Hold onto the Night by Shauna Michaels

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Geologist Kathleen Dawson is in the South American jungle in search of oil, but her guides are terrified of the Jaguar Man. Kathleen doesn't believe in the mythical shape-shifter who, according to legend, rules the jungle both as beast and man, protecting his territory against the outside world.

Then Kathleen is drugged and awakens to find herself in a cave with a man named Guerriro who claims to be responsible for the Jaguar Man myth. He warns her to leave before it's too late. When morning arrives, Kathleen's back in camp and convinces herself the man and the cave were only a dream. However, her guides find a jaguar's skull on a pole, which is the Jaguar Man's warning that to stay means death. The frightened natives abandon Kathleen.

Stranded in a rainstorm that quickly escalates into a flood, Kathleen fights for her life. She's saved by a black jaguar and again finds herself in Guerriro's cave. But as the days pass, Kathleen begins to wonder if Guerriro, who is both her captor and her savior, really cursed to live his life as a black jaguar by day and a man by night.

All Kathleen knows for sure is that Guerriro's ensnared her heart, and she'll do anything she can to stay by his side, even if doing so means she must...Hold Onto the Night.

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Dalco Oil geologist Dr. Kathleen Dawson knows first hand how different the Costa Sierra rain forest is from her hometown of Dallas. However, though nervous at night and loving the primitive landscape during the day, Kathleen never expected the jungle myth Jaguar Man to abduct her. Speaking for the trees, the enigmatic kidnaper tells Kathleen to return to the States. She refuses to heed his advice as she hopes this trip will gain her the long desired approval of her father. The next day, Kathleen awakens in her camp with all her guides missing. When a tropical storm washes her into a raging river, her abductor rescues her. As he protects her, he falls in love with his American guest. She returns the feelings, no longer caring what her father thinks. However, though he wants her and to remain with him forever, Guerriro, as she knows him, refuses to allow her to live his cursed life. Shauna Michaels shows powerful descriptive skills that bring the rain forest into living color for the audience. That along with an exciting romance makes Hold Onto The Night a great tale to read. Kathleen is a brave, but somewhat foolish person willing to test anything for parental approval. Guerriro is a mysterious hunk who will capture readers' hearts. Their forbidden love is hotter than the climate where they met.

What People Are Saying

Deb Stover
Shauna Michaels' Hold Onto the Night melds sensuality and adventure into storytelling at its finest.
—(Deb Stover, Author of A Moment in Time)

Jane Toombs
Hold Onto the Night is a lush, sensual trip into the South American jungle, where danger lurks in unexpected disguises. An exotic, erotic read.
—(Award-winning author, Jane Toombs)

Harriet Klausner
Shauna Michaels shows powerful descriptive skills that bring the rain forest into living color for the audience. That along with an exciting romance makes Hold onto the Night a great tale to read. Kathleen is a brave, but somewhat foolish person willing to test anything for parental approval. Guerriro is a mysterious hunk who will capture readers' hearts. Their forbidden love is hotter than the climate where they met.
—(Harriet Klausner, ReaderToReader.com)

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