In the Wind

by Wren Boudreau

Dear Santa,
I have been so good this year, and I only want just one thing. I want these two to show me what really happens under their tree (and against the wall, in the tinsel, with the eggnog, whatever)! But I'm a little nervous, because I'm pretty sure at the last snowstorm, I saw pawprints.

Thanks Santa! xoxoxo

Photo Description: Two muscular, naked men hold each other and kiss. They are outdoors surrounded by trees and leaning against a thick wooden fence.

This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Stuff My Stocking" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.

Read the story here or find it in Stuff My Stocking anthology.

Genres: M M Romance, Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Romance, Holiday, Gay, LGBT

22 pages, ebook

First published December 20, 2010

About the author

Wren Boudreau likes to think she’s wild and bohemian, a charismatic character who sees magic everywhere. The reality is that Wren Boudreau is quite ordinary, an introvert who prefers nesting in the warm comfort of her home and going on great adventures in her head. In her youth, she played with Barbie dolls, learned to play piano, slept with stuffed animals, and had a “pixie” hair cut. In her teens, Wren wrote stories about lost love, sang in the choir, learned how to use a blow dryer and cried on New Year’s Eve. She went to college, took a creative writing class, directed a play, spiked her hair, waited tables, worked at a publishing house, got married, had a baby. The baby grew up, Wren went back to school, became a teacher and grew her hair long. When she discovered m/m romance, she decided she wanted in on that. She has negligible social skills, does not always play well with others and runs with scissors. She is still married, to a wonderful man who isn’t sure why she’s writing gay romance but loves her anyway.

Reviews

[Exina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Max Erion is a werewolf and one day he follows a special scent that leads to his true mate, Conor Matheson.

The wind, carrying the savory fragrance, caressed his skin and tousled his hair like flirtatious fingers.

Though it is totally insta-lust and insta-love, fated mating can be enthralling. I like the unstoppable and unquestionable nature of it.

A true mate bond was immediate, impossible to ignore, and difficult to control because it was not only strong but rare and therefore treasured.

I loved Max and Conor together, and I really enjoyed the writing style. Great story, too bad it’s short.



Appears in Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty.

[The Bursting Bookshelf of a Wallflower · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short story tells us about Max Erion, a werewolf meeting his mate. I enjoyed the writing style and the whole concept of the story. I’m not that much into shifting and mating stories, but this one was cute and I liked the MC’s and the sex. I would have liked to have the picture of the prompt a little more integrated. 3 stars for this one!

[Darling Aracely · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh..

[Britta ★ Nachteule ★ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as part of the Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty anthology.

Max is a werwolf and comes home early from a buisness trip. When he is in town to do some grocery shopping, he finds his true mate Connor.

A true mate bond was immediate, impossible to ignore, and difficult to control because it was not only strong but rare and therefore treasured.

Though nothing new, this was fast, smoking hot and just WOW!