Wolfkin by Emily Veinglory
In a fantasy medieval world, Arun is an orphan raised to be a priest. As an acolyte he needs to be pure and to prepare for the trial, when the Temple will decide if he is worthy to become a priest. When only few days last to the trial, the Lord of the domain summons him: there is a wolfkin, a mystical creature near the domain and he needs a virgin to draw him. Using magic bindings the virgin will capture the beast when he is resisting after the mating. Arun has no desire to be the sacrificial pawn, but the Lord threatens his sister, his only relative, and he has no choice.
But after losing his virginity and capturing the wolfkin, Arun sees his world destroyed. He can't be no more a priest and he doesn't know what to do of his life. Plus darken desires seem to have taken residence in his body. Arun starts to question the rightness of his actions, and maybe begins to believe that the wolfkin his not the evil beast he believed, and that the man who asked him to capture the wolfkin is the real villain.
The story is not very long, less than 75 pages, but it's pretty "erotic". Actually there is only a sex scene, and neither very long, but it affects all the book: Arun discovers his sexuality and he needs to change his belief since the object of his desires is a beast, a shapeshifting being who, also in human form, mantain some of the wolf's traits. All the book is around Arun, all the story is played in his mind and from his point of view; Trae, the wolfkin, his a very good character, kind and gentle in spite of his wolfkin's nature, but unfortunately we can only guess his reasons since the book is too short to give him space.
More than a romance this is a discovery journey, the evolution of Arun from little boy to selfconscious man; Trae is one of the many who helps him to grew, maybe the more important, but still their story is yet to happen: maybe Emily Veinglory is thinking to write more on this couple?
Anyway, even if the fantasy romance is not something I usually read, this one is very good for me, since it manages to keep high my attention and I finish it without problem and never been tired.
http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/wolfkin
Amazon Kindle: Wolfkin
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd. (July 8, 2008)
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Cover Art by Anne Cain