Ahhh, Leo. Leonard Eugène Zacharie Pellissier was the nephew of and turned by Amaury Pellissier, the blood-master to Clan Pellissier before the previous vamp war. Amaury was killed by Bruiser’s mother, which left Leo as the blood-master of most of the southeastern U.S. Leo is a strategist, using the people around him as pieces in an everlasting game of chess. To him, Jane is desirable, lovely, and enigmatic. He may want her in his bed and in his life, and her blood in his fangs, and he may see her as a queen on the chessboard, but she is still expendable. The one great love in Leo’s life is power. And that love may well be his downfall.
The world of Jane Yellowrock has grown since that first day of discovery. It’s now weird and intense and wonderful and convoluted! And I totally love it.
It is even more wonderful to have friends like Kim and Misty, who let me be creative, no matter how strange the stuff in my head sounds! I am vastly thankful to them both, and to you. Thank you for making Jane the success she has become. That part of Jane Yellowrock is all because of you.
Included herein are four short stories featuring Jane Yellowrock and characters from the skinwalker world. Three were on my Web site for a very short time, way back when. One is brand new. Some take place before “Signatures of the Dead,” the short story that opens the series in the anthology Strange Brew. One is set just after the end of Mercy Blade. I mean seconds after! In that story, Jane is a secondary character. We get to see her through the eyes of someone else—which was such fun to write! As the writer of a first-person point of view series, I sometimes find it difficult to see Jane as the supporting characters in her life must. Inside she’s a mushy, tender-hearted woman, trying not to be tortured by her forgotten past. Outside, to others, she’s something fearful and intriguing, a powerful, vibrant, mysterious woman.
I have also put in a timeline of the series and some clan information. Most important, there is the opening to Raven Cursed, which will be out in January. Soon!
I hope you enjoy them all. I thank you for being fans of Jane and Beast.
Faith
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A lot of work goes into making a book, even a short book of short stories. I want to thank my publisher, Rong ec, for taking a chance on shorts set in Jane’s world. They made a pretty package. To my editor, Jessica Wade, many thanks for fighting for it!
Many thanks to TheAuthorPro.com for all the work they are putting into making Jane Yellowrock a household name! They want to see my sci-fi/fantasy books on bookshelves everywhere. I am so happy to have you on my team!
I want to thank Adonna Pruette for the amazing photos, and Mike Pruette for the fantastic artwork and graphics that became this cover. An especial thank-you goes out to Alison Boulton, the cover model who is quickly becoming the face of Jane Yellowrock on Facebook. Girl—you rock!
Last, a very special thanks goes out to my agent, Lucienne Diver, of the Knight Agency. Thank you for keeping my career on track. I know it’s hard with this crazy woman behind the wheel, but you are stellar. Simply stellar.
Faith
TIMELINE OF STORIES IN JANE YELLOWROCK’S WORLD
“The Early Years”
Short story about Jane just after she left the children’s home. Available for Kindle, Nook, and e-readers as part of Cat Tales.
“Cat Tats”
Short story about Rick LaFleur. Available for Kindle, Nook, and e-readers as part of Cat Tales.
“Kits”
Short story about Jane Yellowrock with Molly Everhart Trueblood as a secondary character. Available for Kindle, Nook, and e-readers as part of Cat Tales.
“Signatures of the Dead”
A short story from the Strange Brew anthology about Molly Everhart Trueblood, with Jane Yellowrock as a secondary character. Available only in the anthology.
Skinwalker
The first Jane Yellowrock novel.
Blood Cross
The second Jane Yellowrock novel.
Mercy Blade
The third Jane Yellowrock novel.
“Blood, Fangs and Going Furry”
Short story about Rick LaFleur, with Jane Yellowrock as a secondary chaory\racter. It picks up just after the ending of Mercy Blade. Available for Kindle, Nook, and e-readers as part of Cat Tales.
Raven Cursed
The fourth Jane Yellowrock novel, available January 2012.
Death’s Rival
The fifth Jane Yellowrock novel, available October 2012.
VAMPIRE CLAN AFFILIATIONS, AS JANE UNDERSTANDS THEM
This is taken from Jane’s POV, actually, as part of her notes, kept on her trusty laptop. Parenthetical notes are author’s additions for clarity.
Clan alliances (in Skinwalker)
Pellissier
Mearkanis
St. Martin
Arceneau
Laurent
Rousseau
Bouvier
Desmarais
How can I keep up with all the vamps? Crap. It gets so confusing. But then, I won’t be here much longer, so maybe it doesn’t matter.
Clan alliances (at start of Blood Cross)