Marilu Mann, Guest Blogger :: Micah Keeps Vigil

Micah Keeps Vigil

by Marilu Mann

There’s a quote I read that spoke to me on a deep level.

We and the beasts are kin. ~ Ernest Thompson Seton

What if we really are? What if beasts walked beside us, down city streets, in grocery stores, at the post office? What if they walked among us in human form? Would we know them? Would they show themselves to us? If they were stronger, faster, more durable, would they want to live peacefully with us or would they want to rule the world?

Some would prefer to stay hidden, staying out of our sight, living among us without exposing their darker sides to us. What of the others? Would they prefer that we acknowledge them, answer to them, work for them? What happens when the world, as we know it, ceases to exist and the shifters come out of hiding?

Let me introduce myself. My name is Micah Keeps Vigil. Though I was born in Arizona, I now reside in northern Wisconsin in a wilderness retreat called Wild Haven. I know firsthand how blurred the line between human and animal can be, and I know how easily that line can disappear. You see, I am one of those creatures, part animal-part human. I walk among the humans and I rule among the animals. I am Alpha of the Wild Haven Pack, and I am here to tell you about some of my friends.

Antonio Pantera is one of my closest friends. He lives in New Orleans, owns an Antiques shop and on occasion walks on four legs as a Panther. Tony is another who knows what it means to blur that line between animal and human. He knows what it means to live in both worlds, to deal with the fear inherent in humans when there is something around them they don’t understand. Tony meets his match in Marilu Mann’s first book – Changing Times. This is the first in the Lusting Wild Series and you can find it at Ellora’s Cave.

Another of my acquaintances is Malcolm Slade. Slade lives on the edge of that blurred line, more animal than human most of the time. Slade knows what it means to move between fear and anger, to let the animal take control. Though Slade and I will never really be friends, I like to think we’ve moved past some of the issues we’ve dealt with and can at least be in the same room without killing one another. Marilu tells Slade’s story in Changing Hearts – Book 2 in the Lusting Wild Series. He too meets his match, the one who just might be able to tame him – or then again, maybe not.

And what about me? Well, yes, Marilu has told my story as well. She shows you what it means to live among us. To share in our secrets and deal with our lives as both human and animal. My story will be Book 3 in the Lusting Wild Series. You’ll just have to continue to visit Marilu’s website for updates on when you can read Changing Focus. For now, I will leave you with this…

Be aware of those around you, how they walk, how they think, how they live. It just may be that Marilu will be telling your neighbor’s story…or your doctor’s story…or perhaps, even your story should you meet and fall in love with one of us. Remember, sometimes the line between human and animal is blurred. Sometimes that line disappears completely.

You can sign up for Marilu’s group if you like. It’s a quiet place which is how I like it.

Tagged as: Changing Focus, Changing Hearts, Changing Times, Marilu Mann, paranormal romance