by professionals.  

It promises to be a busy year, as I am preparing to release The Patriot's Conquest in April, an original colonial historical, followed by The Mating Hunt. Then on June 4, Harlequin releases  PHANTOM WOLF, my new Navy SEALS Nocturne . 

And I'm also traveling much more for the day job. I'll be in Jamaica in April and Nicaragua in May.

You can read an excerpt of The Mating Chase, and purchase the story on the links below. Happy reading! 

Link to Amazon

Link to All Romance ebooks (epub format)

Link to Barnes and Noble (Nook)

Link to Smashwords