Moon Dancer: Bite of the Werewolf

ISBN: 1468167588

Author: Deyo, Robert

Condition: New

Product Description Seeking escape from her boring life in Peyote Pass, New Mexico, Sally Jennings moves to Baltimore, MD. On her first Christmas Eve in "the big city" she rescues from a dumpster, a freezing puppy She takes it home, cleans it, feeds it, and loves it to pieces. Of course it loves her to pieces too. Soon she learns that her pet is not a German Shepherd but an Alaskan gray wolf which she names Maximus Rex, Max for short. Nettie is a stunningly beautiful prostitute by day, and a ravenous werewolf by night. One evening while strolling in the park, Sally is attacked by the werewolf. Max lunges to her rescue, and although Sally is unharmed, Max is seriously bitten. According to legend, if a man is bitten by a werewolf and does not die, then on nights of the full moon, that man becomes a werewolf. What then would happen to wolf that is so bitten? Would it not, on nights of the full moon, turn into a man? So it is with Max. Predictably, Sally and Max fall in love and many humerous, romantic, and terror filled adventures ensue as together they strive to vanquish the werewolf, and as Max is a man only on nights of the full moon, find a way to keep him human on a more permanent basis. From Kirkus Reviews With an intriguing twist, debut author Deyo takes the timeworn werewolf myth and turns it upside down, creating a new legend in the process. In this tale of love triumphing over evil, Sally, a small-town girl, is making her way home on a snowy evening when she hears cries coming from a Dumpster. Inside she finds an abandoned puppy, barely alive. The puppy, which she names Max, soon becomes the center of her world. In a seedier part of town, a down-and-out prostitute named Nettie is ruminating on her miserable life when she sees a gorgeous woman appear before her. The woman promises Nettie that, for the small price of her soul, she can become attractive and rich beyond her dreams. Nettie agrees to the pact and awakens the following morning transmogrified, now stunningly beautiful. The story at first seems straightforward, but Deyo takes time to create a compelling background for his main players-Sally, who just wants to better her life, and Nettie, raised poor with no father and a heavy-drinking mother-and the supernatural twists that ensnare them. Yet they witness these fantastical events without the kind of shock and amazement readers might expect. The story moves along at a frantic pace, but Deyo manages to wrangle in the dueling narratives, as the next full moon rises and the cost of Netties demonic deal is revealed: She morphs into a raging beast harboring an insatiable bloodlust. Soon, Max, now a grown dog, confronts the beast, protecting Sally but getting badly mauled in the fight. After being bitten by the werewolf, unsettling changes overtake Max: He transforms into a human male and can later change back and forth at will-a storyline that helps make this chronicle startlingly unique. A short, fast-paced love story cleverly concealed as a horror story. Review "With an intriguing twist, debut author Deyo takes the timeworn werewolf myth and turns it upside down, creating a new legend in the process... The story moves along at a frantic pace, but Deyo manages to wrangle in the dueling narratives... startlingly unique... A short, fast-paced love story cleverly concealed as a horror story." - Kirkus Reviews