‘Tugging the Threads’ is the fifth in a serial of Wereromance tales, written by Bilston-based Steven C. Davis.
Available in paperback (and hardback and kindle to follow) it tells the tale of Natalayiana Harewood, a social worker who is trying to help those who’ve fallen through society’s cracks, whilst hiding a very large and dangerous secret …
Life’s – not so great for Nat at the moment. Her boyfriend’s left her, her best friend has discovered she’s a Were and can’t deal with it, there’s issues both at her paid job and the voluntary work she does. But she’s started a new job, the sister of her adopted-mother has appeared and she’s assisting Doctor Gold with her research. She’s also having fun in a way she wouldn’t have done before, but everything’s about to change for Nat …
Set in a world where there is legislation to protect Were-creatures, but no one has actually come out and said they are a Were, admitting to being Were is a dangerous risk. Taking inspiration from Laurell Hamilton’s ‘Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter’ series, the ‘Less than Human’ serial features a cast of Were-Squirrels, Were-hedgehogs, Were-badgers and other creatures of the English countryside.
Trigger warning. Scenes may upset some viewers.
All ‘Less than Human’ covers are by Halesowen-based Nicky Rowe, who also creates music under the ‘Nightlights’ name. https://nightlightsuk.bandcamp.com/
The books are available from Steven at the Raising Steam Festival, Saturday Books in Dudley, the publisher’s Etsy site https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TenebrousTexts/ or on Amazon.
Book 6, ‘Crimson and Clover’ will be out June – July 2023.
