Wattpad brings you a guest post from Cat Kalen, author of the romantic teen fiction “Pride’s Run”:
Pride is one of my all-time favourite heroines. She’s smart, resourceful, and able to kick ass when necessary. She’s everything I want my own daughter to be. Therefore, when it comes to boys, I want her to have the best.
And Pride has two of the very best wanting to be hers. Stone is the werewolf who’s loved her since they were children. Logan is the werewolf who loves her for the woman she’s becoming. Both of them would do anything for her.
Sigh.
I totally want my daughter to date werewolves, too. Every mother should. And here are ten good reasons why:
1. Werewolves are hairy.
That may not seem like a big draw at first, but think it through. Women know that real men are hairy. Girls don’t. In fact, girls find it kind of eww. So you know they won’t be getting naked together anytime soon.
2. Werewolves are protective.
You won’t have to worry about your daughter walking through dark parking lots or working late behind the counter of your local service station. He’ll be a wolf whistle away. He puts the phrase “life or limb” in its proper context.
3. Werewolves know who’s alpha.
Her parents (that’s you!) will be treated with the utmost respect.
4. Werewolves have one bad day a month.
And it’s predictable, foreshadowed by an approaching full moon. Compared to your daughter’s cycles, which sometimes seem to stretch over the entire month, one day isn’t so bad. And “bad” is subjective. A raging werewolf or raging hormones. Take your pick.
5. Werewolves have a great sense of smell.
Totally useful for finding that funky piece of wet carpet or the leak in the shower. Great if you’re buying a new home. Why pay for an inspector?
6. Werewolves like to run.This is great incentive to get your daughter’s lazy butt off the couch and away from the television.
7. Werewolves are nocturnal.
Again, at first glance this might not seem so great. But remember your daughter’s curfew. With the right planning, you can limit date nights to a few hours. Say, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm? Less in the summer, depending on when the sun goes down in your neighbourhood. And needless to say, shift nights are out of the question.
8. Werewolves aren’t picky eaters.
Vegetables may not be high on the list, but they’ll eat what’s put in front of them. Not only does this make them a good example to your daughter, it gives you the opportunity to clean out the fridge and get rid of the leftovers nobody else will touch.
9. Werewolves will keep old boyfriends away.
Is there anything more annoying than the boys your daughter dumped mooning around your house or calling incessantly? A werewolf will make that problem disappear. Just make sure you can’t be implicated.
10. Werewolves give you unbeatable bragging rights.
“Really? Your daughter’s dating an IB student?” <Studies fingernails.> “Mine is dating a shapeshifting immortal who’s worshipped as a deity in seven countries and speaks ten different languages, including Latin. He has plenty of time to make something more of himself.”
So there you have it. Ten reasons why mothers should want their daughters to date werewolves. And if she’s still hesitant, have her read the Pride series. Stone and Logan will give her plenty more reasons to love the idea.
Read Pride’s Run on Wattpad!
Seventeen year old Pride is a tracker—a werewolf with a hunger for blood. Taught to trick and to lure, she is the perfect killing machine.
Kept leashed in the cellar by a master who is as ruthless as he is powerful, Pride dreams of freedom, of living a normal life, but escape from the compound is near impossible and disobedience comes with a price.
When she learns her master intends to breed her she knows she has to run.
But Pride soon learns that if she is to survive in the wild, she must trust in the boy who promises her freedom, the same boy she was sent to hunt.
With life and death hanging in the balance the two find themselves on the run from the Paranormal Task Force—officers who shoot first and ask questions later—as well as her master’s handlers.
Can Pride flee the man who has held her captive since birth and find sanctuary in the arms of a boy who has captured her heart? Or will her master find her first?