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A More Perfect Union [MultiFormat]
eBook by J. M. Snyder
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eBook Category: Erotica/Paranormal Erotica/Dark Fantasy
eBook Description: Sequel to Amber Allure's Best Seller Beneath A Yankee Sky... Once a Yankee soldier, Brance Brenneman has left behind the War Between the States and gone into hiding with his lover, former Confederate Caleb Chilson. Deserters intent on keeping to themselves, they find a nice, sparse acre of land where they can finally settle down. Life falls into domesticated routine for both the brooding Yank and the excitable Rebel. Together they struggle to create a more perfect union forged of love and their shared shapeshifting secret. But the discovery of another bobcat encroaching on their territory brings out the possessive alley cat in Caleb, eager to defend his home and his mate. Will the newcomer destroy what they've worked so hard to attain? Or is there room enough for the three of them deep in the wilderness of Pennsylvania? Genres: Gay / Fantasy / Shapeshifter / Historical / Civil War (American) / Series
eBook Publisher: Amber Quill Press, Published: 2008
Fictionwise Release Date: April 2009
14 Reader Ratings:
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: eReader (PDB) [109 KB]
, ePub (EPUB) [110 KB]
, Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [71 KB]
, Portable Document Format (PDF) [370 KB]
, Palm Doc (PDB) [79 KB]
, Microsoft Reader (LIT) [115 KB]
, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [137 KB]
, hiebook (KML) [208 KB]
, Sony Reader (LRF) [141 KB]
, iSilo (PDB) [66 KB]
, Mobipocket (PRC) [81 KB]
, Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [126 KB]
, OEBFF Format (IMP) [121 KB]
Words: 24331
Reading time: 69-97 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Portable Document Format (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
 
"4.5 NYMPHS!...a perfect balance...delivers interesting characters, a picture-perfect setting, and a plot that is not overly complicated, but wonderfully written. J.M. Snyder has once again brings a wonderful tale of Caleb and Brance for our reading pleasure."--Scandalous Minx, Literary Nymphs Reviews
"5 HEARTS!...J. M. Snyder continues this excellent series about two men who are worlds apart in temperament. Brance has always been quiet, reserved but he finally seems to be realizing and expressing how important Caleb is to him. Caleb seems to gain a sense of security in the relationship when Brance is finally able to tell him how he feels. Can't help but feel like Ms. Snyder is reminding us with some great fiction that actions may speak louder than words, but the words help solidify relationships. This is another well crafted, fun read from Ms. Snyder."--Dee Dailey, The Romance Studio "4 STARS!...an exceptional book about shapeshifters, surrounded by the most chaotic of times in American history, who manage to forge a gentle happiness with one another...I love the characters of Caleb and Brance, and especially Brance...This story is captivating and the characters are well developed...I highly recommend this story to anyone that likes historical stories with a twist--you won't be disappointed!"--Emily, Rainbow Reviews
The snow had stopped falling by the time they left the shop, but gray clouds still scudded the sky and Brance could feel the moon on the rise. Tossing his haversack into the back of their cart, he untied the horses from the hitching post as Caleb brushed the fresh snow off the jump seat. "What do you think about that girl missing?" he asked, climbing into the seat. The rifle once again lay across his lap.
With a shrug, Brance vaulted up beside him. "You know we're the only bobcats in those woods."
Caleb cleared his throat and glanced down at his hands, unusually quiet.
Brance frowned. "You've seen others?" When Caleb shrugged, he asked, "What haven't you told me?"
"I haven't seen anything," Caleb said, choosing his words carefully. With a dark look at the dusty window of the general store, he added, "Let's head on home. It's getting late."
Brance sat with the reins in his hands, impassive, unmoving. Waiting.
Caleb sighed and covered his lover's hands with one of his own. "Brance, please. It was last month, okay? When I chased after that doe, remember? She led me down a short ravine and when I came up the other side, I smelled another's scent. I didn't see any cats, I didn't hear any ... it was an old scrape, nothing I thought worth bothering about."
For another long moment, Brance stared at Caleb. His lover seemed to wilt under his gaze, drawing his neck into the collar of his thin jacket, hunkering down, waiting for admonishment. Several emotions flickered through Brance--anger, betrayal, concern--but he held them in check with a grip as firm as that which held the reins in his hands. When he finally spoke, his voice was low, soft. "Caleb," he said.
His lover flinched at the sound of his own name. "I'm sorry," he murmured. "I should've said something, I know. I just didn't think it'd be a problem."
How could another cat's territory so close to their own not be a problem? With a flick of the reins, Brance set the cart in motion, buying himself a moment to think. If there were bobcats in the woods they called home, then Brance suspected sooner or later, they'd have to fight for the land. He didn't relish the thought of going up against younger, wily felines, either in the flesh or in the fur. As a human, he had an aversion to killing any living creature; he had never been the perfect soldier, and even hunting for food bothered him, which was why he left it to Caleb. His lover was much better at it than he. And as a bobcat, he wasn't the sleek specimen found in the wild. He had an old war wound on one leg that slowed him down, and his bones ached in the cold weather, and he'd rather mate and eat and sleep than anything else. If their territory lay so close to that of another male's, there would be trouble before long.
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