* Robin Badillo is a down to earth mother of four, born and raised in a small Texas town where she still resides with her nearly grown kids and two spoiled dogs.
* After years of being a wife and mom, complete with company picnics and fundraisers for the P.T.A., Robin found herself starting over when her husband of fifteen years suddenly passed away in 2006. With no particular skills to speak of, Robin took the advice of friends and family and followed her heart and passion for writing into the publishing world.
* A fan of paranormal and southern romance novels, Robin does her best to offer up a plethora of tasty morsels to satisfy her reader’s appetite. Whether vampires, werewolf shifters or just good ol’ country boys, Robin strives to create heroes to die for and heroines to who will knock your socks off.
* Adversity is Robin’s motivation, which explains why she’s a true believer that grey hair is simply God’s graffiti.
What book are you going to tell us about today? Is it part of a series? If so, what's the order the books should be read in?
* Family Ties is the first book in a series titled, Under the Texas Moon and tells the stories of a shifter wolf-pack in a fictitious southeast town in Texas, Beacon Hill, similar in size to where I live in real life.
* The second book isn’t quite finished yet, but it’s titled, Beta Heat and picks up a few months after Family Ties with other members of the same pack.
* Book three, tentatively titled, Crossing the County Line will take us to a rival pack mentioned in the first two books, but will still include all of the same wonderful characters from the Beacon Hill Pack, and a few new faces as well.
* As of now, three may be all there is to the series, but only time will tell.
How'd you/your muse come up with this story?
* Good question. Would you believe me if I told you an old wolf walked up and sniffed his human grandson’s hand? Well, it happened just that way.
* I wanted the hero to have strong roots, but still be a stranger to his own kind, and in order to welcome him home, somebody had to be his mentor. His grandpa, Hank, rose to the occasion and the two make quite the pair, sealing the gaps between generations quite nicely.
* Next, I imagined two wolves meeting in an open hay field. Strangers in the night, if you will, both intrigued, and both instantly attracted to the other. They had chemistry all right, and in an instant, Tucker and Tegan were born.
Describe the hero in five words.
Determined, Sexy, Lost, Honorable and Fair
Describe the heroine in five words.
Stubborn, Flirty, Beautiful, Loyal and Curious
Who's your favorite character in the book & why?
I really have a soft spot for Hank. He’s modeled after an older version of how I see my own father. His downhome, uncomplicated, country charm is rather similar to how my dad is in real life, right down to the overalls!
What's your favorite line in the story?
* I have two favorite lines in the story.
* One, said by Hank to Tucker: “There ain’t no shame in bein’ naked, boy.”
* The other, said by Tucker to Tegan after he helps her out with a little problem: “I ate him.”
* I cracked myself up when I wrote both scenes.
A look into the story Family Ties
* Tucker Wilde, a lone wolf, returns to the town where his shifter lineage first began, only to discover his rightful place as alpha has been handed down through another blood-line. To make matters worse, old family secrets threaten the fate of the love he’s destined to find.
* Shifter, Tegan Blaid is the key to saving her pack by joining with the son of a powerful pack member, but her heart belongs to Tucker, the one wolf she was never meant to know.
* Can Tucker and Tegan fight the forces against them to secure their positions in the pack, or is history determined to repeat itself despite their family ties?
* Tegan rose to her feet and reached for the thick fur around his neck. God, he’s so beautiful.
* Not nearly as breathtaking as you.
* “Wait?” She withdrew her hand. “You really can read my thoughts.”
* Can’t all wolves hear each other’s thoughts? He nudged her hand with his snout.
* “No.” Tegan splayed her fingers through his coat, tugging on it as she massaged the firm muscles between his shoulder blades. “I’ve never heard another wolf’s thoughts and as far as I know, none have ever heard mine.” This is crazy.
* We’re just special, I guess.
* “Yeah, I guess.”
* Tucker moved closer, rubbing himself against her thigh. Run with me.
* “Tucker, I…” Tegan drew his warm body near, hugging him to her leg. “Okay. Okay”
* Tucker eased back and sat on his haunches.
* Tegan swallowed hard as a flurry of angst dashed through her body. In order to run, her clothes had to go.
* Keenly aware of Tucker’s intense stare, Tegan removed his jacket and let it fall to the ground, her eyes fixated on his. “Are you going to watch me undress?” Her heart raced and she struggled to control the goose-bumps rippling across her skin as she awaited his reply.
* Do you want me to watch you?
* Tegan nodded. But not like that.
* Tucker immediately transitioned back into his human form and stood across from her, naked, and glistening with beads of perspiration.
* As her gaze trailed downward, moisture gushed between her legs when her eyes feasted upon his massive erection jutting upward toward his stomach. Holy Hell.
* Tucker ran his hand up the length of his shaft and thumbed the slit. He bit his bottom lip as though pleased to present himself to her. “Your turn.”
* “God, you’re beautiful.”
* “Nowhere near as breathtaking as you.”
* Tegan stepped closer, unbuttoning her blouse. “Have you ever been with a shifter?”
* Tucker swallowed hard, his eyelids lowering to half-mast as he visually took her in. “Didn’t even know I was a shifter until recently.”
* Dismissing his reply, Tegan moved on to her next question. “Why can’t other wolves hear me?”
* “I don’t know. Maybe no other wolf is meant to.”
* Good answer. She licked her lips, giving her instincts free reign over her body as she slinked toward him. “I can’t stop thinking about you. Your scent is everywhere.”
* Tucker reached out and cupped the back of her neck with his right hand, drawing her face closer, inches from his. “Not everywhere—yet.” With that, his mouth crashed into hers and a growl like none she’d ever heard echoed into the night.
* Tucker tore away her top and ran long, thick fingers up and down her back, pulling and tugging at her bra as his hot kisses trailed along her throat.
* “God, you smell so good.” Tucker dropped to his knees and quickly unfastened her jeans, jerking them down from side to side, licking her stomach and nipping at the tender skin on her hip bones as he ventured lower.
* Her panties were next and she stepped out of them as he guided them past her knees.
* “Now let’s see how you taste.”
* Tegan shuddered as he selfishly lapped at her freshly waxed mound. She sucked air through her teeth when he parted her lips and probed her clit with the hardened tip of his tongue.
* “Shit.” Her knees weakened and she felt herself losing the battle to stand.
* Tucker stopped and lowered her to the ground.
* In seconds, his lips found hers again. His tongue plunged deep and she sucked it, tasting her own tangy juices. “I want you so bad.” Tegan moaned.
* “Then have me.”
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