Why Big Bad Shifters All Envy The Were-Gerbil

It’s true, readers are a discerning crowd. None moreso than Romance fans. They demand that you get your facts straight, that you keep your world-building tight and that your characters had better be worthy of the title “heroes”.

But in their quest for strength and passion, Paranormal readers have glommed onto the wrong kinds of shifters. That’s right, I said it. Paranormal fans went in search of predators with superhuman strength and endurance, with luscious fur and lust inspiring fangs and claws who can drive a woman insane with multiple orgasms and soul binding love and ran right past the shifters who could make their reading lives complete—The Were-Gerbil.

Oh, you laugh, but believe me, all that purring and wolf-rumbling is only a mask every predatory shifter uses to cover their jealousy of the Were-Gerbil. That man who can not only turn into the cuddly, eternally loyal pet of their reader’s youth, but also can eat dry, unpalatable food all. day. long.

Think about it. The were-gerbil isn’t going to drag his lady love into danger. He’s going to eat. He’s not going to make demands on her time, other than she fill the kibble from time to time and you know, now that he’s a man, he can fill his bowl his damn self. He’ll listen intently, if a touch glassy-eyed, but he won’t interrupt. At night, he’ll shift and take up as little space as possible and maybe even warm your neck. As for sex, well, he IS a rodent. It may not be the best sex ever, but it will be often. He’ll get you there…eventually. What’s a night of eye-rolling, delirious pleasure with a hard-bodied predator who wants to drive you absolutely insane with pleasure when compared to dozens of five minute chafings?

Yeah, ok. There’s a reason why Were-Gerbils aren’t on any Top 10 lists. Someday, I’m sure there will be hard-bodied Gerbil shifters, but until then we’ll have to satisfy ourselves with dangerous predators who feed into our desires to be loved passionately, protected savagely and thrilled continually. Which is certainly why I started my Resurrection Series, and why next week on the 15th, the second book in the series—”Deceiving The Protector”—releases from Carina Press! (Click the cover to read more about it!)

So tell me, do you love shifters? What’s your favorite kind?
Dee

About The Author:

Dee Tenorio has a few reality issues. After much therapy for the problem—if one can call being awakened in the night by visions of hot able-bodied men a problem—she has proved incurable. It turns out she enjoys tormenting herself by writing sizzling, steamy romances of various genres spanning paranormal mystery dramas, contemporaries and romantic comedies. Preferably starring the sexy, somewhat grumpy heroes described above and smart-mouthed heroines who have much better hair than she does.

The best part is, no more therapy bills!

Well, not for Dee, anyway. Her husband and kids, on the other hand…

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