Why Werewolves?

The more people I meet, the more often I get asked: Why do you write about werewolves? They're monsters, right? Why not write a nice children's book instead?
Ahhh, I have a good answer to that. (Noooo! My mother did not drop me on my head as an infant!)
It's the lure of being able to tame the ultimate animal. One woman who through her love who is able to tame the beast. Yeah, he can be a killer. He as a werewolf has the capability for utter cruelty and death. The wolf in him calls to the part of us that still wants to appreciate nature at it's best.
It's Beauty and the Beast. (I won't break into song here. Trust me, you'll be glad I didn't.) In my second book PMSing, Brandon is like the dog who has been beaten one too many times. He doesn't know how to stop attacking and accept a gentle hand. He believes himself to be the monster. Both his family and Karen believe differently. It takes more courage than ever for Brandon to forgive the past and begin to accept the love offered.
In Making Tracks, Mark Weis has to overcome Bailey's fear of the monsters. He's a funny crack-up who deals with the past in his own way, but his every decision speaks to Bailey of his humanity. I mean, humans put a foot in thier mouth only half as often as Mark seems to around Bailey, so that makes this werewolf, what? Twice as human? See made you smile.
Now that I've been working on the next installment of the Anderson County Pack, I'm seeing another side. That of someone who wasn't born to the life of a shapeshifter. It makes a difference when you didn't choose the life and then the life you finally made for yourself starts to crumble around you.
Stick with me Blue-Collar fans, I haven't given up on another book. Keep your fingers crossed, I'm hoping to be finished with the draft by Jan. (That would be my own personal goal, lol)
Take care ~~Buffi